“If I were to receive a letter saying that he wants to take Lorencia as his concubine, both the Duke of Glosten and Marquis Spencer would be very upset.”
“That’s certainly true.”
“Think about it. It’s Marquis Spencer, who wanted to marry or get engaged to Lorencia so badly that he schemed for it. But the letter sent by the Duke of Glosten’s family has instead made it seem like Marquis Spencer has fallen into the trap I set.”
As Brant spoke confidently, Ruans’ green eyes filled with joy. What Brant said made a lot of sense.
“Since Marquis Spencer obviously shouldn’t get engaged to Your Majesty, you don’t have to revoke the count family’s status, and the wicked Marquis Spencer, seeing that he fell for his own scheme, will become sick with anger.”
It was a good way to get back at Teishar.
“Count Pol Heredian. It’s a good plan.”
“Yes. Don’t mention it. By the way, Marquis Spencer is truly infuriating. Trying to marry my family’s illegitimate child by even adopting her into a duke’s family… He’s nothing but a thief. He deserves to be punished.”
“I think so too. He stole what belonged to others.”
“Your Majesty. Please make sure to bring my daughter back.”
“Now that I know Lorencia is the count’s biological daughter, you may go.”
After leaving the palace, Brant immediately returned to the count’s residence and wrote a letter to Daniel. Not long after sending the letter, he received a reply from Daniel right away.
[Come to the Greykan Duke’s residence.]As soon as Brant checked Daniel’s reply, he laughed out loud. Daniel, who hadn’t even agreed to meet him when he asked just once before, was now readily agreeing to meet!
“Adan!”
“Yes. Master.”
“I’m going to the Greykan Duke’s residence.”
“Really? Master.”
Adan asked again in surprise. Currently, the Pol Heredian family was experiencing financial difficulties without the help of the Greykan Duke’s family.
“Yes.”
After Lady Anne, who had left for the nunnery, died and Illina was imprisoned in the nobles’ prison, it was a difficult situation. Even Daniel, who had been helping with the business, gradually stopped providing business funds. But what was even harder than that was the unbearable feeling of not being able to drink the potion Daniel had given him anymore.
When drinking that potion, tears and snot pour out and it feels agonizing. But that agony is immediately followed by an indescribable excitement and happiness.
“I can drink that potion again.”
As long as he could drink the potion, he didn’t need anything else.
“We must go quickly!”
Screaming with joy, Brant headed to the Greykan Duke’s residence with hope.
[This is the timeline separator]In the drawing room, Teishar paced back and forth anxiously. The thought that he would be able to meet Lorencia soon made his palms sweat. Taking a deep breath, he opened his palms. Then he clenched his fists again. His heart was pounding and he couldn’t control it.
No matter what, they would get engaged, hold the coming-of-age ceremony, get married, and have about 2 children… Teishar kept smiling at the happy imagination that kept coming to mind. The smile just wouldn’t stop.
Since the day Lorencia accepted his proposal, all he could think about was wanting to marry her. But in reality, he had to be satisfied with an engagement.
“Let’s just endure for 1 year.”
As he paced back and forth, Teishar looked at the door. The moment his desire to see her soon was caught in his throat, the door carefully opened with a clicking sound.
Through the open door, Lorencia entered with a pretty smile. Moist violet eyes. Swaying red hair. The purple cherry blossom tree behind her was so beautiful that it was as if his breath would naturally stop.
Clutching his left chest, Teishar mustered up patience. If he hadn’t gotten his mind straight, he surely would have reached out his hands as he pleased, kissed her here and there, and embraced her.
Why was Lorencia, who approached with a bright smile, so pretty? Can’t he just take her to the Spencer residence like this?
“Ter.”
At the sound of her sweet voice, Teishar, who came to his senses, slightly bowed his waist and then placed his hand on his chest to greet Lorencia as a knight.
“I’m sorry.”
“Huh? Why are you suddenly apologizing? Ter.”
“I was going to visit after a day had passed, but I came because of a matter I absolutely couldn’t bear.”
“A matter you couldn’t bear?”
“Yes. I came because of the engagement letter.”
“Engagement letter?”
“We promised to get married.”
“Yes. That’s right.”
Lorencia nodded, recalling the day she was proposed to.
“I know we can’t get married right away. But I want to get your signature and seal on the engagement letter in advance.”
“Yes. Because the status of the Pol Heredian Count family hasn’t been revoked yet.”
Teishar wanted to bring the marriage letter. However, for Lorencia’s dazzling and beautiful coming-of-age ceremony, he had to hold back. She needed to receive one-sided love from her family for at least a year.
“Yes. I want us to become engaged as soon as the count’s status is revoked. So I brought the engagement letter.”
“Ahem.”
At the sound of a familiar man clearing his throat, Teishar turned his head. It was Baello.
“Duke Baello. I apologize for not properly greeting you as my gaze was captivated by my fiancée.”
“Marquis Spencer. Since you haven’t signed the engagement letter yet, she’s not your fiancée.”
“That’s why I brought the engagement letter.”
Teishar had already received the engagement letter from Her Majesty the Queen, signed it, and stamped it with the Spencer family’s seal.
“Here it is. The engagement letter. As you can see, I have signed it and stamped my family’s seal.”
Seeing Teishar grinning, Baello sighed deeply, holding his forehead.
“Marquis Spencer.”
“Duke Baello. You can comfortably call me your son-in-law.”
“Did you say son-in-law? Marquis Spencer.”
“If you allow me, I will call you father-in-law.”
“Isn’t that getting ahead of yourself?”
“It’s not getting ahead. I’m just expressing my feelings.”
Baello couldn’t hide his surprise at Teishar’s behavior, which was so different from his usual self. Where did the blunt and cold man go? He had heard a lot from Leanid, but he never imagined Teishar would express his feelings like this.
“It’s the first time I’ve seen Marquis Spencer smile.”
No matter how much in love he was, the man who was smiling brightly like a sunflower was too unfamiliar.
“Just being in the same space as Roa makes the corners of my mouth go up on their own. The reason I smile is irresistible.”
“Haha. I see. Please have a seat.”
Teishar sat Lorencia down on the sofa and then sat close beside her. Then, from the pretty brown basket he had prepared, he began to take out and set up the snacks Lorencia enjoyed one by one.
“I also brought the teacup Roa used to favor at the Spencer residence.”
Baello watched unfamiliarly as Teishar set out the snacks and took out a pretty pink teacup from the basket to set it up. It was an unbelievable scene even after seeing it.
“Ter. You brought the snacks I like?”
“I brought cocoa too.”
Taking out a glass bottle, Teishar vigorously shook the closed glass bottle up and down, opened the lid, poured the cocoa into the teacup, and set it down in front of Lorencia.
“I used magic stones to maintain the temperature. You’ll be able to drink it warm. Roa.”
“Thank you. Ter. Please tell the pâtissiers and chefs at the Spencer Marquis residence that they worked hard and that I ate well and it was delicious.”
“I will.”
Baello smiled, feeling good from the way the two looked at each other. Then, looking at the engagement letter Teishar had brought on the table, he picked it up. Teishar’s signature and seal, as well as the Spencer seal, were stamped on the engagement letter.
“Marquis Spencer.”
“Yes. Duke Baello.”
“Did you come to have a conversation with our daughter right now?”
Baello said to Teishar, waving the engagement letter.
“I’m sorry. I forgot because it’s been a while since I’ve seen Roa.”
Baello shook his head, seeing Teishar use the word ‘been a while’ for being apart for only a few hours.
“Even if you stamp the seal on this engagement letter now, I can’t give the engagement letter to Her Majesty the Queen.”
Returning the engagement letter Teishar had brought, Baello continued.
“You seem to have momentarily forgotten, but currently, my daughter has announced that she will be adopted into the Duke of Glosten’s family, but the official adoption hasn’t been completed yet.”
“Of course I know that. Duke Baello, do you really think I came to the duke’s residence just for the engagement letter?”
Teishar said to Baello with a grin. Baello was well aware that the engagement letter was just an excuse and Teishar had come to see Lorencia because he missed her.
“Emperor Ruans has already sent a reply saying that he can’t revoke our Lorencia’s family status.”
The status of a noble can only be changed by the emperor or queen who rules the empire. This is the same no matter which empire you go to. Teishar bowed his head deeply. He felt self-loathing at the realization that he had forgotten the most important thing.
“Crown Prince Adrian once said this. He said that Ruans stepped up to have Roa adopted into the Pol Heredian Count family.”
In order to remove Lorencia’s noble status as Pol Heredian, the emperor of the Isuter Empire must approve it.
“He made good use of the fact that a noble’s status can’t be arbitrarily changed by law. And that’s not all. Another letter came.”
“Another letter?”
“I wanted to show it to Marquis Spencer, but Mother tore the letter to shreds… I will explain the contents of the letter sent by Emperor Ruans. Emperor Ruans set a condition in exchange for revoking the status of Lorencia’s Pol Heredian Count family.”
“What condition did he set?”
“Along with the letter, he sent that he wants to get engaged to Lorencia.”
“If I understood correctly, you’re saying that Emperor Ruans sent that he wants to get engaged to Lorencia, who will become the Duke of Glosten’s adopted daughter, in exchange for revoking the status of the Pol Heredian Count family?”
Teishar’s mind became complicated. He only thought about a happy married life with Lorencia. He didn’t think about the really important matters.
“That’s right. Marquis Spencer.”
“You mean he sent an engagement letter to my fiancée?”
“To be precise, she’s your prospective fiancée. Marquis Spencer.”
“Roa accepted my proposal.”
Teishar, who had frozen while holding the engagement letter, soon relaxed his expression and began to laugh awkwardly. He never imagined that Ruans would send such a letter. Even though he knew that Adrian would eventually return to the Isuter Empire and be dethroned from the position of emperor to rot to death in prison, he felt the urge to invade the Isuter Empire right now and kill him.
Male lead fell into her trap — and shattered when she walked away
This is also on my reread list!
This one is a slow burn, but when it burns, it burns hard.
Definitely worth a read, y’all!
The story follows a thousand-year-old seductive spirit who, on a bet, sets out to charm the male lead—a once-promising but unfortunate cultivator.
But just when she succeeds in making him fall for her, she heartlessly leaves, driving him to madness.
Determined to find her at all costs, he captures her, keeping her by his side no matter what, even if she hates him.
I love this kind of trope—I enjoy watching the male lead suffer in agony.
The ending drags a bit with unnecessary filler, but that’s fine.
As long as I enjoy the beginning, I’m good.
Intro
As an enchantress, Su Heng possesses captivating eyes and charming beauty, easily manipulating the joys and sorrows of living beings at her fingertips.
But to enchant a god, making him taste the bitterness of love’s separation, long-lasting resentment, unattainable desires, and inability to let go…
Do you dare?
Su Heng assists a divine lord in his cultivation, aiming to make him experience all the sufferings of love, so that he can attain the Great Dao.
Only after being chased down from the heavens by the divine lord, confined and completely possessed by him, does she realize how successful she has been.
The once gentle and polite youth has transformed into someone she no longer recognizes.
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