“It’s alright, Chloe.”
For the past six months, Chloe stood firm even in the face of Callis’s insulting words.
It’s no different now. As it was in the past, all she needs to do is endure.
The footsteps left by the departed were messy. Chloe, who hadn’t had time to clean up, quietly moved to the bed.
After lying her slow body down, she stared at the empty ceiling and thought.
“…Perhaps it’s for the best.”
After all, everything has come back to square one. All they can do to me is lowlevel torment, so that’s the end of it.
The only regret is that it was discovered much faster than expected.
But thinking differently, it also means that I dealt a blow to them, so it’s not all sorrow.
“I need to find another way to divorce.”
There are two ways for a divorce to be recognized within the kingdom.
Either the king, who has jurisdiction over the kingdom, or the high priest, who has jurisdiction over religion, allows the divorce.
Both the former and the latter seem hopeless.
In the end, the grand plan has been reduced to ashes.
“Should I really continue this life?”
Knowing that Chloe has no way out, Callis will become even more brazen.
He won’t stop at mere torment, and will soon reveal Helena’s existence to the world.
“I must find a way somehow.”
So Chloe must find a way to divorce as soon as possible.
“Jurisdiction, jurisdiction…”
Are there no other authorities who can make a divorce possible besides the king and the high priest?
“The Emperor?”
A sudden ingenious thought crossed Chloe’s mind.
The Emperor of the Empire rules the world, and since the Empire is allied with the Valront Kingdom, he can freely intervene in the kingdom’s affairs.
“At least the last path is left.”
Then the only thing left is the Emperor.
“…But it’s clear who he will side with between the one who persuaded him and a wife he hardly knows.”
The Emperor seemed no different from the high priest. After all, Callis had persuaded him and achieved things until now.
Thinking realistically, there’s no way he will help Chloe by turning his back on Callis.
But she had to try. Whatever happens, it’s better than now, and better than the exile she’s kept as her last fortress.
Chloe’s thought of the last fortress. To disappear into hiding just like this.
In the kingdom, if a missing person doesn’t appear for two years, a death report is automatically filed. The husband who has lost his wife will naturally file for divorce.
A not cumbersome but risky method where one’s status completely disappears.
Without a status, you can’t find work or become a resident of another territory, so you can’t do anything in the kingdom for sustenance.
It’s truly the ‘last fortress.’
(This is a time marker.)
The next day, as Chloe expected, no maids came to help her prepare.
It was good to be spared the trouble of having to refuse their false kindness one by one. Chloe, who had become accustomed to dressing herself, skillfully changed her clothes and went downstairs.
Chloe finished her meal under scornful glances. The rumors had quickly spread to the head chef.
There was no good in wandering around. Chloe decided to return to her sanctuary where she would be free from anyone’s surveillance.
When she went back to her room to rest, the tardy maids’ lunchtime approached.
Taking advantage of the lax security, Jane came into Chloe’s room.
“You were resting here after all.”
Jane was as tense as on the first day she helped Chloe. She looked around the empty surroundings with great anxiety, then sighed heavily.
“What exactly happened? It seemed like things were getting better these last few days, but then it suddenly turned worse! No, it’s actually become much worse. What are we going to do now?”
And then she began to rant on and on.
After that, Jane kept talking at length. In short, Callis and Helena had called all the servants in the mansion and strictly ordered them not to help Chloe.
Jane was restless, fearing that something bad might happen.
“Indeed. Everything seems to have returned to how it used to be overnight.”
“……Madam, are you all right?”
“There’s nothing wrong, so don’t worry. You might get hurt yourself, so don’t visit my room for a while.”
Chloe advised Jane to stay away for a moment, fearing that Jane might get hurt.
“I don’t want to.”
“Jane?”
Is this the same Jane who was anxious just now?
She quickly became resolute and refused Chloe’s proposal.
“How can I leave the Madam even for a moment? I really don’t like it.”
Even for a short time, Jane had already become attached to Chloe.
To her, Chloe Argen was a strange and distant existence. Even if they were under the same sky, in the same place, their existence was different.
Though she might be considered a mere duck egg of the duke’s family, their relationship was clearly master and servant. But to Jane, she was like a secret friend.
The two spent several days together, sharing many stories. They were together only at specific times, as if they were the only two left in the mansion, relying solely on each other.
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
*
Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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