Last night felt so distant on this day.
Before even entering the venue where people freely danced last night, Laila, holding Miley’s hand, felt a wave of dizziness just at the entrance, where a flamboyant white veil fluttered.
Noticing her heavy steps, Miley spoke in a low voice, “Don’t worry, Princess. I will make sure you can escape.”
Click-clack. Amid the cautious sound of heels on the polished floor, Laila, without turning to him, asked, “Are you really sure you can do that?”
“I have never reneged on a promise to anyone. Of course, if you still don’t trust me, I have nothing more to say…”
“No, I trust you. Right now, you are the only person I can rely on.”
Her trust was almost forced. Having decided to escape, Miley was her only hope.
Miley’s plan wasn’t just a simple escape. Laila remembered what he said last night, “If we just wanted to flee, we should have done it immediately. But, Princess, you need to return to Wessex safely. I have things to finish here, so it’s hard for me to completely extract myself.”
To achieve this, Miley said he would have to make Filmer choose to annul the engagement.
With a pounding heart, Laila entered the ceremony hall. The first person she saw as she entered was Filmer’s First Prince.
While everyone was waiting for Laila, the ceremony’s main character, the prince thanked Miley for escorting her.
“Lord Miley, thank you for bringing the princess here. We are grateful for the help you’ve given our royal family.”
“It was nothing. It’s my duty not to ignore someone in crisis.”
While exchanging pleasantries, Laila noticed Reynald standing at the end of the ceremony hall.
Didn’t they say his ribs were broken? Yet, Reynald looked quite well, waiting calmly for her, even with a smile.
Laila flinched at that moment. Miley released her hand and stepped back.
“Princess Laila Wessex, it has been an honor to escort you.”
He bowed formally, hand on his chest, and Laila nodded slightly in response. Miley then walked back to his place, accompanied by his deputy, Lilburn.
It was now Laila’s turn to take the First Prince’s hand, but she hesitated, recalling the scene of him kissing another woman in the garden the previous day.
“Princess, will you walk alone?” the First Prince asked, puzzled.
“No, no…”
Laila shook her head and took his hand.
Walking towards Reynald, she thought about how disordered the Filmer royal family was.
Her brothers indulged in reckless behavior, and the royal family seemed only interested in squandering the treasury.
‘Why did my father send me here?’
The deeper she delved, the more she resented her father for selling her to such a person.
Laila and Reynald were both unmarried at their age, which might make others think they were similar.
But Laila never lived a life worthy of being called trash by others, like Reynald.
“Laila.”
Lost in thought, Laila stood on the small stage facing Reynald. A royal attendant announced the start of the engagement ceremony, and they stood side by side, looking over the hall filled with the capital’s nobility, seemingly without an empty seat.
Were they secretly laughing at the union of Reynald and herself, who had both passed the usual age of marriage? Due to such inferiority and negative perception, Laila couldn’t muster a smile, and then Reynald gently took her hand.
Laila almost instinctively jerked her hand away, but she composed herself and remained still. Meanwhile, Reynald spoke, “What happened last evening? I was so worried when I couldn’t find you.”
“…You were looking for me?”
Although Reynald’s tone was rather tender, it sounded repulsive to Laila. As she replied with a question, Reynald placed his hand on her waist and drew closer.
“Yes, I reflected on my actions yesterday. I was too harsh, right? Don’t worry, that won’t happen again.”
At that moment, attendants presented a pair of rings before them.
A ring with a sparkling diamond in the center.
Seeing Reynald’s clumsy hand picking up the ring, Laila remained silent, her lips pressed tightly.
If the engagement ceremony concluded smoothly, their wedding was scheduled for three months later. The ceremony was relatively short since it was prepared hastily.
Last night’s pre-wedding celebration was just a fun affair according to Reynald’s and Filmer Royal Family’s preferences.
Laila, now about to receive the ring from Reynald, looked into his eyes and called out, “Reynald.”
“What? Take the ring.”
“I don’t need your repentance.”
“What…?”
After taking a deep breath, Laila turned away. Reynald, visibly taken aback by her clear rejection, wasn’t the only one. The attendants and guests began to stir.
Laila, sensing their reactions, took another deep breath and began to speak, careful to keep her voice steady, “In the name of Laila Wessex, Princess of Wessex, I confess here about the misconduct of my fiancé.”
“…Laila?”
Reynald was visibly shocked.
Her mention of “my fiancé’s misconduct” was enough to disturb the audience. The King, Queen, and Princes, puzzled, looked at each other, while Laila stepped down from the dais.
She then caught Miley’s eye sitting on one side of the hall, and he subtly nodded.
Encouraged by Miley, Laila continued, “Reynald Filmer, my would-be fiancé, not only threatened me but also attempted to use me in his personal deals by sending me to another man.”
“This is nonsense! Don’t lie, Laila Wessex!”
Reynald’s voice, full of anger, burst out. He stepped down from the dais and moved aggressively towards her.
Before he could grab her arm, Laila stepped back and faced him, “Are you saying I’m lying? Have you forgotten what you did to me yesterday?”
Reynald was speechless, caught off guard by her accusation. He had indeed spoken such words, but he hadn’t actually carried them out.
Suddenly, the engagement ceremony turned into a scene of accusation, with people starting to talk among themselves. Reynald, feeling wronged, turned to his father, the King of Filmer, and shouted.
“Your Majesty, Princess Laila Wessex is insulting me with false accusations in front of the Filmer nobility. Please redress this injustice…”
Just then, the First Prince interjected, “Is it really that unjust?”
Reynald turned to the First Prince, who had risen from his seat in the first row of the audience. Reynald’s eyes widened at the sight of the prince’s smirk.
“Brother? What do you mean all of a sudden…”
Laila, too, hadn’t expected the First Prince to intervene at this moment, so she remained silent, sensing that his involvement wouldn’t harm her.
Indeed, when she looked back at Miley, she caught him subtly smiling with his eyes.
While the King and Queen of Filmer were still seated, seemingly unable to decide how to handle the situation, the First Prince, who had stood up, received something from a nearby attendant.
“Your Majesty, here is evidence that Reynald Filmer, the Seventh Prince, has dishonored our royal family.”
Holding up two documents for all to see, the First Prince revealed what they were: the shipping deal and loan agreement, both produced under Miley’s coercion the previous evening.
Reynald, upon seeing these unexpected documents in the First Prince’s hands, realized something had gone terribly wrong.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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