Verita was an abandoned child taken in by the Vuiel Duke’s household. Her father, a previous convict working in disguise, eloped with a maid, stealing from the Duke and leaving young Verita behind.
Moved by her plight, the Duke cared for her not as a maid but as an adopted daughter, providing her with a noble-like upbringing.
Perhaps that’s why. Verita grew up as a spoiled child, thinking a smile would excuse everything. Assuming herself a swan among swans, she took Ettrisha’s kindness for granted, manipulating her genuine affection.
She even felt a sense of superiority over Ettrisha, who was hurt by Devon, deceiving both Ettrisha and me.
Suppressing the rising fury, I spat out my words.
“Verita, you know what?”
She fluttered her eyelids, looking at me pitifully.
Such a despicable expression made me scoff.
“You haven’t even apologized to me yet.”
Verita froze like a statue. As she regained her senses, she grabbed my hand on the table.
“Sister, I’m sorry. I was just too shocked, too flustered.”
“Shut up, Verita.”
I harshly brushed off her heated touch.
Verita trembled, clutching her convulsing hand.
“I don’t want to hear any more of your stupid excuses.”
“Sister…”
‘Repaying the late Duke Vuiel’s kindness by betraying his daughter…’
I stood up coldly, my lips twisted.
“You want Devon? Fine, take him. You’ve always been good at stealing what’s mine, haven’t you?”
“How can you…”
Verita’s background of stealing trinkets, to the point where my efforts to defend her became futile, was well-known.
Knowing yet not reprimanding her for those past thefts has come back to haunt me today, in a way I could never have imagined in my absorbed state within the original story.
“But Verita, I’m different. You’re going to lose everything you’ve stolen.
Since neither the Duke of Vuiel nor your parents taught you the consequences of theft, it seems I must.
“Verita, from today you won’t be able to use the name of the Vuiel Duke’s family. You can’t even show your face in high society or at the royal court parties you’ve longed for, let alone attend them. The financial support you received monthly and the old mansion our father gifted you will also be confiscated.”
Verita’s tearful eyes trembled with shock, as if she had received a death sentence. Naturally, for someone who dreamed of ascending to the upper class.
“Sister, I’m sorry. Please forgive me, I.”
“Oh, why would I be your sister? We don’t share a drop of blood.”
“Sister…….”
“Don’t you dare speak my name again. Don’t even think about using our relationship anymore. If you do, everyone who knows you will point fingers and call you the daughter of a thief who repaid kindness with betrayal.”
I spat out sharply with a frosty voice, and Verita bit her lip and closed her eyes tightly. Tears fell onto her clenched hand holding her dress. I looked emotionlessly at her tears flowing down her hand.
I couldn’t feel a shred of pity.
The fleeting look of resentment and self-pity in her pale eyes only confirmed my thoughts.
As always, her little mind must be scheming how to appease my anger and reconnect with Devon.
“Don’t think of me as the Ettrisha in your memories, I’m cold towards those who deceive me.”
As our eyes met for a moment, Verita hastily looked down. I sneered and headed for the door, then remembered something I had forgotten.
Oh, right. I slightly lifted my dress, turned with a smile, and looked at Verita.
“Tell me when you marry my husband.”
I wiped the smile off my face and said coldly.
“Because then, I’ll have Devon murdered to make you a widow.”
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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