He was a rational person, and since there was evidence, denying reality and being surprised seemed unlikely.
But Valter was more audacious than Edith thought. There was no hesitation in his face when he spoke, as if he intended to use the fact of being part of the imperial bloodline.
Instead of being depressed by the revelation of his lineage, he felt more agile, knowing he could take advantage of the imperial bloodline.
“Our lady was stunned and sat down?”
“Valter, don’t address me in such a joking manner. What if someone hears?”
Edith was someone whose conscience was pricked just hearing the title of “lady.”
Seeing her reaction, Valter realized something. The fact that the imperial bloodline could be used quite interestingly depending on the situation.
“Why? Now that you know it’s the imperial bloodline, you can’t treat me like before?”
He laughed self-deprecatingly and embraced her as she was.
As she sat on the experimental table, Edith’s view became significantly higher than mine.
“Looking up suits you so well.”
“……Valter.”
His fingertips touched Edith’s ankle. There was a sense of warmth in his hands, as if teasingly lifting the hem of her dress.
“Don’t bother with formalities, Edith. You like putting your legs on my shoulders.”
…!”
In an instant, Edith’s face turned bright red. Valter looked at her satisfied, as if he were looking at a well-ripened strawberry.
Originally, he planned to play with her lightly and then seriously discuss how to deal with the lineage issue. However, seeing her reaction made him change his mind.
“We should let our lady know how far she can act impolitely.”
“Valter. This is the laboratory—”
Edith couldn’t finish her sentence. He gently pinched her cheek, and that’s why their lips met.
A similar perspective. After finishing today’s work and leaving for home, Elizabeth was secretly heading somewhere.
It was a day of adjusting Patricia’s temper, who was irritated by Edith and Valter but, nevertheless, her steps were light.
‘Finally, we meet.’
After barely calming her boiling anger, she put on a robe that covered her face.
Then, heading towards the back door of the temple where Gilbert was confined, she was met by a priest that Lexion had already hired.
“You must come out in ten minutes.”
“Yes, I will. There’s no need for a long conversation now anyway.”
Gilbert was confined to a solitary cell. The punishment for trying to sell his daughter had begun, and he was far from being the man who once made her heart beat with just a glance. Elizabeth found it refreshing to accept this fact.
She confirmed once again that there was no one else around, and took off her robe.
“Gilbert.”
“…Elizabeth?”
His eyes widened as if seeing a ray of light. It was even more delightful because the tails of the de Toulouse Count and Countess, who had once held his attention with a single glance, were now cut.
“How did you come, Elly?”
Gilbert whispered affectionately in a tender and affectionate voice.
Elizabeth was in a state of shivering at his voice, which only contained love when she needed it, but Gilbert had no idea about that fact.
‘How did I come? Thanks to Edith’s orders.’
After Humphrey Viscount went to the monastery, the engagement between the Count and Countess, which the Marquess couple had been pushing forward, fell apart. Elizabeth had come to trust Edith even more.
There was no reason not to give her a chance to take revenge on the detestable man and his family.
[Go to Gilbert and find out what Patricia Sun-Huang, especially, has been up to for the past few years. Especially about things involving sorcerers.]‘Surely Gilbert knows more details than me.’
As if waiting for Gilbert to separate from the group, Edith had no hesitation in giving orders.
Elizabeth, after contemplating once again the letter Edith had sent through her subordinates, opened her mouth.
“Gilbert. As you know, it seems Patricia and the de Toulouse Count and Countess have decided to abandon you.”
“…….”
Gilbert himself was the one who knew this fact the best. If they had embraced him with their power, he wouldn’t have experienced hunger and beatings like ordinary prisoners.
Elizabeth looked at him affectionately and appealed to him. He had seduced her with hope and love, so it was time to repay him.
“But I won’t abandon you, Gilbert. So, tell me everything. You should come out of here for now, right?”
Moreover, Gilbert was not such a loyal person.
‘By now, he must resent the family that turned the case of hiding the corrupted family ledger, which everyone probably knew by now, against me.’
As Elizabeth expected, Gilbert opened his mouth without hesitation.
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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