He Who Covets the Abandoned Bride (10 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 23
Haah, haah…
Before the blue dawn of early morning had even faded, heavy breathing echoed within Reynald’s room in the palace.
It felt as if his ribs had been shattered last night by that bastard—whether he was Marquis Millay or Crown Prince Rains, who knew—and breathing was now painfully difficult.
Yet Reynald couldn’t tell anyone about his condition; he’d secretly crept back during the night, silently weeping from pain and humiliation.
Pretending to be the grieving fiancé, whether Laila lived or died?
What nonsense was that?
Right now, I’m the one about to die.
Moreover, the contract he’d been forced to sign under Millay’s threats was the real problem. He didn’t know exactly what Millay planned to do with it, but it was certainly going to harm him.
Click, click.
An unpleasant sound began escaping through Reynald’s teeth. Out of anxiety, he’d unconsciously started tapping his nails against them.
Glancing at his chipped right index finger, he nervously bit his lip and thought,
‘Maybe I really should call off the engagement ceremony…’
He’d already instructed someone outside to calm Laila’s maid, who was making a fuss demanding to see the princess, but inevitably, news of her disappearance would soon spread everywhere.
Fortunately, the engagement ceremony was still about five hours away. He had time to cancel before the preparations team stormed into his room.
Either way, if it was going to bring disgrace, it would look better if he declared the broken engagement himself—better yet, after branding Laila as someone who deserved death.
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The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
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