“Young Master Leanid. Although it is improper conduct, I shall overlook it for today.”
“Thank you for overlooking it, Blondie.”
Leanid spoke with a smile. He recalled having Mark and Teslon step aside for this moment of escorting Lorencia.
After an arduous argument and persuasion over who would escort Lorencia into the mansion, it was decided that Leanid would do the escorting.
It was quite an underhanded method, but if not for that, they would have been growling at each other over escorting Lorencia until now.
“It has been decided that I shall escort Lorencia as the representative of the family.”
“I see.”
“So Lorencia. I shall escort you to where the family is.”
“Thank you. Elder Brother Leanid.”
Holding Leanid’s hand and exiting the carriage, Lorencia’s eyes widened in surprise. She was somewhat astonished by the large number of servants lined up to the mansion entrance. There seemed to be several times more servants in the ducal household compared to the Spencer Marquis estate.
As soon as Lorencia alighted from the carriage, the servants bowed and greeted her loudly.
“Lorencia. Do not be nervous. Everyone knows you are Uncle Cain’s daughter and will be formally adopted as my younger sister.”
“Yes.”
“You must get used to such treatment from now on. You are the only ducal lady of the di Glosten family.”
At Leanid’s words, Lorencia smiled leisurely and spoke to the servants welcoming her.
“Thank you all. Please take good care of me from now on.”
Lorencia smiled at everyone. The majority of the servants blushed as they stole glances at Lorencia. They had anticipated the new di Glosten ducal lady to be so beautiful that simply looking at her would make all the world’s anxieties disappear, as if she were holy.
[Separator]Leanid took Lorencia to the parlor where only family members were present.
As soon as they entered the parlor, Abrelina embraced Lorencia and softly kissed both her cheeks.
“Our little bird. I hope your journey was not uncomfortable?”
“Not at all, Grandmother. I had a very comfortable trip.”
“Our little bird speaks so prettily as well. You have become even more beautiful since I last saw you.”
“Thank you for the compliment, Grandmother.”
Lorencia swallowed hard. While she had already become acquainted with Mark and Teslon, this was her first time meeting Baello, the current head of the di Glosten family, and Duchess Mary. She naturally felt nervous.
“Welcome.”
“Hello. My name is Lorencia.”
Mary was an elegant noblewoman with blue-green hair and golden eyes, while Baello closely resembled the portrait of Cain that Magus had shown. With deep blue hair and black eyes gazing at her very affectionately, yet also with a look as if recalling something.
“Ah…”
Mary wiped her tears and slowly approached Lorencia. Rather than sorrow, her heart swelled with joy. Her heart raced wildly.
“Hello. My name is Lorencia.”
The moment she saw Lorencia’s face and heard her voice, a box that had been deeply buried in her heart opened its lid.
All the pain, sorrow, and longing contained within that box rose up at once, giving her the feeling that they were disappearing like small snowflakes melting away on her palm.
“I am Mary of the di Glosten family. May I hold your hand?”
“Yes. Please feel free to call me Lorencia.”
“I shall.”
Mary extended her hand to Lorencia. Lorencia took the hand she offered. With just that, Mary’s vision began to blur with tears.
“From now on, I am not only planning to become Lorencia’s mother, but have already become so…”
Mary choked up with the joy welling inside her. She had been engaged to Baello at a young age. Naturally, she spent time with Cain as childhood friends. Whenever she felt stifled by the duties and obligations she had to learn and uphold as the young lady of a ducal household, the person who always offered his hand was Cain.
He was truly an irreplaceable friend. When Baello acted as if he had forgotten Cain, she also tried to think the same way, as if she too had forgotten Cain.
“Would I be suitable as Lorencia’s mother? Although not as much as Lady Musilla, I can do a lot for you. You may feel I am lacking because I am not your real mother, but I will strive to not let you feel such inadequacy. So may I give my love to Young Lady Lorencia?”
Baello, who had already approached close to Mary and Lorencia, carefully studied Lorencia’s face.
The face he could not forget even if he wanted to appeared before him. He felt unspeakably moved yet sorrowful.
“Cain…”
With an anguished expression, Baello stroked Lorencia’s hair and called out Cain’s name.
“Hic.”
Baello lowered his head, smiling even as tears flowed down and fell to the floor. He could not stop the flowing tears at all. It was an unsightly display in front of his parents and children, but he did not care one bit. Only his beloved younger brother Cain filled his mind.
Raising his head, Baello gazed at Lorencia affectionately.
“May I love you as a daughter, fulfilling the share of both Cain and Lady Musilla’s love for you as well? Lorencia.”
“Am I deserving of such love?”
“More than enough to be overwhelmed by it.”
Feeling the sincerity in Baello and Mary’s hearts, Lorencia’s violet eyes also grew moist. Blinking once, tears streamed down her cheeks. There was only one thing she could say to the two of them.
“Will you become my mother and father?”
“Of course.”
“Please do not use honorifics with your daughter.”
Hearing the answer, Mary held Lorencia tightly. Her tears continuously flowed onto Lorencia’s shoulder. She felt relieved in equal measure to the tears she shed. Baello embraced both Mary and Lorencia simultaneously.
After a long time, Lorencia felt the warmth of her mother Musilla once more. It was amazing.
Is it because they are family that she can feel this comfortable? Come to think of it, her mother was always a presence that put her at ease.
Lorencia perfectly understood what her mother Musilla had said. The gazes of her family looking at her were so very warm. So warm.
‘Mother. I feel so warm right now.’
To the point of being overwhelmed.
After a storm of tears passed, smiles began to bloom on the faces of the di Glosten family members gathered in the parlor.
“Look at this fellow.”
“He is adorable, just like his master. Oh my, look at this.”
It was all because of Leo. Mary was beside herself with Leo’s shower of affection as he followed Lorencia inside. Leo even sat on Mary’s lap and began to purr.
-Purr purr.
“His eyes are sharp too. He seems quite intelligent, befitting of a di Glosten family cat.”
“I think Leo likes Mother too.”
“How do you know that?”
“Leo doesn’t climb onto just anyone’s lap.”
“I see.”
Mary gently stroked Leo’s head and back with the back of her hand.
“I want to pet him too, Elder Sister.”
As Teslon reached out to Leo, Leo meowed in warning and raised his fur.
“Teslon. Take your hand away. Can’t you see Leo doesn’t like it?”
“Elder Sister Lorencia. It seems Leo dislikes me.”
“You will slowly become close.”
Whenever they laughed together, Lorencia felt strange. The feeling of belonging to something was not bad. On the contrary, she felt stable and at peace.
“By the way, Lorencia.”
“Yes, Grandmother.”
“It’s not something to discuss now, but regarding the letter you had me send to Emperor Ruans as you wished last time.”
At Abrelina’s serious words, Lorencia stopped smiling and looked at her.
“Did Emperor Ruans send a reply?”
“Yes. The di Glosten family received a reply to the declaration we sent to Emperor Ruans of the Isuter Empire, requesting the removal of the Pol Heredian name you possess.”
Lorencia showed a smile.
“Emperor Ruans sent a reply to our letter within a day, along with another letter.”
In the near future, Ruans would visit the di Glosten ducal estate. And after returning to the Isuter Empire, she had confirmed through the amethyst orb that he would affix the imperial seal on the document nullifying the Pol Heredian Marquis family name bestowed upon her.
What could the other letter he sent be about? Surely the future hadn’t changed?
“Of course, this old lady read it and tore it up.”
“I want to rip him apart right now.”
At Abrelina’s words about tearing up the letter, Lorencia tilted her head.
Just what kind of letter did Ruans send that made everyone’s expressions uniformly unpleasant?
“What reply came? Did he send that he will not nullify my family name?”
Although Lorencia knew Ruans would not cancel her family name now, she feigned ignorance and asked.
“That content would have been much better.”
“Pardon?”
“While that was part of it, the other letter had absolutely different content.”
“What kind of content was it to make you react this way?”
“That impudent man sent an engagement letter to our little bird.”
“Emperor Ruans sent what? An engagement letter? To me?”
“That’s right.”
“As a condition for nullifying the Pol Heredian family name, he had the audacity to say he would take Lorencia, the ducal lady of the di Glosten family, as his empress.”
Lorencia could not comprehend the sudden mention of an engagement letter. It seemed the future was changing bit by bit as she twisted the present.
‘I didn’t foresee this future even up until yesterday.’
Lorencia’s mind became complicated.
“To think he would dare go against the di Glosten family like this.”
As Welson clicked his tongue while speaking, someone knocked on the parlor door. It was Boris, the head butler.
“What is it?”
“Sir Welson. Marquis Spencer requested to meet with Sir Baello and Young Lady Lorencia. He said it was a very urgent matter and asked me to relay the message.”
“What a timely coincidence. Boris, guide Marquis Spencer to the parlor.”
“Understood.”
At the mention of Teishar’s arrival, Leanid, who had been shaking his head, casually asked Lorencia.
“He is a man with a severe obsession, chasing after you frantically even though you only broke up recently. Are you sure about him?”
“Boris said he wished to meet with Father and me together, and that it was an urgent matter.”
Lorencia spoke with a bright smile.
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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