Chapter 325: Chapter 325: Second assimilation (2)

"It was a good excuse... or at least I want to believe that, but it's not like I was lying either. One way or another, he will benefit after all... damn, what luck." Feeling a bit envious, I continue walking toward my father... I still have to greet a few more people, but family comes first...

With just one look, I realized that all the great dukes of the empire were present, including the sacred ones... Curiously, the daughters of the saint, Seraphine Benedetto, and also Cristal, important figures of the empire, were there as well...

Pretending to be surprised, while at the same time feeling a fierce gaze in my direction, a shiver runs down my spine... Looking toward the source of the gaze, I see a beautiful woman in a Victorian-style dress with silver details... The woman's eyes were full of anger, with hair as black as the night... she looked at me, her gray eyes narrowing slowly...