I Ended Up Living Next Door to My Ex-Husband (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 6
‘Imprinting.’
Some claimed it was a privilege only demons could enjoy.
But Cedric thought differently.
He believed without a shadow of a doubt that it was a curse bestowed upon demons.
Just one night together.
How could such a fleeting encounter make one feel intense affection and obsession toward a single person for life?
At first glance, it might sound like an incredibly romantic tale.
Yet Cedric knew far too well the perils of imprinting to naively praise it.
If both parties harbored genuine affection—especially if both were demons—it was relatively acceptable. After all, they could simply love and desire only each other for the rest of their lives.
The problem arose when one party was a human, completely devoid of the imprinting trait.
‘And if that spouse hides dark intentions like Rebecca… it becomes even more dangerous.’
Throughout his marriage, Cedric could only resent Manakin for binding him to Rebecca.
She had long been the one who safely matched countless demon nobles with partners free from the dangers of imprinting.
Manakin’s choices had never once erred.
‘Yet of all times… she had to make such a catastrophic mistake with me.’
The mere thought of spending his life craving and obsessing over Rebecca’s love was horrifying.
Rebecca would threaten to leave him if he didn’t indulge her every whim, and Cedric, terrified of her departure, would inevitably descend into obsession.
‘If that happens… I’ll willingly become Rebecca’s slave, desperate to offer her anything at her feet.’
That was the common fate of powerful figures driven mad by imprinting.
He never wanted to crumble so disgracefully under the pretense of love—not himself, of all people.
After all, wasn’t he the guardian of ‘Lilian’s Heart’?
If he lost himself to obsession, the entire continent would surely plunge into ruin.
“Unfortunately, I have no intention of playing along with your plans.”
Cedric slowly stroked the delicate point of Rebecca’s chin with his thumb as she looked up at him.
Contrary to his gentle touch, his gaze was utterly icy.
“I will divorce you, one way or another. And until then,”
Cedric paused briefly, his eyes narrowing further.
“you can be certain I’ll never hold you in my arms again.”
It was a firm declaration—and a final warning.
Yet Rebecca, who should have been struck at her core, still wore an expression of complete ignorance.
‘How tiresome. Is she really going to feign ignorance again?’
Few humans knew about imprinting.
Yet from the start, Rebecca had acted as though she understood it perfectly.
Of course, whenever questioned, she always feigned ignorance just like now.
With each passing day, Cedric grew more certain she knew about imprinting.
‘And that she intends to use it to manipulate me.’
By now, even the sting of betrayal she caused had grown familiar.
When he looked back at her indifferently, Rebecca’s delicate brow was already deeply furrowed.
‘It seems her patience has finally run out.’
Whenever hit where it hurt, Rebecca could never fully suppress her emotions—especially when pushed so coldly.
Just as he was certain her true feelings would spill out in irritation,
“…Who said that? That I’d naturally want to hold you?”
Cedric’s blue eyes lost focus and wavered.
Rebecca glared at him, unable to hide her displeasure.
She quickly adjusted her robe, then coldly brushed his hand away and stepped back.
“You’re overly confident, Your Grace.”
The corners of Rebecca’s lips twisted upward.
Faced with her, Cedric found himself unable to speak.
He’d seen Rebecca’s angry face countless times.
But this cold, mocking expression was entirely new.
“Honestly… are you still doing this because you truly don’t understand why I’ve been so cooperative about the divorce?”
She even chided him for failing to grasp her true intentions.
Cedric finally reached the point where he couldn’t even hide his flustered state.
Rebecca stared at him silently for a while.
It was the first time since their marriage that Cedric met her crimson eyes without restraint.
“I no longer love you.”
Her red lips moved once more, gently.
“I don’t desire you anymore, either.”
Cedric’s eyes slowly widened.
Had Rebecca’s eyes… her lips… always looked like that?
Hearing her voice echo like a hallucination, Cedric couldn’t help but wonder.
Her face, her words—everything about her felt utterly unfamiliar.
Rebecca blinked slowly at him and continued.
“So don’t worry. I’ll never come running to you like that again.”
“…….”
“Once the divorce is finalized under my terms, I’ll leave immediately for the Dark Mansion. Then we’ll never have to see each other again.”
No trace of affection remained in Rebecca’s crimson eyes.
Not the yearning gaze, nor the resentful look—he saw only an emotionless stare, as if regarding something utterly worthless.
“So stop wasting my time with your suspicions…”
“…….”
“Please leave now.”
Once again, a cold and unfamiliar dismissal fell.
[This is the timeline separator]The next morning.
I stretched lazily in bed, savoring the sunlight seeping through the window.
My whole body ached, likely from tossing and turning all night without sleep.
‘Cedric looked rather shocked… Did I overdo it by lashing out and accidentally provoke him even more?’
I shook my head, dispelling the thought.
‘No, it’s actually for the best.’
I needed to make it unmistakably clear to Cedric that I no longer harbored the obsessive feelings of the old Rebecca.
Only then would his resentment toward me gradually fade.
‘If we spend even one night together now, after the divorce… I’ll become unable to endure a single day without you.’
Of course, Cedric’s cool yet alluring voice had echoed in my mind a few times last night…
‘One night in bed? You’re placing too much fantasy on the wedding night, Your Grace.’
I pushed aside the subtle feeling from last night and got out of bed.
As always, a note listing today’s schedule lay on the nightstand.
But I merely glanced at it sideways before turning away.
There was no need to read it properly.
Thanks to the original owner’s complete disinterest in duchess duties, there simply wasn’t any schedule to speak of.
‘It’s unfair to be reincarnated as a villainess, but at least this one thing is nice—having nothing to do.’
As I sat on the bed massaging my stiff neck from last night,
“Your Highness Rebecca, are you awake?”
Right on cue, Mina peeked through the door, carrying wash water.
She then naturally approached to assist me.
After I finished washing my face in rose-infused water, Mina handed me a soft towel.
As I dabbed away the moisture, I glanced up at Mina.
“You’re spreading the word properly, right?”
At my subtle question, Mina pursed her lips awkwardly.
I’d previously asked Mina to gradually let the other servants know that I no longer mistreated them.
Anything more positive than that would be even better.
“Well… I’ve been saying it, but nobody seems to believe me…”
Mina trailed off.
‘Fair enough. If a rabid dog suddenly changed overnight, I wouldn’t believe it either.’
Indeed, securing six months after the divorce had been wise.
During that time, I had to somehow prove to the half-demons that I’d changed and earn their goodwill.
‘Alright. I’ll start with the servants at the Dark Mansion.’
If there’s no schedule, I’ll simply make one.
Besides, I needed to inspect the Dark Mansion before moving in.
“Mina, about how many servants are at the Dark Mansion?”
“There aren’t many there—around two hundred, I think?”
“Good…”
I nodded, then looked back at Mina.
“Go to the head chef right now and pass on my order. Tell them to prepare it as quickly as possible.”
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A rattan basket filled with desserts for two hundred people.
Mina, holding it in one hand, looked as light as if carrying an empty sack.
‘So it’s true—the strength of half-demons is two or three times that of humans…’
I stared blankly as Mina hummed and even swayed to her own rhythm while walking.
“Why are you so cheerful?”
“Oh, because we’re going to the Dark Mansion!”
“Is there a pot of honey hidden there?”
“Not honey—but someone rumored to be as sweet and radiant as honey lives there!”
“A ‘someone’ famous for that?”
“Hehe…”
Mina’s cheeks instantly flushed as she twirled a strand of hair around her finger.
Apparently, there was a popular senior servant at the Dark Mansion.
“Oh! But Your Highness Rebecca, why are you suddenly visiting the Dark Mansion?”
“…Just curious. Staying only in the Light Mansion has started to feel tiresome.”
I vaguely deflected the question and turned toward the approaching Dark Mansion.
As the surname ‘Twins’ suggested, the Twins family originated from ancient twin half-demon brothers.
Those brothers later became the ancestors of all half-demons.
Thus, within the Twins estate stood two mansions symbolizing the twin brothers side by side:
The Light Mansion and the Dark Mansion.
However, the Dark Mansion remained merely symbolic—a building seldom used by the Twins family.
Having crossed the garden path, I finally arrived before the Dark Mansion and tilted my head, puzzled.
‘Why leave such a perfectly fine place empty?’
True to its twin design, its size and appearance matched the Light Mansion exactly.
Three tall conical roofs rose above the large structure, and the first-floor windows protruded forward, adding depth.
The only difference lay in the building’s color.
Unlike the Light Mansion’s ivory bricks and light-brown roof, the Dark Mansion’s walls bore a stylish gray, and its roof shimmered black.
Lost in admiration of the Dark Mansion’s unique charm for a long while,
I suddenly exhaled deeply as tension welled up inside me.
‘Of course no one will welcome me. They’ll pretend otherwise, but that’s all.’
Regardless of their reaction, I’d brought desserts—I was definitely going in.
Yet facing those who surely despised me so abruptly still made me uneasy.
As I hesitated under mounting tension,
a soft, charming baritone voice came from behind me, sounding as if greeting me warmly.
“At last… you’ve come here, Your Highness Rebecca.”
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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It had to be something like this, Original Rebecca sounds pittiful
He’s going to be soooo surprised when the new Rebecca comes back
LOL I KNEW IT. LOVE IT. I’M IN LOVE WITH THIS NOVEL!!!