929 GENERATIONAL SHIFT (5)

[Three days ago…]

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JASPER was half-surprised and half-curious when he saw the important guests who visited his mansion.

He had just returned home after fighting in the frontline.

And he hadn't been a day when he got a surprise visit from people he least expected.

"We apologize for coming unannounced, Duke Hawthorne."

Jasper immediately shook his head. "You don't have to apologize, Princess Hanna."

"I'm no longer the Crown Princess, Your Grace," Hanna Quinzel said with a polite smile. "Emperor Nero is the first emperor in history to ascend the throne unmarried."

Oh.

He didn't know what was more shocking.

The fact that Hanna Quinzel was no longer the Crown Princess, or the fact that the Crown Prince had already ascended the throne without the public's knowledge?

But more importantly…