
...-AUTHOR POV-C...
Helios stared at his brothers with a pushy look. I don't know why he feels so lonely now. Castor, Blaze and Vivi who were joking together made him want to join them....
"Yes.... Heli.... Ii'm sorry... Hix... Because of me..."
Bella's voice that was about to cry was resuscitated from her daydream, immediately she turned to look at Bella and saw her sobbing.
"Bella's... You don't have to apologize... My two sisters, Blaze and Vivi were wrong. They were both punished by Crown Prince Castor, right? Despite the mem, little punishment at least Brother Castor did" Helios told Bella.
Without Helios noticing, Bella clicked her tongue in annoyance. It seemed that after coming back from here he had to punish his servants to vent this frustration.
Bella Aelesha Curt is nothing like what she shows to everyone including Helios. Behind her sweet, meek and slightly whiny looks, there was a side so horribly hidden neatly that only everyone in Duke Curt's mansion knew.
Who would have thought this eleven-year-old daughter was a child who loved to torture her servants to vent her feelings of regret. He would often whip his servants even until the servants had terrible lashes all over their bodies.
But the servants in Curt's residence did not have a single person who dared to reveal this secret in public. The reason for that was because the influence of Duke Curt who was an Adjutant of the Emperor was very strong. Actually, there was someone who was desperate to report it to the Emperor when the Emperor visited the Duke Curt residence and said that the torture carried out by the Miss and all servants had experienced it. But the Emperor did not care about it at all and handed this matter to Duke Curt directly.
After the departure of the Emperor, Duke Curt ruthlessly killed the servant by beheading everyone in the residence of Duke Curt, including Bella herself, who was nine years old at the time.
"Whoever dares to divulge this thing again, I assure you that you will share the same fate as him. Similarly, with your families, I make sure they all become despicable slaves who will not get happiness"
That's what Duke Curt said to threaten them all. And Duke Curt really did what he said. He captured all the members of the servant's family and made them slaves.
Even the servant's younger sister, a seventeen-year-old girl, Duke Curt gave the Emperor to be made a slave. After satisfied 'wearing'nya he also threw the girl into the brothel and made as a slave **** other nobles.
The girl who finally felt not strong with all that was finally decided to end her own life by hanging herself.
All the servants in the residence of Duke Curt certainly know this incident because Duke Curt himself is to expose everything to them as a threat. Hence, no one else dared to report it anymore.
Because their Emperor turned out to be just as crazy and also sided with Duke Curt.....
Duke Curt who knew the deteriorating mood of his daughter immediately patted Bella on the shoulder with a friendly smile of hers, making the girl gasp in shock, "It's not what His Highness the Prince is, we understand it. Now we better get back to enjoying this party"
Helios nodded her head and asked Bella to go around again.
Duke Curt, who was smiling in a friendly manner, slowly faded from his face. He looked back at Crown Prince Castor and reminded him of his plan foiled by Empress Ivona.
Originally Duke Curt persuaded the Emperor to make Bella the fiance of Crown Prince Castor and make her Daughter the Crown Princess and future Empress. But then Empress Ivona thwarted all of her plans, not what Empress Ivona did to persuade the Emperor to reject Duke Curt's offer to give her daughter, Bella to Crown Prince Castor.
Instead, the Emperor gave his Second Son, Prince Helios, because Prince Helios and Bella were friends since childhood, so it would be more suitable if Bella was engaged to Prince Helios.
First of all he had to keep away the relationship of Prince Helios with his brothers. This was done by frequenting the meeting between Prince Helios and Bella, so that the time of Prince Helios and his brothers was short, making them rarely interact in this large Imperial Palace.
A grin also appeared on Duke Curt's face, the light quarrel was a very profitable thing for him. Because the seeds of the rift among the sons of the Emperor that he had sown were slowly growing.
Whatever happens, she must make Bella the future Queen. Because when Bella became Empress, his power will become even greater from now on and the Duke Curt family will become the family with the greatest power under the Emperor and shift the position of Duke Allison who currently occupies the position that became his dream when these.
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A beautiful eight-year-old girl with long wavy silvery white hair that she tied braids one with ornamental accessories and beautiful blue-eyed sea was staring at the bustle of the nobles the one who was enjoying the seventh Birthday Party of this one and only Imperial Princess Eilidh with a bored look.
He's really uncomfortable here. He prefers a quiet atmosphere where he can read books especially the novels he likes.
"Why does my sweet Princess look so sullen" Tempted a silvery-white-haired man who was the same as the boy but had violet-purple eyes.
"Bored Dad... I'm bored...." The girl complained.
"God... I'm sorry that we were so busy with our business..." Said a dark brown-haired woman with the same blue eyes as the girl who also came to the girl.
"It's okay anyway... It's just that I'm bored, Mother" said the girl.
"If Luna feels bored, just play with other children" Suggested The Mother.
The girl, Luna Arcadia Erickson nodded her head slowly, "Unn.
Slowly Luna walked away from her parents and approached the other noble children. When Luna came near them, she saw them as if they were crowding something.
"What's this?" Luna asked the girl next to her.
"Eh? It was His Highness the Crown Prince along with Prince Blaze and Princess Viviane! They are so handsome and beautiful!" Answer the girl with a face that looks blushing.
Luna looked confused but her curiosity also appeared. He also forced himself to enter the crowd and by utilizing his tiny body and also the thin air of his existence he was finally able to see the people who were the attention of the noble children.
As his eyes widened, he saw a bright light in front of him.
The light was so bright yet it fascinated him.
'The sun.' he thought in his heart.