My Crippled Ex-Husband Is An Emperor

The gift

Accompanying Roy to the ceremony was supposed to be a dream but Eisha felt extremely uneasy.

At first, she thought it was because of the guards at the entrance checking the invitations. She was afraid of being embarrassed if Roy's invitation was fake.

But they simply checked his name and let them in without questions.

So why wasn't the feeling going away? Why did it feel like she was an accomplice to something terrible?

Earlier in the day, he showed a special gem bracelet he'd gotten as a gift for the Empress.

When she saw the strange markings on it, she could feel a strange chill run down her spine. She asked him about it and he told her it was an artifact of a great shaman of protection.

It was supposed to ward off evil spirits.

It seemed like a very sincere gift but she had her doubts. She asked him if someone asked him to deliver it to the Empress but he denied it.

So how did he lay his hands on such an item? If he bought it, she was pretty sure it was expensive because it wa