Chapter 128

Months later, the palace buzzed with echoes of laughter and an atmosphere of joy.

Aisha had settled into her role as the empress with grace and humility and her presence had been a comforting anchor for Dario.

Dario was the happiest because the people of Persian accepted, loved and cooperated with Aisha just as expected. And she had been leading graciously alongside him ever since.

It was a bright morning and Dario woke up to a very delicious smell that had filled almost the entire mansion.

‘What’s that smell?’ He thought to himself, his eyes still closed with his nose twitching slightly as he took in the aroma.

He opened his eyes and immediately got out of bed out of curiosity, and dashed to the kitchen.

On his way, he stopped briefly to take a deep breath in, and closed his eyes to savor the smell before he continued his journey.

As he got closer to the kitchen, he could hear chatter and laughter coming from there. ‘Mama and Aisha?’ He thought. It had to be them.

A warm smil