He lifted the certificate high to the crowd. "This is how the two have been proven to be blood relatives."

Julietta's stiff shoulders finally relaxed at the blue signatures of the archbishop's certificate.

"Oh, indeed, Mrs. Anais's suspicion was wrong. That's right. What a discourtesy!" The Duke of Martin, who was present as a witness, spoke out.

"The Duke of Dudley should take responsibility for insulting Princess Kiellini. I can no longer tolerate that he's constantly caused trouble, denounced and driven His Highness Killian to the corner."

Duke Haint was also angry, but looked around and was puzzled. "And where IS Duke Dudley?"

Duke Martin clicked his tongue at the question of Duke Haint. "Don't tell me, he just walked away now to avoid this situation. It's not something we're going to let go of."

Some of the n.o.bles who had visited the Vicern Temple and were close to the Duke of Dudley were now shaking their heads, frowning.

Julietta might feel relieved or sullied by the reaction of people, but her heart was pounding strangely. She took Manny from Vera and hugged it tightly to soothe her heart.

"Then let's end the ceremony now that everyone's doubts seem to have been cleared. With the quick help of the archbishop, we are fortunate to be able to return to Austern today."

As Killian looked back at the people and spoke, the Duke of Dudley's voice came to him.

"It's not over yet." The Duke of Dudley, who had not been seen until the ceremony was over, came forward with a woman.

From the moment she saw Dian following the hooded woman behind the Duke of Dudley, she realized that something had gone wrong. Her eyes turned to Killian. The moment she saw his expression, Julietta seemed to feel her heart stop.

He looked like he lost everything; he was full of shock and fear. Of course, the look quickly disappeared into an expressionless appearance, but she had never seen Killian make such a face.

'Did you do that when I drank poison and fell down? Am I seeing the image of Killian that I heard from Vera and Phoebe?'

Julietta raised her head. It was absolutely impossible to back down. It wasn't a time to be shaken and swung.

"Princess Dudley, you are very rude. You have been trying to cause trouble by questioning my ident.i.ty, so I came to Vicern myself. Where have you been? Do you now appear to do this?"

The Duke of Dudley admired the fake princess, whose face never changed when she saw the woman he had brought. It was not normal audacity. With such audacity, she had stolen someone else's ident.i.ty and coveted the seat of the Empress.

But such audacity and her big scale were done today. He thought the woman's audacity was a waste, but that was all.

"There was a woman who was looking for me when I stepped out to attend the ceremony. She said she had something to say about Princess Kiellini. Aren't you curious?" The Duke of Dudley looked back at everyone and pushed a woman wearing a hood in front of him.

A woman of small stature, like a child, staggered off the hood. She glared at Julietta with a rueful look. "How dare you covet my seat and kill my father, even if you are an illegitimate child. You enemy, did you think you could cheat people to the end and sit in my seat and live well in clover?"

Regina coughed heavily for a while and then turned back. "I'm the only daughter of the Duke of Kiellini, Iris Regina Kiellini."

Those who attended the ceremony looked surprised at her crisp blond hair and dark blue-green eyes, which had worsened with poor health.

Archbishop Paulo was surprised for a different reason than people. It had been too dark to recognize her earlier, but he had just met the woman who was identifying herself as the real Princess of Kiellini, right here.

The Duke's illegitimate child, who had come with the Duke of Kiellini to receive the Proof of Blood, claimed that she was the real one.

Paulo looked at Princess Kiellini, who had just finished her ritual. There was a difference between light and shade, such as day and night, but they had the same blonde hair and green eyes, an unusual combination. There was no doubt that they were both daughters, as the Duke himself had brought her to be recognized as an illegitimate child.

He was so desperate to tell the truth he knew, but he shut his mouth. 'Everything is as G.o.d wills.'

Dian looked at Regina with astonishment. 'What the h.e.l.l are you talking about?'

Regina was leaving the room to meet the Duke of Dudley, and whispered to Dian, "You'll be introduced as Princess Kiellini soon, so please come back ready."

Dian stayed in the room and took out the best of the few clothes she had prepared before leaving Tilia in a hurry and put her hair in order. She didn't really like the dark blue-gray dress, but thought she'd only wear more fancy and more luxurious clothes in the future.

When she finished her priming, Dian went to Duke Dudley's residence. Just after the conversation, they came to the hall where people gathered, and she came along the Duke and Regina. Dian lowered her eyes gently, waiting for Regina to introduce her. Regina, however, did not care about her presence and only said she was the real Princess of Kiellini.