Anne could not hide her indignation. The same went for Illina. They were already displeased that Lorencia had been officially adopted into the Pol Heredian family. But Brant told them to endure for the sake of their great cause. So they had been suppressing their rising anger.
“But to have that monster’s debutante!”
Anne raised her voice and slammed her palm on the table. She couldn’t contain her excitement that the reward for years of suppressing her anger was merely the monster’s debutante.
“That monster said something strange to Prince Ruans and even prevented me from dating him, Mother.”
Illina went to Lorencia’s room to confront her as soon as her date with Ruans was canceled yesterday. She threw things in the room. However, Lorencia didn’t even blink. Rather, she sneered and provoked her anger.
“It’s not enough to tear her to pieces and throw her out as animal food, but to ask for her debutante, Prince Ruans seems to be going too far.”
The bombshell statement Ruans had just dropped was too shocking for Anne and Illina.
Ruans said while staring intently at Illina. Illina blushed with shame. She knew that Ruans was weighing the Montbellionst family against the Pol Heredian family. But she never imagined he would openly say he was weighing them.
Anne spoke politely to Ruans. She was angry, but she had to endure again.
Anne’s long fingers slowly tapped the sofa armrest. She needed to think about how to relieve her rising irritation and stress.
“Don’t we need to put much effort into the monster’s debutante, Mother?”
“You’re right, Illina. We should hold a debutante befitting an illegitimate child.”
Anne felt quite humiliated to personally prepare the debutante for an illegitimate child. She clenched her teeth involuntarily. The humiliating events from 20 years ago came to mind unbidden.
Brant had gone on a long business trip to the Polyroid Empire. And when he returned, he brought back a pregnant woman.
The beautiful woman with red hair and striking deep blue eyes followed behind Brant, hiding her swollen belly.
The shock she received then was enormous. The wound to her heart was indescribable in any words. The only fortunate thing was…
And the truth Brant revealed was more interesting than expected. Even if it was an interesting truth, the fact that he had an affair remained unchanged, and the hurt she received because of it also didn’t change.
The mistress to vent her anger on was dead and gone. But Lorencia, the horrible evidence of the affair, was still alive. Then…
“Yes. The Viscount Lorirolls’ son would be suitable as that monster’s first dance partner.”
“Mother, he’s more than just suitable. The Viscount Lorirolls’ son who chases after any woman might see Lorencia as a woman even if she looks unsightly.”
“Though it might be a waste for an illegitimate child, I think the Viscount Lorirolls’ son would gladly become Lorencia’s dance partner.”
“I hope that monster gets along well with Lorirolls’ son and earns Prince Ruans’ dislike.”
“Illina, Prince Ruans has no interest in that monster. He’s only interested in you.”
“But Prince Ruans only looks for Lorencia, Mother.”
“He said he’d discard her once her usefulness is over. Until then, we have to endure even if we hate seeing her.”
“I hope Lorencia suffers something filthy and dirty from Lorirolls’ son. I hope she becomes an amusing spectacle, Mother.”
“Of course, that’s what will happen.”
“Right, Mother. I’ll send a letter to Viscount Lorirolls’ son.”
“Do that.”
Illina’s letter was sent immediately to Lorirolls of Stopuga. Not knowing what results that letter would bring about.
[This is the timeline separator]Lorirolls of Stopuga is a man not even worth calling trash. [A man who loses his mind at the sight of any woman] That was exactly Lorirolls. A man might pursue women, but the reason people avoid Lorirolls is because of his creepiness and his blatant woman-chasing behavior.
“A letter for me?”
Lorirolls enjoyed the fact that people avoided him. So he doubted his ears when his servant said a letter had come for him. He felt like the alcohol he drank yesterday was suddenly sobering him up.
“Where did it come from? Really, a letter came for me? Really!”
“It came from the Count Pol Heredian family, sir.”
There was only one reason a wealthy count’s family would send a letter to someone like him who had been expelled from high society.
“So they have some scheme to use me for something, huh?”
Lorirolls let out a hollow laugh.
“Give it here.”
Lorirolls took the white envelope from the servant and started sniffing it like a dog, pressing his nose against it. Lorirolls knew well the scent coming from the letter envelope. This scent had an air of dignity but at the same time evoked a seductive fragrance. Like an aging cheap courtesan.
“Hah… It’s that awful perfume smell I haven’t smelled in a long time. The sender is Pol Heredian alright.”
Lorirolls’ lips curled slightly. The servant took out a knife to cut open the envelope, but Lorirolls tore it open with his fingers and started reading the contents.
“They want me to be the partner for the first dance at a debutante? What’s this, not even sending a portrait, how inconsiderate!”
Lorirolls muttered unconsciously, then narrowed his eyes at the word ‘illegitimate child’ in the middle of the letter. Even though he had been expelled from high society, he always heard various social rumors from the group of young nobles he gambled with.
Among them, the rumor of an illegitimate child locked up in a room of the Count Pol Heredian family was famous.
“Right, I heard the illegitimate child was officially adopted as a count’s daughter.”
Lorirolls put down the letter and started laughing loudly.
“Hahaha. So that’s what it was. This is hilarious.”
There are three most important things when having a debutante. The color of the dress, the jewelry worn, and the escort partner for the first dance. These three things.
“So a piece of trash like me is suitable to escort an illegitimate child and be her first dance partner, huh?”
The content of the letter was polite, but the meaning was enough to offend Lorirolls. However, he liked the compensation offered by the Count Pol Heredian family. But accepting it right away seemed too cheap, so his pride was slightly hurt to accept immediately.
“Lorencia Pol Heredian…”
He was curious what kind of woman Lorencia would be, having been locked up and likely never even held a man’s hand, with such innocence.
He started to think that he and Lorencia, though illegitimate but now officially a count’s daughter, might be well-suited. He even felt like he might be able to marry her. Right now, there was no woman who would marry him and no woman he fancied.
If the Pol Heredian family was directly asking him to be her first dance partner at the debutante, they must surely have marriage in mind when asking him.
Otherwise, there’s no way they would ask trash like him.
If the countess wants to get rid of the illegitimate child she can’t stand quickly?
“They might give a big dowry when we marry?”
Lorirolls let out a satisfied breath and shouted for the servant to bring alcohol and writing paper.
[This is the timeline separator]While Lorencia was away bathing, Julie struggled with the maids to catch the cat Leo to feed it, on Illina’s orders.
But unlike a kitten, Leo bared its teeth sharply and snarled aggressively.
-Grrrr
It exuded a terrifying killing intent, completely different from when it purred and wagged its tail in Lorencia’s arms. Like a black panther.
“Why won’t it eat?”
“I don’t know either! Let’s hurry and catch it to feed it!”
-Hisssss!
Leo’s cries grew louder and fiercer. It looked ready to bite Julie and the maids at any moment.
-Raooowr!
“My, how can a cat be so vicious? Look, its fur is all standing on end.”
“How is that a kitten? Oh my, how scary.”
One maid hid behind Julie, trembling. Julie could only watch, sweating nervously. She had seen many cats before, but never one displaying such ferocious aggression.
A tense standoff continued between the cat and Julie and the maids.
“Lady Lorencia will be finishing her bath soon…”
“What should we do, Head Maid Julie? We couldn’t feed the cat.”
“We have to feed it somehow. We can’t disappoint Lady Illina.”
That’s when it happened. Leo, who had been hissing sharply with fur standing on end, started wagging its tail.
“Why? Will there be a problem with Illina’s plan if our Leo doesn’t eat?”
“Of course… Eek! Lady Lorencia, have you finished your bath?”
Julie and the maids, startled by Lorencia’s sudden silent appearance behind them, lowered their gaze and gulped.
-Meooow!
Leo, who until just moments ago had seemed like a fierce predator about to bite the necks of Julie and the maids, started acting cute as soon as it saw Lorencia, circling around her dress and butting its head against her.
-Meow!
“Leo.”
Lorencia bent her knees slightly, spread her arms, and called Leo affectionately. Then she stroked Leo’s head with the back of her hand as it approached.
“Want me to hold you, Leo?”
-Meow.
At the offer to be held, Leo closed its eyes and trembled slightly, enjoying the warmth of Lorencia’s stroking hand. Lorencia smiled and picked Leo up in her arms. Cradled in her arms, Leo opened its eyes and looked up at Lorencia affectionately.
“Lady Illina told us to prepare fish porridge made with bonito that cats like.”
“So you came to prepare Leo’s food.”
“Yes.”
“So that’s Leo’s food for today.”
Lorencia pointed at the bowl of fish porridge on the floor.
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Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation (Female-dominant)
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.
Synopsis:
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.
He even had his eyes on another woman.
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.
Su Mu expressed her disdain.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
She also wanted to embrace Xie Yi, who had silently stayed by her side in her previous life and committed suicide by taking poison after her death.
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.”
[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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