Madam and the Stable Keeper (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 22
Walter didn’t bother holding back his strength. He’d just witnessed Whitman reaching his filthy hands toward Edith, accusing her of embezzlement and adultery—why should he show him any consideration?
The moment he saw Edith flinch, his first thought was simply to knock her unconscious. After all, Whitman was clearly about to meet his end within a few hours anyway.
“Ugh…!”
Butler Whitman lost consciousness instantly, unable to mount even the slightest resistance against Walter’s single strike.
“Madam Isabel sent me to bring the butler to her. She said she needed to verify something regarding the embezzlement case.”
Walter spoke with deliberate politeness, then carefully observed Edith’s expression.
Seeing her face—only startled, but otherwise unharmed—confirmed to him that turning around the moment he’d heard from the under-butler that the head butler was looking for Edith had been worth it.
Just as he was about to ask her what Whitman had said to her, a man stepped in front of Edith and declared sharply,
“Don’t you dare lay a hand on Edith.”
Benjamin glared at Walter. He’d just seen this man effortlessly overpower the head butler with sheer strength, and feared Walter might harm Edith as well.
Walter, in turn, eyed Benjamin—who was stepping in to protect Edith—with clear displeasure.
When Edith stopped Benjamin with her clear, gentle, and elegant voice—“Benjamin.”—it was evident they’d known each other even before she came to the viscount’s estate, yet for some reason, Walter felt irritated.
“Seems you don’t understand, sir, but body weight matters greatly in a physical fight. It’s wise not to challenge someone significantly larger than yourself.”
“…….”
“If you throw a punch like that during a fight, your own fingers will break first.”
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After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
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