Hurts! Shopia Empress

eps. 4: A Hidden Covenant

"Baginda also told me a lot, the Empress was very kind. I'm so grateful to Your Majesty for holding back his feelings, still loving me." 

Empress Shopia laughed to herself. Resisting feelings for him. He should have endured his feelings too. Surely he will not be that easy to believe and experience something like this. He was wrong, Emperor Raymond did not want him. His kindness was only in his honor, nothing more.

"Then why did you leave your Majesty?" Ask Empress Shopia. To be honest, he was very curious about his life. The reason for leaving Emperor Raymond.

"At that time His Majesty did not want to marry you. He doesn't want to get married, he just wants to make me his wife. I had to, leave him. That way he wants to marry you. I don't want him out of his throne, because from a long time ago. He wanted the throne. I can do what the Empress. Far from my heart. I'm willing you to love her. I'm willing to share, because Your Majesty is also your right."

"And I came here looking for my family. This is all I have." Concubine Lucia took out a blue sapphire. "This is my only lead."

Empress Shopia looked at the sapphire. His hand moved to hold the stone. Within the stone was a megic aura. The stone will help his master when he is in trouble.

"You're looking for your family?"

"Yes, both my parents said. I'm not their son." 

Deep in his heart, he felt Empress Shopia was a very good person. If anyone else, of course. Empress Shopia was hostile to him.

Isn't this the stone belongs to the Duke Alerix family. Don't you think, Consort Lucia is Duke Alerix's son. Duke Alerix also has a daughter who went missing somewhere. The brand only said it was on holiday and his daughter was missing.

"It doesn't matter if one day I meet my parents. I must be the happiest kid."

"Alright, I'll see your Majesty. There's something I want to talk about." Empress Shopia's. He walked in haste and told me everything. That the prodigal son from Duke Alerix's residence has returned home. At least, he can make a child will return to his parents and vice versa. For years Duke Alerix had been looking for him and now he was back. He will talk about this problem.

Empress Shopia stopped her steps. Seeing the door open a little, he went inside. See Emperor Raymond's office with bookshelves. Her husband had a habit of spending time with books. No wonder, if his work space is also filled with bookshelves. When his voice was about to find Emperor Raymonda. He listened to Emperor Raymond say his name.

"I'll give it to Empress Shopia. Lucia's back, I can't keep her. This is my promise to him. That I only have one wife." His tone spoke firmly while staring at his subordinates who were wearing the typical clothes of a knight.

Empress Shopia covered her mouth using her right hand. Her eyes glazed over listening and seeing the two people who looked like her talking very seriously.

"Before I married I made it. Where this agreement says, we'll get divorced after Lucia comes back. I can't hurt him. Maybe by letting go. He's not hurt. She's a very nice woman. I can't hurt him. Even longer," Emperor Raymonda said very softly. His heart also felt torn. But how else, he promised to make Lucia happy.

The subordinate was hesitant about the words of his master. There was doubt in his eyes. "Baginda should think about it carefully. Don't regret it."

Emperor Raymond smiled. "I've thought about it, I can't hurt Empress Shopia and Lucia. They're good women."

Empress Shopia squeezed her chest. The once gentle eyes now held hatred. What harm? is it wrong that she loves and wants to keep her marriage. No woman wants to get married twice. With Emperor Raymond, what will he see? a woman with no dignity. Better to stay dead, than to be divorced. Many women choose to isolate themselves rather than having to endure insults.