That famous 3rd princess is not even there, and the 4th princess, who has no social activity, is the lady?
‘This is a bit too much even for a delusion.’
Even if she was a bastard, Odette was once a princess.
And from what Louis briefly saw, she seemed like a woman made by collecting all the types that would make Louis sick.
‘Quiet, and looking pretentious.’
Since she doesn’t engage in romance or social activities, it must be horribly frustrating.
Would there be a topic they could talk about?
Louis rarely wanted to start a conversation voluntarily, and it seemed like the one type he wouldn’t want to speak to would be Odette.
The problem was that her delusions were constantly tormenting Louis.
‘Even now that the pain has disappeared.’
Odette’s delusions would sporadically pop out.
And most of the time, she was squabbling with Louis, and occasionally crying.
[Dash]I regret marrying you. It was the worst choice of my life…….Thanks to that, Louis couldn’t erase his perplexity even while suffering.
‘I’ve only seen her face in passing.’
Why suddenly her?
Moreover, as if his emotions were involved in Odette’s delusions, he continued to feel strange afterward.
Inside his chest felt numb, and he felt a constant emptiness as if he had lost something very important.
It was a different sensation from the pain.
It was not enough to see delusions and feel pain; now he was tormented by this feeling.
‘I’m definitely cursed.’
In the end, Louis came to this conclusion and came to the academy as soon as he regained his consciousness.
He wanted to visit the 4th princess, but going to Odette without being sure if she cursed him was a gamble.
‘But I didn’t get anything in the end.’
Should he really go and see the 4th princess?
Louis sighed and left the room after the interview with Zantipe.
At that moment, as he turned the corner of the corridor.
“……4th Princess Your Highness?”
Louis’s eyes widened at the unexpected sight.
Not far away, he saw a silverhaired woman.
It was not hard to recognize her.
Just a moment ago, no, for several days, she had been the protagonist who had not left Louis’s mind.
The problem was that she was not alone.
‘Is that…… Regis Xavier?’
The flashylooking man next to her was definitely someone Louis knew.
He had a good relationship with him during his academy days, but after suddenly going abroad to study, he lost touch with him.
Why is he with the 4th princess?
[This is a time separator.]If luck is bad, nothing works.
And right now, Odette was realizing this truth of life anew.
The reason was simple.
On her way from AnneSophie’s laboratory to Epona Hall, she accidentally ran into an unexpected face.
“I didn’t expect to see you here, Your Highness. If this isn’t fate, what is?”
Regis Xavier, that worst face.
‘Why is the writer here?’
If she had ignored him completely, it would have been natural, but since it was so unexpected, even Odette was momentarily taken aback.
And Regis did not miss that opportunity and approached Odette with a halfsmile.
Even though several years had passed since he last saw him, he still looked flashy.
Neatly combed hair and a decentlooking face.
And even an intellectual appearance if he didn’t speak.
The appearance that once unsettled Odette’s heart was the same.
No, should I say it ripened a bit more?
‘I heard he went abroad to study and returned not long ago.’
To meet here.
Barely holding back her frowning brow, Odette gave a light nod.
Since it came to this, she couldn’t ignore him completely, so she briefly greeted and moved on.
“If fate means a bad connection, then it is fate. I am busy on my way, so please excuse me.”
“It’s a shame to just pass by after meeting like this. If you tell me where you are going, I will escort you.”
Escort, indeed.
Does he think now is the time to say that?
‘Has he become even more shameless abroad?’
Regis and Odette could never have a good relationship, even superficially.
Naturally, the end was a disaster as well.
[Dash]Never appear before my eyes again. [Dash]Odette! [Dash]Don’t call my name. You don’t have the right to do so.That was their last conversation, and not long after, news came that Regis had gone abroad to study.
And now, he wants to act like nothing happened and pretend to be friends?
Odette held back a sarcastic remark and replied.
“There’s no need. We’re not that close. The count must be busy with his journey, so you better go.”
Then goodbye.
At the moment when Odette was about to take a step, having spat the words out rapidly,
“Odette. Are you still angry about that?”
“……!”
Her arm was grabbed by Regis, and Odette’s face twisted in displeasure.
“Let go of this.”
“I was wrong. Huh? It’s all in the past. I thought of nothing but you until I returned home[Dash].”
“Let go!”
Finally, Odette, furious, shook off Regis’s hand.
The touch was disgusting. The way he spoke, the shameless expression, everything.
It was not only her disgust with Regis but also his shameless attitude that surely reminded her of the past.
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.”
