The document that Liriet presented contained the names of more than fifteen men, along with a brief summary of what they are currently doing and where they are.
Balter stood next to Edith, passing the document with misty eyes, reading its contents together.
“Marquis Hachel, doesn’t he have a son now? The men listed below seem to have been seen with their sons and daughters last time.”
“That’s true. Nobles mostly get married when they reach a certain age.”
“I ended up causing trouble for various noble families while trying to find out who my father is.”
Edith couldn’t refute Balter’s words.
Approaching the well-settled families with sons and daughters, asking, “Did you happen to have an affair with Leia Lexion about 25 years ago?” would be like dropping a bomb.
“We can’t ask all these people, so we need to narrow down the candidates a bit more. First, he was mentioned to be slightly older than Lady Leia, and described as a very handsome man….”
“Among the guys on this list, there’s probably no child who catches my daughter’s eye.”
Franz, feeling upset about his daughter’s active love life, commented.
“Father, really. Melissa and Hestia are even more flamboyant in their love affairs…. No, this won’t do. Have you finished your work for today?”
While Liriet was chasing him away, Edith recalled how Leia had described Balter’s father.
“Did you happen to fall in love? Well… I enjoyed watching him practice from afar in the training grounds.”
“Wow! Was he a knight?”
“I don’t know. His skills were undoubtedly on par with a knight commander. However, he was someone who, despite having talent, had nothing good to show if it caught the eyes of others.”
As Edith recounted the remembered story, Liriet’s eyes narrowed slightly.
“If you have talent but have to hide it in noble society, that means one thing. Those who are not legitimate successors.”
“That makes sense. If those who were pushed aside in the succession struggle or those born out of wedlock show exceptional abilities, it can be interpreted as an intention to provoke succession disputes.”
“Then, for now, shall we remove the illegitimate sons of well-established families or the first sons from the list?”
The final candidates left by Liriet were all five people.
She handed the list to Edith, accompanied by a soft smile.
“Come to think of it, I haven’t thanked you. If you hadn’t cherished the conversation you had with Lady Leia and hadn’t remembered it, I wouldn’t have even thought about finding out who Balter’s father is.”
Until Edith appeared, she could only reminisce about the memories of her childhood, missing her sister. At such times, Liriet hated being the youngest. Because, being born last, she only had a few memories of the kind Leia and the other sisters had. However, after Balter brought this lovely woman into their lives, the situation changed a lot.
It was a great joy for Edith and the entire Lexion after leaving the mansion to hear about Leia’s appearance.
Therefore, as a response to that, Liriet wanted to find Balter’s father.
She was curious about who exactly Leia, who was as proud as a flower in the sky, had a child with.
“It would be great if there were more clues… Ah! Come to think of it, there’s a box at Lexion Mansion where my sister Leia collects letters. Do you remember?”
Edith recalled the day she arrived at Lexion Territory’s mansion with Balter, where she had a chance to browse through Leia’s belongings.
“That box with a locking spell that no one could open, right?”
“Yes. But considering the issue with Balter’s magic outburst, my sister would understand if you forcibly open the box. I’ll send someone to bring it.”
Edith knew that Leia loved letters.
On days when she picked pretty fallen leaves or wildflowers, she would write cards with crooked handwriting and smile like the happiest person in the world when giving them as gifts. So, Edith assumed that Leia would also cherish letters received from loved ones.
“Thank you. If I find anything helpful in discovering who Balter’s father is, I’ll let you know.”
“Yes. Don’t worry too much; everyone in Lexion will do their best to help. Besides, those who are suspected to be Balter’s father will be revealed soon, right?”
Edith listened to her words and shifted her gaze to the calendar on the desk. The date chosen by Balter for the wedding was approaching in just ten days, to officially admit Adrian and herself into the aristocratic family.
“Lord Adrian seems to know that today is the wedding day. He was very quiet while changing his clothes.”
Vivian, a Lexion employee, who had dressed more modestly than usual, was holding Adrian and gently shaking him.
Edith looked at Vivian and Adrian through the mirror and smiled.
“I wonder who made such a small and cute tuxedo?”
“I heard that the designer who has been in charge of Lexio
However, Vivian, her close aide, couldn’t think only positively of her seemingly bright smile.
‘She’s smiling, but it looks like she’s lost weight over the past few days, suffering.’
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
*
Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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