The man who changed abruptly upon hearing his name was not the great and merciful dragon from a fairy tale.
He was closer to a violent monster.
Diana shivered once again as she recalled that moment.
“Uh, where is this……?”
She didn’t know where she was, as she had walked without a destination in mind.
While wandering the corridor looking around, Diana discovered someone sitting on the terrace.
Wondering if she should ask for directions, she stopped in her tracks.
“Gasp.”
A silverhaired man, gleaming in the moonlight, was gazing out the window with a melancholic face.
Moonlight settled on his elegant nose bridge.
Diana mumbled, staring blankly at the sight.
“Fairy?”
Slowly turning his head, the man noticed Diana.
His round blue eyes were beautiful.
“Who……?”
“Ah, I lost my way trying to leave.”
Diana consciously hid her name.
Her recent experience had taught her clearly that her name was of no help.
“Ah. I see. You just have to go a little further from here.”
Maximilian kindly escorted Diana to the main gate.
It was a kindness extended without much thought, but Diana felt she was being treated specially.
Due to her rural upbringing, she had never met a man who showed such etiquette before.
She couldn’t help but be thrilled by the escort of a man more elegant than the royal family.
“We’ve arrived, my lady.”
“Ththank you.”
About to turn away at the main gate, Maximilian’s clothes were grabbed by Diana.
“Can we meet again sometime?”
Maximilian was surprised but pretended not to know.
Judging by her dress, she looked like a lady from the countryside.
So he decided to vaguely answer, wondering if she didn’t recognize him.
“Of course. If the opportunity arises.”
In the social circles, this answer meant ‘I won’t be contacting you first, so wake up from your dream.’
Unfortunately, Diana came from much more of a backwater than Maximilian thought.
Diana headed for the imperial palace, inflated with dreams.
The fear from just a moment ago was gone in an instant.
She was like her older brother, greedy, pointlessly ambitious.
And a woman prepared to sacrifice anything to get what she wanted.
When Diana arrived at the empress’s palace, she was burning with determination.
(This is a time separator.)
As soon as she decided, she sent a letter to the Menisil family.
The reply came quickly.
A reply came, saying they wanted to talk face to face, but there was something that had to be taken care of first.
“Let’s go back now.”
“I was thinking about going back anyway.”
Though better than when he first came, Maximilian’s condition was still not good.
He was still emaciated, as he was not eating properly.
“Are you still having those dreams?”
“Huh? Yeah.”
Maximilian slowly nodded.
“I’ll place Teresa as a maid in the crown prince’s palace, just in case.”
“What? Really?”
“Yes, so don’t worry. I’ll watch over you closely.”
Being the Crown Prince’s consort’s maid reduced other threats considerably, and I could respond quickly if there were any health issues.
Moreover, having also brought in my friend Casian, there were two people to watch over closely.
“Thank you. For caring so much.”
“It’s not because my older brother is pretty that you need to thank me. Teresa is my friend too.”
Despite my blunt words, Maximilian only smiled.
He thanked me several times and left the palace.
After seeing Maximilian off, a complicated feeling arose within me.
But my concern for Teresa seemed genuine.
‘Even in the original work, she did suffer a lot in the latter part.’
Of course, because of the garbage I had piled up earlier, I was cursed until the end.
My mood sank at the thought that it might be a continuation of the original work.
I couldn’t discern where the original work ended and where this altered reality began.
‘I’ve decided to do it, so I’ll see it through to the end.’
There was no thought of backing down.
I plan to do my best so that I won’t regret it even if I fail.
(This is a time marker.)
A few days after sending Maximilian away.
Teresa and Casian came to the palace.
“Your Majesty, have you been well?”
“Yes, I have been well.”
Teresa, who came to the palace, looked much better than before.
Maximilian really is like a cancerous cell.
I suddenly thought of him and smiled broadly at Teresa.
After the maids brought the tea, I began the real conversation.
“I’ve already written it in a letter, but I think I need to say this in person.”
They both looked prepared, as I had written in the letter that I wanted them to become my maids.
“I’m hottempered, have no close friends, and no mother, so there’s no one I can ask for this favor. I’d like you two to become my maids.”
“Of course, Your Majesty.”
“I will do it too, Your Highness.”
They both immediately accepted and nodded their heads.
“Thank you both. It must not have been an easy decision.”
Currently, the nobles were divided into the Emperor’s faction, centered around the Emperor and Nathaniel, the noble’s faction, centered around the Empress and the Trevia family, and the moderate faction, centered around the Duke of Winters.
Considering the interests of the Menisil and Vellicia families, who were part of the moderate faction, it must not have been an easy choice.
“It’s something that would have to be decided once you get married.”
“Still, thank you.”
It felt like I had gained reliable allies.
Casian jokingly smiled at me, still tense, and added,
“Then introduce me to a good man.”
“Ah……. That’s a bit.”
They both laughed out loud at my hesitation, easing the stiff atmosphere.
In the midst of drinking tea, Teresa opened her mouth with a worried look.
“What if people talk? I mean, I just divorced Max.”
“Wouldn’t they think the Winters family had wronged the Menisil family?”
Indeed, the relationship between the two families had deteriorated.
My father was wary, and the count had grievances but couldn’t voice them, so there were quite a few complaints.
As the position of the Crown Prince’s consort’s maid, it was bound to help Teresa’s future.
If things went well, this might even improve the relationship between the two families.
“Could it?”
“You worry too much about losing.”
Casian intervened at the right moment, making Teresa give up her negative thoughts.
I thought this was why they were friends.
“I’m counting on you, both of you.”
“Yes. Just call me, Your Highness, the Crown Prince’s consort.”
I firmly held both their hands.
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
