The Emperor who loves me dearly - Chapter 113

“What’s the meaning of this?!” her raucous voice startled everyone inside the emperor’s chamber, the woman seems to be forgetting the presence of the emperor.

As if being splashed by a bucket full of ice, Astrid was immediately brought back to reality, it was Esmeralda, her mother, who just arrived, her long gown trailing off as she walks to look closer to the woman whom Logan brought.

“Well hello, mother,” Celestia said almost spitting the word mother.

Standing up from the seat beside Logan, the emperor’s hand stopped her from going down but Celestia just mouthed, “Let me handle this” and the emperor, although hesitant, let her go.

“Why is that-that woman alive?!” her face resembles someone who sees a ghost, pale and disoriented. All she can think of is the prophecy, “A-Astrid, I thought you handled this impudent woman?!” her nose flaring from the sight of Celestia. Her wrinkled face was supposed to be enchanting but right now, the Queen of Palvus Kingdom at the same time, the duchess of Luniel Kingdom, Esmeralda, looks horrible.

Her beauty trapped many men including the former emperor, Conrad, being in multiple relationships, she indeed grew as a self-obsessed person. The time she knew that her firstborn will be the cause of not only the chaos between the four empires but also her greatest downfall, Esmeralda denied in her whole system that she had a child called Celestia.

Looking at her dauntlessly, Celestia held her head up, “It’s been a while eh? How’s life, mother? Sister?”

The two were left astounded at the way Celestia talks, gone are the days they can manipulate her life, gone are the days she’s powerless.

“In the books I’ve read before, only stepmothers and stepsisters are known to be nefarious and can cause of many evil deeds, It seems like I underestimated my own family, my own mother and twin sister” each word coming from Celestia’s mouth resembling a poisonous venom.

“How’s it feels like? Thinking you killed me” she added.

“Y-You insolent child! You deserve to be–”

“YES! I am insolent, but what about you mother? What would you call a person who discarded her own child easily??” Celestia cut her off, her blood boiling by merely reminiscing how Esmeralda and Astrid conspire in order to take her down.

“Did you ever consider me as your own flesh and blood? Did you not think that you are killing a part of yourself?”

“You only care about yourself,” she said continuously.

“STOP! Stop speaking!” Esmeralda shouted hysterically, trying to block her sense of hearing by putting both of her hands on her ears.

“If I knew you would grow up to be like this, I should’ve killed you after you are born!” Esmeralda said harshly, her mouth not filtering the word that comes out from it.

Logan was about to intervene but Celestia just signaled him to stop. This is their problem, Logan needed not to intercede now.

The emperor remained seated on his throne, looking at how the drama unravels, ‘Damn, my wifey is too hot when she’s angry’ he commented in his mind. He forgot to order popcorn, it is much suited for the occasion.

Celestia will be lying if what Esmeralda said did not hurt her because it did, she was a good person before too, incapable of feeling too much anger and hatred towards a person, but she guessed, the world molded her to become this way.

They, Astrid and Esmeralda forge her to act this way, ruthless like the two of them.

Giving one of her cold stares, she replied “You should’ve done that when you had the chance”

Astrid hurriedly went to her mother’s side, squatting down to aid Esmeralda while glowering at Celestia.

“You are not so clean yourself, Celestia,” Astrid implored, “You stole my husband, you rob me of the happiness that should belong to me, you wrecked my life” Astrid huffed, pointing fingers at her twin sister.

Esmeralda recovers a little, her face in color red due to too much rage, ” A mistress, that’s right, that’s who you are, the whole Theavarian empire will see you as a woman who stole another one’s husband. Your children will live in shame!”

Celestia chuckles lightly, however, her eyes tells otherwise, she’s not entertained anymore. It was very wrong to bring up Aiden and Eden in the fight.

Since her own family will always see her as a bad bitch and a mistress, then why not become one?

She circles around them, like an antagonist in a story, looking down in Astrid and Esmeralda as her head held up high, “It’s not my fault Logan doesn’t want you Astrid, it’s yours. You grew up with him, right? You have known him for almost all the days in your life, yet you never did tame him” she says, challenging the empress. Celestia walks towards Logan and grabs the emperor’s chin upwards, making him look at her directly.

“My anger suddenly dissipated when I saw your face my love, but I need to teach them a lesson” Celestia whispered softly on Logan’s right ear making the emperor smile a little.

The lady kissed the Theavarian’s emperor boldly, something that even Astrid failed to do.

She kissed him in front of his wife, in front of Esmeralda and Celestia made sure they are looking.

“Y-You shameless wench!” Esmeralda’s voice resembled a thunder, she was ready to charge towards Celestia and slap the hell out of her but was hindered by Astrid.

Tears overflowing the empress face as she stops her mother, this is the last time she will cry for Logan, she promised that to herself.

“Stop it already mother, it’s over,” she said softly, she gives up upon witnessing how Celestia broke Logan’s barriers with ease. How she can easily close the gap between her and the cold emperor.

After kissing Logan, Celestia said to everyone, “It’s time for you to face your consequences” her voice loud and clear which is why it sends shivers to Esmeralda and Astrid.