Many people visited Melissa, who was popular in society and always at the center of attention. It was Whitney who couldn’t approach people and just hovered on the outskirts.

“Stay away from my friends. Want to endanger them like you did our father? That’s your problem. Why do you always covet what’s mine?”

“People avoid you because they don’t like you, not because I stop them. Can’t you see that it’s your fault for being so deficient? Poor Whitney. That’s why you’re alone.”

It was always her fault.

This time too, if she had just spoken properly, if she had testified to the end that it wasn’t true, Prince Chester wouldn’t have died so tragically.
Whitney, following Rael’s advice, returned to her room to wait for Melissa.

As the anxiety grew, she opened a window for air and noticed two people strolling in the garden.

‘…Prince Karl?’

Their gazes overflowed with love. Karl tenderly stroked Melissa’s cheek, whispering into her ear.

Melissa’s laughter reached Whitney through the window.

Every time she saw Melissa’s smile, she was reminded of that day. Melissa, radiant like a blooming rose, laughed beautifully.

‘When did His Highness arrive? Why didn’t he look for me? And those two…’

Clutching the window frame, Whitney watched them closely. To any onlooker, they seemed like a loving couple.

‘No, it can’t be what I think. Prince Karl said he loves me, not Melissa. He even kissed me… It must be for show.’

A piercing ache filled her heart, overwhelmed by an inexplicable sense of dread.

The couple’s laughter was unending. Karl drew closer to Melissa, and they kissed.

Whitney instinctively knew it wasn’t the same kiss Karl had shared with her.

Melissa naturally wrapped her arms around Karl’s neck. They entered the greenhouse, deepening their kiss. Whitney’s hands trembled.

‘It can’t be a lie. He couldn’t have deceived me.’

She lightly touched her lips, then rushed out towards the greenhouse, needing to see the truth.

Her steps quickened. As she neared the greenhouse, fear gripped her. Karl was the only person who had reached out to her.

Finally, she reached the back door of the greenhouse and cautiously opened it.

Amidst the blooming flowers, glimpses of the couple came and went.

Whitney froze at their laughter and breathy whispers.

“Your Highness, did you really kiss Whitney?”

“Yes, it was necessary to feed her the potion. Thanks to you, Melissa, it was easy.”

“Hee. But her voice won’t stay gone forever. Karl, that tickles!”

“I don’t leave loose ends. Now that mother is smiling again, it’s time to finish this. Once I’m the secure heir, you’ll be my queen.”

“Karl, Your Highness… Mmm.”

Tears dropped from Whitney’s eyes. It was all a ploy to kill Prince Chester, and she had been used in their plan.

She covered her mouth, still voiceless, her heart aching unbearably.

Turning away, she stepped back. Their heavy breathing filled the greenhouse, forcing her to cover her ears and flee. Her breath hitched; all she wanted was to escape.

The entwined figures seemed monstrous to Whitney, and she fled, filled with the thought of escaping before they noticed her.

When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem

This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.

Synopsis:

“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”

Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.

Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.

While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the  Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…

Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.

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