Hayden stood still in the same place for less than ten minutes.
In his mind, a strong clash occurred between the moral judgment that he should respect Loo’s words and the thought that he should ignore it and go to save her.
Loo is an adult, and she is often a person who makes judgments much wiser than that. He loved her and respected her intentions, even when he occasionally burst out in frustration.
Veins bulged in his neck. Perhaps Melpiorus inside the Ezealot Palace sensed something strange and was not letting people out.
Hayden waited as if enduring a suffocating time. Waiting was something familiar to him, but this time, he felt it as more tormenting, holding back the desire to rush out for Loo.
‘…There’s no need for that…’
He had clearly said it, but was it not enough for Loo? Ultimately, the cause lies with Carlos Arthur Ingram, that bastard. The reason she couldn’t cut that guy’s throat was because of the curse linked to Loo. She should have killed that guy first for Loo to believe his words.
Ah, Hayden raised his hand and covered his face.
Stay here, ‘Your Majesty.’ Never follow me.
He couldn’t ignore her noble will, expressed as if squeezing out pain.
That too was a feeling toward Hayden. What did he say to ignore that feeling? It was just painful. He wanted to scream that she wasn’t worth that much. Would she hear it if he did?
He lowered his hand and looked at his own hand.
Could he confine her with this hand and prevent her from running away again? No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t figure out a way. Rustica Genesis was always an absolute criterion for Hayden, a sanctuary that he couldn’t reach no matter how much he struggled.
Thickness and warmth returned to the empty hand.
“I came…”
Haa, haa, barely breathing, Loo looked up at him and laughed. Despite being tightly bound by curses all over her body, with dry fingerprints on her neck, she laughed.
“Did you cry? Sorry.”
“You’re too…”
He hated her. Although mixed with resentment, words of hatred just came out, but he couldn’t finish. He couldn’t deny that it wasn’t true.
“If you go like that, what should I do…”
While speaking, Hayden examined Loo’s wounds and checked her condition. The curse state was obviously on the road to recovery. It would have been better if she had died, she probably hated it, but what could he do now?
“If I go, I’ll be back soon. If you go…”
Carlos must have set a trap. Moreover, if Loo, who was taken along, would just cling to Hayden’s ankles. It was obvious.
“That’s not it, and I’m fine.”
“Stop talking.”
Hayden hugged Loo with a suppressed voice.
“I came with my own strength.”
“Stop talking. Your throat… What did you say?”
While saying it sharply, he turned to look at Loo with narrowed eyes.
“I came back with my own strength.”
The sweaty and thoroughly wet face of Paris laughed brightly, as if it found the coolness refreshing.
“Carlos didn’t send me; I teleported.”
The laughing face dropped abruptly, sagging like a puppet with cut strings. Because of that, the last words were barely audible, but Hayden clearly heard them.
‘I’m sorry.’
“If you know I’m sorry…!”
He moved hastily, showing concern.
[Star Icon]The place where the Emperor stays is precisely the Imperial Palace.
Under the command of the Grand Chamberlain, the current Imperial Palace is the Aeselot Star Palace located on the eastern coast of Turington.
There, judgments that would turn the lives of eastern nobles upside down were pouring out every day. The ruthless Emperor seemed determined to overturn the deep-rooted power and arrogance of the eastern nobles under the pretext of an assassination attempt.
“It’s unacceptable!”
“Don’t we deserve clemency?”
“Shouldn’t the Imperial Majesty show mercy?”
The property and titles held by the Mokwikel Duchy were confiscated one after another.
It was natural, but the problem was that it was ‘all’ property and titles. Since the imperial era that removed the throne was 430 years ago, the voices of the nobles were absurdly loud. So, this was an unreasonable thing.
Nobles were accustomed to a culture where they looked out for each other and pardoned each other. But the Emperor brought a terrible bloodbath.
“Ex… execution?”
Every time they were confiscated, the heads of those involved fell one by one. Even if a trial was held, the Emperor was the one who ultimately determined the punishment.
The order signed by Hayden Constant Rostana Vellor, with his long and weighty handwriting and stamped with his seal, was made public.
Jocelyn Moikwikel, Lucas Moikwikel, substantial names were sequentially and too easily included in the execution list.
“‘Kill them all,’ said our Imperial Majesty. Shouldn’t we follow those words?”
And the one examining and overseeing all those results was none other than the Eastern Sage Dragonlord. The nobles applied for an audience with him several times, but all were rejected, and ‘Imperial Eyes’ Plache Viscount directed the revocation of titles and confiscation of property.
“Still, the ringleader should be spared!”
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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