“Miss Helena! I’m so sorry. I found the lost hair ornament! I completely forgot that I had put it in the drawer. Oh, Duke of Labellion! Greetings to you.”
Amy, flustered by her mistake, bowed to Kaern after seeing him.
“Did you really find it?”
Hearing that my lost hair ornament had been found, I asked with a bright smile.
“Yes. Here it is!”
“Wow, really. That’s a relief.”
I felt a great sense of relief upon seeing the hair ornament in Amy’s hand.
The hair ornament, made of amethysts and woven into purple flowers, was a gift Kaern had given me before.
“I really should have taken better care of your most cherished ornament, Miss. I am truly sorry.”
“No, it’s okay. It’s just a small matter. And you’ve found it already. Don’t worry too much, Amy. Can you put it in my hair now? We should be leaving soon.”
Consoling a nearly tearful Amy, I urged her with a light smile.
“Yes, right away…”
As Amy hurried to place the ornament in my hair following my words,
“I’ll do it.”
Kaern suddenly stepped forward, pushing Amy aside gently and took the hair ornament from her hand, then slowly approached me.
“Duke…?”
Confused by Kaern’s sudden action, I called out to him with a voice full of bewilderment.
However, no response came, and my view was filled only with his black tailcoat.
What’s happening?
Why is he doing this all of a sudden?
My mind went blank at Kaern’s unexpected behavior.
Then, I snapped back to reality with the cool scent that hit me and the careful touch on my hair.
And my heart started to beat wildly.
Thump thump.
Why is my heart acting like this?
Although it always fluttered when I saw him, I’d never been this close to him, and my heart was pounding as if I had sprinted 100 meters.
‘He mustn’t hear it.’
Now, more than wondering why he was putting the ornament in my hair, I worried if he could hear my heart beating.
So, I just stared at his chest area, unable to breathe properly while he fixed the ornament.
Thump thump thump.
But not breathing couldn’t stop my heart from beating.
Contrary to my will, my heart pounded even harder, and I stood frozen, not knowing what to do.
But what was Kaern doing?
Why was he taking so long?
By now, he should have easily finished placing the ornament, yet he still stood motionless in front of me.
‘Please.’
I hoped he would move away before he noticed, but he showed no sign of doing so.
How much time had passed?
Finally, the distance that seemed unbridgeable between us slowly widened.
As soon as Kaern stepped back, I exhaled the breath I had been holding.
“Phew…….”
‘Just putting on a hair ornament made my heart race like this… I hope my cheeks aren’t red.’
“Why is that?”
“No, it’s nothing!”
Responding to Kaern, who asked while looking at me exhale deeply, I waved my hand dismissively.
“Don’t you like it?”
“No, it’s beautiful. I mean, it will be beautiful, right?”
Noticing his slightly raised eyebrows, I quickly responded, then turned to Amy, seeking her agreement.
“Yes, Miss. It suits you very well.”
Consciously ignoring Kaern, I touched the hair ornament he had placed, trying to calm my nerves and the inexplicable trembling.
Only when his presence receded did my heart begin to find its way back to normalcy.
“Then, let’s depart now.”
“Yes? Yes. That sounds good.”
However, perhaps because my heart hadn’t had enough time to settle, it started beating at an incredible rate as soon as I looked at Kaern again.
‘Really, why is this happening?’
It was so bewildering to have my heart race this crazily just because I liked him.
I followed him out, trying to hide my trembling heart with an awkward smile.
A worry struck me at that moment.
If we were to ride in the carriage together, I would have to face him until we reached the palace. Could I really manage to stay composed in my current state?
Of course, the Labellion family’s carriage was spacious enough to avoid any mishap like before, but I couldn’t help but feel anxious.
As these concerns flooded my mind and I approached the carriage, Kaern extended his large hand to me.
‘Beautiful.’
His hands, robust yet straight and slender.
Even the hands of a handsome man are so pretty.
Looking at his hand, I had a whimsical thought – was there any part of Kaern Labellion that wasn’t attractive?
It was his low voice that snapped me out of my thoughts.
“Aren’t you getting in?”
“What? No, I am.”
Gathering my wits, I took his hand and hurriedly climbed into the carriage, taking my seat.
Kaern followed and took a seat opposite me, and the carriage started moving.
‘Please calm down.’
Even after sitting in the carriage for a while, my heart refused to settle.
I placed my palm over the area where my heart was racing, trying to soothe it.
It seemed to work to some extent.
“Are you in pain?”
“What? No, not at all.”
Kaern, noticing my strange behavior, inquired about my well-being.
Startled, I answered him quickly, not even pausing to breathe.
As our eyes met, my heart, which I had tried so hard to calm, started to pound fiercely again.
‘This is crazy. Please.’
Truthfully, I had hardly ever been alone with him.
But recently, at Adelia’s wedding and now, I found myself in his close proximity twice in just a few years.
‘This won’t do. I need to distance my thoughts from him a little.’
The anxiety that something might really happen if my heart continued to race like this took over my mind.
To return to normal, I figured distancing myself was the answer.
But…
It was impossible to stay away from him while sharing a carriage.
So, I had no choice but to endure.
If I could just hold on until we reached the palace, I could naturally act independently at the banquet.
With that thought, I resolved to keep my composure and tried not to look at Kaern for the remainder of the journey.
Fortunately, as time passed, my heart seemed to slow down gradually.
I breathed a sigh of relief internally, encouraging myself to hold on just a little longer.
But then…
Kaern, whom I thought wouldn’t say a word to me, filled the carriage with his voice.
“I remember giving you that hair ornament.”
“What? Yes, you’re right.”
As soon as he spoke to me, my heart started thumping again.
Feeling both embarrassed and frustrated, I bit my lip to regain composure.
“You gave it to me as a birthday present a few years ago.”
I hastily added,
“When I was eighteen.”
“What? Yes, you’re right. You remember.”
I hadn’t expected him to remember when he gave it.
Delighted that he remembered, I smiled slightly and nodded vigorously.
“Is it your most cherished one?”
“What?”
“I remember the maid saying that.”
“Oh, yes. It’s a gift from you, and it’s also very beautiful…”
Feeling a bit embarrassed, I fumbled with my words.
“But do you not wear it often? Is it not to your taste…”
Hearing Kaern’s words, suggesting that I might not wear it often because it wasn’t to my liking, I quickly opened my mouth to clarify.
“That’s not it! It’s just… it’s just that it’s a gift from you, and I fear wearing it often might wear it out or damage it too soon, and I would hate for that to happen…”
While I was making excuses to him, I inadvertently said something I shouldn’t have and abruptly stopped speaking.
“So, it’s not a matter of taste, but just for that reason you don’t wear it?”
“…What? Oh, yes. It’s because it was a birthday gift from you, and also it holds memories with Adelia, so I would be very upset if it got damaged.”
I felt too embarrassed to admit all this to him, so I slightly mentioned memories with Adelia as well, but mostly what I said was true.
The first gift he gave me on my birthday was among the most precious things I had, and I wanted to preserve it as long as possible, if not for a lifetime.
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
*
Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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