"There was a shooting in front of the Parliament Building today, but luckily, it was just a scare."
"What?" 'How is that "just a scare"?' 'His arm was grazed by a bullet, wasn't it?'
"Then why didn't you go to the hospital? Are you hurt anywhere else?" Ashley practically yelled.
Yuri immediately wrapped his other arm around her, pulling her into his embrace. "Don't get so worked up. I'm fine. That's why I just had Chloe bandage it. The newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, however, was shot dead on the spot."
The moment Ashley heard the two words "shot dead," her body went limp, and she collapsed to the floor.
'She had always thought being emperor meant a life of luxury—visiting other countries on a whim, which was really just a glorified form of tourism.'
'She'd never imagined that the emperor of a nation would have to live in constant fear for his life.'
