One of the reasons why Herald was able to subjugate the Salaman tribe was his exceptional ability to detect lies. No matter how skillfully the other person lied, he could see through it, making him excellent at interrogating enemies and extracting information.
His ability was just as useful now. Whenever One-eye lied, Herald, who noticed it with uncanny perception, relentlessly pressed him.
“I think it was four days ago. Jordan did come to sell stolen goods. He’s a bit famous in the underworld and works as a duo with a big guy named Tom. But when selling stolen goods, he moves alone. He says it’s frustrating to be with Tom because he’s too stupid…”
Faced with the crisis of possibly never seeing the light of day again, and unable to get away with any lies, One-eye eventually spilled everything he knew.
“Anyway, he came alone that day too, but it felt different from usual. It was as if he was being chased by something. Normally, he would make a lot of silly jokes and bargain over the goods, but that day, he just told me to hurry up and pay the price. So I thought it was really strange… But I figured it out when I saw the item he brought to sell.”
“What was it?”
“It was… a cufflink engraved with the Second Prince’s seal.”
One-eye shouted that no matter how good an item is, he never buys anything related to the imperial family, especially items stamped with the seal of a royal family member. So he didn’t buy the stolen goods Jordan brought and sent them back. He also added that he didn’t know where Jordan got the item from.
“Good work.”
Having obtained all the information he wanted from One-eye like wringing out a wet rag, Herald handed him the dagger he had used for intimidation with a brief greeting. Only then realizing that the dagger Herald used was his own, One-eye dropped the blade in surprise.
Herald calmly left the pawnshop, leaving behind the startled and fainting One-eye. Dillon, who had been silently following him, asked when they reached the alley entrance where they had briefly waited before entering the pawnshop.
“Could that Jordan guy the pawnshop owner mentioned be the one who dug up Madison Benjamin’s grave?”
“Who knows. We’ll find out when we catch and interrogate him.”
“He seems to be quite famous in the underworld, but seeing that he’s still wandering around, I don’t think he’ll be easy to catch.”
Furrowing his brow, Dillon continued.
“Besides, the owner said it seemed like he was being chased by someone. Then he would have hidden even more carefully to avoid getting caught… How are we going to find him?”
“We’ll have to search well.”
“…”
Dillon looked at Herald in dismay at the irresponsible answer. As if enjoying that gaze, Herald let out a small laugh and added.
“If the owner of the cufflink that grave robber has is really who we think, they’ll find him for us, so don’t worry.”
Herald said, thinking of Derius. Dillon asked with a deep frown.
“But will it be okay? If they find the grave robbers first, they’ll probably kill them right away and try to destroy the evidence.”
“It’s fine. From what I hear, that Jordan fellow seems to be quite cunning and smart, so he’ll definitely try to negotiate with the other party using the location where he hid the evidence as leverage. We just need to aim for that.”
A cufflink engraved with the Second Prince’s seal. That cufflink was all Herald was after. He couldn’t care less if the lowly grave robbers lived or died.
Rather, it was to his advantage if the grave robbers died. It meant the origin of that cufflink would become untraceable. Even if Jordan claimed to have picked up the cufflink on the street, it could be disguised as having been taken from Madison Benjamin’s grave.
Of course, the Second Prince’s side would object and call it speculation, but it didn’t matter. At that time, he could just present other evidence. For example, the fire incident at the Benjamin Viscount estate two years ago. Based on the investigation so far and Damon’s testimony, the real culprit behind that fire was certainly the Second Prince, Derius.
What if that cufflink really came from Madison Benjamin’s grave?
Herald’s eyes narrowed at the sudden question. If so, it would mean that the Second Prince’s side had dug up Madison Benjamin’s grave before. It also meant that Derius was present at the scene at that time.
The Second Prince was not the type to personally fight on the board, only manipulating the chess pieces like a player. But if Derius was there with him, there must have been a reason for it.
What could that reason be? While contemplating and stroking his chin, Herald turned his head when he heard the footsteps of several people. Dillon also looked in that direction.
“It’s the police.”
As the police officers in navy blue uniforms stopped in unison in front of the pawnshop, Dillon looked at Herald again. Herald smiled lightly at the suspicious look.
“He’ll be safer in a holding cell.”
“…It’s not that, did you report it in case the pawnshop owner tells someone else?”
“No way.”
Herald’s voice was full of laughter as he answered nonchalantly. His sparkling golden eyes also looked happy.
He’s lying. Dillon shook his head at his attitude that didn’t seem to hide it.
[This is the timeline separator]When Herald arrived at the Braden Earl’s residence, Lily was asleep with her body deeply sunk into the plush sofa backrest in her bedroom. She was sleeping so deeply that she didn’t wake up even when Herald knocked several times and opened the door.
“Lady…”
“It’s okay. You can leave now.”
Dismissing Emily, who was trying to wake Lily up, Herald approached her without making a sound, not even his breathing. As Lily tossed and turned slightly, some of the papers spread out on her lap slid off. Herald picked up the fallen papers and checked them.
“…”
It was all unfamiliar characters. Herald couldn’t read a single character written on the paper, but he could tell it was Garta, the language used in the Kingdom of Herta. Thanks to the ‘Garta Dictionary’ placed on the table. Next to the dictionary was a paper with words organized.
Was she working? He knew that Lily earned money by doing translation work, but this was the first time he had actually seen it. It was also surprising that she had quietly taken on work in the midst of the chaos caused by a series of incidents.
It meant she needed money that much. Herald smiled bitterly and put the paper down on the table. At the same time, Lily opened her eyes.
“Are you awake?”
“…”
The green eyes that had been staring at him blankly with drowsiness were instantly filled with bewilderment. As Lily got up so abruptly that it made a whooshing sound, not only the remaining papers but also the ones on the table flew off.
“Oh no…!”
As Herald helped her hurriedly pick up the papers and grabbed the one that had flown the farthest, he hesitated.
[Derius Kaman Andreas].The Second Prince’s name was written on the paper.
[To prove the establishment of this contract, both parties shall sign and seal at the bottom of the contract…]Judging from the next sentence, the translated paper seemed to be a contract. There was no way Lily had made a contract with the Second Prince. It appeared that someone from the Second Prince’s side had entrusted her with translating the contract. Of course, the Second Prince could have directly commissioned it.
Moreover, the fact that the contract was written in Garta was unsettling. He was convinced that the reason the Second Prince killed Madison Benjamin was deeply related to the Kingdom of Herta, so it bothered him even more.
“May I ask who commissioned this translation work?”
Unable to let this slide, Herald asked Lily as he returned the paper to her.
“…”
Lily looked slightly troubled as she glanced down at the paper he had returned. Count Stacy had told her that she must never disclose the contents of the contract she was translating to anyone else, and if she did, she would have to compensate ten times the contract fee. It was also specified in the contract.
Then, was she not allowed to say that she had a contract with Count Stacy as well? That wasn’t the content of the contract, so would it be okay? It seemed fine when she did other translation work…
“Did the Second Prince directly request it?”
When Herald suddenly mentioned an unrelated person, Lily shook her head with a chuckle.
“No. Why would His Highness the Second Prince ask me to do such a thing?”
“Then who requested it?”
“Well… Count Stacy asked me to do it.”
Based on her shallow knowledge, Lily thought it would be okay to say that much and answered. Herald tilted his head slightly and asked again.
“May I ask what the content is about?”
“No.”
This time, Lily answered right away without hesitation.
“The contents of the contract are confidential. There’s a clause stating that it must never be disclosed to a third party.”
It was a common clause found in any contract and one that naturally had to be followed. But Herald clicked his tongue inwardly, dissatisfied. This was the first time he found not knowing Garta so irritating.
It seemed like Eric knew a bit of Garta. I should ask him about it later.
And dig into the Count Stacy side again.
While Herald was thinking for a moment, Lily neatly put the contract into an envelope and tidied up the messy table. It was only when the table was organized that a paper he hadn’t noticed earlier caught his eye. The paper was under the table. Herald picked it up and checked, but once again, it was full of characters he couldn’t read.
“Take this too.”
“Ah, thank you.”
As Lily received the paper Herald had picked up, thanking him, her green eyes momentarily wavered. Her actions, quickly hiding the paper behind her back, and her flustered demeanor that anyone could see, made Herald chuckle and say.
“I don’t know Garta, so you don’t have to worry.”
“…”
As if it wasn’t reassuring at all, Lily hesitated and then folded the paper and put it in the vanity drawer.
When yandere male lead believes she loves him — but she never did
“How dare you!”
“How dare you make me love you, only to cast me aside as nothing more than a friend?!?
“I will never accept that.”
“I will never let you return to him.”
“Even if I have to burn myself to ashes.”
“Even if I must shatter my purity, my dignity, my very soul.”
“I will never let you escape me!”
This was the first novel that introduced me to the matriarchal genre. I’ve read it three times already!
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~
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