They had a head start with the help from the Coperador Guild. Although investigators were absent now, just a few hours before, even the aristocratic court had come to verify the scene. Thus, the death of the Earl of Hopground had caused a great stir in the aristocratic society.
‘It wouldn’t be over twenty stab wounds without a serious grudge.’
As Benjamin followed the pattern of the dried blood, he tilted his head in thought.
“Where is the Earl of Hopground’s body?”
“The body has been taken to the cathedral in the earldom. You’ll notice indentations and minor scratches on the floor. He was probably attacked there.”
“Taken to the cathedral…”
Scanning the room, Benjamin went to a corner. He knelt on one knee and asked.
“Is there anything else to report? Even the smallest thing is fine.”
A corner spotless of even a speck of dust. Given that it was the Earl’s bedroom, cleanliness was expected.
‘But this is strange. Even the court had been here, and yet not a speck of dust?’
Sure enough, the traces of foot traffic had left a small amount of dust on top of the dried bloodstains. Yet the corner Benjamin was examining was too clean.
About to touch the floor, a primal wariness stopped him. Benjamin swiped his gloved hand through the air several times. White holy power descended like layers of lace.
‘As I thought.’
Something clicked. It wasn’t a stain from blood or water. He could tell without even smelling or touching it.
‘It’s urine.’
Although Benjamin was curious about the urine, no answer came from Michel, who was scrutinizing the report. Benjamin turned his head toward the report in Michel’s hands. Not the seal of the Coperador Guild, but that of the Gravision Church.
‘That means one of two things.’
With a cold gaze, Benjamin thought.
‘Either it was missed at the temple, or it’s being kept from me.’
Either way, it wasn’t pleasant news. Suddenly, he remembered the case of the stolen Papal seal. It didn’t seem like a far-fetched notion.
Having checked the report to the end, Michel bowed his waist.
“I’ll find out whose it is right away.”
The crown prince may have spoken of romance, but in the end, it was a marriage of convenience for both parties. To break free from the Hopgrand family, to seek revenge on Hiscliff… Regardless of whether he had proposed to Princess Windsor or to Yurisien, the motive remained unchanged.
Uergen pulled a chair next to the table and sat beside Yurisien. Then, taking her hand into his, he patted it gently and asked,
“Will you be okay? There are other ways to take revenge on the prince. You know this.”
Yurisien hesitated as she looked into Uergen’s red eyes filled with concern. She seemed more worried now than when she had told him about being deceived by Hiscliff for 15 years. After all, she had been betrayed by a man she had known for a time that could change landscapes.
“Even if he has been a great help… would it be alright to marry a man I’ve only known for a few days?”
Especially a marriage for the purpose of revenge. There was no guarantee that Yurisien would be happy with the crown prince. It was then that Uergen suggested they think it over again.
“Um…”
Hesitating whether to interrupt, Daisy opened her mouth.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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