How To Escape From A Devilish Husband (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 5
“…….”
Delphine could not give any answer and bit her lower lip.
Until this very morning, she had been locked in the cold imperial palace prison.
And just yesterday, her father’s head, who had been a count, was hung on the outer wall of the imperial palace.
If she refused him here, she would not last even a single day from her father’s execution date and her head would be hung right next to his.
“The method is simple. You just need to say one word to the messenger outside that door.”
The man smiled leisurely as if peering right into her mind.
“Tell him that with that filthy emperor’s bastard, ‘even in death’ you cannot share a bed.”
He strangely emphasized the word ‘even in death’.
Both he and Delphine knew well that it was not a metaphorical expression.
“…….”
Delphine bit her lip but could not utter a single word.
Traitors’ three generations are exterminated—that is the principle of this empire.
So, becoming the wife of a hero.
She knew no other alternative that could grant absolution to a traitor’s daughter.
He could not possibly be unaware that her silence was a wordless refusal of death, and at the same time, permission for the wedding night.
Thud-.
He seemed to unbutton the shirt under his jacket, but as if it was stifling, he tore it off all at once.
Through the thin shirt, a thick body sculpted like a statue was revealed.
His body was the complete opposite of his white and neat face.
Large, ferocious, and covered in scars.
Thanks to his all-white skin, those gruesome scar marks were even more visible.
From small sword wounds to the large burn scar right below his left chest.
Delphine tried hard to find traces similar to Ioan’s on his body.
And in doing so, she missed the moment the man, who was about to fully remove his shirt, paused slightly.
“……I somehow prevented the emperor’s messenger from watching the affairs like a scoundrel.”
In that instant, a shrill scream burst from Delphine’s mouth.
It was because he easily lifted her with one hand and held her.
Embarrassed at making an unladylike sound, Delphine quickly covered her mouth with one hand.
He placed her on the bed with an indifferent expression.
It was a motion so light that one might believe he was holding a feather pillow.
Once again feeling the enormous difference in strength between them, she felt utterly powerless in her single-layer wedding dress.
As he knelt on both sides of her body and leaned in, the bed sank heavily downward.
Is this huge, large, and powerful man going to hold me?
Thinking that he would perform the act she heard from Anna on her, Delphine strangely felt her lower abdomen tighten.
‘Why am I like this?’
Do all women feel this way on their wedding night?
Raising her flushed head, the man who had placed both arms beside her head like a cage stared down at her intently.
His eyes were boiling again with black desire.
The man slowly buried his head in her nape.
She flinched and trembled, but he simply buried his prominent nose bridge in her collarbone and took a deep breath.
Delphine felt chills run through her body from that breath, and her fingertips tingled.
“……We must at least hand over proof of the wedding night so that ‘His’ Majesty the Emperor can save face.”
Murmuring softly, he roughly bit his own forearm.
While Delphine gasped in surprise, he shook his arm near her hips.
Drip, drop—red blood fell like a brand on the wedding dress and white sheets.
Shocked for a moment by the sudden and barbaric action.
Soon, all strength drained from Delphine’s body.
It was because the tension had released.
Only then did she realize she had been clenching her toes with all her might.
After finishing the action, he pulled her arm and hugged her tightly to his chest.
It was a natural and quick motion without even time to resist.
As the flustered Delphine squirmed, a languid whisper came to her ear.
“We must share the same room so the messenger won’t suspect.”
“Don’t…….”
“It’s hard to hold back, so please don’t stimulate me further today.”
Beyond the touching bodies, his presence that could never be ignored was felt.
Delphine, who had been struggling, quickly stiffened her limbs and shut her mouth.
Then, his chuckle was transmitted through the touching bodies.
She still hadn’t even removed her wedding dress, and because of his body emitting heat, it was extremely stifling.
Delphine tried her best not to move her body and only rolled her eyes.
Where on earth did this man come from?
Is he really not Ioan?
If so, what about this face and name?
Moreover, if he really isn’t Ioan, why did he marry her, who lost both honor and family?
Was her father’s treason really true?
There was a mountain of things to find out.
However, amidst all the confusion, one thing was certain.
For now, she had safely passed this night. This man seemed to have no intention of harming her or cruelly ravaging her who had fallen into the abyss.
She had finally survived her father’s treason crime and that day’s living hell.
As that thought came, even while held in the enemy’s arms, relief inevitably surged.
Delphine closed her eyes for a moment to calm her eyelids that had been trembling since earlier.
Thinking to herself that she absolutely could not sleep comfortably tonight.
[This is the timeline separator]“Madam. Good morning.”
As soon as she thinly opened her eyes, a low voice came as if waiting.
Delphine blankly looked up at the white face in front of her.
Brown eyes and dirty blonde hair were pouring down toward her along with the morning sunlight.
“……Ioan?”
Are you back?
Why did you suddenly disappear?
As Delphine, intoxicated with sleep and fatigue, mumbled that name, the corner of the man’s mouth slightly rose.
“Del.”
……Del?
That cautious Ioan daring to call her by a nickname.
Huh? But was Ioan a man who smiled like that?
In that instant, Delphine’s mind snapped awake and she quickly sat up.
But her body was unusually light.
As she hurriedly looked down, the heavy wedding dress was gone, and she saw herself wearing only a thin slip.
“Ah, you seemed uncomfortable while sleeping, so I removed it for you.”
The man said nonchalantly and smiled elegantly.
Delphine made a dumbfounded expression at that shameless attitude.
But even seeing her like that, he still smiled languidly with an aristocratic demeanor.
“The emperor’s messenger received what was needed early in the morning and left.”
Come to think of it, the single-layer sheet stained with blood along with the wedding dress had disappeared.
Delphine, in shock, grabbed and pulled her red hair.
‘No way. Did I sleep that deeply?’
And next to this man whose identity she still didn’t know?
At that moment, she suddenly saw the man’s gaze turn sinister and look downward.
Only then did Delphine notice her bare legs exposed under the short slip, and she hurriedly covered her body with the blanket and got out of bed.
“……I instructed the servant to prepare bathwater so you can bathe.”
The man said, reluctantly turning his lingering gaze.
“Bathe?”
Delphine muttered with a wary expression that hadn’t faded.
Bathing from the morning. She couldn’t understand his contextless words.
“You may not know, Madam, but after a man and woman spend the night, they must bathe.”
He answered smoothly as if anticipating her reaction.
Come to think of it, there was a small but quite luxurious bathroom attached to the bedroom.
‘I hadn’t noticed it at all before.’
Then, is it really true that couples bathe together after sharing a bed, as he said?
She hadn’t heard specifically from Anna.
“You know well how difficult it is to silence the servants’ mouths.”
It meant to quietly follow so rumors like, that couple didn’t seem to spend the wedding night together, wouldn’t spread.
Delphine, biting her lip, eventually nodded like a defeated person.
[This is the timeline separator]She finished bathing first and was slowly applying cosmetics to her face while wrapped in a robe, when he came out of the bathroom.
He was already dressed in a shirt.
Delphine glared at the man’s reflection in the mirror with a confused expression.
Who are you?
Is it Ioan or not.
If not, then who on earth?
She had pondered fiercely while soaking in warm water, but still no answer came to mind.
However, even amidst everything still being confusing, this one thing was certain.
For now, she must remain as this man’s wife.
No matter what his identity is.
……Unless she wanted to die unjustly right now for a crime not committed, following her father.
He, meeting eyes with Delphine who was staring intently at him through the mirror, smiled brightly.
Delphine forcibly lifted the corners of her lips to smile back, but as soon as he turned his back, she erased the smile completely.
Beyond the mirror, his huge back dressed in uniform was visible.
“……Without the help of an attendant?”
Pretending to rub cosmetics, she asked casually, and a smooth immediate answer came.
“It’s more comfortable to put on the uniform alone.”
A noble?
As if not hearing her inner thoughts, he added with an indifferent expression.
“Well, since I’m a soldier.”
“I see. Yesterday I was too flustered and forgot to ask…….”
Delphine combed down her red hair with a comb and asked in a casual tone.
“Why did you marry me?”
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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