I Ended Up Living Next Door to My Ex-Husband (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 97
“Are you jealous of that woman?”
Jealousy.
That had been the greatest driving force behind Rebecca’s descent into a rabid beast in the original story.
Rebecca’s possessiveness toward Cedric was beyond imagination, and she envied and detested everyone around him, regardless of age or gender.
Rebecca had always tormented everyone close to Cedric.
The more often she felt her husband was ignoring her, the worse her behavior became.
In response, Cedric grew ever colder.
Whenever jealous words slipped from Rebecca’s lips, he would fix her with a glare filled with utter exhaustion and loathing.
Perhaps it was because I knew their story—a tangled mess of jealousy and hatred.
When Cedric asked if I was jealous of another woman, my heart instantly plummeted.
‘Showing this side of myself will only trigger Cedric’s trauma.’
To be honest, I’d deliberately acted calmer than ever in front of Cedric precisely because of that fear.
I didn’t want him recalling the shadow of the old Rebecca in me.
Yet, why had I just revealed such a pitiful expression now?
Anxiously, I bit down hard on my lower lip.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
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After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
Haha! I didn’t expect that was why Camilla was wearing these clothes.
What? Did Cedric see Camilla putting poison in the glass? 🍸🤔
Aha! So Cedric didn’t see Camilla putting poison in the glass.