Daisy was slightly surprised seeing Elene, but as an experienced maid, she replied instantly .
"Yes, Do to need to talk with him?"
"Please . " Elene nodded .
Daisy turned towards me and used her gaze to ask for my instructions .
"Let her in . " I said .
Daisy nodded and let Elena pass .
Elene entered the room and tried to smile, however, her smile was obviously forced . I could notice and trace of sadness and fatigue on her face, caused by the events of today .
She was wearing a loosely-fitting robe that hid her beautiful body . Her long black hair was slightly wet, probably because she took a bath before coming here .
I could imagine the reason she came here . Actually, I was expecting something like this, but she came sooner than I expected .
"Prince . " Elene bowed slightly .
"Stop it, sister Elene . You know that with our relationship, you don't need to bow when seeing me . "
Elene smiled wryly and stood up . She could read between lines and understand the meaning of my words, but currently, she was not in the mood to pay attention to it .
"Prince, you probably know why I'm here . "
I nodded . Currently, there was only one reason that could make Elene come to see me .
Elene sighed . She then looked at Daisy and put on an apologetic expression . "Daisy, can I talk with prince Claus in private?"
"Of course, sister Elene . " Daisy accepted easily . She then shot a mischievous glance towards me and smirked .
This girl already knew about my relationship with Elene, so she could guess how this was going to end .
Once Daisy left the room and closed the door, only Elene and I remained inside . Elene moved her body uncomfortably on her chair and stared at me .
"Prince, I hope you can spare my husband's life . "
I did not answer . As I expected, Elene was here for that .
Seeing my silence, Elene turned nervous . She hurriedly opened her lips to continue speaking, afraid that I reject her without giving her time to speak .
"I-I know that Raul has offended you repeatedly and that his actions today are more than enough to give him the death sentence, but please, I beg you . I-If you truly like me as you told me before, please save him . "
Then, Elene bit her lips and bowed . She remained like that for one whole minute, waiting for my answer patiently .
Finally, I sighed .
"You know what would have happened if Raul's plans succeed today?"
Elene did not answer .
"Daisy would have died . " I said grimly . "Tell me, Elene, do you think that Raul would have spared Daisy's life?"
Elene didn't know how to answer .
"I don't understand . " I continued . "I saw how Raul treated you today . He did not hesitate to hit you in front of the entire palace! How can you plead for someone like him!?"
"… Please, he is my husband . "
"Sigh… Elene, why don't you forget about him? I probably can't take you as my main wife, but you can become my concubine . Hell, if you truly insist, I don't mind going against this world's practices and taking you as my wife . Why must you insist on saving him?"
"… If I become your wife, will you spare him?" Elene looked up to my face as asked .
I fell silent .
"Sister Elene, do you still love him?"
"… I don't know… Probably not…"
"Then, why are you doing this?"
"… Even if I stopped loving him, and he treats me like that, he is still my husband . It's my duty to help him and support him . "
I focused my gaze on Elene for a moment . Standing up, I circled inside the room repeatedly and thought about Elene's plea .
In fact, I already expected this long ago . I understood Elene well enough to know that she would not let her husband die .
The issue was, how to make use of that to my advantage .
I looked at Elene and heaved a sigh .
"Sister Elene, do you like me?"
Elene was startled . She looked at my face for a brief moment before putting an awkward expression .
"… I don't know . I think I hate you, but sometimes, I miss you and want to see you…"
Better than I expected .
"… Sister Elene, I truly like you . However, I can't forgive your husband so easily . . . But, I'll agree . "
"Really!?" Elene's face brightened .
"But I have one condition . "
Elene nodded . "Do tell, prince . "
"You will not see him again . After today, you and he will cut ties completely . He will be exiled to a faraway place where he never will have contact with us . He will be unable to contact his family or friends and will lose everything he owns . Even if I spare his life, I'll not forgive him for his mistakes . "
Elene's expression turned complicated, but she nodded . "Fair enough . I'm alright with that . "
"Okay then, tonight someone will take him out of the prison . " I said .
Elene gave me a grateful look . "Thank you, prince . "
She then put on a hesitating expression and bit her lips .
"… Actually, prince, I was expecting you to ask for my body in exchange for sparing Raul's life . "
I raised my eyebrow in surprise . I truly want to do it, but if I do, you will hate me completely .
Elene looked at me and took a deep breath . She then stood up and walked towards me while she removed her robe slowly .
" . . . I'm happy that you didn't . . . And, I want to repay this favor . . . It's the least I can do to repay you for your help . "
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