“The criminal Kasalyn Robervon is charged with attempting to assassinate the queen; her crime is grievously severe.”
The man pronouncing the verdict was once a lover who had sown his seed in her.
When he whispered sweet nothings about her becoming the queen of this country.
He was the fiancé who discarded her like trash after she miscarried due to a carriage accident and was told she could never conceive again.
“I, Shalen Riche, King of the Khan Kingdom, hereby declare her a national traitor. All her rights are revoked, and she will be executed by the royal decree of burning at the stake.”
All she ever wanted was a kind word, a sincere apology, and a bit of trust.
But he eagerly made his sister Rose the new queen, and now, deceived by her shallow tricks, he aims to mercilessly burn her heart.
A heart that’s been shattered and scarred by his harsh words and cold treatment, with no healthy part left.
“Sob…”
Rose, now the queen, clinging to his side like a shadow, started to weep, her black eyes rolling softly.
Trembling shoulders and thick tears streaming down – she appeared so pitiful.
Even Kasalyn, who knew all her pretense was just an act, was almost fooled for a moment.
“Throw this witch-like woman into the fiery hell at once!”
Kasalyn calmly watched as people approached her with blazing torches.
Despite facing a fiery death in front of everyone, she felt strangely at peace.
She even found herself smiling.
“Don’t cling pathetically.”
Just as the flames were about to reach her toes, Kasalyn muttered something meaningful.
Shalen hastily raised a hand.
“Wait. What did you just say?”
“The words you said when you threw me away like a rag. Remember?”
“What?”
Shalen’s face, once boyishly handsome, twisted irritably.
Right. He wouldn’t remember.
「How could I make you a queen now that you cannot bear children? Don’t cling pathetically.」
Logically, his actions were not wrong for a sovereign.
But as a man who once vowed eternal love to a woman, it was unforgivable.
「I swear on my heart, Kasalyn. Even if I have to forsake the throne, my love for you will never wane.」
If only he hadn’t made such false promises back then.
If only he hadn’t persistently taken her to secluded spots for sweet moments.
If only he hadn’t chosen her discarded fiancé’s sister as the new queen, this catastrophe might have been averted.
“But now, maybe you will be the one clinging pathetically to me. In fact, I’m sure of it.”
Kasalyn declared with a dizzyingly beautiful smile, facing the people who had gathered in the execution square.
Once a prospective perfect queen, now seen as a wicked woman who tried to assassinate her own sister-in-law out of jealousy.
As she faced death under the king’s sentence, the crowd murmured, believing she had finally lost her mind.
Suddenly, an arrow flew at an alarming speed, cutting the ropes binding her arms.
Kasalyn gracefully descended from the execution stage, beaming brightly as she looked towards a certain direction.
“The Emperor of Parnes has appeared!”
A man of distinct stature walked slowly through the crowded square.
Even concealed under a long cloak, his unique presence was unmistakable.
His identity was known to all.
The overlord of the Western Continent.
The absolute ruler of the Ranel Empire, Emperor Parnes Escalor.
“Everyone, show respect. A noble lady who shall become the empress of the great Ranel Empire is before us.”
Kasalyn managed a faint smile towards her former lover, still unable to grasp the situation.
In a moment, the woman once condemned as a traitor had ascended to the position of Empress of the Empire.
‘Don’t think this is the end, Shalen. Your regrets are just beginning.’
And undoubtedly, he will come crawling back to me.
Pathetically so.
Kasalyn Robervon, the eldest daughter of the Duke’s family, had never envied anyone in her life.
Blessed with beauty, wherever she went, she was lauded as the most beautiful girl in the Khan Kingdom. At 16, she graduated top of her class from the royal academy, recognized for her talents.
Upon making her social debut coinciding with her coming of age, she was already a celebrity.
From the son of a cardinal to the great-grandson of a duke.
She received daily proposals from the noble scions of the Khan Kingdom, but she declined them all, knowing that marrying into even a ducal family would confine her to a life of domesticity and childrearing.
Above all, Kasalyn already had someone she loved.
“My beautiful Kasalyn. I feel like I was born to meet you.”
Winning the love of Shalen Riche, the young King of Khan, was not hard.
Shalen was a flawless man.
His features, more delicate than rugged, had not yet lost the boyish charm. The occasional bright smiles on his alabaster skin were what Kasalyn particularly adored.
When they first met at her debutante ball, he was a gentleman who showed utmost respect to his elders and never treated his inferiors rudely.
Kasalyn resolved to devote her life to him, envisioning herself as a magnificent queen.
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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