“Oh, I’ve also acquired some other flowers recently. Can I go to the garden again soon?”
“You don’t need to ask my permission every time. As I told the young lord earlier, you are my fiancée.”
“Okay, I understand. But I didn’t want to inconvenience you by visiting whenever…”
“Do you think I find you inconvenient?”
“Well, that’s… actually, since we’ve rarely been alone together and Adelia was always at the duke’s residence, I’m not sure.”
Hesitant at first, I then candidly shared my thoughts with him. Kae-earn looked at me intently for a moment before speaking.
“That’s not the case.”
“Pardon?”
“I have never found you inconvenient.”
“Oh…”
“So, don’t worry about me and do as you wish.”
His gaze seemed unusually tender as he spoke.
“But surely you don’t find me more inconvenient than Lucas Aiker?”
His eyes suddenly sharpened as he asked this question, only for a brief moment.
“No, absolutely not!”
Worried that Kae-earn might misunderstand, I quickly denied it.
“Absolutely not. Please don’t misunderstand.”
I emphatically shook my head, denying it.
“Lucas is, I mean, Lucas is… no, it’s nothing.”
I started to mention the confession at the banquet but stopped, not wanting to unnecessarily worry him.
However, Kae-earn, with a sharp look, said something significant as if he knew everything.
“Didn’t you clearly tell me at the banquet? That Lucas Aiker never confessed his feelings to you.”
“Pardon?”
Caught off guard, I was speechless and just stared at him.
“Did you lie to me?”
“No, it’s not that. It’s just that…”
As he was right, I bit my lip anxiously, unable to speak.
“Since when has Lucas Aiker been visiting here?”
“Since the prince’s birthday banquet, he’s visited a few times.”
“After the banquet?”
“Yes. Lucas had been at Aiker’s estate until then and returned to the capital to apply for the Royal Guard. Then he started visiting me, saying he was bored.”
I added details, worried that he might think Lucas and I had been meeting for a long time.
“Because he’s a friend…”
“Ha, a friend?”
Kae-earn gave a hollow laugh, seemingly not convinced by my explanation of being just friends.
“Does Lucas Aiker consider you just a friend?”
“Pardon?”
“It doesn’t seem that way to me.”
He seemed to have discerned everything accurately.
“How do you know…”
Unable to hide it any longer, I inadvertently let my guard down.
“Since when?”
“Pardon?”
“Since when did he harbor feelings for you?”
Kae-earn’s question felt like an icy wind, and I knew he didn’t take kindly to Lucas, especially since he had shown interest in Adelia, even briefly.
Concerned that my earlier lie might worsen his mood, I confessed honestly.
“He said it’s been since he confessed to Adelia.”
“What did he say?”
“After Adelia rejected him, I consoled him briefly.”
“Consoled? You? Why?”
His voice was frosty, puzzled as to why I would do such a thing.
“I felt sorry for him… he was humiliated in front of many people, and I just felt pity…”
“Ha.”
He let out a deep sigh, as if he couldn’t believe it. I felt the same way, regretting my actions from that day. If only I hadn’t comforted Lucas back then, he wouldn’t have become so attached to me.
But at that time, I really had no other choice. Unable to say anything more, I avoided his gaze and remained silent.
I felt his intense gaze on me. Suddenly, a strange sense of déjà vu hit me. It felt like I had experienced this intense scrutiny before. When was it?
Trying to remember, I realized it was at the banquet. Yes, that was it. After I had separated from Kae-earn at the banquet, I felt a persistent gaze on me. It wasn’t the curiosity of the crowd or the jealous glances from other ladies.
It was more intense, as if completely capturing me – just like now.
‘It was Kae-earn.’
I had wondered who was looking at me so intensely. Realizing this, I looked up and met his eyes. The realization turned into certainty as I saw the intensity in his gaze.
I knew who it was, but the reason behind it remained unclear. Why was he watching me so closely? The most obvious answer was that he was keeping an eye on me, but that raised another question. Why was he monitoring me?
Unless I asked him directly, I would never know for sure. And even if I did ask, if he denied it, I had no proof other than my own feelings.
‘There must have been a reason.’
I was curious, but that wasn’t the most important thing right now. What mattered was that I had lied to him, and now I needed to explain it to Kae-earn.
So, I gathered my thoughts, waiting for him to speak. As expected, Kae-earn asked me directly.
“Why did you lie to me?”
“I didn’t want to worry you over something trivial.”
“Trivial? You think your fiancé receiving a confession from another man is trivial?”
It did seem trivial to me, but clearly, he thought otherwise. Seeing his sensitive reaction, I was perplexed but continued to try to convince him.
“I rejected Lucas’s confession right there, so I thought it was over.”
“You rejected Aiker’s confession immediately?”
“Yes, of course. I have no obligation to accept Lucas’s feelings. I’ve always seen him just as a friend, nothing more.”
I defended myself, feeling unjustly accused. Why did I have to justify myself this much? Yet, it seemed necessary.
“Really?”
“Yes, really.”
He asked as if confirming the truth, and I nodded vigorously, affirming my statement.
His face, which had been cold, seemed slightly relaxed, but then it turned stern again.
“Yet Aiker keeps visiting this house?”
“He said he had given up on his feelings for me.”
I had accepted his visits as a friend after we settled our relationship. Otherwise, I would have definitely refused them.
“Why did you lie to me?”
“I lied because I didn’t want you to worry unnecessarily.”
“Unnecessary worry? You consider a confession to your fiancée by another man to be unnecessary worry?”
In my opinion, it was indeed trivial, but he seemed to think otherwise. Seeing his reaction, more sensitive than I had expected, I continued to explain.
“I rejected Aiker’s confession immediately.”
“You did?”
“Yes. I have no obligation to accept his feelings. I have never had any feelings for Lucas beyond friendship.”
I defended myself with an air of injustice. Why did I feel compelled to explain so much? Yet, it seemed necessary.
“Is that so?”
“Yes, it’s true.”
He asked as if confirming the truth, and I nodded vigorously, affirming my statement.
His previously cold expression seemed to soften a bit, but then it turned stern again.
“And yet Aiker continues to visit this house?”
“He said he had completely let go of his feelings for me.”
I had accepted his visits as a friend after we settled our relationship. Otherwise, I would have definitely refused them.
“He said he let go? Did he explicitly say that?”
“No, not exactly, but he did suggest we remain good friends.”
This time, I relayed Lucas’s words to Kae-earn without any hesitation, as it wasn’t a lie.
“Ha, you really are…”
But then, Kae-earn let out a frustrated sigh, running his hand through his hair in exasperation.
‘Wow.’
For a moment, I was captivated by his almost picturesque gesture and had to snap myself out of it.
“Is something wrong? Did I do something wrong?”
I then asked him, my face filled with nervous anticipation, trying to gauge his reaction.
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
