I will not die a Villainess's death

An awkward silence word after Elysia calmed down. She had no idea what to say to the queen in her current situation. And it was not like the Queen was thrilled to start a conversation either.

Both sides tried to buy time and think about what they wanted to speak about. Finally, it was the Queen who made the first move toward peace between the pair.

"I guess my words were too sudden and bold for you to process. I could just not hold back my joy after seeing you finally come around and accept Adam's feelings. That child had been pinning after you for a while now"

The queen sounded glad about Elysia's decision to accept her son but Elysia was not sure how much she knew about the actual situation.

At any rate, she seemed to not know about the mishap Elysia had caused with the emperor's destiny by causing him to fall in love with her. Especially when he was meant to be with someone much better than her.

"Sometimes, it feels like a dream that I would wake up from any day. All this happiness doesn't seem to be intended for me."

Elysian spoke those words as much for herself as she did for the queen. Her feelings were all messed up and she had no thought in her head now.

But the queen only looked assuredly back at her.

"The world sure has a lot of ways to make you feel insecure. And you are not the only one to feel like this, Elysia. But don't forget that you have people on your side and you also have a precious reason to live your life. Don't forget your reason now."

The queen was looking at Elysia's still flat belly. But they both knew that there was a life swelling inside it at that very moment.

Elysia's insides tingled at the reminder and her cheeks flushed. All she did was remain silent to not attract attention to her feelings.

"Anyway, you should have your rest today because we will be getting busy from tomorrow onwards. It is the royal wedding after all."

The queen's assuring grin turned impish and Elysia had a really bad feeling about it. She had heard about the queen's infamous shopping sprees. But she had never participated in one herself.

And it seemed like she would finally get to experience what it was like to be led around until your feet hurt.

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"We'll take this and oh, that as well. And this looks good as well. Here Elysia, now try these. I need to see their fitting on you."

Elysia wanted to drop dead after following the queen for the past two hours. Her body felt tired as she tried her best to keep herself awake. But she was sure that even the bitterest of coffee would not help her fatigue now.

Beside Elysia, Eve shrugged her shoulder as if asking Elysia to cooperate. Elysia wanted to glare at her for her betrayal but then she remembered that Eve had been the queen's companion for a long time.

It had been Eve who had to suffer Elysia's position before and Elysia had no idea how she managed to do that without complaint.

"Hurry up and change Elysia. What are you waiting for."

Elysia finally realized that there was no way out for her so she took the offered dress from the queen and changed.

The dress was magnificent but rather revealing. It was something Elysia would never wear in front of the company and she was hesitant to come out. But she had to come out since it was the queen who ordered her.

"I don't feel comfortable showing this much skin. Can we change this dress to something else?"

Elysia asked as she held her breasts up with her arms. There were no strap-less bras in this period so her breasts were rather rebellious.

She was afraid that they would slip out from the cut of her dress if she made any kind of movement. She looked toward Eve whose face had gone red and Elysia could suddenly not meet her eyes.

"Nonsense. You look marvelous and the color red suits you quite well. Don't you think Elysia looks quite dashing Eve?"

"Huh? Oh yes. She looks very cute. Quite sexy if you dare to ask me. Can you make her change now before an accident happens?"

Eve's shyness caused the queen to laugh out loud.

"Ara~ But I thought the one who would like to see Elysia dressed up the most would be you, Eve. Don't tell me that you are acting shy now."

The queen teased Eve which caused the saintess's face to go even redder. Elysia had a sudden realization that the queen knew about Eve's feelings for Elysia. And it did not look like she was opposed to this relationship.

It was almost shocking for Elysia to realize but she was able to offset it with a lot of mental preparation from her side.

"Please stop this teasing. I…will come back once you are ready to no longer tease me."

Eve huffed as she ran out of the room. Elysia wanted to go after her but the queen's heavy gaze stopped her from moving. The queen looked amused at Eve's retreating.

"Should we let Eve go like this? She will be quite upset at being teased by you."

Elysia observed as she watched her lover run away but the queen only scoffed at her words.

"Eve will be alright and she will bounce back in no time. People like her are hard to find but they are loyal once they do find their life partner. Eve is like a daughter to me so I would like for you to accept both her and Adam."

The queen sounded soft and Elysia could not figure out why the queen was so accommodating toward her of all people.

She had all but torn up the dream pair of Adam and Eve, while also destroying their chances of getting married.

"Don't think like that again. I don't fault them for falling for a sweet girl like you. Rather, I am glad that you accepted them as they are. They had never looked so happy before."

The queen's thoughts did not make sense to Elysia but she decided not to look too hard into her mentality. It was not for her to worry about others like this anyway.

Especially someone like the queen who was more than qualified to look after herself.

"Anyway, our shopping is far from being done. Adam was too impatient with setting the wedding date this early so I hope you do not feel too intimidated by me."

Elysia felt goosebumps go down her spine as she heard those words. She was not ready to spend even more time shopping. But it doesn't seem like Eve and the queen were even winded.

Even placed her hand on Elysia's shoulder in a consoling manner. Elysia could feel the desire Eve told her to give up her freedom.

"Ah look. It's Lady Emma White and she looks to be all alone. Should we invite her to join us as well? Being alone like this cannot be good for her. I don't think she even has any friends in high society."

The queen sounded sorry for Emma and even Elysia felt for her. Emma was not a friend to her but she was someone who was acquainted with Elysia. And she was someone who liked Sorias.

As such, Elysia felt a little responsible for looking after Emma.

Meanwhile, Eve did not have such a good impression of Emma. The girl had been useful but Even had found her to be a little selfish and somewhat of a jerk when it came to anyone but Sorias.

However, she also knew that if Elysia and the queen had decided on something then they would not stray away from their path no matter what Eve said to them. It was better for her to save her breath.

She had a feeling that Emma White's sudden appearance was a problem she needed to solve.

"We should call Lady White over. She was one of the only ladies who did not have a negative opinion of me so I would like to have her at my side."

And with Elysia's words, their encounter was sealed. In the end, it was Eve who volunteered to go and fetch Emma.

Meanwhile, Emma could not help but be surprised at the sudden turn of fate she was encountering. She had expected to take her time in approaching Elysia once she was back.

But now she was being called to spend time with Elysia all without even trying anything. It was the perfect opportunity to make Elysia follow her and offer her as a sacrifice.

She had expected her task to be difficult and overbearing. She had not even been sure if she would be able to achieve it without losing everything. But now it seemed as if she would be able to get away without being caught.

She just had to play her cards right.