My Contract Marriage Got Interrupted (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 21
Recently, it was common knowledge—even Regis knew—that Duke Ertman, Walter, had been frequently linked with the imperial princesses and thus often became the subject of gossip.
And Regis was among those who believed, “The one Duke Ertman has set his heart on is the Third Princess.”
“Didn’t he say from the start that he had absolutely no connection with Odette?”
Others, holding opposing views, whispered that there must have been something intimate between Walter and Odette, but Regis knew Odette well.
Odette disliked being the center of attention and avoided associating publicly with famous people even more.
It’s not as though Odette had any reason to reject kind attention; rather, it was because she had long grown accustomed to sharp, critical gazes.
Certainly, Empress Catarina’s constant efforts to crush her budding presence whenever given the chance must have contributed greatly to this.
—“Odette? She can’t do anything on her own. Her spirit’s been broken since childhood.”
—“Without any powerful backing, no matter how much she crawls or flies, what can she really accomplish?”
Whenever Regina saw Odette refusing to die no matter how much she was trodden upon, she’d laugh, calling her a weed.
Having grown up amid such hostility, it was only natural that Odette became highly guarded.
“Therefore, she has no reason to get involved with Duke Ertman.”
Even Louis helping Odette the other day must clearly have been pure coincidence.
Thinking this, Regis felt relieved.
That is, until today—when Odette not only appeared alongside Louis but even danced openly with Walter, as if to prove a point.
My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
Is this woman serious saying ‘I lied to them, why won’t they believe me?’ Wow she seems a bit delusional.
What about her peaceful life with a man of low standing?