“When the Viscount was just caught up in the mansion, he didn’t have a separate baby cat. How sensitive and sharp he was…”
In response to his empathy, Edit burst into a light laugh.
“Talking like a baby cat.”
Balter, with a stern gaze, stood up from his seat.
“I’ll be back in a moment, Edit.”
As if responding to his affectionate voice, Adrian squirmed slightly.
Cassius silently watched that lovely sight, then guided Balter towards the office.
As Balter moved away from the glass greenhouse, he noticed a mischievous glint disappearing from Cassius’s expression.
“What’s the matter?”
“I have two things to tell you. One is that the results of the detailed health examination you received before are out, and the chief physicians are waiting for you in the office.”
“And the other?”
“Lord Humphrey sent a secret letter as agreed for precaution. It seems Gilbert has come to personally check the mine.”
“That annoying brat.”
Balter’s face contorted. He already had no favorable feelings towards Gilbert, who had tried to crush him using Lord Humphrey, and the situation was more sensitive now with the newborn baby.
Fortunately, the baby was born healthy, and Lexion was not so defenseless as to be taken by surprise.
Through a few months of research, they had discovered what they could do with the magic stones.
“It’s a relief that those irritating guys are doing well. Should I use the magic stones they loved so much to give them a gift?”
Balter chuckled in a relaxed tone.
“Lord Humphrey, because of your territory affairs, I’ve been in quite a predicament. I poured tremendous resources into processing the magic stones, and now Gurthark’s finances are at a critical point.”
“I’m always grateful for your benevolence.”
Gilbert, looking at the flat-arched Humphrey, let out a greedy laugh. He had received no recognition as a viscount, but here, even if he showed a bit of color, various favors poured in. He shrugged his shoulders.
‘Foolish guy. He doesn’t even realize everything is being taken away from him.’
In fact, after hearing Cassius’s explanation, Lord Humphrey realized that he had been caught as a fool so far, but Gilbert was unaware of even that situation.
‘Well, for an incompetent local noble to enter central politics, he has no choice but to attach himself to us. What can he do?’
Lord Humphrey poured wine into his smug glass, speaking with a triumphant smile.
“Gilbert, sir. By the way, I heard some strange rumors recently… Well, it seems that there’s a baby crying at the Lexion Mansion.”
“A baby’s cry?”
“Yes. Originally, we often hear various rumors about Lexion, being adjacent territories. This time, the story comes from the maids of the mansion.”
Viscount Humphrey casually let out his words. As he recalled the sharp gaze of the Lexion Viscount, the smoke involuntarily softened.
‘This impudent guy wanted to send me off and roll down the rock, but failed and shamelessly came to visit.’
Moreover, knowing the truth that Gurthark was trying to seize everything from Humphrey through Lexion, there was no thought of sticking with Gilbert.
“Viscount. If hiding such magical stones is a crime, it’s a death sentence anyway.”
“…”
“Instead of dying like a dog, how about sending you to the monastery so you can save your life? It’s better than being deceived by Gurthark, isn’t it?”
The Viscount, not a fool, did not think that Lexion would cover up his crimes.
Therefore, having learned the truth that Gurthark through Lexion tried to plunder everything from him, there was no thought of attaching himself to Gilbert.
“Lexion Viscount has a new heir. A successor has been born.”
“What? A new heir?”
Come to think of it… Whether it was the Robbery Evaluation Committee or any external event, the Viscount never took Edit with him.
‘Did he secretly come to the territory to give birth from the beginning?’
Again, with the news that Lexion was leaning towards, Gilbert’s expression wrinkled.
Viscount Humphrey, who lost his position, cautiously spoke to him, revealing his anxiety.
“I heard that he plans to return to the capital urgently in a few days. Looking at the expected route, there’s suitable terrain for rolling down rocks, just like before.”
“…!”
Upon hearing his words, Gilbert immediately summoned the wizards he had brought with him.
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
