“Right. If she had captured the Duke’s heart during their marriage, things would have been different. Pitiful, really.”
“Beauty alone can’t hold a man. How unfortunate.”
To them, both Chloe’s downfall and the Duke’s were a source of entertainment. They spewed words that could constitute royal defamation without hesitation.
Unaware of what might happen after the wedding began.
The sound of cheerful trumpets rang out.
As the bright, clear trumpet sounds, like a choir of angels, echoed, the bride and groom began to emerge from the church’s pre-opened doors.
A bride in a beautifully adorned pure white dress, and a groom walking in step with his arms folded.
To an unknowing observer, they were a perfectly matching pair.
Both the bride and groom seemed a bit tense, pausing for a moment.
As they waited in front of the officiant, the ceremony proceeded.
“Groom, Callis Argen, and bride, Helena Shagrion, have come before God to swear their companionship to each other.”
Soon after, the groom, Callis, and the bride, Helena, faced each other.
A series of unfortunate events they could barely speak of, yet today, both seemed happy.
Helena, holding her bouquet and blushing, stared at her soon-to-be husband. Callis looked back at her with tender eyes.
“It’s time to exchange the rings.”
A servant came walking with a basket. Rumor had it that he was a distant cousin of Callis.
The officiant handed the groom’s ring to Helena.
“Bride, Helena Shagrion, do you swear before God to love the groom, Callis Argen, for the rest of your life?”
The vows continued.
Helena solemnly stared at Callis.
Her long-time lover who had promised her a more valuable compensation through another marriage.
“Yes. I swear.”
Helena who responded promptly, smiled broadly.
As if she were the happiest woman in the world today, as if she had gained the entire world, she slipped the ring onto his finger.
“Groom, Callis Argen, do you swear before God to love the bride, Helena Shagrion, for the rest of your life?”
It was now Callis’ turn.
Receiving the bride’s ring from the officiant, Callis promptly took her hand.
“Yes. I swear.”
A ring adorned with the kingdom’s most expensive and rare gem finally found its owner.
Applause welcomed them. Though there were intermittent sounds of discontent, they didn’t reach the blissful Helena and Callis.
The two had now become companions for life. In a gesture of gratitude to the deity who allowed their lives to intertwine, they shared a devout kiss.
Ding, ding, ding.
The clear sound of a bell rang out. Callis and Helena exchanged lingering, adhesive kisses with sentimental eyes.
At this point, the crowd could no longer discern whether the sounds were jeers or cheers due to the overwhelming pleasure.
Following the master of ceremonies’ remarks, a famous opera singer continued with a congratulatory song.
The youthful and thoughtful lyrics blessed the couple. The deep, resonant voice of the singer marked the peak of the wedding.
The exuberant wedding quickly passed, and it was time for speeches.
Both the master of ceremonies and the opera singer were extraordinary people, and the guests were subtly looking forward to the person who would give the speech.
A person walked up to the two who were bowing their heads in a gesture of respect.
“Chloe Argen.”
It turned out the duchess had been missing from her seat for some time.
It was speculated she had left because she did not want to witness the couple’s spectacle, yet here she was about to give a speech.
The audience, assuming the involvement of the duke and government, suddenly regarded Chloe sympathetically.
“It is an immense honor for me to stand here.”
But Chloe remained composed. She had willingly taken this spot, so she felt no need for pity.
Rather, Helena and Callis, unaware of this, were shocked.
They both hoped, in their hearts, that Chloe would not ruin the wedding that had thus far gone smoothly.
“Two people who have been connected for a long time faced all kinds of challenges without hesitating to love each other. I will pray more than anyone for this precious heart to continue.”
Fortunately, Chloe had the tact to deliver a smooth speech.
“Duke.”
Then she mentioned Callis.
It was common during speeches to say a word to both the groom and bride, so it wasn’t problematic.
Unless the problem was that beyond the lace, Chloe’s expression turned icy.
“I’ll pray that your vow to Helena won’t be broken. Betraying your faith twice would be a misguided act as a citizen of the kingdom.”
As sarcasm mixed with what should have been a sacred speech, Callis’s eyes widened.
“And Helena…”
But Chloe wasn’t done and called out to the bride.
“Congratulations on becoming the bride you longed to be.”
Although Chloe was speaking to Helena, she was not looking at her.
Rather, she seemed to be staring at some point in the distance.
“Also, thank you for revealing the Duke’s true, dull, and foolish character to me. For taking away a man who, like a leech, would not leave.”
Then she smiled faintly.
As if certain that the other would see it, even from a distance where her smile couldn’t possibly be seen.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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