Prologue
“Do you want to sleep with me?”
Karan’s head tilted to the left. He gazed intently at Elise, who was sitting opposite him.
A noble of Bedroca asking for a night with a Titrisian, known as a barbarian.
“Why?”
“As I mentioned before, it will be helpful.”
“To me or to you?”
“To both of us.”
Karan let out a long, thin breath. His chest swelled and then subsided.
She was a woman so temptingly beautiful that merely looking at her could parch one’s mouth.
Yet, Karan hesitated. Precisely because it was Elise.
“Are you serious? Purity is very important in Bedroca, unlike in Titris.”
“Do you want to hear that you shouldn’t take responsibility?”
Her challenging gaze lifted to meet his. Karan’s throat went dry. He brushed back his disheveled hair, trying not to betray his tension.
“I am saying I will take responsibility. But before that.”
Karan took Elise’s hand that had reached across the table.
He forcibly opened her clenched fist. Karan interlaced his fingers between her slender ones.
He rubbed her hand, which was infinitely smaller and finer than his, without a single blemish.
Her small hand, revealing her life of ease, unlike Karan’s, was trembling faintly.
‘She’s nervous.’
That trembling shook Karan. He slowly stroked her palm.
‘If you are sincere, maybe I’ll pretend not to know and hold on.’
Karan had no intention of telling her that he was standing in a pit of fire.
Pretending to be a ripe fruit, exuding a tempting scent, he lifted Elise’s hand.
Her gaze followed him.
Karan, not losing her gaze, brought his lips to the pulsing inside of her wrist.
“Ah…….”
Elise’s lush, red lips parted like a budding flower.
“It won’t be a comfortable night.”
The spot where his lips touched felt as if it was burning.
He accepted Elise’s proposition. Her heart pounded.
She undid Karan’s shirt. A robust shoulder, unseen in a noble who only held a pen, was revealed.
His ebony-like black hair and obsidian-like black eyes were mystical, rarely seen in Veronica.
His eyes were sharp yet shone with intelligence, and the soft smile on his lips instilled trust.
He was indeed a fine man, even upon a second glance. Elise recalled their first meeting at the banquet.
The memory was remarkably vivid.
‘I thought he was handsome even back then. Others said he looked rough.’
While Elise was reminiscing, she felt the soft bedding touch her back.
Before she knew it, she was on the bed.
“Don’t regret it, it’s too late now.”
The decision was made the moment she resolved to meet Karan.
Now, she neither wanted to regret nor turn back.
Strangely calm, but her body heated up steadily.
Instead of responding, Elise pulled at the collar of Karan’s undone shirt.
#1. The Woman Who Made the King
“Are you ready, Lord Warton?”
Elise Warton.
A stain on the noble family, a mystery in the magical world, a refuse in society, she was ready to ascend to the highest rank.
A woman with a delicate and flowing facial line, emerald-like green eyes, and captivating uplifted eyelids stood in the mirror.
“You look even more beautiful today.”
Elise’s maid Regina combed her golden hair and said.
Elise lifted the corners of her mouth.
She was quite pleased with her reflection.
“His Majesty might be proposing today! I wonder what he has prepared?”
Elise’s eyelids fluttered with overwhelming emotion.
“Regina, compose yourself.”
Elise was also excited. But instead of chattering in excitement, she calmed down Regina, who was bubbling with enthusiasm.
“Aren’t you excited, my lady? Aren’t you trembling? It’s the proposal you’ve been waiting for, for 10 years!”
Elise lowered her head. Her cheeks blushed red. It was an overly innocent smile for a woman soon to turn thirty.
But it was a fitting expression for a woman about to get married.
How could Elise not be trembling?
As Regina said, it had been 10 years, no, 14 years since she first met Chase.
She just had been cautious because she had often been inflated with expectations only to be disappointed.
“If you’re ready, let’s go, my lady.”
Chase’s aide urged from outside.
Regina twisted and secured Elise’s hair, revealing her neck.
Her straight and elegant neckline was impressive even to Elise.
Chase Royal Bedroca.
The king of this country, her lord, and her lover, he also liked it.
“I’m ready, let’s go.”
As Elise stood up, the maids lined up behind her bowed deeply.
Elise slowly crossed the royal palace corridor.
Administrative officers, gatekeepers, wandering knights in the palace, everyone greeted Elise and made way for her.
Despite being a mere Countess with no other titles, people didn’t find it strange that she strolled through the palace as if it were her home.
There was a reason for that.
It was Elise who had placed Chase, the king’s second son who lost his mother and support base at a young age, on the throne.
“Do you want to do this with me?”
Elise smiled faintly, recalling when the suppressed young man had visited the Count’s house, nervously extending his hand.
When male lead is the homewrecker
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
I’ve read the novel below twice already. Girls, I’m highly recommending it to you!
The female lead? Not a good person.
The second male lead? Not a good person.
The male lead? Willingly plays the third party, breaking up the female and second male lead’s relationship despite all the warnings from his friends—so yeah, he’s definitely not a good person either.
Basically, nobody in this novel is simple-minded or without scheming.
The female lead starts off as the male lead’s secretary, but don’t worry—later on, she takes over the company while the male lead steps back to support her. He won’t steal her spotlight, overshadow her, or dull her shine.
I love novels where men are out here snatching wigs, tearing each other down, and going to war just to win the female lead’s affection. And this is exactly that kind of novel. Most of Hai Dai Ran’s works have this dynamic. You’ll see the male characters’ emotions being pushed to the absolute extreme.
There’s even a scene where the second male lead exposes the male lead online for being a homewrecker. The brotherhood immediately gangs up on him, dragging him through the mud. I find it compelling —it completely flips reality on its head, where usually, women are the ones fighting over a man and getting torn apart by the sisterhood.
For me, female leads in the novels I read should only struggle in their careers, not in love. But if the brainless romantics in the story are all men? I have zero complaints.
I’ve pretty much read all of Hai Dai Ran’s novels and even translated all of them—her works are just my thing. I’ll slowly upload everything here. One day, when my website is official, I hope I can invite her to join as one of the star authors.
Here’s the story synopsis:
One-line summary: She is his lifelong obsession, to the point where he was willing to be a third wheel, scorned by society, just to wedge his way into her relationship with her fiancé.
Cold-hearted and indifferent female lead + Scheming and subservient CEO male lead
Intro 1:
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
With blood trickling from his clenched fist, Rong Xiu gazed at the woman before him, his eyes clouded with anguish. Hidden in the wardrobe, he had witnessed Fan Xia – the woman he desperately loved – in an intimate embrace with her fiancé. Yet his heart still yearned for her, defying all reason.
Fan Xia, the elegant and composed assistant, carried something mysterious in her eyes whenever she looked at her fiancé, Wen Lan Sheng. Strange occurrences began to surface – secret meetings with the young Gu Jin Yi, an unexplained withdrawal of 5,000 yuan… Then suddenly, her fiancé’s sister, Wen Jing, violently attacked her.
In this matriarchal society, Rong Xiu had risen to become the chairman of a powerful healthcare conglomerate, breaking through gender prejudices. But for the first time, he willingly stepped into the shadows as the other man, disregarding his friends’ warnings to become her secret lover.
Because he had discovered the truth – Fan Xia wasn’t the pure angel everyone believed her to be. And perhaps, he was the only one capable of helping her execute her mysterious plan…
Intro 2:
Rong Xiu’s biggest regret in life was missing out on Fan Xia.
He secretly loved Fan Xia for 7 years.
Watched her go public with her boyfriend.
Watched her kiss her boyfriend at their wedding.
Until that man blissfully nestled in Fan Xia’s arms, obtaining everything he could only dream of.
The crazy jealousy stripped away his hidden secret love, layer by layer, burning like wildfire.
Fan Xia, how can I have you!
【Reading and Trigger Warning Guide】
1. Female dominant, male submissive, male pregnancy
2. Male lead schemes his way to the top, male competition
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