Teresa could not open her eyes late into the night.
I gave a room to Cassian and told him to go with Teresa when she came to her senses.
Nathaniel sent Earl Groban back to his earldom in a carriage.
A long and arduous day had finally come to an end.
I washed up first and crawled into bed.
The turbulent events of the day flashed through my mind.
‘Come to think of it…’
In the original work, Teresa had attended today’s banquet with Maximilian.
And she almost suffered terribly at the hands of the Empress, who tried to match Anais with Maximilian.
‘Nathaniel helped at that time.’
I broke into a cold sweat.
Because I had changed the original work, Anais and Maximilian’s relationship had irreparably changed.
So I thought this event would naturally not occur.
But it did.
‘The major events of the original work are happening.’
The only difference this time was who helped.
In retrospect, Maximilian and Teresa were going to divorce anyway.
And Anais and Maximilian never made it to marriage.
Only a matter of time, Maximilian clung to Teresa in regret.
And Nathaniel’s transformation into a dragon during the hunting competition, and the incident with Teresa today.
I suddenly became scared.
What if Teresa dies of an incurable disease, and…
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
Nathaniel was standing there, having just finished washing.
Wiping his wet hair with a towel, Nathaniel sat beside the bed.
‘In the original work, he left the empire by becoming a dragon.’
After Teresa’s death, Nathaniel, having lost all attachment to the world, gave up his human form.
Crossing the eastern sea was his last appearance.
‘Surely not all the major events in the original work are progressing, right?’
The ending where Teresa dies, Nathaniel leaves the continent, and Maximilian becomes a recluse.
“What are you thinking?”
Suddenly, his red eyes drew near.
I grabbed his hand tightly in case I missed it.
I felt like I would be left alone if everyone left.
Bitterness and fear rushed in at the same time.
“What’s the matter?”
Nathaniel’s worried eyes, full of red, came into view. Somehow, I felt a little relieved.
Come to think of it, the person I had been closest to for a long time after my possession was Nathaniel.
In this life, he is truly the person I can call ‘family.’
And the thought of him leaving me.
“Is it because of a friend?”
Nathaniel stroked my head.
I closed my eyes and rested my head slightly on his shoulder.
His big warm hand, the even sound of his breath, and the familiar body scent slowly calmed my trembling heart.
Having someone beside me was a great comfort.
“Just stay like this for a moment, please.”
Fortunately, Nathaniel didn’t ask anything.
He patted my back, as if understanding my heart.
His gentle touch was warmer than I knew.
When I snuggled into his arms like a child, I felt his body flinch.
Normally, he would have pulled away, but I didn’t want to today.
‘Just a little longer.’
I didn’t mind being teased for being childish; I wanted to be comforted a little more.
Fortunately, Nathaniel didn’t push me away.
We shared each other’s warmth for a long time.
After some time, embarrassment set in.
‘Ugh… I can’t raise my head.’
Out of shame, I slowly moved away from him.
Or, rather, tried to.
Because Nathaniel abruptly stood up, I fell backward onto the bed.
“Ugh!”
He looked at me briefly, then turned away without helping.
“See you tomorrow morning, then.”
I could only stare blankly at his retreating figure as he hurriedly left the room.
[This is the time separator]After the banquet was over, the Empress returned to her room, took off her heavy clothing and accessories, and sat on the sofa.
She was not in a good mood.
Even though she had practically received the Emperor’s forgiveness that day, she still felt that way.
All day, she couldn’t shake the feeling of defeat.
She reached out and picked up the prepared glass of alcohol.
“Ha, that’s ridiculous.”
Finally, she figured out the cause of this discomfort.
In Milia’s mind, the image of the crown prince and his wife, whom she had seen earlier in the day, lingered.
‘I can’t believe the crown prince would actually take care of his own wife.’
It was unbelievable.
It was Nathaniel, who seemed to have not even a speck of sociability.
“All women are different, I guess.”
Nathaniel habitually kept people at a distance.
He had no mentors, no friends.
The only person who had been close to him was a nursemaid who had briefly looked after him when he was young.
Perhaps, even if forced, he liked having a woman close by.
“It’s absurd to say that it hurts.”
The Empress thought to herself, ‘He’s just like his father.’
No, she couldn’t bear it without thinking that way.
She recalled the past, looking at their affectionate handholding and wandering around the banquet hall today.
When the emperor was still the crown prince, and she was still his consort.
The man who said he loved her always held another woman’s hand at these formal occasions.
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
*
Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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