When I Took Back My Beloved Child Who Had Been Taken From Me, My Husband's Obsessive Love Began. Why? - Episode 11

Your Highness has already begun to speak.

If it’s a picture book, I can read it by myself now.

I have become able to write characters.

Recently, it has been difficult to ask questions to the caregiver, so we decided to arrange for a specialized teacher.

To my surprise, I’ve become able to use simple magic.

It’s been a year and three months since then.

The regular updates from the palace about Leoldo’s growth were nothing short of astonishing.

Even though Leoldo is only two years old, it seems he not only has a tutor and is studying, but he has also learned to use magic.

I had heard that Craig’s growth was considerably faster than that of an ordinary person, but Leoldo’s was even more astonishingly rapid.

I wonder if the amount of magical power really matters.

Lucienne sealed the latest report and stood up to look down at the courtyard.

What arrives from the palace is merely the routine report from the senior maid who served during Aurelia’s time in the palace.

Of course, from Craig, and ever since I learned to read and write, I had sent numerous letters addressed to Leoldo, but I had never received a single reply.

I’m just not being pessimistic.

Claudine must be pulling some strings.

Even though we live apart now, I am still Leoldo’s biological mother and the empress.

Even so, it’s impossible that there would be no reaction from anyone around, let alone from Leoldo.

A year ago, Craig came to see Lucienne in a fit of rage because of Claudine’s malicious lies, so it wouldn’t be surprising if she was still scheming by Leoldo side.

Surely for Claudine, Lucienne, who is the biological mother of Leoldo, is an obstacle.

Over the past two years, I had been convinced that those around Leoldo, chosen by Lucienne, had been dismissed.

I’ve already given up on Craig, but I will never let go of Leoldo.

This time, to ensure that I wouldn’t fall ill due to Craig’s anger, it took a long time, but I fully recovered both my magical and physical strength by following Aman’s instructions.

For my child, whom I have never held even once, I have endured the loneliness and the pain all this time.

Still, if Leoldo rejects me.

If Claudine had been involved as a surrogate mother for the past two years, suddenly claiming to be the real mother would only cause confusion.

So, at first, I intended to stay by your side as a caretaker without saying anything.

To avoid being interrupted by Claudine, the plan is to suddenly appear before Leoldo.

If I don’t time it for when Craig is away, I might be stopped before I can meet Leoldo.

Only the emperor, Craig, can stop the empress, Lucienne.

Just a little longer… Craig will be going on a regional inspection in three days, so until then..

The one who informed me that Craig would be going on an inspection for about ten days was that veteran maid.

After that, I was preparing to put into action the plan I had been nurturing all along.

According to prior information, no one has entered the empress’s room—Claudine included—and it seems to have been left as is.

It seems that Leoldo’s room is still as it was when it was prepared as a child’s room before the birth.

Then I can go meet Leoldo without hesitation.

Anyway, I kept imagining the shortest route to Leoldo’s room in my mind, thinking that I had to meet him before Claudine found out and got there first.

It’s surprising that Claudine is using the room I had prepared for Leoldo as it is…

According to rumors, Claudine, the cousin, is devotedly taking care of Leoldo in place of Lucienne, who abandoned her child.

That said, considering Claudine’s personality, I couldn’t believe she would use the children’s room that Lucienne had prepared as it was.

If it’s her, she wouldn’t just completely renovate the interior and decor to her liking, but she might even change the entire room.

Maybe Craig isn’t giving permission.

Having thought that far, Lucienne realized she was once again expecting something from Craig and gave a wry smile.

I’ve heard rumors that the emperor seems to be quite concerned about his son.

It is well-known that the late emperor disliked his son Craig, so it seems everyone is interested in their father-son relationship.

For Craig, whose relationship with his mother wasn’t going well, even if he couldn’t forgive Lucienne, he probably didn’t want to do anything that would upset his son.

Lucienne felt more worried than proud about her child’s development, as she learned through the rumors and reports she heard.

Being healthy is the most important and the happiest thing, but it’s still too early, considering he is still like a baby.

Perhaps because of that, they often seemed to be in poor health, and while those around them had high hopes for their future, they were also viewed with concern.

Everyone is being so selfish. But I shouldn’t be saying anything from the outside when I don’t know anything myself.

Children’s growth is different for each one, but it doesn’t make sense for Lucienne, who has never taken care of a child, to think about it.

But soon, I will be able to see you.

If you were attached to Claudine, I had no intention of forcibly separating you.

If Leoldo forgives me, just hugging me and letting me stay by his side forever is enough.

Lucienne was waiting for the day of the operation to come, feeling as if she might be crushed by anxiety from the tension and anticipation.