She grabbed her hair, knelt down on the floor, and sobbed.
So, I found it more strange and dreaded it.
‘Something’s weird. She’s acting like someone who didn’t lose her memory.’
If it weren’t for the system window, I might have been fooled too.
‘Is this acting, or is there another reason for this?’
The unresolved mystery made my head ache even more.
Someone spoke to me with a composed expression.
“…Your Grace.”
Butler Patrick, who hadn’t heard the backstage story, had a pale and horrified face.
He politely bowed to me and made a suggestion.
“Wouldn’t it be better to let the guest rest a bit? Considering that you came all the way here chased by monsters, I believe it’s necessary to provide you with time to clean up and take some rest.”
“What? Butler! You occasionally shared macadamia nuts with me, so I thought you were a good person. Are you taking Sienna’s side here?”
Upon Patrick’s words, Zero expressed his anger.
“How can you… as someone who swore loyalty to me…!”
“No, Zero.”
I calmly spoke with my inner thoughts.
“It’s the opposite.”
“What?”
“The butler is on my side. Think about what he said.”
“Proposing to let the guest rest… Ah!”
Even though I confirmed that she is Sienna Evergreen and the rightful Crown Princess, the butler still referred to her as ‘the guest.’
‘I noticed that as the owner, I showed distrust and caution towards Sienna.’
And he fully trusted my words that the person who was once dead has come back to life.
‘However, this shaky argument won’t be of any use to Sienna now, so I conveyed the message to stop it.’
“I see… Humans are complicated.”
Zero, who had calmed down his anger, came back and sat on my shoulders again.
I agreed to the butler’s suggestion.
“It seems like a good idea. Sienna, what do you think? Although what you and I say doesn’t match, continuing this conversation might not lead to a conclusion… First, wash up, fill your stomach, and then we can talk again.”
“…Okay.”
Although Sienna looked at me resentfully for a brief moment with teary eyes, she nodded soon after.
I assigned her a room inside the mansion.
Still, since she’s a zombie, I gave her the most secluded place even inside the mansion, just in case.
‘I shouldn’t harm people even inside the mansion.’
Since all the rooms in the Kitten Marquis’s mansion boasted quality above average, there was no need to worry.
‘Sherry and Jacqueline might find it strange, but… it can’t be helped.’
If I provide them with information about Sienna, they should understand.
I ordered the butler to take her.
“See you later during dinner.”
“…Understood, Your Grace.”
Although I just revealed the truth, Sienna’s gaze changed to a guarded posture.
‘Am I going to play the role of a hated villain again…’
Feeling a sigh coming on in a familiar situation like déjà vu, Zero clung to my cheek and squealed like a whale.
“What’s that sound! You’re the protagonist of this story right now. Not a villain!”
‘Surprised. Why is he shouting like that?’
“That’s because you’re strangely passive and dejected. Well… you’re the new protagonist I chose.”
Zero, who was sulking, then offered me a treasured walnut tart as if it were a precious gem.
“…Eat this and cheer up. Don’t be disheartened. You’re not an ordinary human who would be hindered by the specters of the past that are already dead.”
‘…’
“If you have something you want, I think your greatest advantage is that you can do anything to obtain it and survive. So… don’t trust Sienna.”
‘I never thought about losing.’
You shouldn’t entertain the thought of losing against zombies. It would jeopardize my life and the lives of those with me.
Zero looked relieved seeing me speak naturally.
“Yeah, that’s the attitude. You suit the shameless and self-assured appearance.”
Is this an insult or a compliment?
I chuckled.
‘Of course. Am I going to give up the chance to return to my home where the lottery jackpot is waiting just because I became the protagonist zombie?’
Absolutely not.
I sent Jim away and called in the maid Lina into the study.
“You called, Your Grace!”
Lina, who spoke cheerfully, seemed unaware of the news that the Crown Princess had entered the mansion.
“I have something to ask of you, Lina.”
“Please tell me anything! I, Lina, will complete it excellently.”
Lina, burning with enthusiasm, looked impressive.
“Do you know what I’m going to ask you to do?”
“Hmm, if it’s something ordered by Your Grace, I believe it must be a decision for the people in the mansion.”
Most of the servants seemed to show excessive loyalty to me since we regained the Duo1 area, but…
Seeing Lina, who seemed willing to scoop up a spoonful of magma if I asked her to, made me laugh.
Setting that aside, I got to the point.
“A new guest has arrived at this mansion.”
“Oh my, who is it?”
“It’s Sienna Evergreen, the Crown Princess. She claims to be a survivor and has appeared in this mansion.”
Lina, after fixing a surprised expression, soon understood everything and put on a resolute expression.
“What should I do?”
“Keep an eye on her. If it’s tough, you can take turns with Emily and Rose.”
Even though she has revived, the system still recognizes her as a zombie, not a human.
‘In that case, something is bound to happen while she stays in the mansion.’
I had to catch that moment.
Even if it’s to unravel the clues of the unknown culprit.
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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