Chloe swallowed, her parched throat becoming moist, making her breathing quicken.
She inhaled and exhaled quietly. Soon, her chest rose and fell rhythmically.
“Your Majesty….”
She had certainly received affirmation from Chinwoo, another persona of the Emperor.
The ally who willingly assisted Chloe assured her that the Emperor would surely not reject her proposal.
Yet the unease lingered. An inescapable fear seemed ready to consume her at any moment.
‘What’s making me anxious?’
Afraid that the always kind Emperor might suddenly turn on her?
Afraid he might confess that his past kindness was a trap to deceive me?
Given that Callis had done so before, trusting anyone completely was truly an impossibility.
Moreover, naively trusting an Emperor, who I’ve never met and who holds power over me, also seemed implausible.
‘But….’
But I have already trusted him.
I’ve done so much because I trusted Chinwoo, trusted the Emperor. What has accumulated is now too great to manage.
I’ve decided to dive in, no matter what happens.
Even if I become a moth drawn to flame, plunging myself into a pit of fire.
“I’ve come to ask Your Majesty for a favor, being the selfish person that I am.”
Chloe lifted her head, her face instantly resolute.
Her eyes, as blue as a cloudless sky, would confuse anyone into thinking she was looking at such a sky.
At that moment, her eyes met with Kun’s.
The Emperor, about to give the command to continue, closed his mouth again.
“Everyone will condemn me after I divorce the Duke. Without even losing a husband, they’ll say I pushed myself into widowhood due to the government.”
A strange voice, a mix of elegance and coldness, filled the empty space.
Chloe’s hand, envisioning a terrible future, clenched the hem of her dress.
“…I’ll be ostracized from the royal family for disgracing royal honor. I’ll become a drifter of the kingdom, as good as a nobody.”
Chloe, continuing her sentence, let out a cynical laugh. Even that desperate laugh enhanced her beauty, evoking sympathy.
“At first, I accepted it. I wasn’t blindly asking Your Majesty for a divorce. But….”
But.
An adverb preceding the sentence to come.
“But…now, I want to be happy. The best revenge I could give them is to make the me, who has fallen out like a stranger, happy.”
The biggest reason Chloe reached out for Kun’s help.
It wasn’t just the fear of becoming a drifter.
Even if there were no places to go or live, even if there were no money for sustenance, it didn’t matter.
However, that would mean Callis wouldn’t fully pay for his sins.
He’d even enjoy seeing Chloe fall. Reveling in the fact that she, of noble birth, ended up living a life less than that of commoners.
And what about Helena? She’d dance with joy, knowing that Chloe finally bowed down to her.
Thinking of those two made running away impossible.
She needed to continue her revenge against the two of them.
“Because of the damned marriage with the Duke, I’ve lost everything over the past year. Family, friends, honor, happiness…everything that made me live. Therefore, I sincerely beg Your Majesty. My…”
“For the princess’s happiness,” Kun interrupted her ongoing plea.
With his earnest voice, Chloe simply nodded.
“I assume you don’t expect me to leave water out and pray for the princess’s well-being.”
“….”
“Tell me precisely and desperately what you want from me. Princess.”
At Kun’s words, Chloe slightly bit her lip.
The Emperor, through correspondence with Chinwoo, was well aware of what Chloe wanted.
So, I had thought Kun would guide me to the situation. On the contrary, Kun seemed to want Chloe to bring up the word herself.
It wasn’t impossible.
A confession to someone who was once a friend. It was a slightly awkward situation, but what couldn’t be done for immediate gain?
What actually bothered Chloe was Kun’s reaction.
The Emperor seemed like a predator hoping for its prey to step into a trap.
Sharp teeth, claws, or the ability to overpower someone with sheer size and strength—yet it was a predator waiting for its prey, going against its instincts.
A snake.
Once inside its dwelling, it would relentlessly constrict its prey, making it absolutely impossible to escape. Just like a snake.
“Your Majesty, you had your coming-of-age ceremony but have not yet married.”
But there was no time to gauge the sudden danger. Chloe who had ignored the warning continued to speak.
“And I am about to divorce the Duke and be alone.”
What word should she choose next? She hesitated for a moment.
“So please, take me in.”
The mouth that used to prattle on around other nobles now remained still. The eloquence that had moved high-nosed nobles time and time again now seemed pitifully weak.
An awkward silence flowed through the room. Chloe couldn’t comfortably swallow the saliva accumulating in her throat, ever so conscious of her surroundings.
“Take you in?”
“…”
“Be clear about what you want. Are you suggesting that you wish to become the Empress?”
Chloe shook her head at the lingering question.
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
