“Do you feel jealousy?”
As Carlein’s hair tickled her neck, Latil reflexively shivered and asked.
Carlein pressed his body closer to Latil’s, whispering,
“I always do, my lady. Every moment, even when you’re not thinking about me.”
[This is the time separator]Having confirmed that Carlein seemed better than expected, Latil left him to rest, exited the harem, and headed to the prison.
“I will accompany you.”
“No, I will go in alone. You, Sonnaught, wait with Duke Sable.”
Latil instructed Sonnaught, who wanted to accompany her, to wait outside, and she descended alone to find those who were caught.
Inside the prison, only the assailants were tied up and locked up individually, according to Latil’s instructions. There was no one else around, not even other prisoners or guards.
They were grunting, trying to dig out of the floor or escape through the bars, but stopped and glared when Latil appeared.
They seemed a little scared when they were caught. But now that the situation had come to this, their anger seemed to have grown more than their fear.
Latil clicked her tongue and kicked the bars without warning. With a clanging sound, the bars rattled, and the offender in that cell seemed somewhat more compliant.
But the offenders in the other cells were still glaring. Latil clicked her tongue, fetched a small chair that could be folded from a corner, and sat down.
“Now… before we start the formal interrogation, I will make a proposal. Because I am a generous emperor.”
“……”
“Anyone want to confess?”
When Latil made a motion of raising her hand, the criminals tightened their lips even more. She thought they would anyway.
Nevertheless, Latil asked again, waving the hand she had raised alone.
“Why did you attack that man at my anniversary party? Isn’t there anyone who wants to make an excuse?”
“……”
“You all know that I am a generous and wise ruler. I can overlook it if you make a plausible excuse. Confession earns extra points.”
Then Latil smiled kindly, but unexpectedly, no one complied.
“It’s not working well.”
After waiting a bit, Latil shrugged and lowered her hand. Are they not fooled because she’s used this too often?
It didn’t matter anyway. She had just asked to make things easier.
One of the criminals scoffed at her with a ragged voice, mocking her.
“None of us will speak. No matter how much you interrogate us!”
“Well, no. If I interrogate you, all ten out of ten will talk.”
“!”
“Don’t you think so? Then endure it. If you can endure…”
Endure? Are you trying to suggest that those who endure will be spared? The criminals saw Latil walking somewhere, opening a lid of an unidentified black toolbox, and swallowed hard.
Latil took an unidentifiable bottle from the toolbox, turned around, and chuckled.
“I’ll revise it for the next prisoner. Nine out of ten will talk.”
“!”
[This is the time separator]When Latil finished the interrogation and came out, Sonnaught and the chief of the attendants were anxiously standing at the entrance of the prison, and they quickly approached.
“Your Majesty, are you all right?”
“Yes, it’s not my blood, Duke.”
“Did they speak?”
“Well, to a satisfactory extent.”
“You didn’t have to personally handle this……”
At Sonnaught’s murmur, Latil internally grumbled. Of course, I didn’t want to get involved either.
But the one they were planning to attack was the ambassador, and no one else knew that except Latil and the ambassador. So, she had no choice but to interrogate them herself.
If she wanted to make someone else do the interrogation, she could have just ordered them on the spot. Make them speak before the party ends.
“More importantly, I’ve heard an amazing story.”
As Latil took out a handkerchief and wiped off the blood splattered on her face and handed it to Sonnaught, he naturally passed it on to the chief attendant.
‘This guy is casually giving me the trash…?’
The chief attendant was flabbergasted to receive the bloodsoaked handkerchief, but he couldn’t say anything in front of Latil.
Pretending not to know about the situation, Latil took out another handkerchief, wiped off the remaining blood, and, walking towards the palace, she said in a low voice,
“According to the criminals. They named Thirla as the instigator.”
The chief servant walked with a handkerchief, from which blood was dripping, held between two fingers. Suddenly surprised, he dropped the handkerchief.
“What are you saying?”
Sonnaught also looked at Latrasil with a surprised expression.
“Are you talking about Prince Klein?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
The chief servant refuted immediately.
“That must be a lie.”
Sonnaught also immediately agreed with the chief servant’s words.
“I also think the Duke is right. There were more than a few who witnessed Prince Klein’s execution. He cannot be alive.”
Even though Prince Klein was royalty, and even though he had a different mother, he was still Latrasil’s brother, so they hadn’t publicly executed him.
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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