Honestly, she had seen plenty of rough scenes in the back alleys where she used to live, though she never got directly involved. She had occasionally seen bodies after a brawl and herself had been prone to injuries.
‘I shouldn’t mention that.’
Bonita was relatively clever for her age. She vaguely understood that revealing her rough upbringing would make things harder for Ariadne.
“Bonita…”
As Bonita remained silent, the atmosphere grew tense. Luke almost felt self-loathing.
‘Was I always this thoughtless?’
When Eloise was alive, he always tried to be a sweet lover in front of her, suppressing his violent nature.
But in the seven years without her, there was no need to be kind to anyone, so he acted as he pleased. It had become a habit, sometimes acting foolishly in front of Bonita.
‘What a fool.’
Luke was now in a state of self-deprecation.
Unaware of this, Bonita just rolled her eyes around.
Unable to watch anymore, Catherine smacked her foolish son on the head.
“Tsk! Making such a fuss, look in the mirror once in a while!”
“…It’s all your fault, Mother.”
“What?”
“I look scary because I resemble you, don’t I?”
At that, Catherine was at a loss for words.
It was true. Luke’s eldest son was a spitting image of her.
Catherine didn’t look as intimidating because she was a woman.
Though tall for a woman, she was naturally shorter than the average adult male.
But Luke?
He stood over 2 meters tall.
It was unfortunately the case that he inherited his large size from his father, the previous Duke, making him seem like a monstrous creature.
On the other hand, his younger brother, who inherited the Duke’s face and Catherine’s normal physique, was a handsome man with a gentle appearance.
His height was reasonably attractive, unlike Luke’s excessively tall stature.
In his childhood, Luke didn’t care much about this fact.
However, before he was in a relationship, when he heard that Eloise’s ideal type was a warm and kind-faced man, he felt as if the sky had fallen.
Of course, in the end, she chose him, and his appearance did help him become the ruler of the South, but…
He still felt it was unfair.
“It’s all Mother’s fault.”
He firmly drove the point home.
Catherine, taken aback by his resentful tone, opened her mouth in astonishment.
“By the way, when will the results be out?”
Breaking the heavy silence, Ariadne asked the flustered priests while holding Bonita tightly in her embrace.
Dominic responded.
He was more sociable than Leo.
“In the past, it used to take over a month, but with the advancement of technology, it’s much faster now. It’ll be out in a few hours.”
“A few hours?”
Catherine, snapping out of her shock, was quick to recover as she usually didn’t bother much about what others thought.
“Exactly how many hours is ‘a few hours’?”
“Well, there can be variations, so I can’t say for sure…”
“The earliest possible time?”
“It’s also variable…”
Dominic, sweating profusely, stuttered in response. Seeing this, Catherine narrowed her eyes menacingly.
“Spit it out properly.”
“Th-three hours!”
“Good.”
It was almost like she had to wring the answer out of him.
Catherine, smiling like a satiated beast, then pointed her cane at Dominic.
“Get it done within three hours. You know about my temper, don’t you?”
Dominic, internally swallowing his tears, quickly nodded.
“Ha-ha, of course.”
The life of a priest is hard, indeed.
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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