Chapter 115
“Did you meet my husband at the palace last time, Your Highness? Didn't you tell him something about my past his?”
Ludwig, who was pointed out where he had been stabbed in the heart, closed his mouth. It was because he remembered the last time he met the king and blocked Rafel's way to leave the palace, and scratched his temper. He unwillingly brought up Annette's past remarks her.
'Poor Annette. He said he'd rather go to a convent than marry a man like that.'
Ludwig, recalling what he had said to Rafel, had nothing to say even with ten mouths. At the time, Annette was speaking to comfort Ludwig, his fiancée. When he suffered from an inferiority complex compared to his half-brother his, Rafel, in order to somehow boost his self-esteem his.
At that time, Annette had not yet known about lapel.It was just a friendly word to comfort Ludwig.It was cowardly even to think about cutting it off and telling it to Rafel.All the more because it was done out of sheer jealousy and inferiority complex.
“… I was really mean I am truly sorry about that. Even though I couldn't protect you, I made it rather embarrassing. It won't happen twice. Please accept my sincere apologies, Annette.”
Biting his lip, Ludwig obediently lowered his head and apologized.Despite being the Crown Prince, his apologies he was always as hectic as Annette.Not just apologies, but also tears and laughter.
Everyone has an inborn nature. It was painful to live a life in which one's nature was denied and one had to live according to one's character. It was as if he had shoved himself into a mold and stamped it out, chopping off his limbs as They escaped. Unfortunately, it was none other than Ludwig's father who did the cruel act.
'A king should never show emotion. He should devote all his time to royal studies, and to develop his political position and charisma. But you're only fiddling with the lute! 'T waste your time on that!!'
The most ideal figure of a king that Celgratis thought of was Lapel. Unfortunately, Ludwig's innate nature was far different from that of Lapel. Ludwig had never been so confident, he had never suppressed or possessed people.
People whispered and mocked him behind Lapel, but in front of him only rolled their eyes like a frozen deer Celgratis referred to Lapel's charisma as his as a 'born emperor' And Ludwig expressed blatant regret that it would never happen .
'In this case, that guy should have been born as my deficit.'
Ludwig, who had been denied his personality by his father since childhood, was always depressed. He hated Lapel for making him miserable, and at the same time was overwhelmed by him. In this harsh world, everyone armed themselves thoroughly, but only Ludwig failed to do so.
In the study, Annette was the only person who accepted all of her weaknesses. She told me that it was okay for her to be herself, that she was a good enough person as she is now. Not as the crown prince of Deltium, but as a human named Ludwig.
So he envied Rafel to death.Ludwig's eyes were stained with bitterness as he conveyed his apology to Annette.Seeing this, Annette swallowed her sigh and decided to forgive her formerfiancé and childhood friend her.Catch such a trivial pod anyway.
“Thank you for saying that, Your Highness. I'm glad we can be honest and open about reconciliation like this. Then, I have something to tell you, and I beg you to listen carefully.”
Annette, who lowered her head slightly, gave a serious look. This is where the real conversation begins. There was a different reason why she summoned Ludwig through Celestine today.
'I need to think of Her Highness Her Ludwig's her thoughts Her thoughts Her. If even His Highness agrees with His Majesty's thoughts His and intends to persecute Bavaria ……Because this will change the game.'
Before preparing for a full-scale counterattack, Annette had to check. Will Ludwig side with the king and become his enemy his, or will he side with himself and become his ally his? Annette took a deep breath and looked straight at him.
“Do you remember the promise you made to me when you were little? Majesty.”
Hearing Annette's question, Ludwig silently lowered his eyes. He certainly remembered. How could I forget a promise she made with her and no one else?
Annette was his only ally his. He was the soul's last support. His mother his, who should have played that role, died giving birth to him, and his father his pushed him down a more severe prescription each time. So, Ludwig valued Annette who stayed by his side his very much. He would often hold her hand her dearly and say.
'When I become king, Annette. I will definitely protect you as much as you do. I promise you.'
However, Ludwig couldn't protect her properly when she was falsely accused. Maybe it's because Ludwig isn't king yet. All in all, the man behind this was King Celgratis, Won. His father, the source of his long-standing trauma his.
Annette fully understood Ludwig's position in his.In the first place, he did not fit well with the political scene.Ludwig was delicate at best, and weak at worst., Of course, Lapel seemed to be an exception.
'Will Her Highness really take my side of her with the affection she had when she was young?'
Annette looked at Ludwig with nervous eyes. He was deep in thought, his eyelashes down. The profile of her face her, tinged with melancholy sorrow, shined with a beauty as clear as glass. Covered his face with both hands. A voice full of bewilderment flowed through the gap.
“It's enough for me not to keep my promise once. If I repeat the same mistake over and over again, I will never be able to forgive myself. I swear I won't let anything bad happen to you ever again, Annette.”
“Majesty….”
“Don't worry. I'm always on your side Even if it's to pay back what I've owed to you, even if it's to prove my true intentions toward you. I will definitely protect you this time.”
Uncharacteristically for Ludwig, his voice was determined.He removed his hand from his face and looked at Annette with blue eyes.Those eyes, sensitive and depressing, resembled Lapel's.Ludwig, who looked like a crown prince for the first time, opened. His mouth.
“But before that, listen to the context first. Who dares to threaten you? Tell me everything you know, Annette.”
After finishing all the conversation, Annette left the teahouse and looked around him. Perhaps because it was run by Raileen, the security was thorough.
Annette made her way back to the carriage through the quiet streets where not a single rat lingered.There, her Celestine was sitting and waiting for her.Seeing Annette who had returned safely, her calm face, her her turned. Bright.
“How was it, Annette? Did you finish talking with Your Highness?”
“Yes. It wasn't bad. Thank you for making this a place, Celestine.”
“What, the second time would be difficult. So, how did His Highness respond?”
Celestine asked with her worried face her.Since the future could have changed depending on Ludwig's decision, it was natural anxiety.
After all, the king was behind all these incidents. He wanted Bayern, including Annette, to crush the whole. It was none other than Celestine's existence her that was involved in this. Son his, Rapel, and was determined to get rid of it sooner or later when it was no longer needed. Also tied with Annette.
The reason why the king plotted all these heartless incidents was for the weak crown prince Ludwig. It was obvious that if the current Ludwig became king in the future, he would not be able to get rid of Rapel or Bayern. Before handing over the throne.
Upon hearing all this, Ludwig was literally shocked. His already white face had grown so pale that it looked like a ghost. Recalling that face, Annette raised her eyebrows and replied.
“You need time to think. Your head is probably complicated.”
“No, what do I need to think about! Your Highness is too indecisive!! Your own flesh and blood is doing the wrong thing, and of course you have to stop it!! How much damage you and I are doing because of it !!”
“His Highness is probably in a very strange mood. It turns out that His Majesty, who thought he hated me, did a lot of things. Even though they are bad things…… It was all for yourself. A little bit impressed. That's why I'm afraid you've weakened.”
Said Annette, sighing in his thoughts of her. A son who craved his father's affection could not easily get out of that mental bondage. She expected that perhaps Ludwig would be torn between his father and himself, and that he would be unable to do anything in the end.
Well, maybe he was better off that way. Even if Ludwig did not take the side of her father her, Annette benefited. In fact, even today's conversation did n't specifically ask Ludwig to become his ally her. Use his indecisive personality to remind him of his pity and guilt for himself, so that he would not take the side of his father.
