Somehow, that strange energy from earlier bothered him.
Eric’s expression quickly became serious. However, Chase, as usual, smiled and denied Eric’s question.
“There’s nothing urgent. Her Majesty, after briefly talking with Duke O’Brian at the Valua Pavilion, has been looking for you.”
“Valua? Why today? Does she want to talk here and now?”
“Yes. It happened to be today, and she wants to talk here and now.”
Chase grinned mischievously.
Although Eric found Chase’s smirking face annoying, it didn’t seem like he was lying.
Listening to the conversation, Alicia quietly pulled on Eric’s arm.
“Eric. They say Her Majesty is looking for you. Shouldn’t you go quickly?”
“…”
“You should go right away.”
When Eric turned his gaze sharply toward Chase, he continued to smile cunningly.
“Alicia, don’t worry. I’ll take good care of you. Go ahead, Your Highness.”
Rather entrust the fish to the cat.
Eric glanced at Chase for a moment but eventually opened his mouth reluctantly.
“All right, Chase.”
“Don’t worry, Your Highness.”
Chase chuckled mischievously and shook hands with Eric. As Eric stared at Chase with a displeased expression, Alicia, who had been watching silently, finally pushed Eric’s back.
“We can’t keep Her Majesty waiting, can we? Hurry back.”
“… All right.”
Reluctantly lifting his feet, Eric stopped for a moment and brought his face close to Alicia’s ear.
“I’ll be back.”
With a casual comment, Eric quickly walked back into the banquet hall.
Alicia, looking at Eric’s departing figure, placed her hand on the cheek he had kissed and watched him leave.
Even the slight contact felt embarrassing.
When Eric approached earlier, Alicia, who was startled, stood still, gazing at Chase who approached with outstretched hands without reacting.
Chase found Alicia’s reaction somewhat hurtful.
Moreover.
“What is it?”
Even Alicia’s casually tranquil voice was somewhat hurtful.
“No.”
Without showing the leaf that Chase detached from Alicia’s hair, he immediately grasped it in his hand.
It resembled the leaves hanging on the Green Wall in the garden.
No, it must be the same leaf.
What could a man and a woman do in the dimly lit Green Wall maze?
His insides churned.
Nevertheless, he had to endure.
“Alicia. We should still dance the waltz, right?”
“Yes. Let’s do that.”
Alicia smiled brightly, and Chase placed his hand on the one she extended.
“I remember the old times. Right, Chase?”
While looking at Alicia, who was reminiscing about their debutante waltz, Chase nodded and forced a smile.
If he could go back to that time, he wouldn’t make the mistake of leaving Alicia and going to the Valua Empire.
No, even before that, he might have mustered the courage to confess countless times.
No, if he were to confess even now, would that finally dispel this cruel lingering attachment?
“Let’s go. Alicia. Since my brother requested, I have to stay by your side until he returns, well.”
But in the end, Chase could only speak as a good friend, just like always.
Neither approaching nor stepping back, just as usual.
As Alicia and Chase entered the banquet hall, two men in the garden were watching them.
Dressed splendidly like nobles attending the banquet, they seemed refined.
“Is that the girl?”
“Yes, Alicia Lancaster.”
“Is it really okay? That girl, the Earl Russell’s fiancée? Won’t we really die if the Earl Russell goes on a rampage because of a mistake?”
“It’s not a bad thing. We’re just testing a magic spell, that’s all.”
The man who casually replied was beside another man who kept fretting.
“But why did they specifically designate that girl? It’s unsettling.”
“It hasn’t caused any trouble following his instructions so far. We’ve used magic several times, and it hasn’t been exposed.”
“That’s true.”
“We just have to do as we’re told. We have nothing to do as sorcerers who lost their qualifications. He’s the one who gave us a chance.”
After hesitating, the man who was anxious nodded decisively.
“But why that girl? If it’s just testing a spell, anyone would do, right?”
“I don’t know. He must have some idea. And please, shut up and just do what you’re told. If you keep complaining like this every time, you might as well quit altogether.”
“Who said I’ll quit? I might just be curious.”
The grumbling man, upon seeing his colleague’s glare, asked more proactively.
“What do we do now, then?”
“What can we do? He said he’ll somehow send that girl our way, so we just have to wait until then.”
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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