Even though she spoke of war, Ines had a joyful expression. Andrew couldn’t shake off the thought that his daughter had reached an unbearable situation. Seeing her father looking extremely worried, Ines hurriedly added to reassure him.
“If he comes by ship, we can prevent him from dropping anchor.”
There was a strange gleam in her eyes, and Andrew closed his eyes again.
“If he attacks from the capital, he won’t be able to cross the lord’s castle gate.”
“Ines…”
“You know, we’re prepared. There’s really nothing to worry about.”
“Nevertheless, I worry. Not just ordinary worry, but genuine fear.”
“We’ve prepared everything since Monstera. So, saying that we will lose is…”
“That’s not the meaning, Ines.”
Her mouth shut at Andrew’s firm expression.
“Please, stop it now. Enough is enough.”
“What… What are you saying?”
“We’ve done enough. It’s true that we’ve received Lord’s favor. However, I cannot allow this any longer.”
“…”
“Promise me, after this incident, you will no longer get involved in that matter.”
“But Father!”
“No, it can’t go on. You are a Swenden. Don’t forget your duty is to listen to your father’s words before the Lord’s command. Once she becomes the empress, you will soon be married to Damian, the son of Viscount Damiano.”
As if indicating that no further conversation was needed, Andrew stood up from his seat. Ines, still unable to recover her senses, sat there for a moment.
Ignoring his daughter, Andrew walked toward the door. Ines, snapping back to reality, rushed to block his way.
“Father.”
“…”
“Look at this.”
Despite Ines’s plea, Andrew did not look at his daughter.
“Do you really not know? Or are you pretending not to know?”
“What are you trying to say?”
“I… I’m not normal.”
“Viscount Damian is from a prestigious lineage. It’s about not tarnishing the promise between families by mentioning a sin once asked.”
“It’s not that.”
Ines’s hand that grabbed his arm trembled. For three months since her return to Landhill, there were a dozen seizures. Although she never collapsed or fainted in front of her parents, it was evident that everyone knew the situation.
Even now, some servants probably thought Ines was still under the control of the devil.
“You know.”
“Don’t bring up that story.”
“Pretending not to know won’t change anything.”
Every time Andrew heard about Ines having a seizure, his heart crumbled. What exactly happened at the temple? How painful were the times she endured?
“The Landhill nobles seem friendly to our family.”
But in the past three months, not a single person had visited Sweden.
“They don’t openly show contempt, I know. But do you think people really empathize with what I’ve done?”
“…”
“Now, you have to admit. I’m not the flawless Ines I used to be.”
“Stop it.”
“I caused scandals that couldn’t be washed away with commoners, intentionally led him to his death, worked as a maid in the temple for three years, and now I’m someone who often stops breathing and faints.”
“So, even more reason!”
Andrew, who had been avoiding Ines until now, stared directly into his daughter’s eyes. In Ines’s eyes, sparkling with the same color as hers, an unyielding determination was evident.
“Even more reason to stop. We have to live with spirit.”
“I don’t want to die. I just want to live for him by the Lord’s side.”
“If the Lord becomes the emperor, you cannot go by his side, let alone more. You should know that better than anyone.”
Ines couldn’t bring herself to tell her father that Carson had decided to wait for her. She couldn’t even express gratitude for allowing her to stay by his side. It was because her father knew what kind of life she wanted.
“I won’t consider your thoughts anymore. It has been challenging for me as a father to endure and wait for you. So, when the Lord safely ascends to the position of the crown prince, your marriage will also be expedited.”
Andrew left without hesitation, leaving Ines behind in the study. As she heard the door close with a thud, she shivered. It was another scolding from her father, whom she faced again after returning. However, more than anger, Ines sensed the trembling behind her father’s words.
For a moment, Ines looked at the closed door, envisioning her future. She tried hard to imagine herself marrying Damian, the son of Viscount Damiano, as her father said, but in none of those scenes could she picture herself smiling.
“I’m sorry, Father.”
Ultimately, she offered an apology to her father in a quiet voice.
Though her heart was crumbling, there was no time to wallow in despair. Ines went to the study desk to officially count the number of soldiers permitted in the territory.
She checked weapons and military supplies, selecting those among Carson’s remaining knights who could immediately prepare for combat.
Then, she paused, taking a deep breath and looking into the distance.
She turned the chair to face out the window. From her father’s study, the mountain of the Swenden family, with its gold mine, was clearly visible. The path Ines had taken while being chased by Joseph seemed almost within reach.
The hot sun was at its highest point, but the air in the study was chilly.
“Give us strength, my Lord.”
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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