Wilhelm’s face, who was left alone, was still expressionless to the point where it was difficult for anyone to read his mind.

But there was definitely a crack. It was a crack caused by a wave of emotions.

‘I told you to rest.’

Anastasia’s activities were reported by Colton almost every day.

‘She ignores me and keeps working.’

And every time he felt weirdly twisted. Perhaps it was anger because of her continued defiance.

“I want to thank you for what happened the other day.”

He remembered what the Duke of Barantes had said to him earlier.

“What are you talking about?”

“For praising Her Majesty’s achievements.”

“I’m just stating the obvious. I don’t think it’s something to be thankful for.”

“You could have taken it away. There were a lot of precedents like that.”

“…….”

“Her Majesty is trying hard to change her reputation these days. The Emperor’s praise paid it off.”

“It’s good for me, too. Now that the queen is finally doing her job. Everything’s back to normal.”

Yes, the whole situation has entered a stable orbit as he had hoped.

Even if their marital relationship is as cold as it used to be, it’s not that important to him.

Because that’s secondary. Most of all, he doesn’t like her.

By the way…

‘Why is it so uncomfortable?’

He felt uncomfortable. It’s annoying and bothersome. The problem with her is strangely so.

“I’m here to report on today’s work.”

The sound he had heard from her little mouth was a frightened sob, not a cold report.

Nevertheless, when he heard her calm voice, he got angry.

He felt countless emotions from the moment he received the letter, and the feeling that his unidentified inner turmoil was completely denied.