My Mistress Became My Wife (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 42

Jet-black hair that seemed to hold the pitch-black night sky itself, and golden eyes. A strikingly handsome face that was impossible to forget once seen.

No matter how she looked at him, it was unmistakably that man—but the people around her kept calling him Harold Brayden, not Dillon Oppenheimer, which left her confused.

As the crowd around her—even Frederick—applauded to congratulate the man on receiving his earldom, Lily stared at him blankly, as if her soul had left her body.

Could that man truly be Harold Maximilian, the Empire’s hero who had vanquished the Salaman tribe—and now Harold Brayden, the newly appointed Earl?

Then who was Dillon Oppenheimer? Who was that man who always appeared like a miracle whenever she was struggling, comforting her exhausted body and weary heart?

“…I was fooled.”

The moment Harold’s voice suddenly echoed in her ears, Lily’s face drained of all color. As she staggered backward, looking as if she might collapse at any second, Frederick hurriedly caught her.

“Are you all right, my lady?”

“…”

“My lady.”

Frederick called out to her repeatedly, but Lily didn’t turn to look at him. Her entire focus was fixed on Harold Maximilian—that man who was now Earl Brayden—and Frederick’s words simply didn’t register in her ears.

Her trembling green eyes held the image of the present Harold, smiling warmly and responding amiably to those around him, yet her mind kept drifting back to the Harold of the past.

Everything from that one night spent together, walking side by side through the forest, to their kiss by the beautiful lakeside that seemed fit for fairies; sharing a delicious dinner in a cozy restaurant, and him firmly holding her hand as she tearfully begged to end things—and even his promise that he’d become her lover if she wished.

At the time, Harold’s words and actions had seemed utterly sincere to anyone who saw them. That was why, even though she knew it made no sense, she couldn’t bring herself to reject his offer… Was it all a lie?

Had that man deceived her too, just like Frederick and everyone else?

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