Love Me Just Once (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 148
Ophelia added before he could even react.
“I’m not suggesting we invalidate it right away. We haven’t yet decided what to do with Reden, and we still need to resolve the issue of time reversal. Besides, if you wish to include Reden within Aglante, the marriage must remain in effect for that period.”
Taken aback by her smooth, almost rehearsed declaration, Idren stammered.
“I—I…”
His mind felt blank. He understood every grammatical component of her sentence, yet couldn’t make sense of it—like being asked to read a book despite suffering from dyslexia.
After stammering a few more times, he ran his hand over his face.
“…I don’t understand what you’re saying.”
No—that wasn’t entirely true. He could guess why Ophelia would say something like that. She was clearly dissatisfied with the current situation.
And she had every right to be. Idren recalled the nation he’d handed her—a country that hadn’t even properly established its own identity. No wonder she was frustrated.
But even so, he couldn’t possibly agree to something as absurd as handing Reden over to him.
“Reden belongs to you. I truly regret that all that remains is an empty shell. For that, I have no excuses. But if you give me time, I can restore it…”
Then Idren realized that nothing he said would ever be appropriate. Restore Reden to its proper state? Would Ophelia even want that?
He rubbed his face again, utterly lost. It felt as though someone had shoved a stone down his throat.
He struggled to gather the words stuck stubbornly in his throat and finally spoke.
“I’ve never once considered claiming the throne of Reden. What right do I have to possess something like that?”
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)”
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Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
Bitch he should’ve given up on you long time ago 😒😭😭
My poor man 🥺😭 You suffered a lot but give her a chance
Like? He doesnt like you… He adores you and love you 🤦🏻♀️ lucky girl