Christoph would never come here, Marianne thought as she slowly looked around the cafe.
True to its location by the sea, the cafe, adorned in white and blue, exuded an overall clean and cool atmosphere. But above all, what caught her eye was.
“Ah…!”
A soft exclamation burst from her lips. Beyond the large window, the blue sea stretched out. The sea was so vast that it was impossible to know where it began and where it ended.
It was then that Marianne realized that, despite having been in Blauburg for several days, she had never seen the sea. Apparently, she hadn’t even had the leisure to admire the sea.
The dark blue sea, almost black, was so deep that its depth was unfathomable. The atmosphere was quite different from that of a beach in a holiday resort enjoying a summer vacation.
Far away, a red lighthouse was visible. Large ships were gathering in the harbor. The sound of boat horns echoed chaotically. Every time, Marianne’s small shoulders were startled.
This was not a sea of rest but a sea where intense life unfolded. And she thought that this sea was more beautiful than any resort.
Far off at the dock, men with sleeves rolled up to their shoulders were moving loads, and a stray cat was watching opportunistically to steal fish.
As she stared blankly out the window, Christoph whispered in a soft voice.
“I knew you’d like it, Marianne.”
Coffee and dessert were placed in front of the two, sitting near the large window. Only then did Marianne lower her eyes to the table. She still didn’t know how to accept this situation.
She lifted her eyes and saw Christoph leisurely leaning back, bringing his cup to his mouth. Her gaze was stolen by his flawless appearance.
As Christoph put down his cup, he quickly lifted his eyes, and Marianne turned her head in embarrassment. She looked at the sea, and he looked at Marianne.
“Christoph.”
After a long while, Marianne was the first to speak. She couldn’t bear the tingling silence. She wanted to break it somehow.
“Speak, Marianne.”
“It’s about Paul.”
“Paul?”
Christoph repeated her words with a faint furrow in his brow at the sudden appearance of an unfamiliar name. He couldn’t think of a face that came to mind.
“Your police colleague?” he asked suspiciously.
Marianne shrugged her shoulders and sighed deeply. Christoph flinched, watching her mood. His expression was sullen, like a disappointed dog.
“It’s about the boy who was arrested on suspicion of murder yesterday. Paul Keller.”
“Ah.”
Christoph nodded as if he finally remembered. Then he threw her a puzzled look, as if to ask why she was bringing up the boy’s story all of a sudden.
Marianne lowered her eyes, lost in thought. She stared at her dress for a long time, hesitating to speak.
She knew that Christoph was the one who could handle this matter most perfectly. At the same time, she didn’t want to be indebted to him. That’s why she couldn’t speak rashly.
“……”
The round eyes of the boy staring at her.
The mournful cry of calling his mother with a terrified face.
In the end, Marianne opened her mouth with a long sigh. She would probably regret today for a long time if she pretended not to know Paul. She heeded her conscience.
“Can you be Paul’s lawyer?”
“……”
It must have been an unexpected question. The expression gradually disappeared from Christoph’s face as he stared at her.
His thick eyebrows twitched.
“A lawyer?”
A voice that said he couldn’t understand was directed at Marianne. She straightened her back and looked at him confidently. Marianne nodded.
Most people, if they were not nobles or asset owners, didn’t even have a chance to argue. They didn’t have the money to hire a lawyer, nor did they have any knowledge about it.
The poor could only rely on the judge’s compassion. The guilt or innocence was determined not by evidence and truth, but by the judge’s personal judgment.
Marianne spoke in a calm voice, as if she had pondered for a long time.
“Inspector Nicholas says that the sentence will be at least 7 years. According to Paul’s mother, it was an accident. An unfortunate accident that could happen at any time.”
“There are suspicions about moving the corpse, and trying to deceive the police. Why would he do such a thing if he was innocent? Perhaps the boy’s mother was involved as well.”
Christoph had somehow returned to his usual stiff appearance. Crossing his legs and folding his arms, he rebutted in a businesslike tone.
Suddenly, Marianne’s eyes narrowed. The desperate cries were shrill. The mournful plea of a mother, hanging on Mack’s leg and weeping, saying it was not Paul, but her own doing.
“She did it out of fear. She lost her daughter to a screaminduced accident, and now she has to lose her son because of it. What mother could bear to see that?”
“Human foolishness tends to bring about wrath, Marianne. People must take responsibility for the actions they have committed. That is the fundamental principle of the law.”
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
