Hurts! Shopia Empress

eps. 3: Empress

"Did the Duke meet the Empress?" Emperor Raymond asked kindly. It was only the first time he had seen his father-in-law seem to be holding something from his face. His eyes squinted seeing Duke Luke glancing at his concubine.

"Duke,"

Emperor Raymond felt bad for his misbehaving concubine.

"I'm sorry Sire, I'm sorry. Maybe your Majesty is busy" Duke Luke said in a salute. Better he go than he should hold his anger. He would vent his anger by practicing the sword.

"Lusia, you go back to your room. I'm going to see the Empress." Said Emperor Raymond stroking the head of Lucia. Without listening to Lucia's reply, she left with a strange-looking face.

"Empress," 

The woman who stared out the window leaned her body against the side of the window. The woman also neutralized her face, as if it looked ordinary.

"Yes, Sire." 

Emperor Raymond stared from the bottom up. The empress looked gloomy, usually she would smile warmly. "Did the Empress think of anything?" Investigate Emperor Raymond.

"There's no Sire, there's nothing to think about or worry about." Legally.

Just think about it, everything won't change.

"Empress."

Sophia's eyes glanced right to the left, the Emperor Raymond's hands clasping both hands. "I don't want anything to happen to you. I passed by the Duke. He seems to be holding back his anger, is there something bothering you."

Empress Shopia let go of Emperor Raymond's hand, as if she did not want to be touched by him. He's racking his brain, looking for excuses. His father must be angry about his marriage.

Emperor Raymond felt awkward, his Empress was like a woman untouched by anyone. "Empress,"

"I asked permission to leave the palace to meet with aunt. I think you're angry about it." His lie. His calm words invited confidence in the eyes of Emperor Raymond.

"Em, if there's anything. Just tell me."

"Nothing." Sarcas of Empress Shopia. Unknowingly, he raised his voice slightly. 

"I want to rest, Sire."

Emperor Raymond understands, but he will investigate. Maybe something happened, resulting in his wife not being open to him. 

"Open up to me Empress, I'm your husband."

Husband, that was then, not now.

"I'll let you visit the Baroness or the Empress can invite the Baroness to the palace." Bargain Emperor Raymond.

"No, Sire, I'll go to him."

Emperor Raymond nodded, embracing Empress Shopia. Don't know why? His heart was not calm. She felt that her Empress would go far away and would not return. 

His two hands were still relaxed in his position without returning Emperor Raymond's embrace. It felt very heavy for him to move around hugging Emperor Raymond's back. The man who hugged her did not need her presence.

He also pushed the body of Emperor Raymond. "He'd better accompany Consort Lucia."

Empress Shopia immediately paid her respects and left without a word. Emperor Raymond stared at Empress Shopia's back coming out of her bedroom door. "I hope one day you understand. I don't deserve you." Ogre Emperor Raymond in between his teary eyes.

Empress Shopia walked very quickly until her body was in the back palace. He wanted to scream and cry. Saying everything in his heart. Devouring every feeling he experienced, pain really hurt in being treated like this. He could accept their marriage, but imagining it all drove him crazy.

"Empress,"

Empress Shopia turned her head, her eyes looking at Concubine Lucia, she tried to accept everything despite being very sick and taking a long time.

"The Empress is here? Where's Sire? he gave me permission to meet the Empress." Consort Lucia grabbed both hands of Empress Shopia and smiled. "I'm sorry I came into your household, Empress. Because I love him. And thank you, for giving you to me, for accepting my presence."

"With us together he never got away from me. And always say, love me. His feelings never changed for me. Thank you for taking care of the Queen. Thank you for not loving her."

Deg

His heart was like it was in a squeeze, so all this time his hope of being loved was not there. There's just him and him. So all this time he had been wrong, guessing Emperor Raymond loved him. True, his marriage was just politics, what he could hope would not be possible. Better, he's glazed. He will never get it.