The Regent's Betrayal

n, her whole body stiff. She could vaguely see William through the gaps in t

s been loyal for generations. Why don' t you divorce Eleanor first, and then marry Clara Mill

"She will know once His

sdom from the Temple of Protectorate came to see her. He said that Clara' s pregnancy is of noble bi

e firm. "I never intended to divorce Eleanor, You

. Even William, the Emperor, couldn' t defy him. He could o

n' t regret this in the fut

he didn' t linger. He turned to leave, hi

never reg

om behind the screen. Her face was pale, and she looked

or words of comfort. "Eleanor, the Duke was just temporarily misled

ia was facing threats from both inside and out, everyone had knelt and prayed to the gods for the kingdom' s sur

elieve in go

the words of some abbot as gospel, willin

I' m going to divorce him and go to war soon. It doesn

. "Your Majesty, you don' t have to feel guilty

so made up

her, this one granting her a divorce. As he handed th

y must not let the Duke know about this. Otherw

greed to

e Forbidden City were just as she remembered them from her childhood. She walked slow

covered corridor, admiring

hur looked surprised for a moment, his dark eyes u

forced a look of surprise onto her own face. "I came t

spected something. They said that once a couple was married, they should love each

long moment, the silence broke

heavy cloak and draped it over her shoulders. Then he took the umbrella from his a

Eleanor, let' s leave

ed for a moment, but his grip was firm. She couldn' t pull away, so she let him

ngots away from being abl

e Imperial Garden. Arthur suddenly stopped and looked do

pital, too. I remember you and William built a snowman r

Arthur who had lain down in the snow, chilling his own body so he could hold her and brin

ark contrast to the cold in her heart. She w

Ethan is waiting for you at the palace gate. He asked me to tell you that Miss Clara is su

eanor felt Arthur'

e a little distant. "You be careful on

final instruction, and then hurried away, his f

n' t until he was completely out of sight that she finall

t the beginning of a relationship... it mea

eturn to the Duke' s Mansion. Instead, she headed