“Too bad. The drink before the match suits my taste.”
Owen sipped on champagne, looking at Casus and Atia.
“Why are you drinking before the match? Is it a competition where you drink?”
Atia chuckled.
She could feel many people in the banquet hall looking in their direction.
Among them, Atia made eye contact with girls of her age who gave off a fierce impression.
It was En and Jay.
The two approached Atia with smiles on their faces.
Wearing high heels, En and Jay pretended to recognize Atia as soon as they saw her.
“Oh my! Atia? Do I know you?”
Holding Casus’s hand, Atia opened her eyes slightly and looked at them.
“It’s me, En! Your older sister!”
En twirled around, flashing her large eyes. The gaze held a hint of madness. It was an eye devoid of kindness.
“Goodness, do I not know?”
En fluttered her long eyelashes and asked with raised eyebrows.
In Atia’s memories, these girls were more cruel than demons. Even after several years, the horrific memories lingered in her body, becoming nightmares that tormented her.
Atia felt extremely uncomfortable seeing their faces.
“Oh, so that’s why Kesha mentioned having another nightmare after possession…”
Are you okay?! Did you have another nightmare?
Right after the possession, Atia recalled Kesha looking at her as if witnessing someone dying.
And these girls were the cause.
“Oh, I didn’t experience it directly, but just looking at them brings back the trauma.”
Narrowing her eyes, Atia stared at them.
Regardless of the situation, En and Jay continued to act friendly towards Atia.
“How have you been? Drinking Northern water seems to have changed you a bit, huh?”
“Brat, look at
On either side of Atia, there were handsome and elegant young men, two on each side.
Not only did they possess beautiful appearances, but their wealth and assets also distinguished them among the men at the banquet, leaving no woman untouched.
En and Jay, a bit away from Atia, glanced at Cassus, who was conversing with the prince.
Although he was a prince, Cassus’ sharp gaze held a captivating power over people.
At that moment, Owen, holding a champagne glass, walked towards them, and En and Jay met his gaze.
“Ah… Greetings to His Highness, the Prince.”
Jay, with sky-blue hair, shyly smiled and gracefully gathered the hem of her dress, speaking.
Jay had known that the prince was beside Atia from the beginning. However, as if seeing Atia first, she acted as if the prince wasn’t her original target.
“…”
“…”
With a rosy blush and a charming smile, Jay’s eye-catching expression captured the hearts of all the men in the banquet hall.
“The Lady of the Harad family.”
Owen spoke in an indifferent tone.
“Oh my!”
Unexpectedly, when Jay realized that the prince knew her, she covered her mouth with her hand and widened her eyes.
“I apologize. How do you know me, Your Highness the Prince?”
Feeling embarrassed, Jay bit her lip, not knowing how to respond, as the most noble man in the empire called her name.
“I just know.”
Jay from the Harad family was famous for her high nose bridge.
Her beauty stood out among the noble maidens, and she expected perfection from her potential partners.
If the conditions she desired were not met, she rejected them all.
That’s why men called her the ‘Thorned Rose.’ Beautiful but challenging to approach.
“It seems nice for sisters to meet.”
Owen said, raising the corner of his mouth.
He had already learned during his investigation that Atia and the twin sisters didn’t get along well.
“It is truly an honor to meet His Highness the Prince right before my eyes.”
Blushing, Jay politely bowed her head, knowing a lot about herself. Jay considered it all as his interest and smiled with a thoughtful smile.
‘This man is truly perfect. He matches my ideal husband.’
In her mind, Jay cheered.
The prince fulfilled all the conditions of her ideal type.
It was surprising that he knew of her existence.
“Rumor has it that your beauty is outstanding.”
“You flatter me, Your Highness.”
Atia, watching from the side, suppressed something trying to rise within her and lifted her head with difficulty.
Having seen many people, including past lives, Atia clearly saw that she was playing the role of an unattainable fox.
Atia enjoyed their reactions and silently observed without any military formalities.
“I’d like to see your skills.”
Owen said, looking at Jay.
“What?”
Jay looked at Owen with a confused expression, not understanding what he meant.
“Do you know how to handle a sword?”
Jay couldn’t hide her joy at his unexpected interest.
But she didn’t expect him to suddenly ask if she knew how to handle a sword.
“A sword? I do know how to use it.”
Jay looked at him with a slightly playful tone, blinking her eyes slowly.
‘No man I’ve ever looked at like this has resisted.’
When water comes in, you have to bend the reed.
Jay came to the banquet to tease the best husband material.
However, being caught by the noble Prince like this, Jay couldn’t help but wonder what was going on.
Male lead fell into her trap — and shattered when she walked away
This is also on my reread list!
This one is a slow burn, but when it burns, it burns hard.
Definitely worth a read, y’all!
The story follows a thousand-year-old seductive spirit who, on a bet, sets out to charm the male lead—a once-promising but unfortunate cultivator.
But just when she succeeds in making him fall for her, she heartlessly leaves, driving him to madness.
Determined to find her at all costs, he captures her, keeping her by his side no matter what, even if she hates him.
I love this kind of trope—I enjoy watching the male lead suffer in agony.
The ending drags a bit with unnecessary filler, but that’s fine.
As long as I enjoy the beginning, I’m good.
Intro
As an enchantress, Su Heng possesses captivating eyes and charming beauty, easily manipulating the joys and sorrows of living beings at her fingertips.
But to enchant a god, making him taste the bitterness of love’s separation, long-lasting resentment, unattainable desires, and inability to let go…
Do you dare?
Su Heng assists a divine lord in his cultivation, aiming to make him experience all the sufferings of love, so that he can attain the Great Dao.
Only after being chased down from the heavens by the divine lord, confined and completely possessed by him, does she realize how successful she has been.
The once gentle and polite youth has transformed into someone she no longer recognizes.
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