A month ago, Aldrery received a summons from the imperial palace, which puzzled him at the time, as it was not a common occurrence. He felt he had done nothing to warrant such attention from the imperial family, but of course, he obeyed the order.
However, once he met the emperor in his private study and the topic turned to Aldrian—and how the emperor knew about him being Aldrian's father—he was immediately struck with fear. His face turned pale, and countless negative thoughts about the emperor's possible opinions filled his mind.
He couldn't help thinking that way, given his and Irene's family history, and the fact that they were from different empires.
Yet, to his surprise, the emperor seemed entirely unbothered by it. He even expressed support, going so far as to laugh and thank him for his great merit, simply because he was Aldrian's father.
