How to Turn a Kind Savior into an Emperor (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 21

The moment she emerged—rescued from the water by Carson, fed and sheltered in his mansion, dressed in freshly laundered clothes that felt brand new—she never could have imagined such a time would come.

Moreover, he had even told her they were shipmates. It was like a buoy adrift in the vast ocean meeting the constellation that would guide its way. Thus, she could only say she was walking through a dream….

“There… was Sir Joseph there as well?”

At the sudden, dreadful name, Ines’s dream shattered with a crisp snap.

“Yes, he came as an escort for Lady Graeham.”

“Goodness… he must be quite capable, then.”

Instead of replying, Ines gave a dry smile. In a way, he truly was remarkably capable. Joseph was the kind of man who would do anything to get what he wanted. And the most horrifying thing he desired was to keep their marriage going for more than six months.

During the time they were married, Joseph had always been too busy to spend time with Ines, yet every night he would touch her. Back then, she believed that was love—she never imagined it was filthy, repulsive lust.

Overwhelmed by dreadful memories of him, Ines shook her head to clear her thoughts.

“How did you end up dancing with the lord?”

“You seem more excited than I am.”

“Well, of course I am!”

Even though they were alone in the carriage, Susan leaned closer to Ines as if about to share something even more secret.

“I got it.”

“What?”

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