Kate's desperation

Kate's POV

Mom grabs my hand and stops me from drinking the red wine that I bought before we got home in my apartment in the capital.

"If you keep on drinking, you can never help me, Kate! We have to do something! I will never accept the will of that bastard. He is already dead but he still shows me that I'm nothing in his house. Damn him!" mom roared. I scoff and he glares at me deathly.

"Now what? You chose that marquis even if I told you that he's not an easy one. You should've chosen that earl instead of that coward marquis," I commented.

"I thought it'd be easier to fool him because he's kind and loving but he's not as dumb as he looks," mom says.

I scoff and roll my eyes. What I am getting mad for is that bitch! He's stealing Enrico from me! "Wait a second. How about your plans, huh?

It's not getting smoother than you think, right? That woman is clearly taking our ace away!" mom says. I threw the glass away and glared at my mother. I will never let that happen!

"No! Enrico is mine and if he isn't, then I will kill that woman and her kids!" I roared and walked away.

My mother didn't call me back and she let me leave the house. I went straight to that place and I'll make sure that Kiara realizes that what I own is just mine.

As soon as I arrive at their house, I raise my hand and create a tornado that destroys the gate of their palace.

Their butlers come out and one of them can control wind as well and my tornado vanishes as soon as he creates a stronger one. "Get out here, you bastard!"

I'll make sure that she'll realize who I am. The door opens and instead of Kiara, it was Enrico who came out first. I ran to him but suddenly my heart ached.

I feel like a chain is squeezing my heart. I stopped taking a step and I remember that contract that the empress and emperor forced me to sign. Damn it! Enrico speaks.

"What are you doing here? Why did you come back?"

I look at Enrico and he's giving me a cold glance. "Enrico! I need your help--oh! I'm sorry. I'll just call the maids to help me out with the kids," Kiara says.

She's on the terrace and her glances at me were full of hatred. I glared at her in return. "Please escort Lady Kate out of the palace," Enrico commands. He turned around.

"Enrico please! Don't do this to me! Why do I feel like you're running away from me? What did she do to you, huh? Don't tell me you believe her more than me?!"

He stops walking on the stairs and looks back. Her beautiful eyes were giving me chills, as if he's not interested in whatever I'm going to say. No!

I have to hold him and make sure that he's the one who will give me the life that I've been dreaming of. "Enrico, please wait!" I roared.

I walk towards him and this pain is too much to bear. The next thing I knew was that I was facing the floor until everything went dark.

Kiara's POV

I hid in a corner and I saw when Enrico dashed toward Kate. My tears fell, and I wasn't expecting that. I turned around and Viciel was in front of me.

He grabbed something in his pocket and gave it to me. "Here, royal auntie. Please wipe your tears and don't get affected by Lady Kate's actions," he says.

The royal prince is aware of what is happening and for a four-year-old kid, he's empathetic and a genius too. He will be a great emperor like her father and I can sense that. I shed my tears and smiled after. I held his hand and walked away.

I locked the door and saw the kids, who were being attended to by their nannies. Maybe Viciel summoned them because he likes his cousins so much. The nannies bow their heads.

"You may leave. I will take care of the rest," I command.

They nodded and walked away. I sat on the chair and looked at the quadruplets. I came here and was clueless about this world. I have powers and get the chance to live again but this emptiness in my heart is unbearable.

"Auntie, did you love Uncle Enrico?" Viciel asks.

I gaze at his beautiful face and I can see the empress beauty in him. He will surely be loved by different noble ladies when he grows up. I hope he'll choose the right girl.

"I don't know, your majesty. I've been neglected since the day of our marriage. The kids were just the fruit of my mistake. I gave myself to your uncle even if I knew that his heart belonged to Lady Kate," I replied. The prince shook his head and I feel like he disagreed with what I said.

"I don't think so, royal aunt. Yes, the royal uncle admits that he wants Lady Kate but when he looks at you, it's sweeter than he ever did to your stepsister. My uncle always took Lady Kate with him while visiting the palace and I always bumped into them. I knew how he looked at Lady Kate," Prince Viciel says.

I feel like he's siding with his uncle and me. He looks serious about what he claims and I don't want to ruin his way of reading things.

"Royal aunt, if you love my uncle, why don't you be with him? Royal mother told me how he made my dad fall for her. She said that she learned what my dad likes and hates, and at the same time, she proved to him that she's not just a pampered noble lady," Prince Viciel added.

He's trying to make me realize that I'm the wife and I have the time to make his uncle fall for me. Prince Viciel showed up and made me feel like I was the only aunt he wanted for his uncle.

After an hour, he starts yawning and lies beside his cousins. I wait until he falls asleep and leaves the room. I tell the nannies and the guards to watch over them.

I went downstairs and was looking for butlers or maids that I could talk to. I want to know where Kate is. I was passing by Enrico's office when I noticed that it was open.

I was about to close it when someone opened it. Our eyes meet. I realize that I am not prepared to talk to him. "Your majesty, Lady Kate was already sent. I'll excuse myself," the butler says.