My Husband's Cinderella (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 72
“Where do you think you’re going?”
Coon’s eyes, previously focused intently on documents, suddenly sharpened. His red eyes sank low and swiftly turned fierce.
Anyone else would have shuddered in fear, but Winter remained silent.
“Lady Chloe intends to visit the Ballont Kingdom.”
She seemed preoccupied with something else entirely.
For instance, the snacks stuffed generously into her pockets.
‘I’m only mentioning this just in case… It’s a secret, Lady Winter. Our little secret.’
‘A secret? What do you mean?’
‘I mean we should go secretly without telling His Majesty. It’s nothing serious, but I’m afraid he’d worry.’
‘…Then what should I tell His Majesty?’
‘He’ll agree if you say I’m going to meet Lerianne and Yuri. Could you do that for me, Lady Winter?’
Chloe, who had insisted she needed to go to the kingdom to investigate something, made this discreet proposal to Winter.
Then she slipped her a bribe—not money, nor jewelry, but snacks to eat when her energy ran low.
Unfortunately, Winter couldn’t keep silent as Chloe wished. Strictly speaking, she belonged to Coon and had to inform him, just in case anything unexpected happened.
If something were to occur and she failed to protect Chloe, she’d lose not only her position but also his trust.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
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After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
Sorry, what? Is this an insult? Why wouldn’t she do so?
Given the preceding paragraph, this one ought to start with, “As such,…” or similar.
Plot twist! For me, because I skimmed a couple chapters.