Astelle, the empire's one-day empress brought with her a secret when she left the palace after the divorce: she was pregnant with Emperor Kaizen's child. Six years later, Astelle is living a peaceful life in the countryside with their son until the imperial guards come knocking. Kaizen requires Astelle's consent to receive the key territory of Meilen. With the empire still in turmoil from a rebellion, will Astelle be able to hide her son's identity from these threatening forces, and more importantly, from his father, the emperor?

“You never loved me anyway, right?”

Astelle’s long-awaited marriage life ended in a day.

She worked hard to become Kaizen’s wife since she was ten,
however, the only thing that was left for her was a disgrace as the banished-empress.

She was abandoned by her family;
She was kicked out by the man she loved, Kaizen.

“Yes. You’re right. I didn’t love you.”

Astelle lied for the last time.
For the sake of the man who was her reason to live and it was also for him who was her husband for a day.

She thought there is no point tp contact with him again, but-

“I think… I might be pregnant?”

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Six years later, Astelle, who reunited with Kaizen, lied again.

“You… who is that child?”

“He’s my nephew.”

For the sake of protecting the child.