About

I first met her when I was 12; it was a meeting arranged by our engagement. The young lady who greeted me with a bright smile was beautiful. Even though it was an engagement for the benefit of our families, she visited me every day. At first, I didn't dislike the attention, but after a few years, I realized she saw me as a man. She came to me every day to confess her love, and I would only pass over her confessions with an awkward smile. Since we were going to be married anyway, I thought it was fine not to say anything. Years passed, my father passed away from illness, and I became Emperor. We were married. After the wedding, we slept in separate rooms and lived like strangers. She always spoke to me kindly and tried to spend time with me. To me, she was always a nuisance, so I treated her coldly, avoided her, and ignored her love as much as possible. Then one day, I went to the hunting grounds and met a lovely girl in the forest. She faced me with a soft smile, and in that moment, my heart pounded fiercely. It was as if I had met my true destiny. Her name was 'Isabel,' and she had soft brown hair and blue eyes like coastal seawater. I instinctively felt that Isabel was my destiny. I brought Isabel to the Imperial Palace and made her my concubine. When I looked at Isabel, I didn't even care whether the Empress was there or not. For the first time in my life, I smiled for Isabel, and we even had a child together. Perhaps she couldn't endure it any longer; she began to skip meals more often and stayed shut in her room all day, refusing to come out. She gradually lost her vitality. One day, the Imperial Palace was turned upside down. The Empress had hanged herself. Looking at her corpse, I was overwhelmed by an unknown emotion. For the first time, I shed tears, hugging her body and doing nothing but crying for days. Only then did I realize. There was no one I had cherished as much as her. I died after doing nothing but crying while holding her for days. But then... I returned to the past. To the early days of our marriage. Perhaps this is the final chance given by God.