I Ended Up Living Next Door to My Ex-Husband (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 3
I stared down, dazed, at the horns growing from the maid’s head.
‘This child… is a half-breed demon.’
Just who were these half-breed demons?
Since part of their flesh and blood came from humans, their appearance was indistinguishable from that of ordinary humans.
Yet their physical abilities vastly surpassed those of humans—easily two or three times greater.
Human appearance and intellect, combined with demonic strength and magic.
Ever since the Emperor of Seodae Empire had unified the continent with the aid of these half-breed demons,
their numbers migrating into the human realm had slowly increased, though they remained somewhat unfamiliar to humans.
Their origin from the unknown demon realm made them seem both mysterious and frightening, evoking wariness.
‘I lean more toward fear. After all, it was precisely these beings who set fire to the tower and caused Rebecca’s death.’
Rebecca’s miserable end flashed through my mind again, sending an unpleasant shiver down my spine.
“Your Highness Rebecca… please, I beg you, show me mercy—just this once…”
The young maid finally broke into tears at the end of her plea.
I looked down at the child, who kept bowing her head repeatedly, and thought:
‘There’s no need to earn unnecessary hatred from a half-breed demon.’
Besides, I was going to divorce soon—no point pretending to be that rabid dog Rebecca anymore.
I forced the gentlest smile I could muster.
“It’s fine—just a little spilled champagne. Stop crying and get up.”
At that, the maid turned deathly pale as if she’d seen something horrifying and began trembling violently.
‘Well, I suppose if a rabid dog suddenly acts sweet, it’d seem even scarier.’
I nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, the maid’s tears fell freely, as if she’d accepted her fate.
“Are you… really going to cut off my horns?”
“Cut off your horns? What on earth are you talking about…”
A dreadful premonition made me fall silent instinctively.
‘…Rebecca must have a history of cutting off half-breed horns.’
The synchronized departure of the other maids from the bedroom—almost as if on cue—made this a reasonable guess.
To half-breed demons, their horns represented pride and dignity in their very lineage.
Cutting off those precious horns was no different from insulting their entire race.
‘No wonder I felt uneasy! Could it be that Rebecca’s reputation among the half-breeds is already rock-bottom?’
That was it. Their outrage wasn’t just about the sacrificial incident.
If she’d gone so far as to cut horns over trivial matters, the situation must have been serious long before.
With every new realization, Rebecca’s moral abyss seemed to grow ever deeper.
“At this rate, Camilla might be the only one left on my side—and I’m supposed to distance myself from her. This is the worst possible timing…”
I decided I first needed to calm and secure this small, precious half-breed maid, if only to understand the situation.
‘After all, Camilla won’t be around as my lady-in-waiting for a whole month. I’ll need at least one person on my side.’
Having made up my mind, I hurried to the dressing room, grabbed a small jewelry box, and returned.
“Hey, what’s your name?”
“M-My name is… Mina, Your Highness Rebecca.”
“Right, Mina. I’m not going to cut your horns—get up already.”
“Yes…?”
My gentle tone only made the maid’s shoulders tremble harder as she bowed.
She didn’t just doubt my words—she seemed to think I was testing her.
‘Oops. Was I too kind again?’
Apparently, for now, acting like the original Rebecca was the safest choice.
I recalled my ex-husband’s dull buttocks and deliberately summoned some irritation.
“Ugh, get off your rear and stand up already! Can’t you just sit on the sofa quickly?!”
“A-ah! Yes, yes!”
Mina finally scrambled to her feet and sat on the sofa opposite me.
Must I really be this harsh? Being a villainess is surprisingly exhausting.
But since I’m doing it, I might as well do it properly.
I crossed my legs as elegantly as a true villainess, folded my arms, and spoke in a haughty tone.
“Never mind the spilled champagne glass. Just sit quietly and listen to what I have to say.”
“Y-yes? Of course, Your Highness… please speak…”
“I’ll generously forgive your mistake.”
“F-forgive…?”
“Yes. In return, Mina, you’ll have to become one of mine from now on.”
Hearing this, Mina’s eyes flickered with anxiety.
“You’d… forgive me? What do you mean by that…?”
The word “forgive” seemed to freeze her mind completely.
She still couldn’t fully believe me, of course.
Clearly, intimidation alone wasn’t enough to win an ally.
That’s exactly why I’d brought the jewelry box in advance.
“If my words are so hard to believe, then I’ll offer payment first—”
Just as I reached into the box to pull out a necklace,
“H-hic!”
Mina suddenly flinched, her cheeks trembling in terror.
“I’ll do it! I’ll help you, Your Highness! Anything! Just please forgive me this once!”
She burst into loud sobs.
Why again?
I glanced back and forth between Mina’s pale face and the necklace chain—then it hit me.
To her, the necklace chain looked like the iron wire used to cut off horns.
Wow… you really don’t trust me at all, do you?
A sigh tinged with exhaustion slipped out unbidden.
“Mina, didn’t I just say I’d forgive you?”
Without further delay, I tossed the ruby necklace onto her lap.
“See? That’s not wire for cutting horns—it’s a necklace. And not just any necklace—a ruby one with an enormous gem.”
She stopped crying for a moment and stared blankly, alternating between the ruby necklace on her lap and me.
“Why would you give something so precious to me…?”
“It’s payment.”
“P-payment…?”
“Yes. Payment for becoming mine.”
I nodded and continued.
“Do you believe me now?”
After a few hesitant blinks, Mina’s lips parted cautiously.
“So… you truly mean that if I become yours, you’ll forgive me…?”
“That’s exactly what I said. If you just follow my instructions well, things like this will keep coming your way.”
“…”
“Well? Are you starting to feel like becoming mine?”
Her dazed blinking lasted only a moment before she slowly nodded.
“Yes…”
Though still clearly cowed, she seemed to be starting to trust my words—just a little.
But the future was uncertain, so I didn’t forget a half-hearted threat either.
“Then you now owe me two things: that necklace and your horns.”
“…Yes?”
“If you ever betray me, I’ll take back both your necklace and your horns—remember that!”
“A-ah! Yes! Yes!”
Mina nodded vigorously.
She was still watching me warily, but her expression was noticeably less tense than when she first brought the champagne.
‘Time to ask what I really want to know.’
I pulled a sapphire necklace from the jewelry box and dangled it before Mina.
“Good. From now on, answer my questions honestly. Answer well, and this will be yours next.”
This time, Mina’s eyes gleamed—not with fear, but with quiet longing.
Now that her extreme tension had eased slightly, she could finally see the jewels for what they truly were.
“Yes! I’ll answer absolutely honestly, Your Highness!”
“Good. First question: How many half-breed demon servants work in the Twins estate?”
“At least a thousand—maybe close to two thousand if you include the townhouse in the capital.”
“Why so many?”
“Most half-breed demons who’ve come into the human realm are currently working as servants for the Twins estate.”
“So all the half-breeds have gathered in this one family?”
“Yes.”
Then the half-breeds who set fire to the tower were all servants of the Twins household?
Rebecca had been the very icon of obsession and cruelty.
It was painfully obvious she’d taken out her frustrations on her servants.
Moreover, judging by her past act of horn-cutting, her abuse must have bordered on outright torture.
‘Now I finally understand why the half-breeds harbor such deep resentment.’
A grim premonition settled over me.
Even without being sacrificed on a dark magic altar, my life was surely coveted by countless half-breeds already.
After sighing deeply a few times,
I leaned slightly toward Mina and lowered my voice.
“Among them… was there anyone who said they’d kill me if I ever divorced and left the Twins dukedom?”
“What?!”
“Well, it makes sense. My relationship with Cedric isn’t exactly warm… as Grand Duchess, they can’t touch me now, but things would change after a divorce.”
Mina’s eyes darted about guiltily, as if caught in wrongdoing.
‘So it’s not just baseless paranoia.’
I fixed her with a firm gaze.
“I won’t ask who—just give me a rough number.”
“Your Highness, that’s…”
“A hundred? Two hundred? Don’t you want this?”
I shook the sapphire necklace, and Mina bowed her head deeply.
“I-it’s so many I can’t even count… Almost every servant has said something like that at least once…”
“All of the thousand-plus servants?”
Damn it. I should’ve expected this.
“Since the Grand Duke and I discussed divorce a few days ago, some must be making actual plans now, right?”
“…”
Her silence confirmed it.
‘When Rebecca was locked in the tower, she was Cedric’s personal prisoner—no one dared lay a hand on her.’
That’s precisely what kept her alive until late in the story.
But if I divorce and leave the dukedom now?
Exactly.
The moment I step outside this Grand Ducal house, I’ll be a dead woman—killed by half-breeds.
‘But if I stay and refuse the divorce, I’ll provoke Cedric’s ire…’
I rubbed my throbbing temples and tossed the sapphire necklace to Mina.
“Kyaaah! Thank you, Your Highness!”
“…Did you make plans too?”
“Huh?”
“The queue seems long—you should prepare ahead of time.”
I smiled weakly, half-resigned, and Mina waved both hands frantically.
“I was offered, but I never actually made any plans! Hehe—I specialize in poison-making, and I can brew toxins undetectable in the human realm!”
“Oh, really?”
“So I was asked to make poison, but—ah! No, no! I truly didn’t want to do it!”
“Really?”
“Yes, really!”
“If you keep lying, I’ll take back that necklace.”
“…”
“Did you make a plan to kill me?”
After glancing at me hesitantly, Mina shyly raised one finger.
“…J-just a little?”
[This is the timeline separator]That evening, in the Grand Duke’s bath chamber.
From the expansive ivory marble floor to the ornate chandelier hanging from the ceiling,
the room was filled with the fragrant steam rising from the enormous bathtub.
The servants stood uniformly bowed, waiting for their master.
How much time passed in that state?
Finally, the door opened, and the head of this great house revealed himself.
The Twins Grand Ducal Family—the only lineage recognized as imperial by both the human and demon realms.
And its master, Cedric Twins.
The servants gazed at him with eyes full of reverence and admiration.
Just six years ago, Cedric had transformed the minor kingdom of Luman into the mighty Seodae Empire and single-handedly secured recognition for half-breed demons, who’d been treated as invisible in the human realm for centuries.
But their adoration for Cedric went beyond his exceptional abilities.
Their master was beautiful.
Nowhere in either the human or demon realms could one find a man as handsome as Cedric.
That alone was a source of immense pride for those employed by the Twins household.
Even now, that was evident.
Though he wore only a navy silk robe, his sharply defined shoulders and finely sculpted physique refused to be concealed.
Strangely, it harmonized perfectly with his exquisite face, raven-black hair, and arched eyebrows that conveyed both arrogance and ease—creating an almost sensual allure.
To them, Cedric felt like a divine masterpiece, reigning above all things in this world.
Just as everyone remained captivated by him,
“Leave now.”
Ironically, their admiration was broken by Cedric’s own mesmerizingly deep voice.
The servants departed reluctantly, leaving Cedric alone.
He slowly untied the knot of his robe.
His broad, muscular back and long legs were soon revealed.
Stepping into the bathtub, Cedric felt the day’s tension gradually melt away.
Today had been especially exhausting—he’d spent it verifying the protective barrier around “Lilian’s Heart.”
As he leaned back in the tub, pushing his wet hair behind his ears,
Cedric’s mind once again brushed past ‘that name.’
The very name that had been grating on his nerves for the past few days.
“Rebecca.”
He murmured her name softly, then slowly opened his eyes—revealing cool, mystic blue irises.
On the day they’d discussed divorce,
Rebecca should have come to him at dawn, as usual.
She should have clung to him, weeping and pleading that they couldn’t divorce, thrown a tantrum accusing him of seeing another woman, or begged for forgiveness while threatening to kill herself.
And no matter how the outburst began…
‘It would inevitably end with her begging him to take her into his bed tonight.’
After all, what mattered to her was just one night’s ‘imprint.’
‘Yes, that was the kind of woman Rebecca was.’
Unconsciously using the past tense, Cedric’s brow slowly furrowed.
‘Then why…’
Why hadn’t that Rebecca come to him even once since that day?
Male lead says he’s pregnant — and it’s female lead’s child
Something seems a bit off about this world.
Wang Zhao thought as she watched a pregnant man walking towards her…
Intro
Female lead finds herself in a world where the men who possess the ability to bear children.
As she navigates this unfamiliar reality, she is caught off guard by the sudden appearance of her boyfriend, who reveals that he is pregnant.
Is this truly her boyfriend?
Why can’t she recall any details about their time together?
She begins to doubt whether the child her boyfriend is carrying is even hers.
Is there a hidden reason behind her amnesia, or could it be a side effect of her sudden arrival in this strange new world?
Just when it seems the protagonist’s life couldn’t become any more entangled, her ex-boyfriend makes an unexpected appearance, raising questions about the protagonist’s past.
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