“In the afternoon, the king will come,” Hubert said, handing me his gloves.
Why is he giving them to me when he’s perfectly fine?
‘Oh, right. I’m still the obedient Egrain.’
I quietly accepted his gloves and neatly put them away.
“The king himself?”
“Yeah. Although he’s not my real mother, he’s coming to establish my position since the adult of Lorenstga has died.”
“We should treat him well.”
“Exactly. Arist is in such a state that he has greatly disappointed our family. We need to treat him without any issues.”
Why does he look so tense all of a sudden?
‘If he keeps this up, I want to ruin him.’
I watched him with bated breath, and Hubert clicked his tongue.
“It would be nice if Father were here at times like this. He’s too weak-hearted.”
Barcan, the self-proclaimed close friend who witnessed Lady Emlern’s death first, left the scene as soon as he saw her coffin being buried, heading to his friends’ territory.
It was because he didn’t want to enter the room alone.
It’s been several years since each room has been used, and it feels strange.
‘It’s ominous.’
Even if it’s a family with an uncomfortable relationship, it’s hard to be indifferent when the stepmother committed suicide.
‘This guy…’
I glanced at him, showing off his usual carefree face.
‘He looks perfectly fine.’
“Father isn’t home, Arist fainted, and now you and I are the only ones in the family who are keeping our wits about us, Eeg.”
With a soft, almost indistinct voice, he called me while grabbing my shoulder.
“Do you know how much I rely on you?”
Quite a lot.
I gave a faint smile.
“I know.”
Hubert, who should be satisfied with my loyalty and dedication, for some reason didn’t avert his gaze and looked at me intently.
The green eyes that I used to think were like sparkling gems didn’t seem refreshing, and they felt sticky like a lake with algae.
An unpleasant sensation rose from my elbow.
“I feel so secure with you like this.”
I held back the urge to clench my fist and reject him instinctively.
“What’s wrong? You used to react like this often in the past.”
“Oh, right.”
I forced my stiffened lips to smile.
“It’s been a while.”
“That’s my fault. I’ve been neglectful of you all this time.”
While stroking my cheek affectionately, Hubert spoke with a self-deprecating tone.
“Whether now or in the past, the person I truly believe in is only you.”
‘Get lost.’
I tightened my fist even more, maintaining a smile.
“I know.”
The only thing I understand is my desire to slap your cheek.
“I’ll repay your trust, my lord.”
A gentle smile played on Hubert’s lips at the title that reminded him of the past.
“I’m reminded of the past. I miss those days.”
Truly reminiscent of childhood, his gaze was hazy and nostalgic.
Internally, I shook my head in frustration.
Even watching this would soon come to an end.
“Lady Emlern didn’t commit suicide. She was murdered.”
‘He said he would repay my trust.’
In the midst of the king’s comforting words, I interjected, and a mix of anger and surprise was cast down upon me.
Smiling inwardly, I looked at Hubert. His cold, rigid pupils were filled with puzzlement.
‘This seems much more pleasing than those feigned affectionate eyes.’
Even when facing the king’s frowning gaze, my heart felt oddly numb.
The scenario that came to mind in front of the fact that Jenny is alive and Lady Emlern is dead.
This is an opportunity. An opportunity to manipulate Arist.
Like I did in my past life, making Arist a puppet for a foreign country. If my fate is overlaid on Arist’s throne.
Just thinking about it made my heart race with satisfaction.
To feel excited about planning someone’s death.
To capture the selfish Arist, wouldn’t it be appropriate to become more ruthless?
“Say it again.”
Of course, this incident will completely sever ties with Lorenst.
My life so far has been filled with dedication to Count Lorenst and Hubert.
But coming back, I’ve been waiting for a moment like this.
To defy Count Lorenst’s orders and bring down Arist and Hubert.
“Lady Emlern was murdered.”
So, this is my trump card.
I will corner Arist.
The trial took place after three days. The smooth progress was somewhat unexpected.
Because a symbol of the kingdom, the priest, is usually exempt from minor offenses.
It wasn’t just my deceptive status that helped to put the nominal priest Arist on trial.
[What is this nonsense?]The king’s lukewarm and bewildered gaze as he scrutinized me after hearing about Lady Emlern’s murder. I caught on to that.
Giovanni knows that the king has no intention of marrying a woman from the kingdom.
The implication that he could have a political marriage with a woman from the kingdom was just an excuse to stay in the kingdom. Unless the king is a fool, it was a problem that everyone could see.
But as it turned out, my position became unstable.
‘The king no longer needs me.’
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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