Lord Preston's Secret Tutor (47 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 76
Jacqueline knew that sometimes an appeal to emotion mattered more than clear facts. Her eyes burned with intensity.
“But in the end, you couldn’t ignore the truth and ended up sitting here. Of course, Mr. O’Brien—who holds the narrow-minded view that a woman’s appearance as a witness exists solely for the sake of men—won’t believe a word I say.”
“…….”
“If I had accepted Mr. O’Brien’s proposal, I would have been dismissed just like the previous twelve governesses. But I refused to compromise for money, and that alone is the sole reason I wasn’t fired—the very thing that sets me apart from those twelve governesses who stayed at the Preston household before me.”
Jacqueline didn’t just slap Parker on the back of the head—she dug his grave. And after burying Parker, she even meticulously covered it with soil.
Parker’s face flushed crimson, and she secretly allowed a faint smile to grace her lips. A tenacious gaze clung stubbornly to the curve of her mouth.
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Jacqueline’s testimony caused a far greater uproar than expected.
“So His Majesty the King attempted to bribe Miss Somerset? Oh my, how dreadful!”
“That explains why the governesses at Preston Manor kept changing so frequently. The previous governesses must have been bribed as well, and Lord Preston dismissed them once he discovered the truth. Now it all makes sense. No matter how demanding a master Lord Preston might be, firing twelve governesses in two years was utterly absurd.”
“We shouldn’t jump to conclusions yet—it’s best to hold our tongues. It might just be the plaintiff’s attorney acting unilaterally.”
“That lawyer, Parker O’Brien, has had a poor reputation for a long time. They say he’ll stop at nothing to win a case. Perhaps it wasn’t His Majesty the King who approached the previous governesses, but that very lawyer—trying to curry favor with His Majesty.”
“But Miss Somerset is truly remarkable. She rejected a huge sum of money and chose instead to testify solely out of her devotion to the truth, all for Lord Preston’s sake. She, of all people, must have needed the money desperately.”
“Maybe Lord Preston promised her an even larger sum.”
“It seems more like the noble pride of someone born into aristocracy. Look at her expression—doesn’t she resemble a blue pine standing alone in bitter cold? No matter how much they call her ‘impoverished young lady,’ she is still a ‘young lady.’ One’s birth cannot be hidden.”
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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…oh dear me Mr Evan, you are a good man, let them be ok…
…what a great outcome, I am so happy for Windsor and Benjamin…
Ahhh! We’re finally getting somewhere with these two.