After hearing my father’s words, I was sure it was a malicious rumor.
If my father had simply seen the medical record and worried about the aftereffects, I wouldn’t know. But involving women here?
It was clear evidence of baseless rumors spread by those who knew nothing about the duke.
“It seems like you’re misunderstanding something, Father. The Duke is innocent.”
“Are you doubting your father’s words and defending a duke you’ve barely known?”
Well, it’s because I’ve read the original work.
In there, Hertian is a person whose seed is barren due to lust!
The words I couldn’t dare say lingered in my mouth.
Seeing me unable to reply immediately, my father shook his head, saying that I was blinded by love.
“Sooner or later, the rumor will spread. It’s better not to get married than to regret it later.”
As expected, it’s difficult to persuade my father through conversation.
I stood up from my place.
“Then I’ll find out. If the Duke really has another woman besides me. If this is true. If the relationship with women is complicated, he might have caught a venereal disease, so it would be good to ask him to get tested.”
“Anette! Even if that’s not true, there’s nothing good about marrying the duke, it’s the duke after all. He’s in a position where he doesn’t care even if he brings in a bunch of mistresses.”
My father looked at me with a stern face. It was an expression that there was no room for conversation.
“Isn’t that applicable to anyone? Even if they’re commoners, there’s no guarantee they won’t cheat. If I give up because I’m afraid of that, wouldn’t I never be able to marry anyone in my life?”
“Just throw such guys away. But it’s the Duke. You can’t leave at will. Thinking about the scars you, with your weak body, will receive, your father is already cold.”
A faint sigh flowed.
‘I knew my father would come out like this.’
I know it’s because my father’s concern for me is great, but it was a matter that I couldn’t compromise on.
I silently took out what I had prepared. It was something I had prepared all night since coming out of my father’s study this morning.
“What is this?”
“It’s an article related to His Grace the Duke.”
“Why did you collect such things?”
My father’s reaction was sour.
“Even scandals that burst once or twice even in ordinary nobility, His Grace the Duke has never had even once.”
“The Duke probably blocked it.”
“Can the Duke block scandals that even His Majesty the Emperor can’t avoid?”
I spread the newspaper calmly, but it was far from gaining my father’s attention. Well, it didn’t matter. My real goal wasn’t to persuade my father in this place anyway.
“I don’t want to talk about this anymore.”
My father firmly closed the topic and showed me a proposal that was on the table next to him.
It was not sent by Hertian, but by someone else.
“I’ve arranged a meeting with the young nobility of the Beiren family at noon today, so don’t be late. Easily fallen love is also easily forgotten.”
“Father!”
I shouted loudly at my father’s extraordinary actions.
“I’ve already sent a letter to the Duke to cancel the marriage. By now, he’s probably received it and accepted it.”
“What? What did you send to His Grace?”
Why are you so proactive all of a sudden?
Several hours had passed since the proposal letter came and went.
My face had turned utterly pale.
“And if you don’t go out for today’s appointment, you’ll be grounded. Understand that.”
A powerful hammer blow struck. I barely managed to suppress my sudden frustration.
If I fight with my father here, I lose. If I get grounded, it was all over.
Regaining my composure, I took a few deep breaths. Dropping my shoulders in a defeated manner, I voiced out with a powerless tone.
“Since Father says so…… there’s no way around it. Alright. I’ll go.”
If it was unavoidable, better to comply.
Then, at least, Father would listen to me a bit.
Look at that. His complexion instantly brightens at a single mention of me leaving.
“Really?”
“Just a meeting, mind you.”
“Of course. Just meet, only meet.”
I nodded reluctantly, as if there was no other choice, and picked up the newspapers. All except one.
“Then I’ll be going.”
“Alright. Be careful. Dress up pretty.”
The remaining newspaper was for my father. Whether he would continue to oppose the marriage after reading it, that was something I’d know only after going on this date.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]With the splendid efforts of Betty, I was fully dressed up and climbed onto the carriage late.
As I left the long driveway of the Earl’s residence, a vibrant capital city came into view.
At the center of a spacious square, a statue by the court sculptor Fabian was glittering under the shattered sunlight, flaunting its brilliance.
Looking at the lively scenery through the carriage window, I felt a great sense of relief, as if something was unclogged in my chest.
Not far off, the carriage came to a halt on Olivia Street, the district of the nobles.
“We have arrived, Miss.”
As I stepped off the carriage, I handed a letter to the coachman who asked when he should return.
“What is this?”
“Coachman. Before returning to the mansion, deliver this letter urgently to the Duke of Blandiche.”
I came to this date, arranged by my father on a whim today, in order to meet Hertian. There was a chance he might have changed his mind after receiving the letter. I handed over two extra gold coins I had prepared to the coachman and made a request.
“Deliver it as quickly as possible. Please.”
The coachman, whose eyes widened at the sight of the gold coins, hid the letter deep in his pocket and hurried off. I watched the carriage recede, and clutched my hat brim that was about to be blown away by the wind.
“Miss Leangberia.”
And as I turned around, a bouquet of fully bloomed flowers seized my gaze.
“I’m glad to meet you, Miss.”
Behind them, a man with a smile brighter than the flowers came into view.
“Edward Youngsik?”
“Yes. I’m Edward Beryn. Miss.”
Cold Male Lead Became My Clingy Husband (Female-Dominant)
Feng Bai Su transmigrated into a matriarchal novel, becoming the sister of the female protagonist and the Seventh Princess of the Feng Ling Kingdom.
After working herself to death in her previous life, finally reincarnating as a princess, she only wanted to be a lazy fish who could eat, sleep, and play.
Until she met the male protagonist from the book, Wei Jing Mo, and he took a liking to her!
Wei Jing Mo is the top young man in Feng Ling City, talented in both appearance and ability, from a prestigious family, with a cold and otherworldly appearance, a figure like the bright moon in the hearts of noble ladies. It was thought that only the most powerful and talented noble lady in Feng Ling City would be worthy of such a brilliant young man. Who knew that this young gentleman would secretly admire the infamous Seventh Princess?
Short scene 1:
Feng Bai Su looked at the young man crying like a pear blossom in the rain before her, and couldn’t help but doubt her life.
Wasn’t the male lead described as a cold and otherworldly figure in the book?
Then who was this poor little thing crying with swollen red eyes and tear-stained face?
Short scene 2:
Wei Jing Mo stared intently at Feng Bai Su who was about to go out, wanting to say, “Be careful on the road.”
Before he could speak, Feng Bai Su suddenly bent down and bit his cheek.
Her peach blossom eyes were full of disdain: “Tsk! You’re so clingy!”
Wei Jing Mo: “…”
A talented fox spirit female lead with a flirtatious appearance but actually abstinent VS A cold-looking but actually naive and clingy little jealous male lead
