บท 176: Target from beginning [Bonus chapter]

After dinner, Édouard took a hot water bath. He changed into a night outfit and brushed his teeth. Standing in front of the mirror, his mind was filled with the thoughts of the message from Gavaria.

"What if Charlotte's thoughts are true?" Édouard mumbled. "What if he has planned an attack on us just because his daughter didn't marry me?" he thought and turned around. After thinking a lot, he decided to send the spies to the borders to know the situation first. He could not trust Esther or his father.

He returned to the bedchamber and found Charlotte was not there. He went out and saw the balcony doors were opened and went there.

Charlotte was standing on the balcony after having a bath. She had her eyes up in the sky. Édouard went to her and hugged her from behind. His hands rested on her belly while holding her hands.

"Are you worried?" Édouard asked.