As I lifted the blanket, I saw that my waist was wrapped in bandages.
‘The baby…’
I thought of the child I had seen in my dream and looked at Jade.
“…Jade. The baby, what about the baby?”
Jade was silent for a moment, then called Mary who was nearby and sent Blanche out.
The atmosphere in the room was heavy. He came back to me and bit his lip.
I couldn’t bear it. In fact, even though I already knew, I might have wanted to hear a hopeful response that it wasn’t true.
“What happened!”
I grabbed Jade’s sleeve and trembled.
From Jade’s consistently gloomy expression and his action of sending Blanche out of the room, I could guess his answer.
So out of fear, I raised my voice.
“You miscarried.”
As expected, the baby was already gone. It was almost a month now.
I was going to check if the baby was there after returning from the memorial banquet and tell Jade.
“It died…”
I didn’t even get to welcome it properly. No, I was actually unsure if I was pregnant in the first place, so I felt awkward rather than happy.
In the moment I was losing consciousness after being stabbed, I didn’t even think of the baby.
Why didn’t I think of that?
The child I saw in my dream had said.
That we would never see each other again. That we would let go of each other’s hands and part forever.
“…Jade.”
“…Yes.”
“I had a dream, where there was a boy who looked just like you. He called Blanche ‘elder sister’. I guess… it was that child.”
Even if I tried to caress his cheek, I couldn’t touch him, and even if I tried to hug him, I couldn’t feel him.
The child who said he envied Blanche for always being with me and would continue to do so, said goodbye maturely.
I wonder if he cried a lot.
How much did he hold back, trying not to be caught crying?
Just thinking about it made my heart feel like it was tearing apart.
Beyond the simple fact of miscarriage, seeing the grown child in my dream made me feel even more guilty.
Tears fell silently and endlessly from my cheeks.
Then it started raining outside. It felt like a gift from that child as he left, allowing me to cry freely.
I cried really bitterly in Jade’s arms.
Even though it was only for a short time, it would have become a precious being to Blanche and me if it had been born.
It was sad that it would not be remembered by anyone else if not for us.
[This is the timeline separator]A week later, the trial of Grand Duke Usith and Sharlin was held.
Jade said that while I was unconscious after collapsing, he caught Sharlin who was trying to escape.
At the same time, he obtained testimony by bribing the aide of Grand Duke Usith, who was also trying to escape from this incident.
Thanks to that, it was said to be a situation where Grand Duke Usith and Sharlin could be easily charged.
Jade prevented me from going to the courtroom, saying I hadn’t recovered physically, but I wanted to see with my own eyes.
The end of those who made me lose my child.
Sharlin was slumped with her head down, while Grand Duke Usith appeared calm.
At a glance, he looked like someone uninvolved in this incident.
“Witness. State your identity and take the oath.”
Grand Duke Usith’s aide entered the witness stand.
“My name is Hail Evans, and I have closely assisted Dominick Usith for the past ten years. I swear to Stella that I will only speak the truth without lies in this place today.”
The aide recited the oath while glancing at Grand Duke Usith, who was glaring at him fiercely.
“The criminal Sharlin Winst attempted to kill Marquis Jade Rowe, and in the process, Countess Diane Boston was seriously injured. This applies as attempted murder, so explain how it is related to Grand Duke Usith.”
The aide answered the Emperor’s question from the high seat.
“His Grace the Grand Duke ordered to spread an epidemic in Retan Prison to get former Countess Sharlin Winst out, and hid her in the Grand Duke Usith’s residence during that time.”
As the aide’s words continued, the people around were shaken with shock.
“Also, at this memorial banquet for the late Marquis and Marchioness Rowe, he put ‘Clementine’ in the wine that Marquis Rowe would drink.”
“Explain what Clementine is.”
“As soon as you eat it, your nerves stiffen and your reactions slow down, so you can’t react quickly even if someone approaches you.”
The Emperor clicked his tongue, seemingly dumbfounded by the aide’s explanation.
It seemed he had deduced his plan to attack after feeding Clementine.
“The former Countess Winst tried to kill Marquis Jade Rowe on the orders of His Grace Grand Duke Usith.”
“Your Majesty! This is unjust! I never did such a thing!”
As soon as the words ended, Grand Duke Usith, who had been listening quietly, started to cause a commotion and appealed to the Emperor.
“Grand Duke Usith! Be quiet!”
The Emperor reprimanded Grand Duke Usith while pressing his forehead.
“Then what is the relationship between Grand Duke Usith and Sharlin Winst? Why did Sharlin Winst follow Grand Duke Usith’s instructions?”
“That is…”
The aide didn’t seem to know the exact reason either, as he lowered his shoulders. Jade, who was by my side, stepped towards where the Emperor was.
“Your Majesty. May I speak?”
“Marquis Rowe. I allow it.”
“Sharlin Winst bore Grand Duke Usith’s illegitimate child. Grand Duke Usith lured Sharlin Winst with the promise of legitimizing that illegitimate child.”
Illegitimate child.
People murmured loudly at the quite provocative word.
“An illegitimate child? Is it true?”
“It was strange indeed. There was no reason for her to listen to Grand Duke Usith without any reason. She had no choice because of her child.”
“Grand Duke Usith is so cruel. How could he make the woman who bore his child do such a thing.”
An atmosphere of understanding Sharlin and harboring hostility towards Grand Duke Usith was spreading.
I didn’t like this situation. No matter how inevitable it might have been, the fact that my baby died because of her didn’t change.
Moreover, Sharlin had been imprisoned for the crime of kidnapping Blanche and putting her in danger.
She was not in a position to receive sympathy.
“Everyone be solemn.”
The courtroom quieted down again at the Emperor’s command.
“Where is that illegitimate child now?”
“Lady Winst is raising the child. Here is the paternity test result.”
Jade took out a paternity test result from his breast pocket.
Proving that the child Sharlin gave birth to was Grand Duke Usith’s illegitimate child.
‘He prepared thoroughly while I was unconscious.’
The Emperor stared at Grand Duke Usith after reading the paternity test result.
“Grand Duke Usith.”
“…”
“Do you admit to your crimes?”
“Your Majesty, this is unjust! Sharlin Winst was originally Marquis Rowe’s fiancée. It’s a personal grudge, I really know nothing about this!”
“Then, how do you explain Sharlin Winst escaping from Retan Prison and being at the memorial banquet?”
Grand Duke Usith tried to get out of it somehow, but his aide had already revealed a lot.
“That, well. Ah! Your Majesty! Marquis Rowe must have drawn in my aide to frame me! He must have gotten Sharlin Winst out of prison and brought her to the memorial banquet to frame me…”
“Enough.”
Grand Duke Usith blurted out words that no one could comprehend.
“I will not overlook those who have committed crimes that should never be committed. I pronounce judgment.”
The Emperor did not give him another chance to speak and recited the charges.
“Blanche Boston, the eldest daughter of Diane Boston, was scheduled to be engaged to Prince Serendio. This means that the Countess Boston is in the same position as the imperial family.”
The Emperor cunningly revealed that Blanche was to be engaged to Serendio.
‘It’s not right to announce it before the formal ceremony is held!’
I held my head, bewildered by the Emperor’s sudden action.
But regardless of my reaction, there were responses among the people understanding why Sharlin was being charged so severely.
“I order public execution for Sharlin Winst for the crimes of kidnapping Countess Boston, who is like the imperial family, escaping from Retan Prison where she was imprisoned, attempted murder of Marquis Rowe, and causing injury to Countess Diane Boston!”
Public execution.
It was the heaviest punishment that could be given to Sharlin in the current situation.
‘It’s possible because Blanche was treated as royalty.’
The Emperor waved his hand to have Sharlin dragged out. Next was Grand Duke Usith’s turn.
“Dominick Usith. For the crimes of aiding Sharlin Winst’s escape, ordering Sharlin Winst to commit murder, and feeding Clementine to Marquis Rowe. I strip you of your title as Grand Duke, confiscate your property, and…”
“Your Majesty. I apologize, but one of Grand Duke Usith’s crimes has not been revealed.”
Jade interrupted the Emperor’s words and bowed his head.
“Are you saying there is another crime of his?”
“May I call a witness to prove it?”
The Emperor allowed it with a puzzled look.
‘Surely not…’
A middle-aged man entered from the left entrance. His clothes were shabby, and his hands were full of calluses.
“…!”
As soon as Grand Duke Usith saw the middle-aged man, he opened his eyes wide and sat down.
“Marquis Rowe. Who on earth is that person?”
“Your Majesty. Do you know that Grand Duke Usith is privately my father’s elder brother, the late Marquis Rowe?”
“Of course that’s…”
The Emperor corrected his posture, wondering why he brought that up suddenly, yet still puzzled.
“This man was a coachman working at the Rowe mansion.”
I felt sorry for Jade. It must have been really hard to speak about the most horrific memory with his own mouth.
“Dominick Usith told this coachman to sabotage the wheels of the carriage that the late Marquis and Marchioness would ride, and that’s how he killed the late Marquis and Marchioness Rowe.”
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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