“Really?”
Ijazelle’s eyes widened in surprise.
“Yes. Such a beautiful voice was a first for me, so I asked the person who was guiding me through the garden, and he said it was you singing. The servants seemed to wait for your song, and then said they were going for dinner.”
Ijazelle’s cheeks flushed with the praise.
“Recognizing your singing is not only for the Count. I can assure you.”
Tears welled in Ijazelle’s eyes as Edith added with conviction.
“Thank you for saying that, Edith.”
“I just spoke the truth.”
Ijazelle smiled brightly. It had been so long since someone complimented her singing that her heart fluttered. She couldn’t help but like the woman before her.
“Edith. Let’s meet often from now on. I’ll send you notes occasionally. My father gave me a little pet pigeon, you know.”
“Really?”
“Yes. If you ever have anything to ask me, just hang a note on your window.”
Edith nodded subtly instead of refusing Ijazelle’s offer of favor. It seemed that her first note to her would be about Sophia’s embezzlement.
(This is a time separator.)
“I’m sorry to appear suddenly during your conversation, Madam. Sophia Madam was making such a fuss.”
“It’s alright. I heard everything important from Ijazelle.”
The maid who came to fetch Edith from the greenhouse after conversing for a while, upon Sophia’s order, was none other than Vivian. She took Edith to a secluded place, saying,
“It’s strange, isn’t it? I thought it was odd when she asked me to watch over Jane and Madam, but to think that Sophia Madam really considers me her closest confidante.”
Could it be that she liked the way Vivian took away the ruined underwear as evidence on the day Edith was kidnapped to the mansion?
However, even if that wasn’t the case, Edith thought that it was natural for Vivian, who was adept, to gain trust.
“You have always been efficient, so she must have had her eye on you. That’s why she would entrust you with important tasks.”
“I’m a little pleased that you recognize me, Madam.”
Vivian grinned smugly, slowly looking around.
The warehouse beyond the eastern garden. It seemed like the place where Sophia had told Edith to go.
“Go inside, Madam. I will be taking a walk around for a while.”
Since Vivian’s expression was not dark, Edith opened the door of the warehouse with ease.
As expected, in place of the man sent by Sophia, leaning crookedly against the wall of the warehouse was Walter.
“It’s rewarding to see you welcome me, Madam, after silencing those other guys.”
The man who had been standing with his arms crossed grinned and locked eyes with Edith. Was it a sense of relief that it was him and not another man? Edith felt time slow down momentarily as he moved his pupils.
“Thank you for your efforts, Walter. I happened to have something I wanted to show you.”
“Something you want to show me?”
Walter looked intently at her face as if intrigued. Edith waved her hand, thinking he looked like a playful boy, tugging at her hair.
“Turn around for a moment.”
As Edith touched her skirt, Walter responded with a sly voice.
“I’m a little excited as a faithful servant of the mansion to see what you want to show me.”
“……”
When Edith made a sulky face, Walter turned around reluctantly.
“Come to think of it, the butler taught something like this. Assisting the master in changing clothes if they look uncomfortable… loyalty….”
Walter, who had been teasing, soon forgot what he was about to say.
Suddenly, the dustcovered windowpane reflected Edith’s appearance like a mirror.
She had lifted her right foot onto a low stool. As she bent over, her thick blonde hair cascaded down, revealing her slender neck and white shoulders.
Edith gently lifted the skirt that had covered her right leg. Her thigh was revealed in an instant.
It was a rough touch that he never even dreamed she would allow him to see.
‘What is that….’
Walter swallowed his saliva.
Edith pulled out several sheets of white paper from the stockings that were secured with garter belts. The chafed skin was red from hiding the papers inside her stockings all the while.
“……”
The playfulness that had been on Walter’s lips hardened. He felt as if all the blood vessels in his body were expanding to their limit.
Edith, unaware of his turmoil, quickly adjusted her skirt and handed him the papers.
“Thanks for waiting. Please check this. I copied some of the accounting books that were in Lord’s room… Walter?”
Edith, whether to call it blank or strangely stiff, handed the paper to Walter and then brushed off her skirt.
Walter brought the paper she handed him close to his face and spread it out. Her scent, coming from her skin, completely captured his sense of smell and reason.
It was unbearably sweet. If she had not been a woman he knew about his past, he would have swallowed her up long ago.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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