He was already aware that every time their eyes met, Gloria’s heartbeat increased. It would be the same for him, because with his wolf’s keen hearing, he could hear the sound of her heart beating very clearly.
“Last night….”
Leaning against the window frame, Grayan Salisbury Duke gave a small chuckle. Remembering what happened last night, a smile came naturally to his face.
.
.
.
Last night, Gloria had returned to the Duke’s house in a state of drunkenness. And she was in Grayan’s arms.
“I wanna go home…I want to see my mom…”
Her drunken babbling was mostly unintelligible, but phrases like ‘I want to go home’ and ‘I want to see my mom’ were not.
Every time Gloria said something like that, Grayan felt strangely uncomfortable. Indeed, it seemed like she didn’t want their marriage.
“Madam, I will take care of you, you can leave now.”
“Yes, my lord.”
After sending the maid out of the room, Grayan removed his coat and loosened his tie. He couldn’t stop thinking about April, who had clung to Gloria all the way back to the Duke’s house.
He had managed to convince her to go up to the room… But he couldn’t forget the resentful look in April’s eyes as she left, cradled in the arms of the maid.
It was surprising, considering the number of times he thought about it. He never thought that the wary child, of all people, would follow Gloria Ainstern as if she were her own mother.
“Uhmm…hmm.”
Watching Gloria, who was lying haphazardly on the bed, tasting her mouth, Grayan just stood still and observed her.
Just a sip of beer and she passed out. And then, crying in protest, it was a sweaty ordeal to comfort her.
‘It’s not fair…’
Grayan’s thoughts naturally drifted to the elderly inspector.
The inspector, who was also drunk, seemed to know the tavern owner, who said he would take care of him.
Given that he was crying in protest, the tavern owner must have had a hard time.
‘Because a wagon wheel got stuck in the mud, she caused a drought in a whole village… Did Gloria really do that?’
But why was she drunk and protesting? More than anything, the Gloria he had actually experienced… didn’t seem like the type of person who would do such a thing. That’s why he was curious.
‘…What happened to you? What secret are you hiding?’
Grayan, who had cautiously sat down by the bed, slowly reached out and stroked Gloria’s hair.
The smooth, silky golden hair slipped through his hand. Without realizing it, he found himself repeating the action, until he suddenly came to his senses.
To a person who is not familiar… What am I doing?
Feeling a weak sense of guilt, he was about to pull his hand away.
“….!”
Suddenly, without warning, Gloria bolted upright in her bed.
She was frowning deeply, glaring at Grayan with blurry eyes, and then she suddenly sighed.
It was a sigh with the nuance of ‘I’m going crazy.’
“Haah, why do you even show up in my dreams? I’m going crazy….”
‘…Dream?’
She seemed to be mistaking the situation for a dream. By the way, ‘Why do you even show up in my dreams?’ Those words meant….
“You yoyou monstrous wolf!”
“….!”
Suddenly, Gloria grabbed both of Grayan’s cheeks with her hands. The distance between them closed in an instant, and with the sharp scent of alcohol, her unique body scent strongly blew in.
….Grayan found himself swallowing unconsciously.
“You… Are you doing this on purpose?”
“…?”
“Purposely, just… Smiling with your eyes… Ah, I’m going crazy. It’s like you’re determined to bewitch people.”
It seemed she had unexpectedly discerned the truth. He had thought she was completely oblivious to that kind of thing.
“You sinful wolf… It’s not okay to just go around bewitching anyone.”
“….”
When male lead is the homewrecker
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
I’ve read the novel below twice already. Girls, I’m highly recommending it to you!
The female lead? Not a good person.
The second male lead? Not a good person.
The male lead? Willingly plays the third party, breaking up the female and second male lead’s relationship despite all the warnings from his friends—so yeah, he’s definitely not a good person either.
Basically, nobody in this novel is simple-minded or without scheming.
The female lead starts off as the male lead’s secretary, but don’t worry—later on, she takes over the company while the male lead steps back to support her. He won’t steal her spotlight, overshadow her, or dull her shine.
I love novels where men are out here snatching wigs, tearing each other down, and going to war just to win the female lead’s affection. And this is exactly that kind of novel. Most of Hai Dai Ran’s works have this dynamic. You’ll see the male characters’ emotions being pushed to the absolute extreme.
There’s even a scene where the second male lead exposes the male lead online for being a homewrecker. The brotherhood immediately gangs up on him, dragging him through the mud. I find it compelling —it completely flips reality on its head, where usually, women are the ones fighting over a man and getting torn apart by the sisterhood.
For me, female leads in the novels I read should only struggle in their careers, not in love. But if the brainless romantics in the story are all men? I have zero complaints.
I’ve pretty much read all of Hai Dai Ran’s novels and even translated all of them—her works are just my thing. I’ll slowly upload everything here. One day, when my website is official, I hope I can invite her to join as one of the star authors.
Here’s the story synopsis:
One-line summary: She is his lifelong obsession, to the point where he was willing to be a third wheel, scorned by society, just to wedge his way into her relationship with her fiancé.
Cold-hearted and indifferent female lead + Scheming and subservient CEO male lead
Intro 1:
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
With blood trickling from his clenched fist, Rong Xiu gazed at the woman before him, his eyes clouded with anguish. Hidden in the wardrobe, he had witnessed Fan Xia – the woman he desperately loved – in an intimate embrace with her fiancé. Yet his heart still yearned for her, defying all reason.
Fan Xia, the elegant and composed assistant, carried something mysterious in her eyes whenever she looked at her fiancé, Wen Lan Sheng. Strange occurrences began to surface – secret meetings with the young Gu Jin Yi, an unexplained withdrawal of 5,000 yuan… Then suddenly, her fiancé’s sister, Wen Jing, violently attacked her.
In this matriarchal society, Rong Xiu had risen to become the chairman of a powerful healthcare conglomerate, breaking through gender prejudices. But for the first time, he willingly stepped into the shadows as the other man, disregarding his friends’ warnings to become her secret lover.
Because he had discovered the truth – Fan Xia wasn’t the pure angel everyone believed her to be. And perhaps, he was the only one capable of helping her execute her mysterious plan…
Intro 2:
Rong Xiu’s biggest regret in life was missing out on Fan Xia.
He secretly loved Fan Xia for 7 years.
Watched her go public with her boyfriend.
Watched her kiss her boyfriend at their wedding.
Until that man blissfully nestled in Fan Xia’s arms, obtaining everything he could only dream of.
The crazy jealousy stripped away his hidden secret love, layer by layer, burning like wildfire.
Fan Xia, how can I have you!
【Reading and Trigger Warning Guide】
1. Female dominant, male submissive, male pregnancy
2. Male lead schemes his way to the top, male competition
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