The maids, relieved to see Larissa’s tears recede, brought her into the room and sat her on a chair, bustling about with various chores.
Larissa tried to help, wiggling in her seat, but the maids insisted it was their job and pushed her back into the chair, handing her a storybook.
Larissa couldn’t read, but the colorful pictures quickly captured her attention.
If it weren’t for her unfamiliar surroundings, tension, and habit of being wary of others, she would have been completely absorbed in the fairy tale.
She used the storybook to cover her face and eavesdropped on the maids whispering.
“Don’t get too attached. We don’t know what will become of her.”
That comment scared Larissa, but she pretended not to hear and held back her fear.
‘Was mom deceived?’
It seemed more likely that her mother had been tricked into believing Guinevere Rodante was her friend, leaving her daughter in a potentially dangerous place.
‘What should I do?’
Larissa was very scared, but she was so tired from her first carriage ride that she fell asleep quickly as soon as the maids put her in warm bathwater.
William came looking for Larissa when she had been moved from the bathtub to the bed.
Daisy, the only maid left, respectfully bowed her head.
“Is she asleep?”
“Yes, young master.”
“I came to get her for dinner…”
“Should I wake her?”
“No.”
After a moment’s hesitation, William asked.
“Did mother say anything?”
‘Like she’s going to marry me or something…’
William was still preoccupied with his mother’s words about marrying him to Larissa.
At first, he took it as a joke, but his mother, Guinevere Rodante, had never joked in front of her son.
Even if it sounded like a joke, it usually turned out to be true or she had the power to make it true. As time passed, William grew more doubtful.
Seeing William’s troubled expression, Daisy’s face darkened as well.
“And next time, don’t call me for such trivial matters. I am a busy person.”
With that, the doctor immediately gathered his medical bag and left the room. His brusque attitude was so stark that even Larissa, who was in pain and barely conscious, felt disheartened.
After lying down for a while and feeling somewhat better, Larissa whispered in a very small voice,
“I’m sorry it’s because of me.”
“…Tch, it’s not your job to decide whether it’s a trivial matter or a serious one, right? That’s what doctors are for.”
William kicked at the floor for no reason.
“Yeah. The doctor must be a fool.”
“If he doesn’t like being called for such things, he shouldn’t be our family doctor.”
“Yeah. He’s just full of himself.”
“Where did you learn that phrase?”
“Everyone uses it, right? It’s what you say to people who complain about working hard. They can complain because they have a full belly. If they didn’t work, they’d go hungry.”
William chuckled.
“You’re right. He’s full of himself.”
No one thought of William as the heir of this household.
Guinevere Rodante was a witch who had lived for over 100 years and was still so young and beautiful that it was impossible to tell how much longer she might live.
Her son, who existed outside of the great witch’s main concerns, was gradually being regarded as nothing more than one of Guinevere’s expensive ornaments.
‘I wouldn’t be surprised if my mother’s cherished magical tools are treated with more care than I am.’
William smiled bitterly.
Feeling something on his knee, he looked down to find Larissa, lying on the bed, stretching her small, fern-like hand to pat William’s knee.
“It’s okay. It’s okay.”
William felt a surge of emotion but quickly got up, trying not to show it.
“You need to take your medicine, so I’ll tell that maid from earlier… I’ll be going now.”
“You’re leaving?”
“I have to. It’s almost bedtime…”
“Will I see you again tomorrow?”
“Of course. Do you know how to get to the dining room we went to earlier?”
“No, I don’t…”
“Then I’ll come to get you for breakfast tomorrow morning.”
William hesitated before saying goodbye.
“Good night.”
“Good night, William.”
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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