Beatrix did not see her husband's fleeting change because she is experiencing strange emotions deep inside her heart... It is a type of emotion that scares her so much! An emotion that she could not allow in this lifetime! She reined in that emotion and decided to ignore it...

"Okay. It is settled then." She nodded and stared on the ground next for fear that her hidden emotion will betray her.

I am already married to Anders... I must love only him and remain faithful to him... I must forget this cursed feeling! Only suffering and death await me if I dare to love Andrew again...

Starting that day, the couple helped Crown Prince Andrew with his tasks. He did not know if it is a blessing or curse that they decided to help lighten his workload because now, he struggled to hide and control his dark thoughts and chaotic emotions in front of the two lovebirds who continued to rub salt and chili into his wounded heart... He is probably just a good actor and pretender so most people could not see through his real thoughts and feelings... Only his Imperial Brother knows and he is always giving him a warning and threatening glare whenever they are left alone!

Prince Andrew could only clench his hands and grit his teeth secretly while his face remains emotionless and indifferent every time he sees them happily talking, holding each other's hands, hugging tightly, feeding each other, he even caught them smooching several times when they thought he is not paying attention! How could he miss those things when his eyes are secretly paying attention to her and everything that she does? He could only remain quiet because legally they are allowed to do those intimate acts! He could not do anything except painfully let them and suffer in secrecy and silence... When he could not take it anymore, out of extreme anger and jealousy, he told them that he will be accepting concubines!

"I will be accepting concubines soon." He is trying to gauge her reaction. He desperately wants to see a trace of his former Beatrix!

He remembers that his Beatrix told him that she will never, ever, not ever allow him to have another woman! No secondary wives! No tertiary wives! No concubines! No mistresses! No bedwarmers! And the likes!!!

Beatrix, if you say 'No'... Just a single word and I will listen! I will continue defying Imperial Father's wishes even if he punishes me again! My Love, I miss you so much...

Beatrix cannot help but feel extreme sadness and pain inside her heart but...

Isn't this what she already expected of him?

Didn't she already experience this similar and familiar event in her past lifetimes?

Didn't she already die tragically several times before because he could not stick only to her?

And so, she calmed herself and acted very excited when she replied.

"I am happy for you, Andrew! I wish you a happy life with your concubines and several imperial children soon!" She told him enthusiastically. She did not know how she managed to say it without showing her true feelings. She leaned to her husband for support next because she felt so weak and dead inside... She is fighting the urge to cry and sob wretchedly! She became very silent, letting her husband do the talking while she repeated in her mind like a mantra that everything she did is correct, that her decision is the best!

I am married to Anders! I must love him more than I love Andrew! I will be more intimate with my husband! My previous attempts are lacking! I will work harder to give him a child! No... several children! Probably, if we have several children, that will keep me very busy to even have the time to think of other things! That is the only way I could totally forget about my feelings for Andrew and finally move on!

Gladly, Prince Anders embraced her tightly as he agreed.

"Yes, Imperial Brother! We are so happy for you! I also hope that you will have several imperial children from your concubines very soon! You encouraged us so much to work even harder so we could have several children soon!"

After that day, Prince Andrew accepted all the concubines his Imperial Father gave him because Beatrix did not care about him anymore! After that, his Imperial Brother and Beatrix are now being openly intimate in front of him unlike before...

According to his spies, every night Beatrix worked harder together with his Imperial Brother to produce an imperial child... He felt that someone pierced through his heart several times! He probably loves hurting himself because he cannot let go and move on! He knows that they could not possibly procreate this time but every time he imagines that his Beatrix is performing intimate and passionate acts to his Imperial Brother, it almost drove him insane every night!

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