“I’m sorry. It was just once, I was tricked by my older cousin and dragged along. I really didn’t know, and truly! I left immediately!”
Andy Spencer cried out with moist eyes, as if pleading, seemingly feeling extremely wronged.
The desperate and urgent explanation seemed more necessary for himself than for him.
Logan Redford also had an evil presence like Andy Spencer’s older cousin.
For the first time since that day, Sidney could harbor some peace of mind and hope, questioning if Logan might have had some unavoidable circumstances too.
Yes, maybe… With that damn obsessive-compulsive disorder, Logan Redford might have run out even faster than Andy Spencer.
Right?
Sidney was about to read the documents again when she raised her eyelids. Like a child caught stealing snacks, Andy Spencer opened his eyes wide and pointed at the documents.
“The, the information about Viscount Binosh’s mistress is in the back.”
Unnecessary chatter during work hours. Sidney glanced at the wall clock and said bluntly while turning the pages.
“I’ll talk to you again after I’ve read it all.”
[This is the timeline separator]Andy Spencer paused while writing his report and glanced at the desk opposite him.
Red hair burning like flames in the light shadow entering through the window, transparent skin faintly glowing, refined features befitting a slender face, an elegant neckline and tightly closed red lips,…
Andy Spencer rested his chin on the desk and narrowed his eyes.
Then too, when he first met Sidney Warden that day, there was a light shadow cast in the dark corridor.
Sidney Warden walking towards him, wearing the white uniform of the Arsenal Imperial Army, with a sword at her waist.
Her upright gaze and closed lips, the dignified yet elegant aura emanating from her entire body.
Justitia, the goddess of law and justice.
Am I dreaming with my eyes open? Andy Spencer thought she was the incarnation of the goddess Justitia. Until Sidney opened her mouth…
Andy’s chest and face flushed simultaneously at the deep green eyes reminiscent of a deep, dark forest untouched by human footsteps, and the low, husky voice that resonated.
Though demoted from a deity to a human, the being before Andy Spencer was still beautiful. And what did she say again?
It was unthinkable in this Arsenal Empire not to prefix Emperor Claude’s name with ‘Great Conqueror King’.
Especially in a first encounter, not even between close acquaintances.
Not only that. The calm voice that followed contained angry criticism that Emperor Claude had deceived his loyal knights.
The fact that he sullied the Empire’s ‘Guardian Sword’ and ‘Guardian Shield’ with the vulgar phrase ‘damn it’ truly washed away Andy Spencer’s long-held grudge.
‘And from the mouth of someone named Sidney Warden, who bears the same name as the founder of the Warden family. If my name had been ‘Howard Spencer’, it would have been perfect.’
Andy Spencer tilted his head slightly and rested his cheek on his palm, consoling his regret.
History is the record of the victors.
For a powerless prince forced onto the battlefield to ascend to the throne, inflating non-existent events was nothing compared to usurping the merits of his subordinates.
Thus, the four knights overshadowed by Emperor Claude.
Andy Spencer silently mouthed their names.
‘Lionel Redford, Jonathan Asner, Howard Spencer, and Sidney Warden.’
Savoring the fact that one of those faded names had brought together the descendants of the other three people in one place.
Although they had gathered again for the vile and cunning bloodline of the Arsenal Imperial Family, and would obviously be used again.
Andy Spencer was certain. If he was with them, his ancestor ‘Howard Spencer’ would gladly allow him to go out into the world again.
Thus, at the gathering of the descendants left by Emperor Claude’s four knights, Andy Spencer realized he was too late.
Walter Asner had been Sidney’s close friend since the military academy, and Logan Redford had shared life-and-death experiences with Sidney as her superior on the battlefield.
Those two were already Sidney Warden’s ardent followers and precious beings. In comparison, Andy, who joined late, had to be satisfied with just being her colleague.
Still, it was okay.
To Sidney, Walter was a high-maintenance pet dog, and Logan was just a picky superior.
Their fierce psychological warfare had no effect on her, and it was quite entertaining to watch.
‘It was when the Commander suddenly started looking for a woman named Marien. From then on, the Commander’s gaze towards Lady Warden changed noticeably, and Lady Warden and Lord Asner too… Who do they think they’re fooling?’
Andy Spencer tapped his temple with the index finger of his right hand that was supporting his chin. Recalling Sidney pushing him away when he tried to approach her, pretending to know something.
Left out. It was a very appropriate and excellent word choice, typical of Sidney Warden.
Just when he was elated at the thought of finally being in the same boat as them, he even remembered Sidney’s embarrassed face.
He already knew. It wasn’t that he accidentally found out, Andy Spencer knew the moment he saw Sidney Warden.
Because Justitia, the goddess of law and justice, is a beautiful goddess.
Nevertheless, he played along as Sidney wished. What if he too had ‘somehow’ found out?
Of course, it was the latter. But Walter Asner pushed Andy Spencer outside their boundaries.
‘Such a show-off. Really, what Lady Warden needs is me.’
Andy Spencer’s eyes slowly scanned the titles of the books on the bookshelf, stopping abruptly at the Arsenal Imperial Law Code.
“Is a miracle really necessary?”
“What do you mean by that?”
At Sidney’s question, Andy Spencer’s eyes widened. The sharper Sidney’s gaze became, the more unsteadily Andy’s pupils trembled.
“Did I… say something?”
“You just asked if a miracle was necessary.”
Sidney’s brow furrowed and her gaze sharpened.
Flustered by the slightly irritated husky voice, Andy Spencer nodded vigorously and answered incoherently.
“Ah, a miracle isn’t just a byproduct of coincidence or something only possible for gods.”
“…?”
“Well, I mean… if you calculate thoroughly and prepare properly, it’s not an impossible thing.”
Sidney nodded slightly as if savoring Andy’s words and smiled faintly. She even asked to confirm her own interpretation.
“That’s plausible. A miracle is the result of inevitability?”
Not coincidence but inevitability, and not a byproduct but a result. Andy’s respect for Sidney, who had accurately understood his meaning, swelled even more.
Andy Spencer pressed his left hand against his heart, which was pounding as if it would burst through his skin, and spoke.
“Does Lady Warden desire such a miracle?”
A faint smile briefly formed on her lips, shadowed by the light, then disappeared without a trace.
[This is the timeline separator]“Look into La Sena Boutique and its manager, Madam Deborah, more. Then it would be good to meet Viscount Binosh.”
“Yes, Lady Warden.”
Somehow, the returning answer wasn’t satisfactory.
Sidney was about to button the last button of her coat when she raised her head. Then she bluntly threw words at Andy Spencer, who was standing awkwardly.
“Do you have something more to say?”
“Lady Warden, are you going to the palace banquet tomorrow?”
“Why do you ask that?”
“Ah, because you’re off tomorrow…”
Suddenly, she remembered maid Liz repeatedly emphasizing that a day was needed to dress appropriately for the banquet. Just thinking about it already made her feel tired.
Sidney finished buttoning the last button while vaguely mumbling.
“Well, I suppose so.”
“If, if it’s uncomfortable for you, Lady Warden, I won’t attend either.”
“It’s not particularly comfortable, but there’s no reason for it to be that uncomfortable.”
“I understand everything. Even if marriage and romance are separate. To hell with courtesy towards the Commander who’s trying to announce his marriage to another woman after thoroughly stirring up someone who was just minding their own business.”
If someone heard that, they might think the Commander was playing around with me and then abandoning me to marry another woman… Could it be that Lord Spencer also knows that I’m a woman?
Then, those words from back then…
It means it wasn’t just a guess.
Sidney crossed her arms and calmly asked back.
“Lord Spencer, are you saying I was in a romance with the Commander?”
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Daily Life of a Scumbag Man Giving Birth (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The way for a promiscuous scumbag man to atone for his sins is to let him get… pregnant.
Synopsis:
Meng Huan, a scumbag who has dated countless girlfriends, scammed countless women, 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 scam 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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