My Only Regret Is That I Am Not The Empress Chapter 4

ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀʀQᴜɪꜱ ᴇᴠᴇɴʀᴏꜱᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴅᴇᴇᴘʟʏ ᴡᴏʀʀɪᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜᴘᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ Qᴜᴇᴇɴ ꜱᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴇɴᴅ ʜɪꜱ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀꜱ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴅᴇꜱᴛ, ᴍᴇʀᴇᴅɪᴛʜ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏᴅᴇꜱᴛ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴᴋꜱ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ꜰɪᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʏᴀʟ ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ, ᴡʜᴏ'ꜱ ᴠᴇʀʏ Qᴜɪᴇᴛ.

ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴀɴʏ ᴄᴏɴᴄʟᴜꜱɪᴏɴ, ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴏꜰ ʜɪꜱ ꜱᴛᴜᴅʏ.

Leopold Evenrose

' Who is it? '

Meridith Evenrose

' It's Meredith, father. '

Leopold Evenrose

' Come in. '

ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘɪʟʏ ɢʀᴇᴇᴛᴇᴅ ʜɪꜱ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀꜱ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴄᴜʀɪᴏᴜꜱ ᴀꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀꜱᴏɴ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴠɪꜱɪᴛ ʜɪᴍ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʟᴀᴛᴇ ʜᴏᴜʀ.

Leopold Evenrose

' What's going on? Why are you two still awake at this hour? '

Meridith Evenrose

' I have to tell you something father. '

ᴍᴇʀᴇᴅɪᴛʜ'S ᴇxᴘʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ꜱᴇᴇᴍ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟᴇᴅ. ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋꜱ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴏʀᴛʜ ᴀᴛ ʜɪꜱ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀꜱ ꜰɪɢᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴇᴇᴋɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴍᴜꜱᴛ ʙᴇ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ, ʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ.

ᴍᴇʀᴇᴅɪᴛʜ ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴘᴇᴀᴋ .

Meridith Evenrose

' Veron wants to be the queen, father. '

ʟᴇᴏᴘᴏʟᴅ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱʜᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɴᴇᴡꜱ.

ʜᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴇʀᴇᴅɪᴛʜ ᴛᴏ ᴡɪʟʟɪɴɢʟʏ ᴊᴏɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴛ ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ.

Leopold Evenrose

' Really? '

Veronica Evenrose

' Yes, father. '

ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴄᴀʟᴍ ᴇxᴘʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ꜱᴀʏꜱ,

Veronica Evenrose

' I will do it. '

ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀʀQᴜɪᴢ, ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɢᴇ ᴏꜰ 52 ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴏʀʀʏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜɪꜱ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀꜱ ꜰᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ. ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ, ɪᴛ'ꜱ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴀʏ. ᴍᴇʀᴇᴅɪᴛʜ'ꜱ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ꜰɪᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴇʀɪᴀʟ ᴘᴀʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴋɪɴᴅꜱ ᴏꜰ ꜱɴᴀᴋᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀᴏᴄᴏᴅɪʟᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴅᴡᴇʟʟɪɴɢ.

ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ʜɪꜱ ꜱᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ, ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ. ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ Qᴜɪᴇᴛ ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ᴀ ꜱᴛʀᴏɴɢ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀ. ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ᴀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ, ʜᴇ ʀᴀʀᴇʟʏ ꜱᴀᴡ ʜᴇʀ ᴄʀʏ. ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅᴇꜱᴛ, ꜱᴇᴇᴍꜱ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ɪɴɴᴏᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋɪɴᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ᴏᴘᴘᴏꜱɪᴛᴇ.

ʟᴇᴏᴘᴏʟᴅ ᴋɴᴏᴡꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱɪʟᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴏʙꜱᴇʀᴠᴀɴᴛ ᴏɴᴇꜱ. .

ʜᴇ ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ʜɪꜱ ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴄᴀʟᴍ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ, ʜᴇ ᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ,

Leopold Evenrose

' Are you okay with volunteering? '

Veronica Evenrose

' Yes. '

ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀʀQᴜɪꜱ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ʜɪꜱ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ'ꜱ ᴀɴꜱᴡᴇʀ

Leopold Evenrose

' Edith, go upstairs. It's very late. '

Leopold Evenrose

' Veron, you stay here. I have something I need to discuss with you. '

Meridith Evenrose

' Okay father, good night.' ' good night to you too Veron '

ʟᴇᴏᴘᴏʟᴅ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ꜱᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴇᴅɪᴛʜ ᴛᴏ ꜱʟᴇᴇᴘ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ.

Leopold Evenrose

' Are you sure about this Veron? '

Leopold Evenrose

' I wonder why you suddenly changed your mind. '

Leopold Evenrose

' Can you tell me if you have any specific reason ? '

Veronica Evenrose

' No father. I thought that if one of us needs to be the queen of this kingdom, I would be better suited to be one. '

ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ɴᴏ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ʙᴏᴛʜ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛ. ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱᴛᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ɪᴍᴘᴇʀɪᴀʟ ʟᴀᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀɴʏ Qᴜᴇᴇɴ ᴄᴀɴᴅɪᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɢᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ 18 ᴛᴏ 20 ᴀɴᴅ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟɪᴇꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛɪᴛʟᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏʀ ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ, ꜱᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀʀQᴜɪꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴇᴠᴀɴʀᴏꜱᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴇɴᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ʜɪꜱ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀꜱ.

ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴀᴛʜᴇʀ'ꜱ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ,

Veronica Evenrose

' Do you want it to be Edith? '

ᴠᴇʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ ᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ɴᴇʀᴠᴏᴜꜱ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ.

Leopold Evenrose

' No, I actually want it to be you. '