I Was Told 'No One Would Miss You,' So I Became the Empress of Another Country - Episode 29

The engagement announcement became chaotic due to Leon and Flora’s outrageous actions.

However, Logan remained calm, exuding an air of authority to restore order, while the imperial guards surrounded the area with watchful eyes.

Even so, there was an eerie glint in Flora’s eyes.

“…If you think we’ll back down, you’re gravely mistaken. We came here to take you back.”

She directed her words at me.

I felt a wave of disgust rising but kept my expression neutral.

“Flora, you’re still saying such things…?”

“No matter how much you act high and mighty, you’re nothing but the abandoned fiancée of the crown prince. That won’t change, no matter how much you try to rise above your station.”

Her mocking words made the imperial nobles frown.

There was no need to explain how crude her provocation was.

But this was the empire.

Logan would never let such behavior go unpunished.

I was about to speak, but Logan’s gaze stopped me.

Flora then stepped closer, lightly lifting the hem of my dress.

“Prince Leon, don’t you think she deserves a proper punishment?”

“Yes, you’re right. Right here and now…!”

A bad feeling surged through me.

At that moment, Flora made a swift movement, as if reaching for something hidden within my dress.

“Watch out!”

A sharp voice rang out, and I caught a glimpse of someone moving at the edge of my vision.

It was Lydia.

Using her small frame, she lunged at me, pulling me down and out of harm’s way.

Just then, a small bottle fell from Flora’s hand, shattering loudly on the floor.

“Poison…!”

Lying on my back, I gasped.

A strong chemical odor rose from the shattered fragments on the floor.

If that had touched me directly—just the thought of it sent shivers down my spine.

“Celestia, are you alright?”

Lydia’s face was pale.

She had rushed over just to protect me from this situation.

“Flora! You actually tried to use poison…?!”

Leon’s face twisted in shock, but Flora showed no sign of remorse. Instead, she grit her teeth in frustration.

“Such a shame… But there are still other ways. That meddling maid—how dare she interfere!”

She had completely lost her sanity.

The imperial guards rushed in at once, moving to restrain Flora.

Logan gave a sharp command.

“Arrest Flora! And detain Prince Leon as well. This is a grave crime against the empire!”

“Tch… Let me go! Do you really think you can capture me?!”

Leon struggled fiercely, attempting to draw his sword.

However, the imperial guards were highly trained warriors.

Several of them surrounded him, blocking all escape routes.

Flora’s poison bottle was confiscated, and she was firmly restrained by the guards.

“Let go of me…! I only acted for my beloved prince’s sake!”

“I’ve never heard of love that involves trying to kill someone with poison.”

I muttered in anger.

Flora spat out crude insults, but a guard covered her mouth, leaving her writhing in frustration.

“Leon… You’re not planning to abandon me, are you?”

She desperately called out to him as if clinging to her last hope.

Leon’s face twisted in panic, and he raised his voice.

“D-Don’t be ridiculous! You’re the one who acted on your own! I was dragged into this!”

A chilling silence settled between them.

Leon was trying to cut ties with Flora and escape the consequences on his own.

The nobles whispered in disapproval at his cowardice.

“Tch… Prince Leon, you…!”

Flora glared at him in frustration, but Leon refused to meet her gaze, desperately trying to shake off the soldiers restraining him.

But it was already too late.

With the poison bottle as evidence, Flora could not escape punishment.

“Celestia, are you hurt?”

Logan helped me up, placing a concerned hand on my shoulder.

“I’m fine. Lydia protected me.”

“I see… That’s a relief.”

His golden eyes showed a hint of relief.

Despite the assassination attempt, no one was harmed—that was the only silver lining.

However, the atmosphere in the palace remained tense.

Due to Leon and Flora’s crimes, the engagement announcement was brought to an abrupt halt under the worst possible circumstances.

I held Lydia’s hand tightly, overwhelmed by mixed emotions of frustration and relief.

If even a drop of that poison had touched me, I shuddered to think what could have happened.

To use poison in a public gathering—it was proof that she had no regard for human life.

Leon, still desperate, continued to insist on his innocence, but there was nowhere left for him to run.

Flora, restrained by the guards, thrashed violently in defiance.

Her pitiful state was a far cry from the haughty woman who once smirked proudly in the royal capital.