I Became Crown Prince's Wife
The appearance of Ancia (7)

"What happened to the engagement between the Cassil and Westin families?"

“Lady Westin was depressed after her engagement to Frank Cassil. His condition recovered quickly as he volunteered at the orphanage and he also seemed to develop a good relationship with Richard.”

"Wouldn't there be strong opposition from Marquis Westin?"

Duke Cassil is executed and the Cassil family loses its power and allies. The same thing happened to the Marquis of the Westin family.

Later, she broke off their engagement, but that doesn't mean that their relationship broke up.

The Westin family had also fallen, but there was no way he would accept Richard, who had Roum's blood running down his veins, as his son-in-law.

“They resisted for a year, but in the end, which parent can win against his child?”

Is that really that simple?

Blake thought of Marquis Westin.

The marquis has always struggled to regain his past glory.

He is obsessed with status and reputation.

As soon as the engagement broke up, she wasted no time in finding the next best marriage partner for her daughter.

It made no sense for him to accept Richard just because he couldn't win his daughter over.

In fact, Westin's second wife did not even acknowledge her biological daughter and instead adopted an adopted daughter because her daughter insisted on marrying a commoner.

However, they let Richard, who had nothing to his name, become the heir to the family.

Moreover, thanks to Richard's luck, he had coincidentally seen a woman similar to Ancia.

Blake believes Richard is up to something.

"Your Majesty, did Richard keep you away from His Majesty?"

“Who told you that?”

Blake snapped at Hans' question.

As soon as he came to the Amoria Palace yesterday, he recalled the woman who had slandered the Emperor.

“Your Majesty is too much. He put you in a separate palace like this just because you were cursed.”

She looked like Ancia, yet she acted the opposite.

Ange would never speak like that. Blake remembers Ancia warmly comforting him as she was desperate after her father ignored her.

“Amoria means love. Your Majesty loves you. That's why he chose this palace.”

“Your Majesty loves you. That's why he's so good to me, his son-in-law.”

How can anyone change that much?

Ancia would not carelessly say anything without considering the situation.

“I'm not sure about him yet. Don't call him Your Majesty until everything is confirmed. ”

Blake ordered Hans.

***

Richard headed to the palace where Ancia was staying.

Upon entering the room, she saw Ancia sobbing like a child.

"Your Majesty doesn't seem to like me."

"That's not true. You are the most beautiful person in the world, Ancia. There is no way the Crown Prince hates you.”

Richard comforts Ancia.

“But he was so rude to me. Did he notice that I liked you? ”

The corner of Richard's mouth slightly lifted as he slowly patted his hair.

“It can't be true. Unless you told him yourself, Ancia.”

"I never said anything!"

Ancia opened her eyes wide in surprise.

"Yes I believe you."

Richard looked at Ancia blindly obeying his words and he smiled wider.

Richard recalled what happened seven years ago.

He was stripped of his title and became an ordinary person. He was also evicted from his home.

Even though he survived, he thought it was all over.

Come to think of it, it was all because of him.

When Ancia suddenly disappeared, the entire palace became chaotic.

Most of the guards who were supposed to be watching him headed towards the door of darkness.

Only a few were left behind to guard and watch over him.

A glimmer of hope illuminated Richard once more.

The Duke also acknowledged this opportunity.

He sent soldiers to attack the palace.

Most of their families have been arrested. Even their knights have left.

Eliminating the emperor with the remaining people was impossible.

Richard didn't stop Arnold even though he knew the consequences.

Instead, he even pushed her.

On the day of the imperial dance to celebrate the release of the Crown Prince's curse, the Duke's army stormed into the dance hall.

Richard ordered Domiram to burn the prison east of where he lived. That's a gamble.

If something goes wrong, Richard's life will be in danger. But Richard did not back down.

If this situation continued, he would definitely not survive.

A bet of this scale must be made.

On the day of the dance, the prison was burned as planned. Richard fainted from inhaling too much smoke.

After a month of unconsciousness, he finally woke up,

Furthermore, other things were also going well.

Frank died in a fire.

Domiram also testified that, in the past, attempts to kill Tenstheon and burn the prison were ordered by Duke Cassil.

Duke Cassil was brainwashed by Domiram, and he also admitted that it was his fault.

Duke Cassil will be executed sooner or later. Richard simply sped up the process.

Domiram has finished his work and he will forever be in prison.

Richard felt it was a pity to let Domiram go.

He was a capable witch. It was hard to find a loyal and capable person like him, but Richard could not help it.

Tenstheon is after Domiram.

The Emperor knew that it was Domiram who spread the rumors. B*dumb bastard, he made a simple mistake.

No matter how competent Domiram was, he was not a card Richard could use anymore.

So Richard left him.

On the day Duke Cassil was executed, the Duchess and Neon committed suicide.

It was because of Domiram's brainwashing spell.

Richard was nervous because they would not die at the expected time, but he was satisfied with the right time.

Thanks to this, public sympathy for Richard grew stronger seeing that he was the only person left in the Cassil family.

Arnold was the Emperor's brother. If Tenstheon killed an innocent child, even if the child's family was guilty, people would not look at him well.

Tenstheon also knew that, so he thought that he would keep Neon alive.

But in the end, there was only Richard left.

Everyone in the family except Richard was killed so the Emperor had no choice but to save him. Although Richard managed to survive, the past seven years had been hell for him

He was stripped of his title and lost his fortune.

He had hidden a portion of his wealth so he had no problem making a living, but it had to be kept secret since the Emperor had ordered people to watch over him.

Richard worked hard, and managed to become Marquis Westin's son-in-law.

But now, their families are weak.

Although it was an old family, at this moment, they were like tigers without teeth.

Richard could not be satisfied with this.

Then suddenly, Ancia appeared.

“Mr Richard, there's a woman who passed out in front of the orphanage!”

Whahuh?

The orphanage facility is rumored to be good so all sorts of people come there.

Visitors also vary, ranging from drug addicts to entrepreneurs who want to invest, or even people who ask for sponsors and fraudsters who want to eat for free.

Maybe this time it was like that too.

He had no hope when he went out to see the woman.

But, he was shocked to see it.

“Ancia?”

That woman is Ancia.

He was taller than seven years ago, and the atmosphere around him seemed to have changed.

She grew from a girl to a perfect woman, and she could recognize him at a glance.

“…”

The woman slowly opened her eyes.

As he opened his eyes, Richard grew more convinced. This woman is Ancia.

Everything about her appearance, from the color of her hair to her eyes, was the same.

She also has the same wedding ring that the Crown Prince gave her.

Richard took her straight to his house.

"Who are you?"

Ancia doesn't remember Richard.

He seemed to have completely lost his memory.

Richard smiled brightly.

"The goddess of light must be on my side."

Is it because a long time has passed or has Ancia lost her memory?

This Ancia from seven years later is not very interesting. It's not a matter of his appearance.

She was much prettier than when she was young, but in terms of her personality and attitude, now, Richard was completely uninterested in her.

Looking at the woman in front of him, she remembers Ancia tying a handkerchief to her mother's grave.

When Richard thinks Blake is going to die, he dreams of becoming Ancia's husband and having Tenstheon as his father.

He thought he was smart back then but now that he thought about it, he was immature.

He wasn't stupid enough to enjoy such a fantasy anymore.

That was why he did not feel any meeting after meeting Ancia.

However, even though he was not interested in her now, it did not mean that Ancia had lost her value.

Richard cast a brainwashing spell on her.

He tries to resurrect a new black witch after Domiram's death.

But he could not find a talented person like him.

The new witch was less capable than Domiram but she managed to brainwash Ancia without any problems.

Now, Ancia was like an empty shell listening to all of Richard's words without a doubt.