Rather Than Be Taken, I Will Take (12 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 71

Many people said Kedilen was a noble without a shred of pride.

Since newly risen nobles tended to care deeply about their reputation, this trait was somewhat common among them.

He usually brushed off most issues and prioritized relationships, always showing a gentle smile and kind demeanor.

Because he was endlessly generous to those who followed him and enabled them to earn substantial wealth, most regarded Kedilen as a noble unlike those of the past—

a figure who had ushered in a new paradigm.

That was precisely why he stood at the forefront among the newly risen nobles.

But that image was nothing more than a fabrication. In truth, Kedilen was the sort of man who, once deprived of his pride, was no better than a corpse.

The only problem was that this side of him surfaced solely before Ludmila—his one and only wife.

During their marriage, Ludmila had never once seen Kedilen apologize.

He was always arrogant and haughty, blaming his own mistakes on Ludmila and attributing every failing of his to her inadequacies as his wife.

Thus, for Ludmila—who had spent her entire life learning only how to apologize—Kedilen’s present display of contrition was both astonishing and terrifying.

“You disappeared, and I’ve done a lot of thinking. I finally realized… that I treated you terribly, in countless ways.”

When this man cast aside his pride, it was always because he desired something even greater.

In that sense, Ludmila—already within his grasp—held no further value to him, making this behavior one she had never witnessed before.

Yet now, Kedilen bowed his head before her. Even his notoriously stiff knees bent in submission.

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