“Now, let’s go together. My beloved Bercheria.”
Lawrence walked towards Bercheria just like he used to visit the tower every day.
Every movement she made, from the dirt on her face to her expression, Lawrence observed meticulously.
“…”
Watching her mother holding a dry piece of bread and a whip, there was a time when Bercheria felt grateful that she still had a mother.
Thanks to her, she didn’t have to be alone in the world.
It was a day when she didn’t know the fact that she was left alone.
Sharp blades flashed before her eyes.
Bercheria, who once believed the woman to be her mother, closed her eyes silently.
And soon, she felt the dampness of blood soaking her clothes.
“…Lawrence.”
There was no pain.
Because it wasn’t her blood.
“Huuk.”
Lawrence, who had been holding the knife in his hand, dropped it to the ground and sank to his knees.
Bercheria, who was about to stop Lawrence, looked at the person who had stabbed her with a surprised expression.
“Groovy.”
Groovy was looking at Lawrence, who had fallen to the ground with a knife in his hand.
‘Let’s go to the north and start a war. How about that? It’s really a cool idea, isn’t it?’
Rionne watched from behind the wall as Groovy was dragged away by Dylan.
“Hurry up and come out.”
“Ah, I won’t go! I don’t have the right to do this anymore!”
Groovy was struggling not to be dragged away by Dylan, who was twice her size.
“Will I die if I go?”
Rionne muttered nervously, biting her nails.
The hope that war might not break out was completely discarded when she saw Gerard’s eyes.
Having watched by his side for a long time, she understood what his eyes were saying.
Gerard was now convinced that by starting a war, he could make every situation favorable to him.
“Who? Who gave Gerard confidence?”
It seemed as if she perfectly understood who Gerard was, whoever it was.
Gerard hated thinking, but he was excessively greedy compared to that.
Just by secretly hoarding jewels in the basement, she could tell what kind of person he was.
“Let go of this!”
In the end, Groovy was lifted up like a puppy by Dylan’s hand and dragged away somewhere.
“Ha.”
Rionne pressed her throbbing head.
“What should I do.”
Even before Lawrence became the emperor, she sold twins to her and suffered like a sick person for a few days.
When she slept and woke up, she still had the illusion that babies were still in her belly, touching her belly, and realizing that she had thrown away twins like a burden.
Why she felt that way, she only found out a little later.
The girl among the twins was the awakened one, Bercheria.
Could there be anything as glorious as being born as a human and becoming the mother of a god?
Even just breathing, it was certain that gold and silver treasures would be brought from everywhere to offer.
However, when she realized it, there was no way to turn it back, as Lawrence, who should return the child, had already become the empress.
Rionne couldn’t even approach the empress because of her status.
So, she memorized the path the youngest prince, the most immature among the three imperial princes, took in advance and jumped into the carriage.
As she began to establish a secret relationship with Gerard, Rionne became a skilled manipulator who could control the imperial family with just one word.
What was truly amusing was the fact that the imperial prince, who belonged to the empire, didn’t hesitate to commit any act at Rionne’s word, a mere commoner.
He soon became the emperor, and the empire was in the palm of Rionne’s hand.
Moreover, the pleasure of being able to thrust Lawrence aside like a burden couldn’t be ignored.
“No matter what…”
Even if she had lived forgetting about it, Groovy and Bercheria were the children she gave birth to.
Seeing Lawrence being dominated until the end, she couldn’t just watch.
“Lawrence.”
Rionne followed Groovy.
And when she arrived where Gerard was, she didn’t even have time to figure out how things were going.
She expected Gerard, who was preparing for war, to threaten Groovy, but what happened afterward completely deviated from her thoughts.
And now.
“No.”
At the moment when Lawrence was about to stab one of her children with a knife, another child stabbed her in the back.
“Ahh.”
At that moment, Rionne felt a shock as if blood were spurting in reverse.
“Her Majesty the Empress has fallen!”
Hearing someone shouting, she instinctively moved towards that place.
“Why until the end.”
Rionne always wondered.
Why did Lawrence torment her children so much?
Some days she thought there was no need to be obsessed with children who were hardly raised, and on other days, she couldn’t stand it because of anger.
Bercheria and Groovy, if she had raised them, might have had a more splendid life than now.
The blonde emperor would have done anything for Bercheria, and Groovy’s handsome appearance would have even brought noblewomen’s dowries.
Why did he snatch away such children at a low price and lock them up for a lifetime so that they couldn’t see the light?
So, what did she gain?
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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