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"Wife!" the Emperor cried out in desperation, his voice trembling with fear as he staggered towards the Empress. Blood trickled from a wound on his leg, but he paid no mind as he knelt beside her. She was coughing violently, her face contorted in agony.
Jae Hyun watched from a distance, a cold, sinister smile on his face. His laughter echoed eerily through the room. "Oh my! How curious," he said, his voice deep and mocking. "You claimed you didn't care about your wife—life and death meant nothing to you. Yet here you are, desperately clinging to her."
The Emperor looked up at Jae Hyun, his expression one of sheer terror. "Stop! She has done nothing wrong. She doesn't even know about my plans. Please, don't hurt her!"
