I scanned Clint Tenen with a baffled expression. His body, bigger than a mountain, and his towering height, threatening enough to reach the mansion’s ceiling, were menacing.
When I didn’t know he was Count Tenen, I thought he was a bandit…….
‘Even knowing he’s Count Tenen, he looks like a bandit…….’
Knowing his identity didn’t change much. The animal fur draped over his shoulder made him look even more rugged.
I swallowed dry saliva and managed to smile.
“Ni, nice to meet you, Lord Tenen.”
“……That title is awkward. Just call me ‘Clint’ comfortably.”
“……Al, alright. Clint…….”
“More than that, the doll in Her Majesty’s hand now.”
Clint cut off his words and threw his gaze at my hand like before. No, precisely, it was at the teddy bear I was holding.
“Please return it. It’s a doll cherished by my daughter in her lifetime.”
“……Ah.”
I hurriedly handed the teddy bear to Clint in surprise.
“I’m sorry for touching it thoughtlessly.”
Clint, who held the teddy bear preciously, nodded heavily. Then he turned and placed the teddy bear back in its original place.
It seemed the reason he first reached out to me was probably to take back that teddy bear.
‘Then this room is…….’
Only then did I understand. A bedroom different from others, filled with warm temperature and pleasant fragrance. A comfortable bedroom, ready for someone to use at any time.
It was Countess Tenen’s bedroom.
“……Clint. You don’t seem to be staying in the mansion, where do you stay?”
Levanfell, who sheathed his sword, looked around the mansion with a furrowed brow. To Levanfell’s question, Clint answered while indifferently tidying up the fallen objects.
“I stay in the mansion, Your Majesty.”
No matter how one looked, the mansion was not a place for people to live.
“Count. You stay here? But according to the knights who searched the ground floor, the water is frozen in the kitchen, and there is no water. There’s no firewood, so no trace of a fireplace being lit.”
“…….”
“Are you really staying here? Count.”
“Jaerim. You…….”
Clint, who had finished tidying up his daughter’s messedup bedroom, stood back up. His indifferent eyes scanned Jaerim.
“……You were not that tall.”
“……! Co, Count! That remark is unforgivable even if you are a count! Do you know how much effort it took to grow this tall?!”
Clint lightly ignored Jaerim’s words and stood before Levanfell.
“Even though I told you not to come, you came all this way, Your Majesty. You really haven’t changed at all.”
“You say that, but your stubbornness seems the same. I’ve told you hundreds of times to come to the palace, but you won’t listen.”
Levanfell and Clint looked at each other with indifferent eyes.
‘They resemble each other.’
The two were strangely alike. From the indifferent looks to the blunt way they spoke. Even the subtle affection that was blended within.
“Please leave.”
“Clint.”
“My answer will be the same even though you came all this way. Please leave, Your Majesty.”
Clint scanned his daughter’s bedroom with painfilled eyes, then slowly closed the bedroom door with the palm of his hand.
Bam.
The bedroom door closed. The one beam of light entering the mansion disappeared, and darkness returned to the hallway. The desolate and dark hallway, where not a single light was lit, seemed to reveal Clint’s inner thoughts.
“……This is not a good place for Her Majesty either. Please take her away, Your Majesty.”
“Clint.”
Levanfell clenched his teeth. I quickly grabbed Levanfell’s arm and intervened in the conversation.
Now, Clint seemed as if he wouldn’t be swayed by force.
“We came a long way. Even if we’re going back, it’s alright to catch our breath before we go, right?”
“…….”
“I’m not even asking for hospitality. But standing in this hallway is tiring, Clint. Let’s move to the place where you usually stay.”
“……Ha. I understand. We’ll do as Her Majesty says. Then you will rest for a moment and leave.”
I quickly nodded at his change of mind. Clint, who covered his misty eyes with his palm, moved.
I followed him after glancing around the desolate mansion.
(This is a time separator.)
The knights who had stopped searching began to lightly clean the mansion at the command of Jaelim.
And Jaelim, Levanfell, and I headed to the office where Clint usually eats and sleeps.
But there was nothing there either. It was so empty that it was strange to think that he really lived and slept here.
The wind came in through the broken window, and the torn curtains fluttered. The dusty sofa and chairs were so disgusting that I didn’t even want to touch them. Spiderwebs were growing on the bookshelf, and all the books were spilled on the floor.
Someone had smashed the desk, and of course, there was no trace of the candle being used.
On the window sill, where there was less dust, dozens of liquor bottles were strewn.
Male lead fell into her trap — and shattered when she walked away
This is also on my reread list!
This one is a slow burn, but when it burns, it burns hard.
Definitely worth a read, y’all!
The story follows a thousand-year-old seductive spirit who, on a bet, sets out to charm the male lead—a once-promising but unfortunate cultivator.
But just when she succeeds in making him fall for her, she heartlessly leaves, driving him to madness.
Determined to find her at all costs, he captures her, keeping her by his side no matter what, even if she hates him.
I love this kind of trope—I enjoy watching the male lead suffer in agony.
The ending drags a bit with unnecessary filler, but that’s fine.
As long as I enjoy the beginning, I’m good.
Intro
As an enchantress, Su Heng possesses captivating eyes and charming beauty, easily manipulating the joys and sorrows of living beings at her fingertips.
But to enchant a god, making him taste the bitterness of love’s separation, long-lasting resentment, unattainable desires, and inability to let go…
Do you dare?
Su Heng assists a divine lord in his cultivation, aiming to make him experience all the sufferings of love, so that he can attain the Great Dao.
Only after being chased down from the heavens by the divine lord, confined and completely possessed by him, does she realize how successful she has been.
The once gentle and polite youth has transformed into someone she no longer recognizes.
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