This made me go back and watch the film to see if Palpatine really did smile as Padmé left, and sure enough he did in a blink-and-you-miss-it split second before the scene transitioned.
He was glad to not have her on her back anymore, and possibly to get rid of her, she was really useful into allowing him to become Supreme Chancellor but was a real headache to him the rest of the time as she was one person that he couldn't control.
And so it begins
This made me go back and watch the film to see if Palpatine really did smile as Padmé left, and sure enough he did in a blink-and-you-miss-it split second before the scene transitioned.
He was glad to not have her on her back anymore, and possibly to get rid of her, she was really useful into allowing him to become Supreme Chancellor but was a real headache to him the rest of the time as she was one person that he couldn't control.
Palpatine is a master at 4D chess, and he is good at adapting to unexpected changes to his plans.
pal-pa-tine lol