‘Two men, you say?’
On the day she met the fortune teller, the old woman’s words were clear through her wrinkled lips.
‘You’ll soon be living a new life. A powerful fate awaits you. You will fall into a passionate and fateful love. The man is tall with black hair. His eyes are… cough, cough.’
It seemed a farfetched statement to her, who had lost her parents and was drowning in misery and sorrow. She gave the old woman her last coin and returned home, falling asleep without a meal. She had given her last money for bread to the old woman.
But the next day, servants sent by the Earl and Countess of Harrington came to her house. The Earl and Countess of Harrington were dignified and excellent people.
Expressing condolences for Carina’s parents, they suggested she stay with them. Thus, Carina became not Carina Drepein, but Carina Drepein Harrington. The inherited estate of the baron, her parents, was only left with the middle name.
She no longer had to worry about starvation. She quickly forgot the old mansion that leaked rain because there was no money for repairs.
And the day she followed the Countess of Harrington to greet the Empress for the first time.
She came face to face with her fate.
‘It’s strange. I don’t know your name.’
‘Pardon?’
‘It’s impossible that I can’t remember the name of such a beautiful lady.’
Having grown up seeing only rough men in the countryside, Carina saw such a beautiful and graceful man for the first time. It didn’t take long for Saviel, who left a strong first impression in her mind, to capture her heart.
Moreover, the future the old woman told her wasn’t the end.
‘There will be a fruit of love between the two of you. A child that comes before the blessings of others. There’s no need to be ashamed or guilty. The child will be born a boy, and he will rule the world, ascending to the most precious place.’
The statement that she would have a child with her destined partner, and that this child would ascend to the highest position.
Carina had forgotten the old woman’s words until she encountered Saviel. But after etching him into her heart like an engraving, the words of the fortuneteller rang clear as if whispered in her ear.
Then Saviel brushed the hair behind her ear.
‘Carina. Have you forgotten what I said yesterday?’
‘What are you talking about?’
‘I was serious.’
When Carina showed a genuinely clueless expression, Saviel whispered in a lowered voice.
‘If you continue to call me by my name and not as Your Highness, I said I would punish you each time, didn’t I?’
‘Were you really going to punish me?’
Saviel plunged roughly between Carina’s lips. It was a kiss vastly different from their first one yesterday.
‘Hmm. Hah.’
When he let go of her jaw, Carina didn’t know what to do with her blushing face.
‘I was thinking of this kind of punishment. Let’s continue.’
The words of the old woman continued to echo.
‘Follow your heart. There’s no room to hesitate because fate is pressing on. If you think too much, you might miss the destined future. Never weigh your options. You can only grasp that destiny by following your heart.’
She thought a prince only existed in fairy tales. But Saviel was alive before her eyes.
Betraying the prince within her reach was unthinkable. Carina reached out her white hand and caressed Saviel’s cheek. At her attitude, Saviel seemed a bit surprised.
‘Saviel. I want to be by your side.’
‘Are you serious?’
Carina nodded her head. As Saviel looked at her with desirous eyes, she felt something boiling inside her.
‘Your fate is at a crossroads. There are two men who can have a big impact on your life. Both are noble. If something doesn’t go as you wish, be sure to look around. You can have everything you want.’
Today, Rona said something different. There were two men who would have a significant impact on her fate. If one was Saviel, who was the other?
Should she have definitely met the person Rona suggested? As much as she believed in the old woman’s words, she was bothered by what Rona had said.
‘I don’t know if it’s a good fortune or a bad one.’
If it had been before she met Saviel, she might have been curious about two noble men. But not now, when she admired Saviel entirely.
‘So, I have another prince?’
If it had been before she met Saviel, she might have been curious about two noble men. But not now when she admired Saviel fully.
“I couldn’t possibly have eyes for anyone else.”
Carina smiled as she looked at Saviel, who seemed to drip honey from his eyes.
Saviel caressed her waist.
“Today. I might not be able to send you back to the Count.”
At his words, Carina’s heart pounded. Hadn’t she said the child comes first? That was her fate.
“Don’t send me back.”
“I really like you.”
Inside the swaying carriage, Carina nestled in Saviel’s arms and closed her eyes. She was determined not to let go of the fate she held in her hands.
Today, Lona walked with a limp as usual.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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