The person who had been causing Elise headaches over the past few days was none other than Chase.
She had expected him to agree immediately when she spoke of parting, but contrary to her expectations, Chase clung pathetically.
After returning to the palace, he continually sent gifts and letters.
At first, the gifts came once a day, but on the second day, they arrived twice, morning and afternoon. By the third day, they started coming continuously.
‘Is he trying to win me over with quantity?’
Elise didn’t even bother to look at them, but she could guess their contents.
‘He must really miss me.’
A significant portion of what Chase had was thanks to Elise.
‘Even if he doesn’t love me, he must see me as a subject too valuable to lose. But I didn’t expect him to cling this much.’
Despite Elise ignoring his letters and returning his gifts, Chase’s courtship continued.
Therefore, Elise pondered how to break up with Chase while reading the gossip magazines.
‘A trivial reason won’t make him let go.’
Elise knew Chase’s stubbornness well. He rarely changed his mind once he had made it up.
‘He has nothing of his own, and yet, how much I suffered because of his stubbornness.’
Elise sighed, recalling the past.
To overturn the situation, she had to disappoint Chase enough to let her go completely, so he couldn’t hold on to her out of pride.
‘Doing so will make it difficult for me to stay in this country.’
Chase would threaten her. And what about Baron Warton?
Even trying to please the royal family would be insufficient; they might even try to kill her for being a nuisance.
She might be confined before she could even start her revenge.
But there was a way to survive.
Nullify the engagement with Chase and find a way to protect herself. And also, to repay a favor.
Elise’s eyes burned with determination.
“Miss, congratulations. You’re now 20 years old.”
“Ah…”
In the midst of her preoccupations, the New Year had arrived.
“What’s so special about the first day of the year?”
“Still, it’s important. This year is special, miss. You’ve become an adult.”
While close-knit families might celebrate the first day of the New Year or a child becoming an adult, the Warton family was not one of those.
‘No, it’s just that I’m excluded from that close-knit family.’
Elise would have felt slighted in the past, but now she wasn’t bothered at all. She smiled faintly and said,
“Regina, I’m going to bed early tonight.”
Regina, who was tidying up Elise’s room, turned to her.
“Are you sleepy already? You napped until late in the afternoon.”
“Yes, I feel strangely tired.”
“Are you unwell? Should I call a doctor?”
“No, Regina.”
It was just an excuse, and it was too late for her regular physician to visit upon her request.
In the Warton household, Regina was the only one who listened to her and followed her instructions.
“If I still feel tired tomorrow morning, I’ll see a doctor then. And let me sleep in tomorrow. Don’t wake me up until I call for you.”
Elise gently reassured the worried Regina.
“Promise me.”
After making a promise, Regina carefully prepared Elise’s bed.
She lit incense to improve sleep quality and warmed the bed with hot stones.
Her preparations were incredibly thoughtful.
Regina put extra effort into preparing the bed, worried about the recent changes in Elise.
Elise had always been bright, energetic, and positive, but lately, she seemed shrouded in a faint mist.
And now, she wanted to break up with Chase, whom she once adored, and kept to herself more.
Hiding her worry, Regina left the room.
A few hours later, as the moon rose, Elise’s room door quietly opened.
Elise, determined to free herself from Chase, secretly left the baron’s mansion to meet someone who could help her.
Inside the noisy pub, a man turned his head and fiddled with his drink.
His large build and slightly sunburnt skin made him stand out from the people of Bedroca.
Difference often becomes a target for aggression.
“What’s this savage doing here, crawling into our place? Get lost, brat!”
“Don’t you know the taste of alcohol? Shouldn’t you be drinking monster blood instead?”
The mockery escalated as the man didn’t react to the provocation.
The man lifted his head. The chill in his deep eyes made the provocateurs flinch.
“What, you raising your eyes at us? Filthy thing!”
Fear is supposed to protect one’s body, but the instigator ignored his instincts and raised his hand.
Alcohol does breed false courage.
The corners of the man’s mouth twisted in an easy smile, aggravating the provocateurs further.
“Watch it, brat!”
The drunk man swung his hand.
One should take a hit sometimes.
The man, called a savage, thought so. But he missed the chance to be hit.
Thunk.
Someone intervened, grabbing the drunk man’s wrist.
“What are you doing? Discrimination against people from Titris is prohibited by continental law.”
The dignified voice that followed was clear and authoritative.
“Where did this meddling woman come from?”
Male lead is a clingy little husband
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
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