Leo seemed frustrated to the point of going crazy.
But he couldn’t afford to defy his brother, so he bit his molars tightly.
“Well, it’s not like my brother would replace me until it gets to that point…”
When Leo didn’t step aside from the door, Artia reached through the gap and grabbed the doorknob.
“When Leo didn’t step aside from the door, Artia deftly slipped through the gap and pulled the door handle.
Raising her eyebrows, she said to Leo, ‘Let’s go in.’
Leo, doing a quick face wash, stepped aside from the door.
‘Sigh…’
With the help of Kesha and Harry, Artia bathed and changed into comfortable clothes.
“Madam, are you really okay?”
“The first day is no joke. Ah, I feel like I’m being sucked into this royal palace…”
Harry and Kesha genuinely felt sorry for Artia.
“I’m fine.”
But Artia was really fine.
She had already anticipated what Owen would do.
Moreover, the original novel portrayed his hunting methods very well.
Now was the real showdown.
The royal palace and herself.
No, it was a showdown between the royal palace and the Duke of Wellington.
“You decided to participate in the hunting competition?”
Leo, who entered Artia’s room, was surprised and opened his mouth wide.
Leo had only encountered hunting competitions through the magazine ‘Monthly Hunting Competition,’ which he subscribed to monthly, and had never actually participated.
If it was a hunting competition hosted by the royal palace, it would undoubtedly be large in scale, and the prize money would be enormous.
Moreover, as the largest hunting competition, it allowed spouses to participate together.
In reality, wives rarely participated.
Even if they participated in the hunting competition, it was only to the extent of telling where the animals were.
Leo had a somewhat ominous feeling.
A strong intuition that something very unpleasant would happen to Artia.
To Leo, everything seemed like a plot by the royal palace.
“Don’t go. Why are you going there?”
Unlike Leo, who was worried, Artia casually held a small dumbbell in her hand, repeatedly extending and folding it, and said.
“I already promised to go. If I don’t, it’ll be a disgrace to the Wellington family.”
“Disgrace or whatever, human life is more important!”
Leo shouted loudly, frowning.
“Calm down; it’s just a hunting competition, not a place for human hunting.”
“No, how do you know what those people will do! Do you know the terrain here? Where animals are, what to be careful of. You’re going to participate without knowing anything about it?”
Leo couldn’t contain his anger and spoke vigorously.
“Why are you so excited? Do you want to go too?”
Artia asked, but Leo couldn’t answer immediately.
Leo didn’t want to participate in the hunting competition.
To hold back the tears that were about to pour out from his sorrow and frustration, he tightly clenched both fists.
‘No one understands my feelings…’
Since childhood, Leo had always been alone.
Even on his birthday.
His father was in a different region, and his brother Cassus was too busy.
But since Artia came to the duke’s residence, one day he suddenly thought that he might not be alone.
Even though he attached his heart with difficulty.
Leo felt that everything seemed like a royal palace plot.
“Leave. Why are you going to that place?”
Leo couldn’t answer the question immediately, but after a while, he replied with determination, “Yeah.”
“Then, I want to go too.”
“The competition is for adults only. You’re still too young.”
Watching Artia, who seemed to be constantly teetering on the edge, Leo felt a tightness in his chest. It was worrying enough that she came to the palace with a body that could collapse at any moment, but now she wanted to go to the hunting competition, leading that fragile body.
It was truly something that only a crazy person would consider.
Would his body break down to the point where his head would also go crazy?
But unlike himself, Artia’s dark eyes were endlessly calm.
“Sure, do as you wish!”
Leo, feeling like his head would explode, boldly left Artia’s room.
It was the first night in the palace.
Being a married couple, if they didn’t share a blanket and sleep, strange rumors were bound to spread. To dispel suspicions, Cassus and Artia had to sleep together. Although they had been in the same room a few times, they had never shared a bed, even after a year of marriage.
Only the moonlight seeped into the dark night by the window.
Cassus lay side by side with Artia, looking up at the ceiling.
For some reason, they couldn’t even cover themselves with one blanket, and only the sound of their hearts pounding echoed outside their clothes.
“It must be tiring; let’s go to sleep.”
“Yes, I should.”
The sound of Artia covering herself with a blanket was heard faintly.
Cassus felt heavy-hearted.
Just the guilt of not being able to protect Artia at the banquet was painful enough.
Tonight, he felt like he wouldn’t be able to sleep properly.
However, lying together with Artia like this made it even more impossible to fall asleep.
Cassus closed his eyes, suppressing his guilty feelings.
Anyway, he had to find the person who had done something terrible to Artia.
In a low voice, Cassus, who was lying down, asked her, “How’s your condition?”
“I’m fine. Don’t worry and go to sleep.”
“You seem not to worry.”
Actually, Artia was sincerely grateful to Cassus.
If it weren’t for him, she might not have known that black magic was the cause of her deteriorating health and would have gone astray.
She was also grateful that he came to the despised palace with her.
He had protected her during the chaotic 12th festival.
So, she must have felt a great sense of gratitude.
Through his actions at that time, Cassus probably recognized Artia as a person in need and a citizen of the duke’s territory.
“For the sake of the citizens of the Duke’s territory, it would be better if I lived a healthy life. That’s why the Duke came all the way here.”
Artia looked faintly at the moonlight coming through the window.
The night view from the palace was as beautiful as the cold sky of the Duke’s residence.
When Artia, who was looking at the moonlight, turned her head again, Cassus, who had silently approached, was staring intently at her.
“Did I come here because of the citizens of the Duke’s territory?”
His chilly voice settled in her ears.
Male lead is a clingy little husband
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
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