Chapter 202: Tying Up Loose Ends (7)
“The only duke? You’re mistaken, Kyle,” Apollonia said, flashing a smile.
Deliberately addressing Kylion by his nickname, she intended to convey to the nobles that, while he might not hold an official title within the imperial family, he was still her younger brother unofficially.
Kylion’s eyes widened in surprise. “Mistaken?”
“I have not yet decided what to do with the confiscated territory that was once Liepherr.”
Her composed voice reverberated through the hall, drawing the attention of the passing nobles, who now focused on a single person—Uriel Viche, the man standing closest to Apollonia.
Their engagement was already an open secret. However, as the empress’ paramour, who had played a pivotal role in her ascension alongside Kylion, it was only natural for Uriel to receive a title and land.
Some nobles, who had come to that realization, sent him disapproving looks, believing that it was an excessively generous reward.
