Not bothered by this situation at all, Henri didn’t even look at Vallier.
“Your Majesty. Isn’t the capital under imperial command? Do you really wish for an orphanage to be established on this land with the property of the François ducal house?”
Vallier’s words finally fixed Henri’s blue eyes on her.
“Weren’t you the one who was begging for more budget just a while ago, saying that the capital lacked orphanages?”
“Yes. That’s correct. But the filthy money of the François ducal house…”
“What’s wrong with the money? Money is simply a means to an end. How can it be dirty or clean in itself?”
“Ah, but…”
In the novel, Henri was always on Vallier’s side.
But Vallier’s face turned pale in realtime as his opinion was rejected in front of Ermedillin.
“Moreover, as you said, this place is under imperial command. The Empress is my wife. The only person in this empire who shares everything with me.”
Henri spoke, flashing a faint smile, now fixing his deep, slightly relaxed eyes on Ermedillin.
His fatal gaze was enough to create emotions that weren’t there.
“Establish the orphanage as you wish. However, once it is established, there will be continuous and thorough inspections from the imperial palace.”
I’ll acknowledge your authority, but I won’t fully trust you.
Ermedillin, understanding Henri’s intentions, quietly nodded.
‘This much is good enough.’
She let out a short sigh and quickly glanced at Vallier, who was looking at Henri with a face that had turned from blue to grey.
‘Ah, it will be a mess. I better disappear quickly.’
There’s nothing as fun as watching a fire, but one has to take care to avoid the sparks.
Ermedillin quickly slipped out of Henri’s sitting room.
As Ermedillin had anticipated, a cold silence enveloped Henri’s reception room after she left.
The two stood still for a moment, quietly staring at each other.
Soon, Valliere broke the suffocating silence and spoke first.
“Why are you doing this to me?”
“Why are you doing this?”
“What have I done?”
“Do you know how you’ve been looking at me lately? Have you ever seen a mirror? Your expression.”
“Expression? Look?”
As if he could not understand Ingla’s words, Valliere furrowed his brow and shook his head.
“Yeah. I suppose it’s understandable that you’re in so much pain you can’t even touch your body. But it’s not just your body. Your heart has already left me too.”
“What are you talking about…”
“Do you know why I fell in love with you? Those eyes that reveal everything, so transparent. Even in moments of terrible hatred and having to stand alone, when I look into your eyes, I feel like there’s at least one person in this world who loves me. Someone who likes me without any deception.”
“……”
“No matter how dirty and ugly the world becomes, I believed you would love me with a pure heart to the end.”
“I still do. My heart hasn’t changed.”
Valliere denied Henri’s words with a desperate expression, but Henri’s face was cold as ice.
“Really? Do you really think so? Honestly, I don’t even know if the person I’m facing now is the one I knew?”
It was nauseating.
Upon returning to his bedroom, Valliere vomited all the contents of his empty stomach.
‘Damn! Damn!! Damn!!!’
Leaning against the wall and looking up at the ceiling, tears were flowing from Valliere’s eyes.
‘Seethrough eyes? How do I even do that? What more do I have to do?’
Frustrated with a question he couldn’t find the answer to, Valliere suddenly jumped up, overwhelmed by despair and powerlessness.
‘I can’t help it. It can’t end like this.’
“Again?”
Ermedillin was first annoyed by the news that Valliere had visited again after parting just a while ago.
“He says he has something important to say.”
Sensing Ermedillin’s mood, Loony cautiously conveyed the message.
“Ah, then there’s nothing to be done. Let him in.”
Feeling pity for the cautious Loony, Ermedillin allowed Valliere in.
As Valliere entered the reception room and confirmed that everyone had left, he quickly walked over to Ermedillin and whispered something in her ear.
“Who are you? Where did you come from?”
“You almost said ‘virus,’ didn’t you? You should have been careful. What if there’s someone who can understand?”
Choked by Valliere’s confident and arrogant gaze, Ermedillin took a breath.
“Really?”
“Yeah. After I died and woke up. Here. In this crappy novel, of all things. And I’m a main character too.”
‘Crappy novel?’
It was a popular work that even Hyeyoung had read all night.
Calling it a crappy novel, although not the author, Ermedillin was slightly offended.
‘It is more trashy than I thought, but not crappy…’
“I shouldn’t have been reading such a novel. It’s annoying, really.”
Valliere flopped down on a chair nearby, spreading his legs wide.
“Ah, if I die again, will I go back to where I was?”
At Valliere’s words, Ermedillin jumped and grabbed her hand.
“I don’t know why you died, but since you’re dead, you came here. Don’t even think about it.”
“Then what? Because of you, this whole novel is messed up. Should I just live like this? Playing second fiddle to a married man?”
“No, there’s no need for that. I have no attachment to the position of empress. I plan to divorce at an appropriate time and leave the palace.”
“What?”
“If it were according to the original work, I would die, wouldn’t I? And by burning. I just have to avoid being burned at the stake. I swear I’m not interested in the empress’s position. It only gives me a headache. I just want to be a wealthy unemployed person.”
“Huh? You became empress but want to become a wealthy unemployed person?”
“Yes.”
“Huh?”
Not believing it, Velia continued to chuckle and glare at Ermedillin.
“Really. Not everyone lives with a grand dream. I just need to enjoy a comfortable life.”
“Can I believe those words?”
“Yes. Really. I just want to get divorced as soon as possible.”
“Really? Then, stop pretending to be good, okay? It looks like you’re acting this way because you’re still attached to the position of empress.”
“No! I just don’t want to die burning alive. That’s all.”
“Alright. Fine. I’ll assume that for now. I’ll find out whether you’re telling the truth or not in due time.”
As the door of the reception room opened, Velia greeted Ermedillin with an exceedingly elegant gesture.
“I shall take my leave now.”
She did not forget to also offer greetings to the maids and guards with a gentle look in her eye.
But as she walked down the pure white corridor, the smile gradually disappeared from her face.
By the time she had reached the end of the corridor, not a single trace of emotion was visible on her tight face.
‘Hmm. Fortunately, she’s a stupid wench. I can keep her alive for the time being.’
The sound of Velia’s footsteps, heading towards her bedroom, became a little lighter.
When the male lead is punished by carrying the female lead’s child and having periods like a woman
“I’ve given birth to two children for you, yet you still think about him.
Was I nothing but his substitute to you from beginning to end?”
Synopsis:
Meng Huan, a scumbag who has dated countless girlfriends, transmigrates to a female-dominated country.
Day 1: Whether it’s female dominance or not doesn’t matter. The beauties here are passionate and amorous. Isn’t it easier to date them than in modern times?
Day 2: After a night, Meng Huan discovers the differences in the female-dominated world. Men here actually have chastity locks and menstrual cycles. This hinders his ability to perform, damn it!
Day 3: What’s wrong with sleeping around? I don’t want you to marry me. I’m meant to be a playboy. I don’t care about male virtues… What? You want to drown me in a pig cage? Marry, I’ll marry!
Day N: Meng Huan inexplicably vomits and receives the shocking news of his life… He’s pregnant.
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