At the End of Ruin, There You Are (56 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 48
After their private meal ended, Caella watched Pheon’s retreating back as he reluctantly turned toward his office, thinking how strange it all was.
It had always been Caella, not Beatrice, who remained alone in the dining room chewing tough meat—but today, their roles had reversed.
So this atmosphere was possible after all, as long as Beatrice hadn’t stirred things up yet. But she also knew this was the limit. Not from tomorrow onward.
‘Not from tomorrow onward.’
Turning away, she prepared for the night. Nights in Lusenford were long and deep. She had to wash with warm water and quickly wrap herself before the cooling water stole her warmth, then hurry into the bed warmed by hot bricks.
‘Then again, when else would I get to enjoy such hot water and a warm bed?’
The former head maid, Doris Windgood, who was now exiled, had deliberately assigned clumsy maids to Caella—maids who either overheated the water or left it too lukewarm.
Whenever Caella got hurt or caught colds constantly, the maids would burst into tears upon being scolded, and the head maid painted the Grand Duchess as an unreasonable, fussy woman.
As time passed, that image later morphed into a hysteric woman deprived of her husband’s love.
Those so-called “mistakes” weren’t limited just to getting the bath temperature wrong or forgetting to place the warming bricks. Amid Lusenford’s deadly cold, she withered away day by day. Those were dreadful days.
“Good night, Your Highness.”
“Sleep well.”
In Lusenford, survival was the greatest challenge. Caella no longer knew how to survive. She had tried everything against those who despised her—and after failing completely, she had died. Thus, she had no strength left to think further.
‘Perhaps Beatrice Lavalle rampaging through Lusenford is an opportunity. While everyone’s focused on her, I should send Marie away first. Next week? Yes. Next week would be best.’
I must hurry.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
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How dare you?
Honestly!!! Form a rebellion
I understand the protagonist perfectly; it is maddening not to be able to trust people after going through painful experiences—but then again, there’s no need to go overboard and walk around carrying a bottle of poison. That’s just a bit much….😮💨😮💨😮💨
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Looking back now, those reasons seemed foolish and pathetic—but at the time, aft
Huh the audacity of this just really insane i don’t know what to feel so he feels right to do what he did..? I don’t understand
Seeing Caella clutch the blanket tightly, unable to distinguish dream from reali
I really hate him …😃 Girl don’t let him take advantage of you, don’t let him win
Despite her puffy, undoubtedly unattractive face, he said it happily. In truth,
Girl if your unattractive then what am i. Is this peon’s thought or caella’s..?
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Don’t waver Caela