CHAPTER 70 (1) - I Regret Having Returned

"Your Imperial Majesty."

"You do not have to say your greetings. It is a long distance."

Patrizia said it like that, but Petronilla chose to bow her head, as she didn't want her sister to be negatively affected in any way. Patrizia did not like her sister's behavior, but she did not stop it, either. Instead, she chose to just stare at the Emperor with an aloof face.

It was Petronilla whose heart was hurt in the process. She hesitated, looking at her sister for some kind of sign, and Patrizia soon set off without a word. Petronilla felt disturbed when she saw the Emperor staring at her sister with eyes that were hard to read.

"Why look with such eyes?"

"Huh?"

"The Emperor." Petronilla muttered, her voice saying she didn't like it. "He is the one that did something wrong, too."