“Your mother is coming back, right? So, let’s act like we’re doing well.”
I wondered how things would unfold when that returned woman realized that the place she assumed was rightfully hers wasn’t really hers.
She even ignored Aurora, treating my brother as the Empress. Now, I was really curious. What expressions would those siblings have?
‘The Duke’s behavior towards me, I can understand. He thought of his younger sister as the Empress. But involving the child, that’s too much.’
Brainwashing the child alone and sending her to the Emperor, I couldn’t forgive that.
Now, I had a somewhat inferred understanding of why that woman said such things to the child.
Also, why Reldoro had to kill his father in the novel.
‘Something has been strange about Reldoro’s character from time to time, and suddenly killing the Emperor… Now it’s clear why.’
Reldoro was not the Emperor’s biological child. Reldoro’s mother, Beatrix, Evan Duke’s sister, knew this and brainwashed Reldoro accordingly.
Kill your father.
Considering that Rian had severe misogyny, knowing that he wouldn’t see the child from another woman, yet telling Reldoro to kill him through Reldoro.
Reldoro wasn’t really Rian’s biological child.
It’s quite amusing.
I smiled as I looked at Reldoro, who was staring blankly beside me.
Whether Rian’s biological child or not, it didn’t matter. Reldoro was Reldoro. Our lovely son. So, I affectionately stroked the child’s head.
“How would you like to treat the mother who gave birth to you, Reldoro?”
“Uh…”
“Do you want to live with your mother or go by her side… or maybe you want to go to your mother’s side…? You don’t remember yet because of the lack of memory?”
“No. Not everything, but I remember…”
Reldoro seemed frightened, trembling slightly. I hugged him tightly.
“Will you… protect me?”
“Of course. I’m your mother. I became a mother because of you. So, I will protect you. If I can’t protect you in the palace, I’ll take Shasha and run away with you.”
“Ah.”
“Of course, it’s just a joke.”
“Okay.”
“Huh?”
It felt like a long time since I felt Reldoro genuinely laughing. As if he wanted it that way, as if he wished for it. Reldoro was laughing.
“I can’t say it… but… I just… don’t like the mother who gave birth to me… I’m scared.”
The child’s memories were not complete. Yet, if it was scary to the point that Reldoro’s body trembled so much, it was possible to estimate what she had done to the child.
“Okay.”
“But… when that person comes back, is the Empress Mama okay?”
“Don’t worry.”
“Everyone said that the Emperor’s heart will go to that person. He loved her so much… I don’t really understand the hearts of adults, but still… still…”
“I had people like that too. They said you could just ignore their words, that I should say such things, but having experienced it myself, I understand how much those words they spat out make you think.”
The feeling of being corroded without even questioning the other person.
“The Emperor already knows everything. What does it mean to marry even when you know that person will appear?”
How many thoughts had I had on my own until now? Just those thoughts alone hurt my heart.
“Yes.”
“If you still can’t trust me, you don’t have to do anything. Just stay in the Star Palace like now and act according to your heart. Live as yourself, Reldoro.”
“I won’t leave.”
“Huh?”
“I… like Empress Mama. She’s my favorite person. More than the Emperor, more than Shasha… I like Empress Mama… So, don’t abandon me.”
I hugged the child tightly upon hearing those words.
“Yes.”
It wasn’t just children who learned by watching adults. Adults also learned from children. And I, through Reldoro, was gradually becoming an adult, a mother.
“Then, let’s go in and sleep. You need to sleep well and eat well to grow up strong.”
“If I grow up quickly… would that be good?”
“Yes. That way, Reldoro can protect me.”
“Oh! In that case, I’ll go to bed quickly!”
Reldoro rushed back to his room as soon as the conversation ended. Watching him, I spent time staring blankly at the sky. Sleep didn’t come any earlier than the previous day.
“Who worries about whom.”
The guilt in my heart kept growing. It became as familiar as breathing, then pressed heavily on my chest.
The happier I became, the more painful my feelings for Noah became. Before, reality was too harsh for me to be truly happy.
So, there was less of a sense of guilt back then. But staying here, the leisure and abundance that came with it made me more difficult.
The night grew deeper, and another day passed.
As soon as the sun rose, Rian came looking for me.
He wanted to be together all day, complained like a child about how cruel it was considering we had just married yesterday, but according to Tetel, his work had piled up about ten times more than before the marriage.
In the end, Rian had to reluctantly return to his office, and I headed straight to the library.
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
The female CEO who doesn’t want to get married with a divorce agreement in hand × The male archaeological researcher who will only get married if he’s sure he can get divorced
