Sched’s eyes narrowed as he looked at the wound that wouldn’t regenerate.
Even with all the secrets revealed, her stubborn attempt to hide her powers irritated him.
Sched raised his knife once more.
And what his hand grabbed was…
“Unlike you, the kid doesn’t seem capable of that.”
It was the hand of the sleeping Eve.
Louise quickly tried to stop him, shaking her head.
“Stop it. The child has done nothing wrong.”
Louise pleaded, but Sched silently looked down at her while holding Eve’s hand.
Louise realized. He would only let Eve go if she directly showed her powers.
Even though he had noticed everything, insisting on confirming her powers was a kind of coup de grâce.
A procedure to make it clear that she was a true heretic.
Louise defiantly held out her blood-soaked palm in front of his eyes.
And she unleashed the power she had suppressed and denied for years.
Then, a black light instantly flowed out from the wound.
The disgusting sensation of black magic, more painful than the pain itself.
The vivid feeling of recognizing and sensing the curse I possessed was clearly felt.
The palm she had revealed in front of him trembled.
Sched watched intently as the crimson line drawn on that palm slowly healed.
The wound on the palm disappeared cleanly as if by magic.
Only the red bloodstains that had soaked the palm revealed the existence of the wound that had been there.
“Ha…”
A small scoff escaped Sched’s mouth as he confirmed it.
He had known it in his head, but seeing the evidence of heresy with his own eyes made his mind go blank.
Until now, he thought he knew a lot about her.
He believed he knew the important parts better than anyone else, even if not everything.
It was a truly arrogant delusion.
Louise Ideana was hiding far more than he had imagined, perfectly.
And now, the subtly misaligned pieces began to fit together.
The eyes that always trembled with fear and wariness, the reckless and bold movements that were occasionally shown despite that, and… the reason she always answered that she was fine.
The meaning of her words, “To me… the family is more important than slaves,” also seemed to be precisely understood now.
“You… were an Ideana after all.”
That name that had become heretical.
He thought all the sins lay with Felix Ideana.
He wanted to believe she was only held back by the collective punishment.
But she was Ideana itself, no different from Felix Ideana.
An undeniable perfect accomplice and mastermind.
“Answer me.”
Sched spoke, holding the knife stained with her blood.
“Are you… a demon?”
The word ‘demon’ pierced Louise’s ears like a dagger.
He was asking.
If she was a complete heretic like Mephisto, a demon.
A monster who had gained complete power to the point of not needing to take lives.
Also, if he… couldn’t kill her.
Louise realized the moment she could no longer avoid had come.
She had only delayed and delayed until now, but she thought it was a secret that would be revealed someday.
However, she had hoped that at least Sched wouldn’t know of this sin…
She quietly closed her eyes and calmed her heart that was shaking like a huge wave.
“Yes, Sched.”
She raised her eyes and parted her trembling lips.
“All the heretical research conducted in the Ideana family… was for me.”
The confession flowing from the tip of her lips was more indifferent than she had imagined.
In a way, it felt refreshing.
It felt like vomiting out the filth she had been holding in her mouth for a long time.
Of course, it would be a lie to say it didn’t hurt.
But now, even that was okay.
There was something more important that she wouldn’t crumble even after revealing this secret.
The child I had to protect, more important than being attached to feelings for him.
Louise hugged Eve in her arms even tighter.
The confession of sin was also a threat to him.
A threat that he could never kill her, and a warning that his revenge could never be completed.
In the face of that stubborn rebellion, Sched gripped the handle of the knife tightly.
“So, what are you going to do?”
Louise asked.
Her eyes were ready to willingly confront him.
Sched’s mouth twisted at the unwavering gaze that shone as if she wouldn’t be hurt even if he stabbed her heart.
Louise had changed.
Because of the child held in her arms.
Is that child so precious to her?
To the point of having such eyes?
The tightly closed jaw muscles twitched.
Even without her looking at him like that, he had actually known for a very long time.
That he… couldn’t kill her.
But.
“You’d better not think about running away. If you don’t want the child’s secret to be known to the world.”
Instead, he had obtained the perfect shackles for her.
Shackles that could restrain her forever.
[This is the timeline separator]Knight Hedrick bowed his head towards the duke coming out of the cabin.
The steps of his lord walking out onto the deck seemed lighter than usual.
‘…Did things go well?’
For several years, his lord had been constantly giving off a murderous atmosphere.
He was expressionless even when a victory parade was held for him, when a beautiful dancer poured him a drink at a victory banquet, and when the king of Blancas knelt before him.
But for the first time in a few years, Sched’s face seemed to relax.
Not an expression of joy or satisfaction… but a somewhat relieved expression, as if he could breathe again.
A face that looked like he had found a way out after being chased by something.
‘I wondered what was going on when he said he would go to the Sizzlon Islands as soon as we returned… Is it because of that woman?’
Hedrick rolled his eyes and glanced at the cabin.
He remembered the woman Sched had brought back with him.
He wasn’t delicate enough to remember the faces of the maids one by one, but he distinctly remembered that woman.
Because the first woman Sched brought… was so strikingly beautiful that it was hard to forget her face.
She was quite a beauty and was often talked about among the knights.
Her name was Riana, wasn’t it?
As Hedrick was searching through his past memories, Sched opened his mouth.
“We need to turn the ship around.”
That one sentence was like the decision of someone who had found the location of a treasure island.
Secretly hiding the unspeakable joy, and deciding to sail towards the secret island where precious jewels were hidden, a selfish and arbitrary decision.
“You’re not going to Munhur Castle, sir?”
The navigator asked with a frown at the changed destination.
Sched’s head shook firmly and briefly vertically.
Munhur, the main castle of the Lester territory, had a regent.
Taking Louise and Eve, who were heretics, there was dangerous.
He had also thought about going back to Paradel, but Dietrich was there.
After the heretics were executed, Dietrich became the regent of Ideana, the land of heretics, to protect it.
A regent was placed there to ensure that heretical movements would never arise again in Ideana.
Sched stared at the pitch-black horizon that had swallowed the stars and parted his lips again.
“We need to go to Lecherdam.”
The strategic point of Ideana and a place that had regained the appearance of a city in a few years.
But a place where a temple had not yet been built.
A city where he could keep Louise and Eve out of the eyes of the church.
[This is the timeline separator]“Mommy…”
At dawn, unable to even take a nap.
At the sound of Eve mumbling and fidgeting, Louise sat up.
“Eve. Are you awake?”
As she kissed the soft cheek, a smile spread across the drowsy face with closed eyes.
Eve snuggled deeper into her mother’s arms.
The cozy scent of her mother felt nice.
Louise gently stroked the hair of the child who had buried her face in her chest.
Yes, to protect this smile, she had to do anything.
If it was Sched, as long as she cooperated, he wouldn’t recklessly reveal Eve’s secret.
“Mommy, where are we?”
Eve rubbed her eyes and sat up, then looked outside the cabin where the sound of splashing waves could be heard.
The deep blue sea with a few islands floating was rippling.
Only then did Eve recall that she had boarded a large ship yesterday.
And with the villain mister too.
“Mommy, where are we going?”
Eve asked, swaying her body to the slow rocking of the ship.
Even though she should have been scared by the unfamiliar scenery, Eve rather seemed full of curiosity.
Louise thought it was fortunate.
“We’re moving far away. Our Eve likes exploring, right?”
“Yes!”
“Let’s see a lot of new places that Eve hasn’t been to.”
Louise deliberately smiled and nodded.
“Then together with the villain mister?”
“…Yes.”
The person Eve had been calling ‘villain mister’ all along was Sched.
Louise was engulfed in a strange feeling.
Although it was a tangled relationship, he was ultimately Eve’s biological father…
“The villain mister is a good person~!”
Eve smiled brightly, showing her tiny teeth, either feeling good after sleeping or happy to go on a long exploration.
The child’s innocent reaction was a bit puzzling to Louise.
“Eve, aren’t you afraid of the villain mister…?”
Sched was the person who had kidnapped Eve.
He even sent Louise a threatening letter using Eve as a hostage.
‘I don’t know what he did while he had Eve…’
She thought there was no way he would have treated Eve well.
He probably threatened Eve with a murderous face and tried to harm her…
On top of that, he suddenly took the reckless action of jumping off a cliff while holding the two of them and brought them to this distant place without notice.
It was a strange situation for her not to be afraid of Sched.
But Eve’s expression was unusually bright.
“At first, I was scared. But the mister is kind!”
Eve spoke in an excited voice.
“Kind…?”
“Yes, Mommy and the villain mister are friends, right!”
Male lead Asks for a Divorce Every Day
It’s not often you come across a plot like this in the female-dominant genre — make sure to check it out!
This is a novel I’m planning to reread as well.
The male lead is strong, skilled in martial arts, and not the usual fragile type you often see in matriarchal novels.
Meanwhile, the female lead is a scientist—rational and logical. Even when she falls for the male lead, she doesn’t let her emotions cloud her decisions.
If you push through the first few chapters, you’ll gradually find the story really intriguing.
It has a mix of mystery, detective elements, and romance.
The author’s writing style is like crafting a puzzle—except they deliberately leave out a few pieces, making it hard to predict what happens next, yet keeping you hooked.
In the end, everything will come together and be explained.
One-sentence summary: Wife, stop playing with beakers and look at me!
In a laboratory accident, research scientist Zhu Wansheng accidentally travels to a matriarchal world. The original owner of the body is an eighteen-year-old only daughter of a wealthy rouge merchant, already married with a handsome young man.
Zhu Wansheng grins: Nice! She always said she was heaven’s favorite granddaughter. After a life of toil in her previous life, she can enjoy blessings in this one.
However, her joy lasts no more than three seconds as bad news arrives: the original owner’s family is about to go bankrupt, and her husband wants a divorce.
Even worse, she’s stuck with a research system full of restrictions.
Zhu Wansheng: ? Is this the destiny of a research dog?
——
Faced with this mess, Zhu Wansheng pours herself a bowl of wine to drown her sorrows. In her drunken haze, her husband arrives.
His figure is imposing, holding a long sword, with a dignified air that captivates Zhu Wansheng.
Gu Yingqing, however, looks at the alcohol-reeking Zhu Wansheng with undisguised disgust and coldly asks, “Divorce or not?” The intoxicated Zhu Wansheng mumbles vaguely, “I think… it’s not… it’s not… impossible!”
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The next day, after sobering up, Zhu Wansheng is full of energy, rolling up her sleeves ready to make a big move. As for yesterday? She has no memory of it.
Zhu Wansheng is ambitious; a research dog fears nothing!
Upgrading rouge, extracting fragrances, producing perfumes, researching lipsticks… all shall bow to the power of modern technology!
The original owner’s dying rouge shop is revitalized. Her mother is pleased and with a wave of her hand, passes on the family business to her. As she takes control and her experimental results gain popularity, it’s the pinnacle of her life…
——
But there are always those who can’t stand to see her doing well. Jealousy, scheming, assassination attempts – they want nothing less than her life.
The person who has always kept his distance from her suddenly holds her tightly in his arms, eyes full of concern.
She is unharmed, but he falls into a pool of blood…
Zhu Wansheng feels guilty, “I can grant you one wish.”
Gu Yingqing tentatively circles his arms around her, carefully resting his head in the crook of her neck, pleading softly, “I regret it. Can we not divorce?”
Zhu Wansheng: ? When did I agree to a divorce?
[Small Theater]
The newly developed rouge is beautifully packaged, and Zhu Wansheng is eager to try it.
Gu Yingqing suddenly appears: “My lady, may I apply it for you?”
Cool fingertips lightly brush her lips. His Adam’s apple bobs as he leans in for a light bite.
Zhu Wansheng: ?
Gu Yingqing: It smells so good, I wanted to taste it…
On a warm spring day, Zhu Wansheng tries a new perfume: “Spring Night.” Gu Yingqing corners her against a wall.
Warm breath lingers on her neck.
“My lady, from now on, may I test the fragrances for you?”
[Humorous female scientist vs scheming live-in son-in-law male lead]
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