Life After Divorce (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 23
Silence descended upon the dining room.
In the stillness so deep that not even breathing could be heard, our eyes met.
As the heavy atmosphere lingered, my emotional outburst began to feel awkward.
‘How foolish… why did I say that to someone who knows nothing about it?’
At the same time, I was flustered. Why had I, who usually expressed myself defensively, just laid bare my feelings to a stranger as if taking out my frustrations?
‘It’s not even his fault that I carry this trauma.’
Unable to bear Edmund’s piercingly direct gaze, I looked away first.
“I’ll get up first.”
As I placed my napkin-holding hand on the table to rise, a low voice suddenly intruded.
“I’m sorry.”
Turning my gaze, I saw Edmund slowly stand and bow his head.
“If my careless words caused you pain, I sincerely apologize.”
His tone was even and uninflected, yet solemn and sincere.
An apology for rudeness was only proper—but when such a basic courtesy went unoffered for too long, it felt strangely unfamiliar.
Moreover, since becoming Etricia, everyone around me had been consistently rude; thus, a heartfelt apology from someone who I thought disliked me was enough to leave me utterly flustered.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
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“Since he’s soaked, he might catch a cold. Strip him of all his clothes before s
Haha! This is sweet. It would be a funny sight for Devon to walk around in his underwear. Point for Edmund.
Wrapped in the only blanket he could scrounge up, half-naked and groaning, Devon
Where did he find a blanket?! It’s fun to see Devon suffer. Waiting for more fun from Etricia’s revenge.
That sly old raccoon… Edmund glared after him, ears burning red, gripping the po
Shy Edmund how he was like a rock near the bold princess, and here he looked like a shy rabbit. (⁄ ⁄>⁄ ▽ ⁄<⁄ ⁄)
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oh man girl, using your self as bait never goes well! just kiss the man instead