Between Terran and Leah, an uncomfortable current flowed. Still, Leah was relieved that Terran didn’t ask for a reason.
“Tha… thank you.”
Leah felt hollow at Terran’s easy acceptance. Perhaps he had been waiting for such a situation. She had unwittingly occupied a place in the Duke’s estate as if it were her own home.
“I’ll take my leave now.”
As Leah stood up and headed towards the door, Terran called her back.
“Grace, if you meet Luke in the corridor, can you tell him I’m looking for him? I forgot to handle something important.”
Expecting him to hold her back one last time, Leah found his tone more business-like than usual.
Despite their discussion about breaking off the engagement and saying goodbye, Terran seemed unbothered.
“Yes? I… will do that.”
She left the place almost as if fleeing. Terran’s cool acceptance was somewhat disappointing… no, expecting a different reaction was contradictory and too much to ask for.
‘Perhaps, it’s for the best.’
It was a relief to be able to leave cleanly. Not far away, Leah saw Luke chatting jovially with butler James.
“Luke, the Duke is looking for you.”
“Understood.”
Luke hurried back to the office.
Leah wanted to say goodbye to butler James. Yet, she didn’t want to ruin his good mood.
“James, thank you.”
“Miss Grace, why such sudden thanks?”
“I just felt it was the right time.”
“Is that so?”
James laughed heartily, bowed politely to Leah, and left.
Only then did Leah begin to feel a sense of closure.
‘I can come back for the necklace with father later.’
After all, the Duke’s estate was out of Allen’s reach, a safe haven. Staying longer would be like a ship drifting aimlessly at sea without a destination.
Leah returned to her room and stood by the window, gazing outside all day. A whirlwind of emotions and inner turmoil shook her soul.
As the evening sky turned red and then slowly darkened, her thoughts never ceased.
“Miss, are you worried about something? You’ve skipped meals too.”
Unable to bear it, Pauline brought some food to Leah’s room.
Leah, realizing she couldn’t delay any longer, took Pauline’s hand and led her to the sofa.
“Pauline, I’m leaving tomorrow.”
“What? Where are you going?”
Pauline’s reaction was as expected.
“Pauline knows, the Duke doesn’t love me.”
“But that was in the past. He seems to have changed now…”
In fact, Terran seemed increasingly fond of Grace day by day.
“Why would you leave just me behind?”
“I can’t take you with me, Pauline.”
“That’s unacceptable. I’ve been with you since we were young. I trusted y
Suddenly, Leah’s throat clenched. She regretted not saying a proper thank you before leaving.
Feeling sorry for only conveying her intentions as if declaring war, Leah turned around, took one last look at the Duke’s residence, and then climbed into the carriage.
‘I wish everyone happiness.’
She tried not to cry, but tears burst forth uncontrollably.
Finally, the carriage started moving. Only then did Leah vow not to cry anymore and roughly wiped away her tears with the back of her hand.
‘Don’t cry, it hasn’t even started yet.’
Meanwhile, Terran stood by the window, watching Grace leave in the carriage. Then he immediately turned and headed to her room.
Inside, he heard the sound of Pollin crying. As Terran entered, Pollin was startled and stood up.
“Sir, can’t you bring the lady back?”
“What?”
“I have a bad feeling. She was talking as if she’s going to die.”
“Strange words?”
“She said she would never come back. And she didn’t take any luggage, just like someone going to die.”
While listening to Pollin, Terran’s gaze lingered on several neatly arranged notebooks on the dressing table.
He wondered why she meticulously cut and organized newspaper articles. He needed to know what was shaking her enough to leave the Duke’s residence.
He approached the dressing table and picked up the notebooks. Each one was numbered by her.
‘Ha! How meticulous.’
He chuckled softly and began reading from the first volume.
The first page of the notebook contained articles about ‘Allen McDowell.’
Terran turned to Pollin and said,
“Pollin, people, you know, don’t die that easily.”
“What?”
Poll
The notebook was densely filled with ‘Allen McDowell.’ Why was Grace so obsessed with this man she had only seen once?
‘Could it be infatuation?’
True, Allen McDowell’s actions were suspicious, but his appearance was undeniably handsome, enough to attract any woman.
Perhaps that’s why she underlined the train times to Galdencia.
‘Did she read the letter?’
Terun stood up and headed to his office.
He wondered if Grace had read the letter he received and left because of it.
Quickly opening the drawer, he found the letter still sealed. The problem was that a different item had gone missing.
‘How reckless. To leave to meet a man she’s only seen once.’
But then, Allen would surely welcome Grace if she sought him out.
Terun clenched his eyes shut. He was unsure of the whirlwind of emotions in his heart, feeling extremely uncomfortable, seething with anger and shaking with a sense of betrayal.
Even diverting his thoughts to something else didn’t ease the rising emotions in his heart.
Leah, arriving at the train station, immediately bought a ticket to Galdencia. Her gaze was fixed on the large clock on the station wall.
With only about 20 minutes left until the train’s arrival, her heart raced, and her palms sweated. The station staff were bustling around.
“The train is likely to be delayed beyond its scheduled arrival time,” they announced. Most people took the news in stride, as minor delays in train schedules were common.
Leah waited calmly, but as noon passed and afternoon came, the 11 AM train still hadn’t arrived, causing passengers to become anxious.
“The train services will be suspended for
Cold Male Lead Became My Clingy Husband (Female-Dominant)
Feng Bai Su transmigrated into a matriarchal novel, becoming the sister of the female protagonist and the Seventh Princess of the Feng Ling Kingdom.
After working herself to death in her previous life, finally reincarnating as a princess, she only wanted to be a lazy fish who could eat, sleep, and play.
Until she met the male protagonist from the book, Wei Jing Mo, and he took a liking to her!
Wei Jing Mo is the top young man in Feng Ling City, talented in both appearance and ability, from a prestigious family, with a cold and otherworldly appearance, a figure like the bright moon in the hearts of noble ladies. It was thought that only the most powerful and talented noble lady in Feng Ling City would be worthy of such a brilliant young man. Who knew that this young gentleman would secretly admire the infamous Seventh Princess?
Short scene 1:
Feng Bai Su looked at the young man crying like a pear blossom in the rain before her, and couldn’t help but doubt her life.
Wasn’t the male lead described as a cold and otherworldly figure in the book?
Then who was this poor little thing crying with swollen red eyes and tear-stained face?
Short scene 2:
Wei Jing Mo stared intently at Feng Bai Su who was about to go out, wanting to say, “Be careful on the road.”
Before he could speak, Feng Bai Su suddenly bent down and bit his cheek.
Her peach blossom eyes were full of disdain: “Tsk! You’re so clingy!”
Wei Jing Mo: “…”
A talented fox spirit female lead with a flirtatious appearance but actually abstinent VS A cold-looking but actually naive and clingy little jealous male lead
