My Husband's Cinderella (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 14
Today’s Chloe was somehow strange. Her utterly uncooperative attitude showed not even a speck of consideration for Kalis.
When a couple attended a banquet together, it was customary for the husband to lightly hold his wife’s hand as they entered the venue.
Chloe, who valued etiquette, would never forget such a thing, yet she was striding ahead, leaving Kalis behind.
As it happened, Chloe had the invitation, so Kalis could only enter after pointing to her for the guards. It was truly an embarrassing situation.
Chloe’s low-quality pranks didn’t stop there.
Whenever she went to greet other families, she completely left Kalis out. Even when he quietly stood by her side, she didn’t acknowledge him once, treating him like an invisible man the entire time.
Moreover, during the slow dance, Kalis was completely excluded.
“Chloe, shall we dance the next one together?”
Unable to bear it, Kalis approached her first and asked.
Chloe, who had been sitting still, turned her head. Kalis, as if flustered by her gaze, quickly extended his hand.
‘If I go this far, she’ll surely soften.’
The great Kalis had even humbled himself before an enemy, in front of everyone.
But what rested in his hand was not his wife’s hand.
Coming to his senses, he found a cold champagne glass in his hand.
“If you want to dance so badly, why not dance with another woman?”
“…What?”
“Or perhaps you could call for Helena now.”
At Chloe’s words, Kalis’s face flushed red. His hands and legs trembled with humiliation.
But this wasn’t the ducal estate. If he shouted at her as he did at home, he’d only bring shame upon himself.
Barely suppressing his anger, he led Chloe to the terrace.
“Chloe. What’s wrong with you? Why are you being so reckless lately?”
Despite Chloe repeatedly expressing she didn’t want to go, he kept dragging her along.
And the question he threw out was something like that.
“Is Your Highness in a position to say such things?”
“What position am I not in? Helena is my…”
As Kalis continued, Chloe opened her mouth with a tired expression, completely ignoring his words.
“Yes. She was Your Highness’s first love. That’s why you couldn’t give her up even after marriage and stubbornly brought her along. What a grand love you have.”
“What?”
Kalis, shocked, questioned her at Chloe’s sarcastic words.
Though her behavior had been strange lately, this was the first time she had openly shown such dislike toward him.
‘Why is she acting like this?’
According to his plan, she was supposed to recall her forgotten guilt and submit to him, as she had for the past six months.
Upon returning to the banquet hall, she should have been busy tending to Kalis as usual, introducing him to high-ranking nobles and sharing the latest gossip.
But she ruthlessly left Kalis behind. Ignoring him humiliatingly, she was chatting with nobles she was close to.
Normally, he would have found like-minded nobles here to secure business investments.
At the very least, he should have been learning about business or getting feedback on the value of his ideas.
But the people Kalis wanted were all gathered around Chloe. A woman thoroughly excluded at the ducal estate was now receiving overwhelming attention here.
Kalis, on the other hand, was nothing. Left alone, he wandered the banquet hall aimlessly.
He looked for a group to welcome him, but those in the circles didn’t meet his standards.
Nouveau riche like him. Country nobles, barely present with extravagant gifts, whose names he’d never heard. Fallen nobles whose fame had plummeted.
Surrounded by such a pathetic crowd, he could only recount tales of heroism.
“…What kind of newspaper is this?”
The next morning, Chloe couldn’t hide her disbelief at the newspaper Jane handed her.
「The Secret Affair of the Duke and Duchess of Arhen」
The headline alone was quite provocative. A large illustration of the two was drawn beneath it.
It seemed to capture the moment they were together on the terrace.
They had been close due to raised voices, but to someone unaware, it looked like an intimate moment of affection.
The article claimed the two were finally starting their love, that their relationship, overcoming hardships, was admirable…
They were supposed to write an article, but instead, they wrote a novel.
It was clearly a third-rate newspaper she’d never heard of.
Angry, she flipped to the next page, only to find it filled with more stories about them.
How desperate for content must they be to fill both the front and second pages with the ducal couple’s story?
Chloe seriously considered whether she should anonymously tip off the press.
‘At least Helena’s rumors haven’t leaked yet.’
Seeing their romantic moment turned into an article, it seemed the fact that a new woman was living in the Arhen ducal estate hadn’t reached the public.
Their loyalty to their masters was remarkable. Their tongues must be itching, yet they were suppressing their instincts.
On second thought, it might not just be for their masters. They could be keeping quiet out of fear of punishment for tormenting or ignoring Chloe, a royal.
‘Should I have just uprooted it quietly?’
The thought made her indignant.
When Ballont said he’d cast Helena out, should she have agreed to improve the situation?
Back then, she felt guilt toward Kalis, but now, she didn’t even have a shred of interest in him.
Even now, accepting his proposal without a care…
‘Then I’d have to live with Kalis forever.’
That was a foolish idea.
‘What I want is a divorce from him.’
Having seen his true colors, she couldn’t live under the same roof.
Of course, divorce wasn’t easy. The family that could have helped had ruthlessly cast her out.
Moreover, the temple, which said they’d contact her if she left a guestbook entry, had inexplicably gone silent.
Since Plan B wasn’t progressing hopefully, it was time to move to Plan C.
Before they saw through Chloe’s deception.
“Why not just sue them?”
Jane’s worried voice broke through her muffled thoughts.
When Chloe raised an eyebrow, Jane cautiously pointed to the newspaper. Seeing Chloe glaring at it, she seemed to misunderstand.
“It’s fine. It’s not something that bothers me much.”
“…Are you really okay?”
Jane asked again, assuming Chloe’s response was mere politeness.
“Of course. I’m fine. The one who’s not fine is someone else.”
Despite the concern, Chloe was truly okay.
Though she disliked the large illustration of her with Kalis, it wasn’t bothersome enough to care deeply.
The nobles at the banquet knew the truth, so there’d be no rumors spreading later.
As Chloe predicted, this article would likely hit someone else harder than her.
“Ah, ah, ah!”
Screams filled the room repeatedly. It was Helena’s voice.
Newspapers were scattered beneath her as she screamed.
Helena tore at her hair so fiercely it seemed her scalp might come off. The pain surged with her rough touch, but it was nothing compared to her ravaged heart.
To think he went to the banquet with Chloe instead and did something so awful.
“Shane!”
At her shout, Shane, who had been waiting outside, rushed in.
“Yes, yes!”
Approaching Helena, Shane noticed the torn photos.
The ducal couple, captured as if having an affair. The enraged true power of the ducal estate. The situation was clear.
“Last night, what banquet did Kalis go to?”
“He attended a banquet hosted by Marquis Mollant and his wife.”
“And he did something like this there?”
“Pardon…?”
“Don’t all couples have private conversations in secluded places like this?”
Her shrill voice dripped with anger. If Shane failed to understand again, it seemed she’d lash out immediately.
Confessing the truth would worry Kalis, but lying was terrifying with Helena right in front of him.
‘W-What do I do…?’
Shane bit his lip, stamping his feet. This was a dilemma he couldn’t solve.
“Helena, what’s wrong!”
Just then, Kalis arrived in the room.
Realizing the gravity of the situation, he immediately embraced Helena. He patted her back and stroked her hair as if soothing a child.
While she couldn’t see, he quickly sent Shane out. After the maid left, Kalis pulled away.
“Kalis.”
Helena no longer raged. Instead, tears like dew rolled down her cheeks. Her pitiful appearance tugged at Kalis’s heart.
“Yes, Helena.”
“Are you going to abandon me? Are you really going to stick with that woman?”
“…What are you talking about?”
Helena picked up a piece of the torn newspaper from the floor.
Kalis’s eyes widened as he saw the photo.
“Explain. Explain it! What did you two do yesterday!”
“It’s…”
Kalis was at a loss, stammering.
They had been perfectly innocent yesterday. They didn’t hold hands or dance. There wasn’t even a short conversation at the banquet.
Unable to bear being alone at the banquet, Kalis had only taken her to the terrace.
“Does the princess still love you?”
“Well…”
“She can’t let you go? Even with me around, she’s still thinking of you? That’s why she’s been so harsh to us lately?”
But how could he confess that to the one he loved?
To someone who looked up to him like the sky. To an innocent lover who saw him as a prince on a white horse!
“…That’s right.”
So Kalis lied.
As always, pinning all the blame on Chloe.
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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Well done girl. Direct hit in the middle of the forehead.
Yes, she is your mistress who revealed the secret. Helena proves stupid, but the Duke, as usual, will forgive her after two tears.
Yes, she is your mistress who revealed the secret. Helena proves stupid, but the Duke, as usual, will forgive her after two tears.