Ye Chuqi raised an eyebrow. In his eyes, which held the colors of sky and sea, she suddenly caught a trace of unease.
He was nervous.
Ye Chuqi suddenly smiled. "How do you want to settle this?"
Jelous rubbed the Illusion Stone on his wrist. "I'll have to return this eventually. But when I do, Red Beard will disappear from this world..."
For some reason, Ye Chuqi felt a pang in her chest too. "You don't want to inherit the throne?"
"No." Jelous was certain of that.
Perhaps it was because his mother was Madam Jun, the eldest daughter of the Jun Family. She had a temperament and outlook entirely unlike those of other noblewomen, and under her influence, he had never wanted the throne.
But that was no excuse to shirk his responsibilities. He also knew that if he refused the throne, it would end up in the hands of either the First Prince or the Second Prince, and neither prospect was good. He could not leave the country to men like them. Even if he did not want it, he could not let them destroy it.
"Before, there was no suitable candidate. Now, I think I might finally be able to let go."
Chapter 120: Back to Leila 15: Hearing You Call Me Miss Ye Gives Me the Creeps...
The Wovart Empire's First Prince was frail and mediocre. He rarely left his residence, and staying alive was hard enough for him; inheriting the throne was all but impossible. The Second Prince was arrogant, erratic, and cruel. He aimed high but accomplished nothing, without the slightest makings of a wise ruler.
Even if the next emperor could not be a wise ruler, he should at least be able to preserve what he inherited, like His Majesty the Emperor. Put