"It's almost dinner time. Are you going to stay for dinner?" the empress earnestly asked. It was already winter at that time so the gates of the Imperial Palace were being locked relatively early. If Felix wanted to stay for dinner, she would have the servants prepare it earlier.

"No, I have something to deal with. I'm leaving now." At the thought of his wife being in tears, Felix could already feel a headache. After all, she was his wife and he couldn't just turn a blind eye to her. Moreover, he had already found a good reason to put up with her. She was from the Yang Clan whose power was pretty significant. Since Matthew didn't want to accept his respect and liked to play it the hard way, Felix didn't have to be so polite. He had to take advantage of the power that he had.

"Okay, Felix, take care of yourself. It's freezing outside." The empress didn't insist that he stay. Felix had his own beliefs and ideas, but sometimes he could be a bit reckless. So, she felt like she still needed to guide him. However, when it came to Matthew, sh

for the past years," Sherry stated with grief in her eyes. It was really hard for her to talk about Francis without feeling disheartened. She had given birth to him after 9 months of a difficult pregnancy. She had thought he would grow healthy and strong after that. But, for so long, he was just surviving and barely living. There wasn't even assurance about his life expectancy. As a mother, how could she not feel distressed? She continued, "I don't know how much longer he can live. I'm afraid that I'll wake up someday and he'll just—"

The emperor interrupted her and said, "No, he won't. Not long ago, didn't his condition get so better that he was finally stable? This boy is very lucky. I'm confident that he'll always be."

"I hope so," Sherry hopefully replied. She leaned against the emperor's chest. She had privately investigated the person who had poisoned Francis and found out that it was the emperor. She was a little nervous but didn't want to believe that the person who consciously chose to harm her son was his birth father.