Perhaps due to the rain that fell all night, the weather was as chilly as early winter even though April was almost over. The remains of flowers that had been mercilessly beaten by the heavy rain were strewn randomly on the wet streets.
Herald strode forward, ruthlessly trampling on those remains. In order to keep up with his walking pace, Lily had to walk so fast that her shoes almost fell off, and Emily followed behind them, practically running.
If it were the usual Herald, he would have immediately noticed them struggling and adjusted his stride to match theirs, but now he had no room for that. His mind was completely filled with thoughts of the Second Prince and Fredrick Benjamin.
His memory went back in time to when he had a conversation with Austin and left the Crown Prince’s Palace.
Austin suggested that since he was already there, they should attend the aristocratic meeting together in the afternoon, but Herald firmly refused. Not only did he not want to get involved in matters he didn’t need to, but he also couldn’t stop thinking about what the Second Prince had said as advice.
Please don’t let it be related to Lily. Herald desperately hoped, but his wish was shattered as soon as he left the inner palace.
“Commander, I heard that the Viscountess Benjamin is in big trouble.”
Dillon, who had been waiting at the entrance because he didn’t have a pass to enter the inner palace, ran up to Herald as soon as he came out and reported. Herald’s expression crumpled miserably at the realization that what he had feared had finally become reality. His steps to leave the Imperial Palace grew faster and faster.
Dillon followed behind him and gave a detailed report. Last night, someone had dug up the grave of Lily’s father, Madison Benjamin, and left without cleaning up afterward. Fredrick Benjamin had tried to hide this fact from Lily.
“I think the Viscountess believes that her husband, Viscount Fredrick Benjamin, is the culprit, so she headed to the merchant group he runs as soon as the investigation was over.”
At those words, Herald, who was about to mount his horse after leaving the Imperial Palace, paused. He acknowledged that Fredrick Benjamin was not in his right mind, but no matter what, it didn’t make sense for him to dig up his wife’s father’s resting place. Even a beast that couldn’t speak wouldn’t do such a crazy thing.
Moreover, Herald was convinced that the culprit of this case was the Second Prince, Derius Kaman Andreas. More precisely, he thought it was almost an extension of the fire incident from two years ago.
If the culprit of this case was really Derius, then the hypothesis that he killed Madison Benjamin and set fire to the Benjamin Viscount Residence to find or hide something was also perfectly established.
But hearing that Lily thought Fredrick was the culprit made him a little perplexed, and at the same time, he was worried that she might be subjected to something by that scoundrel. So, Herald put aside all his speculations and questions for a moment and headed to the merchant group that Fredrick Benjamin ran.
Until then, Herald thought that Lily had misunderstood, and that Derius was definitely the culprit of this incident.
But after seeing Lily’s face stained with anger and sadness, his mind changed. After having a conversation with Fredrick, his hypothesis solidified into conviction.
Fredrick Benjamin is the culprit. Then does Derius have nothing to do with this incident? But if so, why did he say such a thing? He could be mistaken for the culprit…
“Whoa!”
“Emily!”
As a sharp scream rang out and the small, soft hand he had been holding tightly fell away, his feet, which had been moving forward relentlessly, stopped. Herald, who had been struggling in the swamp of his thoughts, finally returned to reality and looked back.
“Are you alright, Emily?”
“I, I’m fine.”
Emily, who had fallen into a puddle of muddy water and gotten her clothes completely wet, and Lily, who was supporting her, came into view. Only then did Herald realize that he had walked too fast without thinking about them, and he wiped his crumpled face.
“Are you okay?”
When Herald approached and asked, Emily straightened her waist and answered.
“I’m okay! I’m not hurt at all…”
“I’m sorry.”
“…”
A high-nosed aristocrat politely apologizing to a commoner girl. Emily’s mouth fell open at the rare occurrence, like a bolt from the blue. Lily also looked at him in surprise for a moment, then quietly smiled.
Although not as much as Emily’s, Lily’s dress was also dirty. In her haste to keep up with Herald, she had stepped in puddles without being able to avoid them. The light blue dress made the mud stains particularly noticeable.
After checking that, Herald glanced around. As it was a street densely packed with merchant groups, there were no high-end boutiques, but there was a clothing shop that sold work clothes and everyday clothes.
Clean work clothes or everyday clothes would be better than wet and dirty clothes.
“Let’s go over there.”
Herald pointed to a nearby clothing shop. Emily, who immediately realized that he was going to buy new clothes for her, was startled and waved her hands.
“I’m fine! I’m not that wet, and the sun is shining brightly, so it will dry quickly. You don’t need to worry about it.”
“The sun is shining brightly?”
Herald asked, looking up at the gray sky filled with dark clouds, let alone the sun. Emily, who took it as a rebuke, lowered her head gloomily like a child being scolded by her parents.
“…”
He hadn’t meant to scold her. As Herald looked down at Emily in embarrassment, Lily stepped in.
“The Viscount is just worried about you wearing dirty and damp clothes, so don’t feel burdened and accept it.”
At that, Herald laughed silently. It was true that he felt bad about her wearing dirty clothes, but the target wasn’t Emily. If only Emily’s clothes had gotten dirty, he would have given her money to get new clothes made rather than going to the clothing shop together.
Emily, who had no way of knowing his thoughts, glanced at Herald hesitantly. Herald silently nodded at her gaze, which seemed to be asking if what Lily said was true. There was no need to speak the truth and create a fuss, and as long as they went to the clothing shop, that was enough.
That way, he could buy new clothes for Lily. He wanted to buy her a pretty dress, not shabby clothes like everyday clothes or work clothes, but it was a pity that there were no high-end boutiques nearby.
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“Wel, welcome!”
The owner of the clothing shop, who had been dozing off at the counter, eagerly welcomed the rare customer who smelled strongly of money. The employee who had been dressing a mannequin also stopped what he was doing and hurriedly approached to greet them.
Herald scanned the interior of the clothing shop and spoke to the owner.
“I’m looking for clothes that these two people can wear.”
Two people. Only then did Lily’s eyes widen like a rabbit’s as she realized that Herald was going to buy clothes for her as well.
“I’m fine.”
“I’m not fine with it. I feel bad seeing you in wet clothes, so please don’t feel burdened and accept it.”
Herald refused Lily’s decline by directly quoting what she had said to Emily. If she still said she was fine after that, it would be pointless to have persuaded Emily, so Lily hesitated and protested in a small voice.
“I’m not as wet as Emily.”
Herald didn’t back down and refuted.
“The hem of your dress is wet. It’s also gotten very dirty from the splashing muddy water.”
“This much is…”
“That’s right. If it gets any dirtier here, stains will remain even after washing, so it would be better for you to change into different clothes, young lady.”
Lily, who was about to say that this much didn’t need to be minded, closed her mouth at the shop owner’s words. The clothes she was wearing now were from the Braden Viscount Residence. In other words, they belonged to Herald. She couldn’t possibly return them with stains when she should clean them spotlessly before giving them back, so Lily had no choice but to back down.
“Please wait a moment.”
Lest Lily change her mind, the shop owner and employee moved swiftly. The employee first brought clothes for Emily to wear. They were everyday clothes commonly worn by commoners.
“If you don’t like them, I’ll bring different clothes.”
“Oh, no! I really like them. I’ll go with these.”
Not wanting to make them spend a lot of time choosing such clothes, Emily said she would go change right away and entered the fitting room.
Immediately after, the shop owner appeared, dragging a long rack full of clothes. As it was a clothing shop that mainly sold work clothes, Lily didn’t have high expectations for her clothes, but surprisingly, they were all decent. There were even clothes that looked like they could be sold in a small boutique.
This is unexpected. The disappointment dissipated a little. Herald carefully examined the clothes on the rack. Lily blushed, somehow embarrassed that Herald was choosing clothes for her.
“How about this one?”
I’ll choose it myself. Lily swallowed the words she didn’t get to say and checked the dress Herald held out. It was a high-waisted style dress that didn’t require a corset, in a deep turquoise color darker than her eyes.
“I think a thin cashmere shawl would go perfectly with this.”
“Oh my, the young master has excellent taste!”
The shop owner praised Herald profusely with a mix of sincerity and flattery. He then told Lily that it would suit her very well and encouraged her to try it on, handing the dress to the employee.
“This way, young lady.”
Lily followed the employee in a fluster. As they disappeared behind the fitting room curtain, Herald asked the shop owner.
“Can you leave us alone for about an hour?”
“What? What do you…”
“Please.”
The shop owner, who had been puzzled by the sudden request, immediately changed his attitude when Herald handed him a few gold coins.
“Oh, of course it’s possible. I can do it all day, so please use the space comfortably, young master.”
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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