Not noticing her strange reaction, the princess shook her head briefly.
“The powerless priests mentioned ‘contact’ as the intermediary. She didn’t give me a chance to do anything. Could she have taken away my power just by making eye contact?”
“…”
“No, if that were possible, she would have done it long ago!”
Seeing her bewildered, the unseen Karsatuna tightly clenched her fingers.
“Princess.”
“That’s absurd…”
“I have something to tell you about Igraine.”
Princess Laratu stared at Karsatuna with eyes full of despair.
Karsatuna, who was accustomed to the bright and lively princess, felt her heart sink.
When she was by the princess’s side, it used to calm her down, but now there was no effect.
Knowing the reason, she felt deeply saddened.
“I’ve never talked about my nightmares. Except when I was young.”
“Nightmares? Haven’t people often dreamt of fighting in their dreams?”
Karsatuna nodded. When she was young, she couldn’t express it differently.
Now, how would Princess Laratu react to what I’m going to say?
Would she ignore it, considering it absurd? Would she get angry? Would she cry out?
“It was the dreams of ancient humans. In those dreams, people worshiped gods.”
Trembling with emotions, Karsatuna calmly began to tell the story of her dreams.
From the moment the god turned into Igraine’s face, she concluded the story.
Due to the chilling look in Princess Laratu’s eyes, it was even more challenging to continue speaking.
“What did I just say?”
“…”
“Was this really what you wanted to say? Right?”
Karsatuna trembled. She had been the princess’s closest friend since childhood.
It was the first time the princess had treated her with such a cold face and a cold voice.
Though she felt like crying, she clenched both hands tightly and resisted.
The thought that she shouldn’t run away helped her endure.
“That’s right.”
Unexpectedly firm, her voice made Princess Laratu’s eyebrows twitch.
“Your words mean that Igraine is like the reincarnation of an ancient god, is that right?”
“That’s right.”
Princess Laratu’s voice quivered.
“Our ancestors took away the abilities of the ancient gods, and Igraine, the reincarnation of an ancient god, took back those abilities. Is that really true?”
“That’s right.”
The princess didn’t throw any more confirming words. Instead, she stood up, glaring at her dear friend.
“You came here without being called, and I appreciated that. It meant you cared about me. However.”
“…”
“It would have been better if you hadn’t come out of your house, Karsatuna.”
Resentment permeated each word.
Karsatuna pressed her lips together, bowing her head. Her beautiful black hair flowed forward.
The wall, bearing evidence of royal blood, emitted a melancholic light and seemed ready to shed transparent tears at any moment.
Seeing Karsatuna swaying as if about to collapse, Princess Laratu bit her lip. It was a fit of rage. She knew it too.
With an infuriated voice, the princess called the maid.
“Let’s go to the royal palace.”
Passing by Karsatuna, who looked like she would soon collapse, Princess Laratu couldn’t take a few steps and stopped.
“I know that the Legatan Ducal House has mixed blood with a sorcerer.”
She took a deep breath.
“…I’m sorry. I let my anger get the best of me.”
Karsatuna, who had been secretly wiping away tears, widened her eyes.
“No, it’s because I said something strange, so, of course…!”
“I need any clue right now. I bravely told you, and I shouldn’t act like this…”
Sighing, Princess Laratu wiped her face.
Unwiped tears fell from Karsatuna’s enchanting eyes.
Princess Laratu displayed a tired smile.
“Will you continue to help me in the future? If you’re not disappointed by today’s events.”
“Of course!”
Karsatuna, who wiped away the remaining tears, smiled broadly.
Relief that she wasn’t hated spread across her entire face.
“Wait for me a little. I’ll inform the king and come back.”
“Yes. I’ll be waiting.”
Thud.
The door closed.
Princess Laratu’s face quickly stiffened.
Heading towards the king, she commanded the servant.
“Send people to the nobles. Mobilize all available soldiers to chase away the imperial guests! The costs will be covered by the royal family later.”
Imperial guests. The princess chuckled at the word I had uttered, feeling empty.
The time when the word ‘Imperial Prince’ made her excited, thinking that fate was approaching, felt like a distant past.
The imperial envoy was not a counterpart of destiny but a plunderer.
She couldn’t easily dismiss the thought that their visit to the kingdom itself was a problem.
Straightening out her chaotic thoughts and knocking on the king’s door, she thought, ‘Now, capturing Igraine is a priority.’
The announcement from the back, the secrets coming down to the royal family, and even Karsatuna’s dreams, somehow, seemed connected. It was chilling.
‘Let’s think about it.’
If Giovanni’s visit weakened the kingdom’s magic, and Igraine, the reincarnation of an ancient god, took advantage of that gap to break the magic and recover her abilities.
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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