Judging by today’s rudeness from her counterpart, he didn’t seem to regard Chloe as a human being either.
“……Just choose anything.”
She had been striving without even knowing that fact. Truly, it was a shameful thing.
Chloe, as if tired, turned her gaze from the necklaces and muttered.
Taking the decision, the maid, after some hesitation, chose a diamond necklace.
A brilliant diamond necklace found its place on her slender neckline. Chloe’s face, which looked so pale, seemed somewhat hidden.
“Let’s go down now.”
Always particular about her dress, Chloe today moved on without any special check.
The dining room she descended to with the maid was completely empty.
It must have been someone who knew he would be late. Chloe, staring at the empty seat, sat down demurely.
“……”
However, something was strange.
Despite a lot of time passing, Callis was nowhere to be seen.
“……Madam, shall I prepare the food in advance?”
Not to mention that half an hour had passed since the banquet time.
By that point, the butler approached and asked.
“It’s fine, let’s wait a bit longer.”
Chloe shook her head, clutching her hungry stomach.
Then, about an hour after the promised time, laughter came from beyond.
What was so funny that two people were laughing for a long while? As soon as they spotted Chloe, they froze their expressions.
Moreover, Callis even looked to the woman beside him.
Only then did Chloe realize. Callis had intentionally been late for the banquet. The two had just been waiting for her to eat and leave alone.
“The meal is already prepared. Please sit down.”
Chloe concealed her broken heart. Not wanting to appear weak, she greeted them calmly, smiling.
“Come, sit down.”
After that, Callis sat at his seat without another word. Even then, he was busy taking care of the woman beside him.
Chloe, who had been hoping for an apology at least, suddenly felt bitter.
“……So who is she?”
Before the meal came out, Chloe attempted conversation in the idle time.
“Do you ask knowing? She is my invited guest.”
“You didn’t even introduce her to me today.”
Chloe recalled the moment she first faced the woman.
The woman, running to Callis with a cute nickname, had frozen solid as soon as she saw Chloe.
It’s common courtesy to introduce oneself when meeting. At least, Callis should have introduced his guest.
But the two were silent as if they had made an agreement.
Then now was the time to definitively know who this woman was.
“I…….”
That moment, the woman, who had been blinking her eyes, opened her mouth. Her thin, squeaky voice was like a nightingale.
“My name is Helena.”
Helena.
A name Chloe knew very well.
As if it were her second name, as if it were branded on her, the name that always followed her.
Hearing the confirmation, her head went cold. Thump, thump, her heart that was racing rapidly slowed down.
“……Nice to meet you, Helena. I am Chloe Argen.”
Helena’s face darkened in an instant at the subsequent introduction. Callis, who had been looking at the picture, looked at Chloe as if he resented her.
Thinking hard about what had gone wrong, Chloe became bitter.
She was offended by the name she had newly taken on. She even hated the name ‘Argen,’ which was a mere facade.
‘……I guess they hate everything about me.’
She knew it, but still, she was nothing but an obstacle between the two.
Chloe picked up the utensils with her mouth closed. Her efforts disappeared as quickly as the conversation between the three.
Only Chloe was excluded from the feast, and the meal continued. Helena and Callis were busy frolicking in their world.
Explaining the ingredients or origins whenever the food came out, of course, and even cutting meat and vegetables one by one for the clumsy Helena.
Chloe had to witness that disgusting act until the dessert came out.
“Helena will stay here.”
It was about the time Chloe was swallowing food and roughly finishing her meal.
Callis, who had not looked at her at all, finally opened his mouth.
‘Don’t.’
Then Chloe sensed a red light. Anxiety overwhelmed her.
Looking around, she found the members of the Duke’s family gathered. They would be eavesdropping intently, seemingly not caring about this conversation.
“Please be kind to Helena.”
Chloe bit her lip at the ensuing words. Even in the moment when the sharp taste was swirling from the lips crushed by sharp teeth.
‘Don’t. Don’t. Don’t.’
Those words should not have come from that mouth.
Not just because of the wound Chloe would receive. There were many watching eyes here.
For her own dignity, for the past they had shared, Callis had to swallow those words.
“She’s the woman I love.”
But…….
The Callis she had loved was selfish to the end. The filthy reality he spat out drove Chloe to the edge of the cliff.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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