Serena’s determined words made Lucas’s face crumple.
“What?”
Any man in this world would be displeased to hear from his fiancée that death is preferable to marriage, especially when he is none other than the crown prince of the empire.
“Do you mean that marrying me is worse than dying?”
Lucas’s eyes were fierce as he cornered Serena with a growling, low voice.
“That’s not what I mean. I’m not suitable for marriage, and it’s best for everyone if Your Highness finds a better companion.”
“Who decided that? Isn’t it the always extreme Serena?”
Lucas’s dark eyes looked down at Serena, not hiding his dissatisfaction.
“Isn’t it because of Your Highness’s stubbornness that you won’t listen to what you don’t like?”
Serena glared back at him without backing down an inch. No matter how strong Lucas appeared to be, it was not easy to erase the first impression.
“My stubbornness? What about yours?”
Indeed, hadn’t they said that people do not change?
“Claiming the invalidity of the engagement is your stubbornness.”
The boy’s eyes, which had looked at Serena with obstinacy and ferocity during the engagement ceremony, were still clearly visible on his face.
“It’s a wise proposal, a compromise.”
“So, that’s your stubbornness.”
Lucas too was reminded of the past as he looked at Serena’s face now. It was already after he had outgrown her, but Serena was neither timid nor cautious.
“A wicked stubbornness all your own.”
Rather, Lucas looked at him with blue eyes, as if to say he was the same no matter how mature he became.
“You may think as you please.”
Serena was still very relaxed. Seeing her, Lucas felt an unnecessary rise in frustration.
“You haven’t changed.”
“Yes.”
At that, Lucas clenched his teeth. The reality, so different from the reunion he had imagined, and Serena’s gaze, which still seemed to ignore him, displeased him.
“I’ve changed. Can’t you see?”
His sharp eyes briefly stared intently at Serena. Yes, he had indeed changed. It wasn’t that he had grown older or matured. His eyes were now different from the boy Serena remembered.
“I’ve become strong enough to take even a stubborn fiancée like you.”
Snick, Lucas approached with a strange smile and grabbed Serena’s wrist again. He didn’t exert much force, but it was not easy to shake off either.
“I could carry you off to the imperial palace just like this.”
Lucas recited confidently.
“Really?”
As Serena jerked her arm with force, Lucas’s hand fell away. His face showed a slight confusion as he looked at his hand, which had fallen away too easily.
No matter how youthful and robust, a woman shouldn’t be able to shake off his hand so easily.
“Your Highness has certainly become stronger. But, I can defend myself.”
“But you won’t be able to change my mind.”
Contrary to expectations, seeing Lucas’s persistence, Serena involuntarily sighed. Harvest season in the fiefdom was already busy enough without having to deal with an uninterested fiancé showing up and causing trouble.
“Neither will I.”
“It seems we have reached a conclusion.”
Lucas twisted his lips and looked down at Serena.
Then he grabbed her wrist and tried to pull her into his embrace. But what met Lucas was not a gentle warmth but Serena’s aggressive elbow hitting him precisely in the solar plexus.
“…!”
Coughing, Lucas doubled over, breathing raggedly after being struck squarely in the solar plexus.
“Hey! Now….”
Although Lucas’s face was completely contorted, he couldn’t say that he was in pain from being hit by his obstinate fiancée. He barely managed to stand upright, feigning nonchalance.
“You’re throwing a cute tantrum.”
His solar plexus was still throbbing, and his head was ringing, but Lucas managed to smile out of sheer stubbornness.
“I was just defending myself.”
Serena was completely unaware that she had resorted to violence. Lucas was desperately trying to act calm, and to Serena, it had merely been a light tap.
“I can understand. You must have been lonely for six years since the engagement ceremony, so you can blame my indifference.”
Lucas spoke magnanimously, but Serena was disinterested, busy straightening her crumpled clothes.
“No matter how much you complain to the Papacy and the royal family about my indifference, it will be enough if I still want you.”
But Lucas’s arrogant words were clearly heard. Serena lifted her head.
“You’re looking at me now.”
Lucas was no fool. Serena knew that she had little interest in him and that the engagement was a shackle for her. His spoken words were bitter.
“My heart will not waver.”
Lucas’s black hair fluttered slightly in the wind coming through the open window. Beneath it, his shining black eyes looked at Serena yearningly.
“Over the years… I’ve been waiting for the day when I can stand proudly before you.”
Lucas’s words were sincere. Though she didn’t want to know, Serena could now see his feelings.
“I didn’t send a single letter not because I was indifferent to you, but because I thought of you and feared that if a reply came, I couldn’t restrain myself.”
“Refrain? What do you mean?”
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
