“...Do you truly believe her words?” Lucas asked skeptically.

The Emperor shrugged casually. “Not entirely.”

The Emperor wasn’t entirely unaware of Sylvia’s existence. She had made a name for herself in high society, after all. Whether he fully recognized her significance was unclear, but she had demonstrated enough skill to extract information from people who showed her favor.

He had heard about her adoption. Lucas had already mentioned that she might be “that girl” from back then, so the Emperor had been keeping an eye on her to some degree. The Grace family wasn’t one to be discarded lightly.

On top of that, he was well aware that his two daughters had grown close to Sylvia Grace at social gatherings.@@novelbin@@

But the claim that Sylvia Grace—the so-called “Black and White Lily of Grace”—was the Emperor’s daughter?

“It’s possible she’s trying to use me,” the Emperor mused.

“In that case, wouldn’t it be better to eliminate her outright?” Lucas pressed.

“That would be problematic. From what I know, the Grace family has raised her with great care. While everyone is aware she wasn’t born into the family, no one questions her identity as a Grace. The Grace family is one that considers any child carrying their name, blood-related or not, to be their own.”

In other words, if the Emperor acted against Sylvia, the Grace family would turn their backs on him.

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