As the jewel quickly filled with light, Anne-Sophie hmm-ed and manipulated the pendant.
In a flash, the pendant, which had only been decorative, transformed.
A dagger with the pendant embedded in the hilt as an ornament.
“I borrowed it as a diversion, just in case I needed to use my power, but everything got wrapped up before then.”
“It’s a shame. It was modeled after your ability, so I was curious how well it would mimic it.”
“I’ll come back to assist in the experiment later. Thank you, as always.”
Just as Odette was about to rise from her seat with a faint smile, there was a cooing sound from the window.
A white bird, roughly the size of a pigeon, perched on the windowsill.
A bird that, upon close inspection, looked somewhat alien.
Odette untied the letter tied to its leg and skimmed it quickly.
Anne-Sophie, who had approached, looked at the bird curiously.
“What did you make it from this time, Your Highness?”
“A fountain pen. There’s nothing more durable.”
As she turned around, the bird that had been sitting on the windowsill had disappeared.
Only a black fountain pen lay there.
Odette picked up the fountain pen and put it in her bag, burning the letter.
“I need to get going. I’ll visit you again, Anne. The tea was excellent.”
“You’re always welcome. Did you receive some urgent message?”
“It’s not urgent, but I think it’s time to start preparing.”
Odette’s gaze shifted in the direction from which the bird had come. A fleeting sense of longing appeared.
“My brother will be back soon.”
A few days later, at Duke Ertman’s residence.
Having read the entire letter in his hand, Valter spoke.
“We must expedite the wedding, it seems.”
Russell, who had been organizing books, turned his head.
“Did the Fourth Princess send a letter?”
“No, it’s Cedric. He’ll be back soon. Of course, ‘soon’ is relative.”
“Why? The Crown Prince didn’t go somewhere that far from the capital, did he?”
“Take care of the public affairs. It will take quite a while to sort it all out.”
Strictly speaking, it’s not public affairs; I just find it bothersome to handle myself.
Walter took another letter from the drawer and laid it next to Cedric’s letter.
The letter was from the son of Marquis Marbo, Samuel Marbo.
[…We have decided to proceed with the task you have facilitated for us. This letter is to express our gratitude for your assistance, and we will discuss further steps with the Crown Prince.]Marquis Marbo, the center of attention among the Western nobility.
He was the mastermind who had originally sought to arrange a marriage between Odette and himself, at the recommendation of Empress Katarina.
Walter didn’t really need to involve himself, but he preferred to be sure.
‘I can let my guard down on this end now.’
Planning a wedding with Odette alone was quite a hassle.
Two letters began to burn in the candle flame.
“Prepare it within a month even if it’s difficult to serve a feast before Cedric arrives. Send word to Duke Ertman’s domain as well.”
“Understood. But is there a significant connection between the Crown Prince’s arrival and the 4th Princess’s wedding? If what you say is true, aren’t the 4th Princess and the Crown Prince on the same side?”
Russell couldn’t quite understand why Walter was in a rush, given Cedric’s impending arrival, when it didn’t seem like he should oppose it.
“Rather, once the Crown Prince returns and supports the marriage, it seems like we can proceed more stably.”
“If he supports, then sure.”
“…Pardon?”
“You’ll see.”
Russell raised a large question mark over his head at Walter’s words.
He had no idea what Walter meant.
‘Well, the Cedric that he knows is quite gentle.’
How would Russell know?
[Dash]Odette wants to attend the academy quietly, so I should help. But I didn’t say not to lay a hand on the impudent ones who approach her, haha. [Dash]Does a brother need a reason to protect his sister? I think it’s natural.Odette was able to lead a peaceful academy life, and the only rogue to approach her was Regis—all thanks to Cedric.
And Odette herself was unaware of this fact.
[Dash]Does Cedric know about the arranged marriage with Marquis Marbo? No, I haven’t told him. There’s nothing he can do about it anyway. [Dash]Cedric has no particular interest in me, and I have no desire to cling to him. So, we should each find our own path.After this conversation, Walter decided to keep mum about the letters he had exchanged with Samuel Marbo.
Of course, he had information to hide from Cedric as well.
“Make sure Cedric doesn’t hear about the marriage.”
With that command, Walter cut off his interest in Cedric.
Thus, he never thought,
that in the not-so-distant future, Cedric would hear the news of the marriage from none other than Odette.
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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