My Only Regret Is That I Am Not The Empress
My Only Regret
Today was the day of the execution of the dethroned empress Meredith Evenrose
The empire’s capital that was always quiet was now bustling.
Near the Imperial Palace was the plaza where the executions took place. People crowded around the execution grounds. In the center was the old guillotine.
At this point Veronica was tied up and was kneeling awaiting for her near death.
With her mouth firmly shut, she stared down at the floor, until she raised her head and looked back to see her parents in the same position awaiting their punishment.
Leopold Evenrose
"Veron ..."
She turned her head to the cool voice that called out to her. The bindings were uncomfortable, but that amount of movement was possible. The one who called to her was her father.
Leopold Evenrose
"I'm sorry"
Tears fell down on her father's eyes.
Veronica Evenrose
"Why father?.."
She was really curious. Why did her father apologize to her? Everyone of them is a victim.
She can't help but bit her lips to the incoming sorrow and unfairness she is experiencing.
Veronica Evenrose
"Don't feel sorry father.."
It was the truth. There was no one here who should apologize.
At the same time, the people’s murmurs grew louder in the execution grounds. Someone had appeared.
The Emperor appeared in the execution grounds with the servant’s loud voice. He wasn’t alone and was with someone. The honor of being that ‘someone’ was the Emperor’s mistress, who he always brought everywhere, the Marchioness Beaufort.
The Emperor, seated with Marchioness, had an indifferent expression, as if what was going on before him meant nothing, and there was no need to put any attention to it. Due to that attitude, Veronica felt her emotions become infuriated, but unfortunately, there was nothing she could do with her feelings. Nothing.
Someone shouted to bring over the dethroned empress.
A woman with scattered hair and a tattered white dress walked in with the support of two soldiers.
It was her sister, Meredith Evenrose.
Veronica Evenrose
"Edith..."
With a voice full of sorrow, Veronica quietly called out her older sister’s nickname. However, the noisy disturbance in the execution grounds swept away her voice long ago.
She cried again, heartbroken at the thought of one syllable of the name vanishing. Her parents were already wailing in the back.
Edward Vermillion
The Empress Meredith Evenrose forgot her position, committed numerous immoral acts, tried to harm the woman of the Emperor, and even tried to harm the Emperor. So I, Edward Vermillion...
The eerie atmosphere became ever more suffocating.
Edward Vermillion
“In the name of the Emperor, all members of the Evenrose Family will be beheaded.”
Veronica knew it was over. It was all over.
Edward Vermillion
"Begin the execution!"
Veronica lifted her eyes and stared for the last time as her sister seemed to be dragged to the slaughterhouse.
Meredith maintained the face of an innocent person. Eyes that holds no sin. But Veronica knows her sister, she could feel the resentment and regret.
Veronica Evenrose
"stupid.."
She can't help but utter the word. Her sister was in love with the emperor. Her tears kept on falling down and she eventually sob.
Loud screams can be heard as the dethroned empress throat was cut off.
‘Everything’s over. My sister died. And my parents and I will share the same fate as my sister.’
Someone shouted, "Bring in the remaining family members!"
Edward Vermillion
Behead them in turn.
She finally laughed at the awful command. There was no reason not to laugh or cry at the moment everything was ending. If one did not go crazy in this situation, that was more abnormal.
Veronica smiled more brilliantly than anyone else in the world as she laid her neck on the guillotine. Finally, looking at the emperor who commanded her execution—who was once her brother-in-law—she felt regret.
Veronica Evenrose
‘If I had become your Empress instead…’
She wasn't the type to risk everything for love.
Veronica Evenrose
‘At that time, I regret not becoming the Empress.’
It was a mistake to send her sister out to the competition to become the Empress. On the day her sister first saw the Emperor, it was her mistake to not have expected her sister to fall in love at first sight.
But it was too late to regret. Everything had already taken place, and the only thing left was her neck to be cut off by that cold blade, along with her beloved family.
And with that thought Veronica's neck was cut off.
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