It was almost a halfcertainty. This made me even more determined not to back down from the original work and ignited my will to make this marriage happen.
On the other hand, Hertian tilted his head, a natural reaction given that he didn’t deeply understand my situation.
“It seems like there’s more than one person who doesn’t want you to get married.”
But what he said was different from what I expected.
“Ah, maybe there’s one more. Edward Yeongsik.”
From today’s conversation, it was clear that he liked me.
However, Hertian lifted the corner of his mouth at my words, giving off a subtle sensuality as his red lips curled up.
“Your Highness is underestimating yourself.”
“Not really.”
“Just two people. Others would be disappointed if they heard that.”
He left those cryptic words behind.
I didn’t care much about it. There was more important talk left.
“So, Hertian, please proceed with the marriage safely. I’ll handle my parents.”
An unbreakable contract.
Meeting him today was to receive this promise.
“I will convince my parents properly.”
“How do you plan to convince them?”
“They changed their minds after hearing strange rumors, so I’m going to convince my father in the same way.”
I recalled the newspaper article I had left in the dining room. By now, his mind must have changed somewhat.
“So please promise me one thing. No matter what happens, no matter what you hear, proceed with our marriage as per the contract.”
I was unsure what variables might occur.
It was possible that in his uncertainty, he might change his choice. I could handle everything else, but if Hertian left me, I would have no hope left. I had to hold onto his heart.
“Are you worried?”
Instead of answering, he asked a question. As if he wanted to confirm something.
“I’m worried. That I won’t be able to marry Hertian.”
Because everyone could end up unhappy like in the original work.
So please confirm it.
I sent him a desperate look.
However, he did not readily give an answer.
‘He must be annoyed. He didn’t even want to marry the Duchess in the original work.’
In case he left the hospital room as it was, I decided to add the reason why I had to be his partner.
“Consider it repaying a favor.”
Finally, he made proper eye contact with me.
“A favor?”
“Yes, the favor you owe me from the victory ceremony.”
“I thought that calculation ended with His Majesty.”
At his response, a thin smile spread on my lips. He seemed to have already heard what happened at the victory ceremony and how it was prevented.
“So you knew everything. That will make our conversation easier.”
I straightened my back and met his gaze directly.
“I suppose His Majesty also told you about my ability.”
The ability to glimpse the future occasionally.
As if he understood the implication, he raised an eyebrow.
“If I become your consort, even if I do not grant wishes like His Majesty the Emperor, I will support Duke Croitner on my own. Until our contract is valid.”
How about it, enticing, isn’t it?
Offering a capability that not even the Emperor can obtain for free, on a timelimited basis, there was no way this would not be tempting. It was a power more valuable than a mere duchess.
“I will become your greatest asset.”
However, contrary to expectations, Hertian gave no particular response.
‘Is it insufficient?’
With no choice, I added more, forcedly coughing.
“As you can see, I have a frail body that faints at minor fatigue. Like my older brother, I do not know when or how I will die. Don’t worry about the aftermath of the contractual marriage.”
It would suffice to just say that I fell ill because of my weak body.
“That illness. You don’t know when you will die?”
Finally, his tightly sealed lips parted. His voice was as dry as a haystack.
“Yes. Regrettably, that’s the case.”
“Is there no cure?”
I shook my head slightly and grimaced at the bitter taste. This wasn’t an act, but a fact. I had been cooped up in the Academy laboratory for several years after Lian left, researching a cure, but found nothing.
“I spent years researching treatments without doing anything else. But I couldn’t find anything. I probably have only a few years left.”
The original Anette had also died not long after her marriage to the whiteturned duke.
The room fell into a heavy silence at my bitter response.
“It’s not your problem to worry about. I’ll take care of my illness. I refuse concern or involvement. You and I just need to gain mutual benefits from this marriage.”
I drew a clear line. I didn’t want to leave an uncomfortable feeling, but Hertian seemed dissatisfied. The bulging tendons were visible through his roughly brushed black hair.
“Your Highness always seems to be testing me.”
“Please think of it kindly. It’s not a loss for you.”
“A loss…”
He chewed on that word several times. Then he climbed onto the bed, sitting down, bringing his face close. His pointed nose was just a slight movement away.
I blinked in surprise a few times. My gaze aimlessly wandered, finally landing on his darkly pigmented lips. As his lips parted, I quickly shifted my gaze.
With calmer eyes than before, he asked me.
“So, can you offer the rest of your life, which isn’t much, to me?”
When yandere male lead believes she loves him — but she never did
“How dare you!”
“How dare you make me love you, only to cast me aside as nothing more than a friend?!?
“I will never accept that.”
“I will never let you return to him.”
“Even if I have to burn myself to ashes.”
“Even if I must shatter my purity, my dignity, my very soul.”
“I will never let you escape me!”
This was the first novel that introduced me to the matriarchal genre. I’ve read it three times already!
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~
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