Maiana looked up at his face with closed lips. It was excessively close and provocative. She didn’t know if her cheeks were slightly reddened due to excitement, making him look even more sensual.
“You’ve done a lot for me, Maiana. Now it’s my turn to do something for you.”
“I only did what I had to do. Have you forgotten? Why the duke hired me?”
“He asked you to take care of my daughter. That’s right. But what you did wasn’t just that. You didn’t just take care of Arianthe; you loved her. You did what I should have done a long time ago… Instead of me. And you brought Arianthe to me. What would have happened to me and that child if you weren’t there? I don’t even want to imagine.”
Arianthe might never have gotten close to Cedloy. She might have grown up as a fearful and lonely creature, always ready with raised claws.
Even when she became older, she might have remained like a forever scarred cub. And Cedloy didn’t know that, or even if he knew, he might not have found a way to approach her.
“Everyone hesitated to get close to Arianthe. I didn’t know how to approach Arianthe either. But not you, Maiana. Only you looked at Arianthe as she is. You saved Arianthe. And me too.”
“…You’re exaggerating too much. I didn’t go that far…”
She didn’t think that way. Maiana thought. At first, it was undoubtedly like that. She was satisfied just to get a job and thought taking care of a seven-year-old child couldn’t be that difficult. None of it went as Maiana expected, but…
Cedloy said, “You said it yourself. You always lived as if you were floating in the air. You never thought about your life as ‘Maiana Dawson’.”
Maiana’s gaze moved slowly. When she talked about her past life, she didn’t expect Cedloy to believe it all. Even if she laughed and passed it off as a dream, she thought that would be enough.
But Cedloy didn’t do that. He believed her words and tried to understand as much as he could. He couldn’t even imagine how much comfort that was. The fact that someone positively affirmed and understood the life she had left behind.
Cedloy gently put down Maiana, whom he had been holding in his arms. Holding her waist firmly, he took her hand as if dancing. Their lips came close as if they were about to touch. Cedloy’s breath touched the tip of Maiana’s chin.
“Let me give you that. Give me the chance to do that for you, Maiana Dawson. Let me help you when you live your own life.”
Maiana, who had opened her lips as if to reply, quietly turned her gaze away. Many emotions, too many things, were swirling inside her, and words didn’t come out readily.
But there was one thing she could say for sure.
“…So, are you really proposing to me right now? For real?”
“Doesn’t it seem like it?”
Cedloy’s lips with a smile lightly pressed against Maiana’s cheek. The place where he kissed felt as if it were burning.
Maiana said, “I don’t know if I’m in a position to dare give you a chance.”
“Don’t say that. If there’s someone who can give me a chance, it’s only you.”
The whisper sounded like a plea. Or it sounded like a prayer. Maiana had heard him speak like this before. That night, in her small room. At that time, she didn’t think such a day would come. She didn’t think it was something she could dream of. Truly.
Cedloy pulled Maiana’s shoulders close. Whether he read her heart or not, he gently breathed, touching her cheek as if consoling.
Finally, he spoke.
“Will you be my wife? Miss Dawson.”
Maiana, with her arms around his back, remained silent for a long time. But after a while, she closed her eyes and replied.
“I accept because of my daughter, Your Grace.”
There was a creaking sound. Laughter erupted simultaneously without anyone prompting. It disappeared beyond their lips soon after. Their breaths became one, allowing them to breathe. It was like the first full and comforting breath after emerging from the deep waters.
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
