After my father passed away, I quietly asked Betty, who had entered the office again.
“Did you get caught by Father while investigating?”
“Well…, I asked the butler about the late Madam……”
Betty slowly nodded her head, stammering.
It must not have been easy to avoid Father’s eyes while going in and out of the mansion to investigate.
I nodded my head as if I understood and comforted Betty’s shoulders.
“It’s okay. Thanks to you, I also gained something.”
“Then should we stop investigating, Your Highness?”
Betty asked, glancing at me.
Father wanted me to stop the investigation, but I don’t know.
Seeing Father’s reaction today, it seemed clear that there was something.
I don’t know if he thinks I will be shocked if I find out, or if he himself was too shocked and doesn’t want to know any more.
“No. Keep it a secret from Father and find out a little more. Don’t focus on investigating Mother, but focus on investigating Grandmother. You can also investigate the head of the family.”
“Then, for now, I will investigate focusing on the family. There are many people who remember Madam, but there are not many who remember Madam’s family.”
But the more that’s the case, the more people want to know.
I instructed Betty to find out more and suggested looking for things like the aristocratic yearbooks of past generations or imperial records.
“There’s no way there would be no records of a family’s affairs. I will give you a pass, so look for it whenever you have time.”
“I will, Your Highness.”
After finishing instructing Betty, I sat back at my desk in the office.
Although I was delayed for a while because Father came, there were many things to check.
Among them, I thought of Leoprick, who would have finished all the preparations by now, as the first thing to do.
“Has His Highness woken up?”
“Ah. Yes, Your Highness. I told him to have breakfast together, and he said he would come here as soon as he’s ready.”
“Is that so?”
Fortunately, it seems he avoided encountering Father.
Just as I thought so and picked up a document on the desk, it happened.
“Amelia, I’m coming in.”
Along with a small knock, Leoprick’s voice was heard.
[This is the timeline separator]When I woke up in the morning, I didn’t think it was strange that Amelia wasn’t by my side.
Even though I was half asleep, I could feel her getting up from her spot.
She, who had stayed up almost all night due to my question yesterday, couldn’t sleep properly even at dawn.
Was it such a difficult question, come to think of it? Well.
It might have been a difficult question for her before the regression, but would it be that difficult for her now, who no longer looks at Lloyd and is not hostile to him?
If not, does she have any other reason why she can’t accept me?
Leoprick got up from his spot and pulled the rope, pondering what could be the reason why she had to reject him.
If we look at it including the previous life, we might not know, but if it’s not that, there doesn’t seem to be any particular reason for Amelia.
Moreover, compared to the size of his feelings for her, the memories of his past life were not a hindrance at all.
As I thought last time, could it be that Amelia really has memories of her previous life?
Otherwise, there’s no reason for her to find it difficult to stay by my side.
The door opened and Gale came in. Even while washing and getting dressed, Leoprick’s thoughts were all there.
What is the factor that makes it difficult for Amelia to stay by my side?
Is there any other problem that I don’t know about?
If not, does she really have memories from before the regression?
If so, it makes sense to some extent that she’s having a hard time answering a simple question.
“Your Highness, the Crown Prince. Her Highness said to have breakfast together.”
“Ah, yes. I will go to Her Highness’s office.”
In her previous life, Amelia had personally killed me with her own hands.
No, to be precise, she had handed me food containing poison prepared by Lloyd.
Her hands were shaking so much when she handed me the food that I roughly guessed what was in it.
In the end, I, who had come this far, accepted the things she handed me, knowing our end was unfortunate.
But that was also one of the things I had expected.
In order to move Lloyd, it was essential for me to disappear.
Only then could Lloyd realize that the things he thought I had were not all his.
I expected it to remain a big trauma for Amelia, but she would forget everything when she regressed anyway.
Then, with no traces left, she could stay by my side with only happy memories.
That’s what I thought back then.
‘What if she really has memories from before the regression……’
Then, it explains everything, from her shoving a contract at me as soon as she returned to this life, to her pushing me away whenever we got a little closer.
If she remembers her life before the regression and feels guilty about it towards me.
As he headed to Amelia’s office to have breakfast with her, Leoprick pondered and pondered.
Theoretically, only the caster of the magic could have memories of the regression.
The person who directly cast the magic, the person who played a decisive role in turning back time.
In his case, although his mana was the main component, he used Lloyd as a medium, so Lloyd would also have memories from before the regression. But Amelia’s case was different.
She was neither the caster of the magic nor the medium, and she wasn’t even the direct recipient of the magic.
Then how can she return with memories from before the regression?
Unless Lloyd brought Amelia to the center of the magic circle and cast the magic, it couldn’t be possible.
No, it’s theoretically impossible.
But what if there’s a precedent for this?
I mean, did this happen even among those who cast magic in ancient times?
It seemed necessary to verify.
Leoprick thought that he should go into the secret archives where the records of successive emperors were written and knocked on the door of Amelia’s office, which he had already arrived at.
“Amelia, I’m coming in.”
When he knocked a couple of times, the sound of a few words being exchanged could be heard from inside, and then Betty opened the door.
“Greetings to the little sun of the empire.”
“Good morning, Betty.”
As he entered, Betty went out and closed the door.
“Betty said she would bring breakfast.”
As the door closed, Amelia, who was standing by the window, approached him and said.
She, standing in the morning sunlight, was dazzling.
Even though he had just been pondering why she wouldn’t fully accept him, now that he was facing her, it seemed more important how to spend this time than that.
“Did you sleep well, Amelia?”
So he started the conversation with a mundane topic.
So that she wouldn’t feel burdened or have a hard time.
“Yes. Thanks to you. You slept well too, right, Your Highness?”
“Perhaps because I was by your side. I slept in later than usual today.”
As Leoprick smiled and approached her, Amelia offered him a seat.
“I’m glad to hear you slept well. I was worried you might not be able to sleep because of me.”
“Thanks to you, I had a very comfortable rest. I was rather worried about you.”
“I was fine too. Don’t worry too much.”
Amelia treated him with a smile, pretending to be fine.
A few more words of concern and modesty were exchanged between them.
After a short while, Betty came in with simple food.
“I was going to have a light breakfast, is that okay?”
“Of course. What does the menu matter when I’m with you?”
When he said with a smile, Betty seemed to slightly smile.
But as expected of a veteran, she quickly composed herself and quietly left the room.
If you want to laugh, it’s okay to laugh.
He was well aware that he might look undignified to others now.
But what can you do?
What mattered was not his dignity, but what Amelia thought and how she received him.
“Then that’s a relief.”
Isn’t she smiling?
The embarrassment that had momentarily come over him seemed to be swept away.
That was enough.
Leoprick smiled back at her and picked up the tableware.
[This is the timeline separator]“I want to attend the aristocratic conference, Your Highness.”
It was around the time when we had almost finished the meal that I brought up the topic I had been waiting for.
A heavy atmosphere instantly fell over the table, which had been filled with various mundane stories during the meal.
The Crown Princess attending the aristocratic conference.
I knew it wasn’t an easy thing to do.
That there weren’t many precedents for it either.
So that’s why he would make such a startled expression.
“Is there something you want to give an opinion on, Amelia?”
“Yes. There’s something I want to propose.”
“Can’t I do it on your behalf?”
“I’d like to ask you if I could, but… I think it’s better for me to do it myself.”
Leoprick, who pondered for a moment at my words, let out a small sigh.
“I know it’s not an easy thing to do, Your Highness.”
“But you asked because you know it’s not impossible either, right?”
He looked at me and smiled faintly.
I nodded my head.
“Because there are a few precedents, even if not many.”
“But it was always fierce to set those precedents.”
“So I asked Father too. To persuade the aristocrats a bit.”
“It would be a great help if Count Vermerian helps.”
Leoprick nodded his head and became lost in thought.
After being silent for a while, wondering what he was thinking about, he soon lifted his head and smiled.
“I will try. If possible, I should talk about it at today’s cabinet meeting.”
“Do you have a cabinet meeting today?”
“Yes. I’m meeting with the ministers after lunch. I will also inform His Majesty in advance.”
I thought it would be quite alright if he talked to the Emperor, Father talked, and Leoprick, the Crown Prince, talked.
Then wouldn’t the aristocratic conference go a bit more smoothly?
But a personal wish is just a personal wish.
I didn’t know that I was under the illusion that I could do things I had never done before just because I knew the past.
When male lead is the homewrecker
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
I’ve read the novel below twice already. Girls, I’m highly recommending it to you!
The female lead? Not a good person.
The second male lead? Not a good person.
The male lead? Willingly plays the third party, breaking up the female and second male lead’s relationship despite all the warnings from his friends—so yeah, he’s definitely not a good person either.
Basically, nobody in this novel is simple-minded or without scheming.
The female lead starts off as the male lead’s secretary, but don’t worry—later on, she takes over the company while the male lead steps back to support her. He won’t steal her spotlight, overshadow her, or dull her shine.
I love novels where men are out here snatching wigs, tearing each other down, and going to war just to win the female lead’s affection. And this is exactly that kind of novel. Most of Hai Dai Ran’s works have this dynamic. You’ll see the male characters’ emotions being pushed to the absolute extreme.
There’s even a scene where the second male lead exposes the male lead online for being a homewrecker. The brotherhood immediately gangs up on him, dragging him through the mud. I find it compelling —it completely flips reality on its head, where usually, women are the ones fighting over a man and getting torn apart by the sisterhood.
For me, female leads in the novels I read should only struggle in their careers, not in love. But if the brainless romantics in the story are all men? I have zero complaints.
I’ve pretty much read all of Hai Dai Ran’s novels and even translated all of them—her works are just my thing. I’ll slowly upload everything here. One day, when my website is official, I hope I can invite her to join as one of the star authors.
Here’s the story synopsis:
One-line summary: She is his lifelong obsession, to the point where he was willing to be a third wheel, scorned by society, just to wedge his way into her relationship with her fiancé.
Cold-hearted and indifferent female lead + Scheming and subservient CEO male lead
Intro 1:
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
With blood trickling from his clenched fist, Rong Xiu gazed at the woman before him, his eyes clouded with anguish. Hidden in the wardrobe, he had witnessed Fan Xia – the woman he desperately loved – in an intimate embrace with her fiancé. Yet his heart still yearned for her, defying all reason.
Fan Xia, the elegant and composed assistant, carried something mysterious in her eyes whenever she looked at her fiancé, Wen Lan Sheng. Strange occurrences began to surface – secret meetings with the young Gu Jin Yi, an unexplained withdrawal of 5,000 yuan… Then suddenly, her fiancé’s sister, Wen Jing, violently attacked her.
In this matriarchal society, Rong Xiu had risen to become the chairman of a powerful healthcare conglomerate, breaking through gender prejudices. But for the first time, he willingly stepped into the shadows as the other man, disregarding his friends’ warnings to become her secret lover.
Because he had discovered the truth – Fan Xia wasn’t the pure angel everyone believed her to be. And perhaps, he was the only one capable of helping her execute her mysterious plan…
Intro 2:
Rong Xiu’s biggest regret in life was missing out on Fan Xia.
He secretly loved Fan Xia for 7 years.
Watched her go public with her boyfriend.
Watched her kiss her boyfriend at their wedding.
Until that man blissfully nestled in Fan Xia’s arms, obtaining everything he could only dream of.
The crazy jealousy stripped away his hidden secret love, layer by layer, burning like wildfire.
Fan Xia, how can I have you!
【Reading and Trigger Warning Guide】
1. Female dominant, male submissive, male pregnancy
2. Male lead schemes his way to the top, male competition
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