Ting.
The thin circular metal slipped through Eugene’s fingers. The coin rolled across the mahogany desk, hitting a small frame and coming to a halt.
Eugene tapped his index finger on the number engraved on the coin, gazing intently at the woman in the frame.
An expressionless yet impeccably elegant woman. The woman who suddenly left him, leaving only divorce papers behind.
There was a time when she, like this coin, was in constant motion.
50 Krxent. The money-crazed witch.
That was another name given to Helena when she was Helena Owen. Everyone in the town of Hyer called her that.
For 50 Krxent, she would supposedly spend the night with anyone, from the inexperienced to the white-haired elderly.
Of course, Helena was innocent, as sure as her mother’s given name. It all started when she rejected the confession of the second son of Baron Dupont. Bitter, he spread the first rumor.
But as always, it wasn’t about the truth. It was about how tantalizing the rumor was.
Unfortunately, Helena’s existence was just that.
A beautiful lady from a once-prominent but now struggling family.
Labeling her as a promiscuous woman was juicy enough to roll off many tongues.
“I saw her coming out of Colton’s house last night,” someone claimed.
“Wasn’t she working at Smith’s butcher shop the day before yesterday? She moved her nest again like a fox,” another remarked.
“Tch, I wonder when she’ll come to my store.”
Each job change stripped another layer off the Helena they didn’t know, making her more exposed.
Rejected by store owners for refusing blatant advances, they threw their filth at her to cover their own shame.
Yet, Helena endured. She was the only one who could earn the medicine money for her inherently sick brother, Basil. She was willing to become a false prostitute, slandered by rumors, for his sake.
It was then that Eugene appeared.
“Are you Helena Owen?”
At a time when she was more accustomed to being called 50 Krxent than her own name, he addressed her properly.
Six years ago, Eugene returned, clutching the victory in a long war that everyone thought was hopeless.
Though only a temporary truce, Eugene, who had consecutively beheaded enemy leaders, forced the kingdom alliance to hurriedly declare defeat.
He met Helena on his triumphant return, willingly drawing her into his ruins.
She was the woman who upended his life, offering salvation by her mere existence. He dared to declare her as fate ordained by God.
Amid his father’s sudden death and a life worn by prolonged strife, she was like a bolt from the blue.
What else could it be but love?
So, he had to have her. It was a desire that needed to be fulfilled.
His mother, Christine, vehemently opposed, but even she had to back down in front of the encouragement of the King of Bohemia.
The king gladly accepted Eugene’s decision, shelving the quiet talks of an engagement with a princess. He seemed particularly pleased that Eugene chose a different path than his friend, Aslan Evergeil. For Eugene, regardless of the reason, it was a welcome development.
“I’ll come again tomorrow, the day after, and next week.”
Eugene confessed a future to Helena, who seemed as ephemeral as a mayfly.
Unbeknownst to Helena, he annihilated the Dupont family, the origin of the rumors about her. He paid off all the debts of the fallen Owen family.
However, he did not put an end to the rumors. He did not seek out a doctor to cure Basil’s illness. He did not pose as a perfect savior.
“Darkness is necessary for light to exist.”
Eugene found pleasure in the very things that pushed her into the pit, even as he felt sympathy for her struggles.
When the ground kept crumbling and cutting away, leaving her nowhere to stand, it became easier for her to rely on him.
“Don’t come back. And I wish you wouldn’t visit again.”
These words of refusal would not come so easily anymore.
For Eugene, it was his first experience of rejection.
He never imagined his most despised and imperfect first time would be with a trivial country girl.
So, she too had to be an unforgettable first for him. A light seized in haste.
That’s why Eugene decided to fully restore her precious name, attaching his own surname to it.
“Let’s get married, Helena Evergeil.”
Fortunately, and as expected, it took some time, but Helena agreed.
“I will gladly become Helena Evergeil.”
When she accepted his proposal, Eugene felt a sense of intoxication similar to when he had triumphed in battle. If it was love, it was intense.
Now, much has changed since then, the beginning has become a tedious and inevitable end. The rumors turned into scandals, gnawing at them both until they subsided.
Of course, Eugene neither acknowledged nor wanted to be aware of it. It was her who needed to realize.
A jagged rock is smoothed by the sea breeze to produce sand. It was unreasonable to think it would always be like a honeymoon.
“Don’t make me think the fault lies with me, Helena.”
Just as Natasha had her place, Helena had hers, determined from the moment he met her.
That was all.
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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