It should have been done earlier.
If it had been done that way, Elysia wouldn’t have died.
One of the reasons Mariella did not aim to kill Sonatek with the ability she possessed was the disadvantage, but it was also because she didn’t want to become the same kind of person out of disgust.
A contemptuous and ruthless individual who treats human lives lightly, committing murder without hesitation. And a cruel person who does not hesitate to use any means and methods for their purpose. It was not fear that made Illeon avoid him, but the dirtiness. To confront Sonatek, Elysia had to be thrown into the filthy water. She thought that if she and Elysia disappeared from the original work, Sonatek would have no reason to cling or interfere. But that was Mariella’s miscalculation. Sonatek had a more malicious and vile nature than she had imagined. The last time she saw the real Sonatek was more than twenty years ago. At that time, she didn’t expect him to become like this. Because Sonatek…
Tap.
The candlelight that gently lit the room went out momentarily.
Swish, swish.
A sound of something being dragged across the soft carpet was heard. The sound approached the bed where Mariella lay.
Eventually, a man in a black robe, with black hair covering the upper half of his face, stopped by Mariella.
“Oh. Were you crying?”
“You… How dare you come… here?”
Mariella, infuriated, threw off the blanket and stood up abruptly.
“Why? There is no place in this world where I cannot go. You know that. Did you think I wouldn’t come here?”
Sonatek, looking carefully around the Duchess’s room, stopped at Mariella, who was wearing a thin muslin nightgown that revealed her figure.
“Such attire is a first.”
“Shut up.”
“Turn around once.”
Mariella raised her hand to slap him, but her wrist was miserably caught.
“You still have energy.”
Sonatek said with a sinister smile.
“I modified the original work. I said you went crazy after knowing your daughter’s death.”
The lips moving under the mask let out a faint laughter.
“Oh, are you still alive? Well. To get the news that the ship is sinking to reach you, it should be tomorrow afternoon? It should be around then.”
“Ah!”
Mariella screamed in agony, tears streaming down her face.
“Do you want to save Elysia?”
Mariella’s trembling shoulders stopped when she heard him.
Violet eyes, full of distrust, glared at him through the golden hair that flowed messily.
“You don’t have to look like that. You know there is no lack of ways.”
Mariella gnashed her teeth, making a sound loud enough to be heard.
Sonatek turned to sit arrogantly on the one-person couch near the bed, leaning back.
“Make me happy.”
He extended his hand to Mariella.
“Or plead for mercy.”
“…”
Sonatek’s voice was monotone, but to the human ear hesitant about taboos, it was irresistibly tempting.
“Then let’s make Elysia the heroine. As Illeon’s partner.”
Silence flowed.
Mariella’s tears had stopped.
“You, you could have lived more normally.”
“Yeah.”
“This isn’t a world from a book. You know that. Everyone… truly exists.”
“How many times are you going to say that? What does it have to do with us?”
“You’re wrong.”
In response to those words, Sonatek’s gaze became noticeably cold, even beyond the mask.
“I’m wrong? You’re the one who’s wrong.”
“Fine. Let’s say I’m wrong. What crime did Elysia commit?”
“Ha. What crime did Elysia commit? You don’t know that?”
Sonatek scoffed, seemingly incredulous.
“Say that in front of other reincarnators. It’s all your fault that we can’t return to the original world.”
“…”
“Is it wrong to vent frustration? Do you think those fools in Haudmsha, waiting only for the ending, would leave you and Elysia alone, knowing this fact?”
Sonatek stared at her intently.
“Wonyoonji. If you’re not tormenting me, then there’s nothing. What can you do in this world where you can’t even go home?”
“You crazy bastard.”
As Sonatek rose from his seat and swung his hand, a large and ominous mass floated in the air.
Thud, thud.
With a heavy sound, the thick wooden board, covered with barnacles, wet from the water with countless barnacles stuck to it, fell to the ground.
A rancid smell rose to Mariella’s nose from the sea water-soaked for a long time.
“This… what is this…”
“Your daughter tore it off from the bottom of the ship. Sinking is certain, so it’s better.”
Mariella’s face lost its color.
“What crime did Elysia commit? It’s the crime of being your daughter. A sin born as evidence of your pathetic love.”
Sonatek sneered, watching Mariella, who was trembling with a pale face.
“You decide. Whether to force Gillian to death or to send your husband to your daughter’s side and then regret it.”
“Aaah!”
Mariella rushed at Sonatek.
Unbeknownst to her, she held a dagger in her hand.
Swoosh.
Having risen from his seat, Sonatek looked at Mariella with a knife plunged into his heart, trembling, and glared at her.
“Die. Just die. Really… I wish you would disappear.”
As Mariella stared down at the knife in her chest, Sonatek raised his head and looked into Mariella’s eyes.
“I hope you feel the same. Either me or you. Since we can no longer live together in one world.”
With a crooked smile, Sonatek raised the corner of his lips.
“The one who made us unable to board the same ship is you, Yoonji. You chose Gillian.”
“Get lost.”
Mariella pushed the knife deeper.
However, no blood flowed from Sonatek’s body.
His skin gradually lost its color, turning gray as if crumbling into ashes.
Even though the dagger was stuck deep, blood did not come out.
The skin was losing its luster, and the entire body began to crumble like ash.
In the place where he lingered and disappeared, a blackish-red droplet-like stone fell.
However, even that, as if reaching the end of its lifespan, cracked with a golden glow and turned into ashes, disappearing as if scattered.
“Aaaah!”
As she sobbed and tears streamed down, urgent footsteps were heard outside the bedroom, and Gillian came in.
“Wife, calm down.”
“Gillian… I’m sorry.”
Everything stemmed from Mariella, Wonyoonji herself, who had transmigrated into the world of ‘Blind Beast’s Flower.’
Elysia, who was the counterpart of Leon, the female lead in this world.
It was Mariella who altered her daughter’s fate.
When male lead is the homewrecker
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
I’ve read the novel below twice already. Girls, I’m highly recommending it to you!
The female lead? Not a good person.
The second male lead? Not a good person.
The male lead? Willingly plays the third party, breaking up the female and second male lead’s relationship despite all the warnings from his friends—so yeah, he’s definitely not a good person either.
Basically, nobody in this novel is simple-minded or without scheming.
The female lead starts off as the male lead’s secretary, but don’t worry—later on, she takes over the company while the male lead steps back to support her. He won’t steal her spotlight, overshadow her, or dull her shine.
I love novels where men are out here snatching wigs, tearing each other down, and going to war just to win the female lead’s affection. And this is exactly that kind of novel. Most of Hai Dai Ran’s works have this dynamic. You’ll see the male characters’ emotions being pushed to the absolute extreme.
There’s even a scene where the second male lead exposes the male lead online for being a homewrecker. The brotherhood immediately gangs up on him, dragging him through the mud. I find it compelling —it completely flips reality on its head, where usually, women are the ones fighting over a man and getting torn apart by the sisterhood.
For me, female leads in the novels I read should only struggle in their careers, not in love. But if the brainless romantics in the story are all men? I have zero complaints.
I’ve pretty much read all of Hai Dai Ran’s novels and even translated all of them—her works are just my thing. I’ll slowly upload everything here. One day, when my website is official, I hope I can invite her to join as one of the star authors.
Here’s the story synopsis:
One-line summary: She is his lifelong obsession, to the point where he was willing to be a third wheel, scorned by society, just to wedge his way into her relationship with her fiancé.
Cold-hearted and indifferent female lead + Scheming and subservient CEO male lead
Intro 1:
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
With blood trickling from his clenched fist, Rong Xiu gazed at the woman before him, his eyes clouded with anguish. Hidden in the wardrobe, he had witnessed Fan Xia – the woman he desperately loved – in an intimate embrace with her fiancé. Yet his heart still yearned for her, defying all reason.
Fan Xia, the elegant and composed assistant, carried something mysterious in her eyes whenever she looked at her fiancé, Wen Lan Sheng. Strange occurrences began to surface – secret meetings with the young Gu Jin Yi, an unexplained withdrawal of 5,000 yuan… Then suddenly, her fiancé’s sister, Wen Jing, violently attacked her.
In this matriarchal society, Rong Xiu had risen to become the chairman of a powerful healthcare conglomerate, breaking through gender prejudices. But for the first time, he willingly stepped into the shadows as the other man, disregarding his friends’ warnings to become her secret lover.
Because he had discovered the truth – Fan Xia wasn’t the pure angel everyone believed her to be. And perhaps, he was the only one capable of helping her execute her mysterious plan…
Intro 2:
Rong Xiu’s biggest regret in life was missing out on Fan Xia.
He secretly loved Fan Xia for 7 years.
Watched her go public with her boyfriend.
Watched her kiss her boyfriend at their wedding.
Until that man blissfully nestled in Fan Xia’s arms, obtaining everything he could only dream of.
The crazy jealousy stripped away his hidden secret love, layer by layer, burning like wildfire.
Fan Xia, how can I have you!
【Reading and Trigger Warning Guide】
1. Female dominant, male submissive, male pregnancy
2. Male lead schemes his way to the top, male competition
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