I Became Crown Prince's Wife
What seems to change does not change (10)

It was something he expected anyway. He had decided today because he wanted fewer guests to come.

He had announced the wedding date yesterday to reduce the number of guests as much as possible.

Marquis Westin is dead.

Although he managed to prevent the decay of the body using black magic and mana stones, it would be clearly visible when one looked closely.

Connin's spell isn't perfect, so he manipulates the body with black magic to disguise it as if he's still alive.

The more people there, the higher the risk of being caught.

Richard looked at Sophia Westin, who was asleep in the chair opposite him.

She was wearing a white wedding dress.

She didn't understand why Sophia had fussed over just one dress and prepared it months in advance, but it turned out to be a good result.

If she had not prepared her wedding dress beforehand, it would have been troublesome to prepare the clothes hastily.

"Should I wake her up?" ask Karan.

Richard shook his head.

"Let her."

Sophia had seen Richard kill Marquis Westin.

He was shocked, but he soon regained his composure.

Marquis Westin considered Sophia as a tool for their family, and he was well aware of this.

Their father-daughter relationship was not good, so he thought it could be ignored if he persuaded her well.

“I can't help it. Marquis Westin accused me and said he would take me to court. I don't care about death, but I can't stand the thought of breaking up with you.”.

"Killer!you killed my father! You murderer!!”

However, he was wrong.

Sophia sobbed and screamed when she learned that Marquis Westin had died.

Marquis Westin never really loved you, only I loved you, and I was afraid to break up with you. This happened because the Marquis attacked me first and I made a mistake trying to stop him. Richard continued to make excuses like that. But no matter what she said, Sophia did not listen.

"Save my father!"

Richard's expression hardened as he watched her cry. Why is he acting like this?

To Marquis Westin, Sophia was not a child, but a tool. Duke Cassil also acted no differently than Marquis Westin.

But why is he so sad?

It was Richard who comforted the heart of Sophia who had been wounded by Marquis Westin.

So of course, he expected her to prioritize. So why is he so sad?

Is it because they are family?

Richard did not understand Sophia. However, he still needed it to take over the Westin family.

He had to persuade her and marry her somehow.

"Sophia, relax."

"What's? How can you say that? You killed my father and now you tell me to calm down ?! ”

He turned and shouted at Richard.

"Where are you going?"

"I'll judge you!"

Richard quickly stopped him in surprise.

If the truth that he had killed Marquis Westin was found, then he would have been completely finished. Instead of becoming Emperor, his head would be on the guillotine.

Richard knocked Sophia unconscious.

The next day, he woke up and started yelling again, but Richard did not comfort him anymore.

He wanted to kill her by asking the court. There was no need for him to show mercy to her.

Richard had Karan cast a spell on Sophia.

It was a manipulation magic that dominated the body and controlled it like a puppet. It was a lower level of brainwashing magic that dominated the mind.

It could only be used to perform a limited amount of behavior, and above all, there was a high risk of being caught because it would seem rather unnatural and awkward.

Karan is smarter and more cautious than Connin, but his black magic is lacking.

Connin, however, was already in charge of Marquis Westin, so he couldn't cast a spell on Sophia either.

Richard is advancing the date of the wedding.

As soon as Sophia put on her wedding dress and finished her makeup, she told her to go back to sleep.

"It's going to be time for the wedding to start soon."

When Richard tells Karan not to wake Sophia, he becomes worried and checks her time.

Most of the guests would go to Ron's wedding after showing up for a while.

If the wedding is postponed, they won't wait any longer and just go to Ron's wedding.

The fewer guests there are, the better for them.

If Richard had said that Sophia was sad about the Marquis and exhausted from crying as an excuse, no one would have protested.

Richard plans to kill Sophia and disguise her as a suicide when she officially becomes Marquis of Westin after the wedding.

Since she was already depressed at the time of the wedding, there was no doubting that she did not die from the grief of losing her father.

One would think that his depression is getting worse because there are only a few guests at his wedding and pity him.

The public would also criticize the followers for abandoning their masters and choosing to go to Ron's wedding.

Other nobles were aware of public opinion so they would also keep their distance from them, and hence, the followers would be forced to show loyalty to the Westin family again.

If both Marquis Westin and Sophia died, one would oppose the succession of Richard of the Westin family. They'd think Richard took over the Westin family on purpose.

But amid public sympathy for the deceased Sophia and criticism for the followers, they had no choice but to shut up.

At first, he would persuade Sophia to hide the death of Marquis Westin and hold a beautiful wedding.

However, Sophia was foolish enough to side with her father and lost her mind, so they were forced to hold a ceremony today. But the result, it turned out fine.

Instead, it's much simpler.

He would ask her to write a suicide note saying, 'I love Richard so much. I want to give everything for him.'

Richard glanced at Sophia indifferently.

"It's so stupid."

He did not feel sorry or guilty for her.

He gave her a chance. However, Sophia chose to fool herself and call the guards.

“But wouldn't it be better to keep him awake now? I think I should tidy up her dress and hair again.”

The decorations on his hair and clothes were messy as he pressed on them while sleeping.

“Let him.”

In fact, it would be best if he looked a little disheveled.

After the wedding, the guests would demand to see Marquis Westin.

The guests were mostly the people of Marquis Westin.

In particular, those who did not go to Ron's wedding and remained in place until the end were those who were very close to Marquis Westin.

And they came here to see Marquis Westin, not Richard and Sophia's wedding.

No matter how good Connin was in magic, they would realize that the Marquis was in a strange state.

Richard therefore planned to use hallucinations to confuse their minds.

“Have you prepared it?”

"Yes, I already installed it in the Marquis' room."

After the wedding, they would take the guests to Marquis Westin's room.

Connin will manipulate Marquis Westin's body and make a fake sound to make him look alive, while Karan will use hallucination magic.

Under the influence of hallucinations and magic, everyone would believe that the Marquis was still alive.

Marquis Westin would die after nominating Richard as the next Marquis.

It had been a long time since the Marquis died, but Richard had hidden it with manipulation magic, so no one would notice it.

The next day would be the perfect time to release the suicide note he had prepared beforehand.

Tomorrow he will be Marquis Westin.

Not only would he become a noble again, all the Westin family's great wealth would also belong to him.

Richard smiled as he thought about the future to be revealed from tomorrow, and suddenly a woman's voice echoed in his ears.

"You crazy?you're out of your mind! How can you do this? Are you really that human? No, you've long since given up being human.”

The voice belonged to Laontel. He always bothered her with auditory hallucinations, but this time he directly criticized her.

After the auditory hallucinations came a splitting headache.

When Karan saw Richard staggering, he rushed towards him in surprise.

"Master!"

"It's okay. Don't make a fuss.”

Richard clenched his fists and got up again.

'What's this? Just what is this!'

He did not know why the auditory hallucinations had suddenly begun. He suspected it had something to do with the fake Ancia.

However, he was more angry than curious about the cause.

'Why does he blame me?! Why did he reject me?!!'

No matter who he was, unbearable anger boiled over as he criticized him.

He would look for that fake one after he got married and became a Marquis. He would definitely find her and find out the source of this auditory hallucination!

Richard gritted his teeth, as the butler walked in.

"What the hell is going on?"

Richard had put it here when he first started seducing Sophia.

He had a butler, as well as several knights and Marquis servants.

Thanks to this, it was easy to control the mansion even after he killed the Marquis.

"Marquis Westin's brother has arrived."

Richard frowned. The marquis and his brother were practically enemies.

As soon as he heard that his brother was in critical condition, he showed up. What part of the trick.

"Get him out now."

"But that's the sister of the Marquis ..."

"Tell them that it was Marquis Westin's order."

No one would doubt it if they heard that Marquis Westin had expelled his brother.

"Also the Crown Prince and his wife are here."

As soon as Richard heard that, his expression turned ghastly.

Is Ancia and Blake here?

He thought they were going to attend Sir Ron's wedding.

What are they doing here?

He's got a bad feeling about that.