Meanwhile, Carson had taken the child, and the guard standing right in front of him held her tightly.
He felt an indescribable emotion at that sight, but he ignored that feeling and first saved his sister.
“Louis, your brother is here. It’s all right now. Everything is fine.”
Holding his crying sister tightly, he quickly started to tidy up the surroundings.
(This is a time separator.)
Holding his sister, he immediately left Lusonia and headed for his territory, Landhill.
In the square, due to a woman who revealed herself to be a maid of the Swelden Baron, Carson had now learned that the woman lying unconscious in his mansion’s bed was the only daughter of the Swelden Baron.
The sudden visit of the new lord due to an unexpected event had thrown the nobles of Landhill into confusion.
Entering the empty mansion, Carson immediately handed a detailed letter to the maid who was with Ines.
She is receiving treatment now, but there’s no danger to her life, so he also added that he would not allow a visit from Baron Swelden. And then he quickly walked away and slept in the mansion.
After the commotion had passed, darkness and silence descended on the mansion. He sat by his sister’s bedside and simply stared at her for a long time.
Only after brushing the child’s hair did he realize that his body was trembling terribly. Although four years had passed, his sister hadn’t changed much.
The sight was both pleasing and painful. She had been a late child in walking and speaking. Had she not grown because she was waiting for him all this time?
She was a child who did not easily let anyone near. How much she must have suffered.
The trembling that began once he had judged Louis to be safe did not abate even after the doctor left, saying there were only minor bruises and no other problems.
If not for that unknown woman today, his sister would have died without moving.
Carson still did not know the name of the woman who had saved his sister properly. Maybe.
‘Ines… was it Ines Swelden?’
The woman who rode the horse and caused a ruckus was caught on the spot. She was a commoner named Lena Marier.
He hadn’t met the woman yet, but according to the knights, she was drugged and continued to talk nonsense.
After touching his sister’s forehead once more, Carson moved to meet the daughter of Baron Swelden.
(This is a time separator.)
When he entered the room where Ines was lying, he lit a lamp to drive away the pitchblack darkness a little.
It was clear that she had just finished treatment and was simply asleep, yet Carson felt a suffocating feeling as he looked at her. With her eyes closed, she looked much younger than when he saw her in the square earlier.
He touched her empty neck with his dry hand and cautiously sat beside her. Her eyebrows then flicked up and down sharply, and her eyelids slowly lifted.
“Are you feeling better now?”
Though he spoke to her, Ines did not respond.
“Young lady Swelden?”
Worried that she might have sustained an injury to her head, Carson quickly rose to call the doctor, but a voice soon stopped him.
“I’m fine.”
Hearing her fairly clear voice, Carson reassured, sat back down in the chair.
“This is my mansion.”
“Yes, I know.”
Ines did not look around or try hard to remember the past hours. Even without effort, she recalled that she had saved Carson’s sister, and that he had reached out to her and asked her to walk ten steps with him.
It was like a revelation from God, and she knew she would never forget those moments in her lifetime.
As Ines tried to sit up, he softly discouraged her in a gentle low voice.
“It’s still too early to move.”
Despite Carson’s words, she stubbornly moved, so he approached and propped a pillow behind her back.
“Thank you.”
“Is there any discomfort?”
“Lower your voice, Your Highness.”
“I am not the Emperor here. I am merely the lord and count of this territory.”
It was a principle in the Keynes Empire that nobles did not belittle one another. However, as he was of the royal family, it was only natural for him to speak informally with Ines.
“Just because you have become a count does not mean you are not of the royal family.”
The woman, who had been seemingly dead asleep just moments ago, spoke in a neat manner.
“Recovering your body is the priority now; let’s talk about this later.”
Seeing Ines nod, he approached the window, pulled back the curtain, and opened the window slightly.
“If you feel cold, please say so immediately.”
Ines stared at him without responding, her eyes indifferent. Facing her cold gaze, he continued.
“The physician said you were seriously injured, but he has treated everything. However, he said you lost a lot of blood.”
As he turned back from the window, the moonlight poured in behind him. Ines thought it suited him well.
“Your wounds were stitched with several stitches. Therefore, from just behind the top of your head, you will not grow hair for a while.”
“Yes.”
“Your shoulder and arm were also seriously injured. You should not use your left arm for a while.”
“Yes.”
“And your ankle……”
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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