The ring the woman brought the previous day was a fake. Phyllen had confirmed it himself.
When making a ring with a family’s crest, it is made only with pure gold. However, the ring that the woman brought changed color as soon as it was soaked in a reagent.
But today, the task assigned by Cailius, who brought the child, was to spread the exact opposite of the truth.
“I don’t know what the problem is.”
Cailius furrowed his brow and said, pressing it hard.
“The child was much thinner than her peers, whether the woman was her biological mother or not, she didn’t take care of her properly. There were signs of abuse on the child’s arms and neck. Isn’t it a good opportunity for such a child?”
“It sounds like His Lordship brought the child out of concern.”
Phyllen shrugged his shoulders and spoke.
“If that’s the simple case, it would be sufficient to send the child to an orphanage. His Lordship would never introduce a complete stranger as an orphan to the family for that reason alone. I know that better than anyone.”
Cailius put down the documents he was holding. After a moment of silence, the first to speak was Cailius.
“The child was needed by the family; her hair wasn’t black, after all.”
At that answer, Phyllen’s brow narrowed as if he were thinking of something. A little later, Phyllen realized what he had missed.
“Is it because of what the nobles recently requested?”
Phyllen had already taken an official trip on behalf of Cailius.
At that time, Phyllen recalled a single agenda that had been repeatedly brought up during the meeting.
‘The nobles seemed quite dissatisfied. About designating Clements as the successor.’
It had recently become a very headacheinducing issue.
More than half of the nobles serving the ducal family did not accept Clements as the next duke.
The reason was simple. They couldn’t acknowledge an adopted child, whose blood wasn’t mixed with the family, as the successor to the ducal family.
And what they demanded was utterly ridiculous.
In the end, it meant to marry one of the noble families. They even said that if their demands were met, they wouldn’t interfere much with the ducal heir issue.
What was Cailius’s reaction when the message was conveyed?
‘Schusted family.’
A cold voice came first. Upon hearing the news, Cailius couldn’t suppress a sneer.
His appearance seemed like a reaper ready to summon the nobles all at once and send them to the next world.
If Cailius had immediately summoned the nobles to the ducal house, Phyllen would have sincerely advised him against it.
Even a great noble could not kill all the nobles at once; the royal family wouldn’t stand for it.
Fortunately, Cailius did not summon the nobles.
Still, Phyllen never doubted that Cailius would send them ‘mad dogs’ whenever.
But days passed, and Cailius remained using Phyllen’s expression quiet.
It wasn’t just Phyllen who felt strange; even afterwards, a few letters of inquiry about the successor issue, disguised as wellwishing, had come.
Phyllen had delivered those letters directly to Cailius himself, but he showed no particular reaction.
‘He’s not really considering meeting their demands, is he?’
That was also a problem that should be stopped as a loyal subject. Even if it was another family, the Schusted side was not a family without many problems.
And in the midst of this, that child appeared. The sly, nameless daughter of some commoner.
At first, Phyllen was also surprised to see the child’s black hair. Black hair was a rare sight in the Empire.
“If we definitely accept this child, they will no longer be able to argue about the heir to the lord.”
Philen realized Cailius’s intention and clapped his hands. He had only now realized the obvious answer right before his eyes. He felt pathetically slow.
“The child looked at most about 4 years old. That would be just the right time.”
The child had already become ‘baby’ to Philen.
A child that would be so helpful to the family, it was only natural from his point of view that the child was an esteemed baby, a young lady or gentleman.
And as Philen said, Cailius indeed considered the ‘timing’ when he brought the child.
If the child had been a little older or younger, or if the hair had not resembled his black hair, he would not have brought the child.
Unnecessary suspicion would have been obvious.
“Then there’s much to prepare right away. I’ll start ordering baby’s clothes and furniture first.”
Perhaps because he felt a vexing problem was solved, Philen was in high spirits.
Cailius looked down at the documents again. The image of the child he saw yesterday naturally came to mind.
The child who had burst into tears as soon as he saw him yesterday.
He had only thought of the child’s personality as bold since it didn’t avoid his gaze despite being scared during their first meeting, but the second time they met, the child suddenly burst into tears.
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
*
Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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