Before she knew it, a profound darkness had settled.
The wind coming through the open window fluttered the curtains.
Elise’s body appeared and disappeared behind them.
She pondered long on how she should live her life from now on.
The first goal was easy to set.
Revenge.
‘But with what I have now, I can’t do anything.’
Chase’s established position was solely his. It was because Elise had always moved discreetly behind the scenes.
‘Asking for it now, Chase wouldn’t give it to me. I should have created a secret ledger and set aside some money.’
Elise of the past was naive.
So, even though she managed several businesses for Chase, she never looked after her own interests.
‘Embarrassingly foolish.’
To counter Chase and get revenge on the magician Iris, she needed money.
‘And I need my own people.’
But that alone felt insufficient.
‘What more do I need?’
Elise began to calmly list the things she had to do as her thoughts organized.
When she had somewhat settled her mind, Regina entered with a knock.
Turning to see Regina, with her brown hair neatly pinned up, she came in holding a letter and a small box.
“Lord Chase sent a gift for you.”
“A gift from His Highness?”
Elise was dumbfounded.
Chase, having grown up in poverty, was stingy in giving to others.
Before becoming the crown prince, it was even worse. When dating Elise, most expenses came out of her pocket.
Naturally, she had never received a decent gift from him until he became the crown prince.
His only gift was a hastily scribbled poem.
Back then, Elise thought it was romantic.
She believed she was receiving his time and effort, which money couldn’t buy.
But it turned out the poem was written by his aide, and Chase only changed a few words.
Even knowing this, she tried to understand him, claiming choosing the right words for a poem was the harder task.
‘I was crazy.’
Elise received the letter and box with a cold expression.
This was unlike Chase.
“Oh my, ruby earrings. They’re small and cute, just like you, miss. They’ll suit you well.”
Although it might count as a gesture from Chase, Elise was unimpressed.
She carelessly pushed the box aside and tore open the letter envelope without a paper knife, startling Regina.
“Miss, I’ll get you a paper knife.”
“No need.”
Elise waved her hand and read through the letter.
Was it written by his aide again? The first sentence was literary and full of pathos.
After reading, Elise tossed the letter onto the table.
“What does it say?”
Regina’s eyes sparkled. She had supported Elise and Chase’s relationship as much as her own.
Regina believed that Elise’s status as the overlooked daughter of a baron would change by becoming a princess.
Even now, as lovers, things had changed. The Warton baron and baroness didn’t openly mistreat Elise anymore. But the covert harassment continued.
‘They gaslighted me, claiming it’s all thanks to them.’
The more she thought about it, the angrier Elise became, so she pushed the memory aside.
“If you’re curious, read it. And take the ruby earrings.”
“What? You’re giving me something so precious? But it’s a gift from His Highness.”
“It doesn’t seem to suit me. Gifts should go to those who appreciate them. By the way, what’s Iris up to these days?”
“Madam, sir and the madam went to the hot springs, remember?”
Regina said, glancing around.
The winter hot springs, Elise thought quietly. She knew exactly what they were up to.
‘Will it go as you want, sister?’
Elise imagined the place where the baron, baroness, and Iris would be, lifting one corner of her lips.
Regina took the box away, and Elise resumed her thoughts.
She had no intention of forgiving Chase, who had thoroughly exploited and abandoned her.
Nor was she going to let Iris go unpunished for not only taking what was hers but also ensnaring her in scandal.
‘I won’t just watch Prince David perish in vain.’
Being engaged to Chase meant Elise and David inevitably did not have a good relationship, but David had always treated Elise with respect.
Even when he became the deposed prince because of her, he blamed Chase instead of cursing Elise.
“He must be a fool to misuse a good person like me as his brother.”
To save him, she had to prevent the marriage between David and Iris.
“This life will be different.”
Elise’s eyes shone fiercely.
The baron and his wife traveled with Iris to escape the heat and the cold of winter.
During those times, the baron’s mansion’s heating and cooling magic devices were turned off, and the fireplaces were idle.
No wonder it was cold.
“Don’t feel too bad, miss. Next time, you’ll go with them.”
Regina offered the same consolation she had for the past ten years to Elise, who was rubbing her arms from the cold.
Elise didn’t believe her but nodded and smiled.
‘It’s better without father. There’s no one to interfere with my plans. I have to end things with Chase before they return.’
Elise’s smile brightened Regina’s face, who then started chattering.
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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