The Emperor who loves me dearly - Chapter 63

A girl in a black dress is sitting on the sand without care if she will get dirty or not. The ocean wind blew her long hair, but it did not blow her pain away.

Her face full of emotions as she looks at the dark horizon, there is no more sun, no more light, even the moon is not showing up that night, it is only coldness that surrounds her.

Her fur black cape neatly folded on her lap as her golden hair danced through the strong winds.

“What are you doing here?” a voice from behind asked. A stature same to Logan emerged.

She shifts her head to see who’s talking, a man in his black business suit, his hands on his pocket as he also looks at the night sky. His hair in hazelnut color, and clean-cut, his brown eyes are now waiting for the girl to answer.

This color reminds her of her best friend, Yanyan, they have the same hair color.

“I’m admiring the ocean and stars, you?” she meekly said, the truth is her mind is thinking of various things, scenarios she wants to escape and impossible dreams she wishes to happen.

“Nothing in particular, I’m sorry about earlier, I was rude” his voice now friendlier than before.

“Mmm,”

“There is more than being a maid right?” he asked, although he also knew the answer.

Celestia hesitated, but she knows that Yanyan’s brother is a kind person the same as her best friend, many people just misunderstood him.

“Mmm, yes…” she replied softly, what is there to lose? When she already lost Logan.

Grayson Rowan seats alongside Celestia. A deafening silence followed after.

“Not everything we want, we can have,” he said gently also looking at the horizon with a sad smile plastered on his face. His chiseled cheekbones were highlighted every time he speaks.

‘It’s not a want but a need.’ Celestia wanted to respond. She can give up if it’s only her who will get hurt but what about her children?

She just nodded at Grayson’s remark, her mouth too dry to talk.

“I’m also sorry for Astrid’s behavior earlier, she’s not usually like that”

Her heart ached at the mention of Astrid’s name, how her blue eyes pierced through hers. She did not reply.

“Love is a cruel thing, the reason I am eager to have a cure to it is that I also wanted to be cured of the pain” he continued to talk afterward, he is not always like that, talkative and open about his thoughts but he feels like he needs to be at that moment with the fragile woman beside him.

Celestia kept her head down, hot tears falling down her face, ‘Love shouldn’t be like that’

“I love a woman but she too, is married and it still hurts until now but what choice do I have but to give her up?”

“You can also do that to Logan you know, you are beautiful, inside out, I can see it” his voice warm and eloping.

Grayson is not joking when he said that, although he is angry before it’s not because of how Celestia behaved, it’s because he is afraid that Astrid will get hurt because of Logan, of love.

“D-don’t you think I tried?” her voice unsteady as she continued to cry silently.

‘Don’t you think I hesitated to approach him? I feel very guilty every time I felt happy with him’

Grayson was unable to answer, ‘she really is a good person’

He sighed, it would have been better if she’s not that kind, it would have been easier to hate her and to loathe her.

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Meanwhile at the VVIP room….

“I missed you so much honey” Astrid’s soft hands landed on his.

Grayson has been gone for too long…all he said is he will go to the comfort room. He doesn’t want to act as if nothing is wrong, he wants to be with Celestia.

He removed her hands slightly and kept his mouth shut, continuing to eat small pieces of Almas caviar. Even the most expensive food seems bland when he’s not with Celestia.

“Logan? Why are you being like this?” Astrid burst out, she can’t handle it anymore!

In the past, Logan would’ve talked to her and she is still able to touch him but now? She can’t even be happy in the same room with her husband!

‘If only that slut didn’t come’ her eyes became darker as she clenches her fist under the table, she still tries to maintain her composure, her sweet and innocent image, the one that Logan liked.

Logan stopped eating, he looks at her with his ink-like eyes, cold and menacing.

“I want a divorce,” he said straightforwardly.

F*ck Celestia’s request! He’s a f*ckng emperor! He can do whatever he wants!

“W-w-what?” Astrid stutters, her mind is not processing what he said. After they have been reunited this will be the first thing he will say to her?!

Her body began to quiver in fear and anger.

“D-don’t joke around Logan”

An empress getting a divorce?! She will be the laughing stock of the whole empire! This will be the first time an empress will have been dethroned for love!

No emperor of Theavarian believed in such thing, for over decades they have stuck to having an arranged marriage. It should remain that way!

What Logan said did not register on her brain she can’t accept it! Not this time, not forever!

She looks at the man, his face tells her clearly that he is not kidding.

‘No, no, no!’

“I will never get a divorce, our parents decided this upon birth, do not make any rash decisions in exchange for temporary happiness”

‘It’s just lust, Logan, you will get over it soon’

Logan looked at Astrid, no emotions in his eyes.

“It’s for me to decide, we will have a divorce and that’s final” his words carried a heavy ground, he is damn serious.

He stands up, he will search for Celestia, his head is already hot the moment Astrid said that Celestia doesn’t want to join them.

She’s a tourist for f*ck’s sake!

She might get lost or worse, something bad might happen to her! His heart cannot take the anxiousness anymore.

“You owe me, Logan, remember?” her voice cracked.

When Logan went missing, Astrid got into an accident in search for him!

Even when it’s raining she looked every part of the forest, she drove hysterically as she continued to look for him. The reason why she only came now is because of her surgery, she will never be the same Astrid, she’s damaged.

She also stood up, hugging him and preventing him from leaving.

“Stay with me please,” she said meekly as she tiptoes to reach him, kissing him.

Logan did not respond to her kiss, he just stood there like a statue, his eyes with no hint of emotion.

‘Let her realized that there is no point in continuing this.’

He will show mercy just this day, Astrid grew with him after all, the kid who used to bring him flowers even when he said he didn’t want to.

After staying there for a while, Astrid fell asleep on the sofa as he continued typing on his laptop. He distracted his mind for a while, he’s been worried for Celestia but Astrid won’t let him go.

He closed the business he has been working on, his hands massaging his temple.

‘Celestia make sure you are safe’

He decided to carry Astrid towards their room on the highest floor, his hands on her delicate body but his mind on Celestia.

He really needs to find her after this! His heart racing as the elevator went up.

‘Can’t this da*n thing hurry up?’

*Ding*

The elevator opened and he hurriedly went inside, the door automatically unlocks as it comes with the sensor.

Putting the woman gently on the king-sized bed, Logan is set off to find Celestia when Astrid’s hands went up to his clothe, pulling it with her eyes still closed.

“Don’t leave me Logan” she mumbles.