Whether it was the spell or her gaze, Dean, who had been doing well, suddenly lifted his head. As their eyes met, he scrunched up his face and turned his head so sharply that it made a sound.
Olivia smiled slowly.
Dean’s attitude now resembled that of the nobles who hated her during her teenage years.
Suddenly, Edwin’s hand obstructed her view, and at the same time, his languid voice was directed at Olivia.
“Don’t just focus on Dean.”
At the intertwining of red eyes and gazes, Olivia swallowed a dreadful breath.
Those eyes, looking at her as if they truly wanted her.
A person who looked at her with the eyes she had truly wanted.
Even if she tried not to be conscious of it, Edwin continued to bother her. The air in the carriage was a bit warm, and the affectionate gaze drew Olivia to him.
Olivia swallowed once. Unbeknownst to her, her expectations had grown. Her heart, once shattered by her family and former fiancé, was rekindling and leaning towards Edwin.
If only she could convey these words swirling in her mouth.
Some unknown emotion still made Olivia hesitate.
“The necklace, it’s pretty.”
“Ah, this.”
At Edwin’s words, Olivia glanced at him momentarily. Her mother’s keepsake. A precious item. But Edwin smiled broadly, as if it didn’t matter.
“It suits you well.”
At those words, Olivia swallowed her complicated feelings. Her wrist, where Edwin had kissed yesterday, throbbed fiercely.
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The first step in the inspection of the territory was the bustling Sonnear Street of Vicander.
To be precise, it was a restaurant called “Where the Wind Passes.”
The wooden door with a nice varnish and the checkered tablecloth on the robust table.
“Order here!”
The cheerful voice of the waiter and the peppery smell of thin soup.
It was exactly as Edwin had described.
Olivia ate the soup with curious eyes.
“It’s delicious.”
At Olivia’s answer, Edwin smiled proudly as if he were pleased.
Lunchtime. In this crowded place, Edwin naturally blended in. Thanks to his striking appearance, the inhabitants of the territory looked at Edwin with awe and respect.
“The soup is tasty, but this place is famous for its turkey meat.”
Above the large plate, steam rose from the wellcooked turkey. Along with the rich and savory smell, Edwin cut the wellcooked leg part.
Soon, Olivia’s eyes widened, holding the fork.
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“Here it is.”
Looking at the turkey meat placed down by the waiter, Dean spoke abruptly.
“The turkey was really tasty during the war, sent by our beloved sponsor.”
He hadn’t expected to eat turkey on the battlefield, especially such a fat one.
“I wonder how Liv Green is doing?”
Dean looked at Howard, seeking agreement, but Howard turned his back instead.
Fortunately, the ‘beloved sponsor’ who had sent the turkey during the war seemed not to hear Dean’s voice and was enjoying her meal.
Howard exhaled lightly and spoke towards Dean.
“You… if you’ve enjoyed the turkey, stop being annoying.”
That was a tremendous hint. To act like a fervent follower of sponsor Liv Green throughout the war, and then to be rude to her. It was clear how much one would regret and beat the ground even without watching it.
“I haven’t even eaten it yet?”
But, unfortunately, Dian didn’t understand. He thought deliciously as he tore the turkey meat and ate it.
Anyway, Howard was like that, and Your Highness was like that, and even Bethany.
Things became strange since the princess arrived.
During the whole war, to say nothing and just turn back at the story of sponsor Liv Green, who had generously helped.
There was only the princess eating the turkey meat as if it was delicious.
(This is a time separator.)
After the meal, the carriage quickly crossed Sonne Street.
Not as bustling as Ruehey Street, but still lively and affluent. Olivia had once visited the street. Memories and new scenes continued.
“Vicander is not welldivided into districts like this. Most of it, except for Sonne Street, still has many dirt roads.”
Edwin was right. The street was just a little out, and the arid northern wilderness spread out.
It was impossible to see all of this vast Vicander territory in a day. Edwin first guided her to the mines.
The barren northern Vicander territory. The main source of income here was gem mining, of course. Going to see that source of income was natural.
But when she arrived at the pink diamond mine, Olivia opened her small mouth at the enormous scale.
“Great War hero Duke, and Miss, I greet you. I am Stone, the mine manager.”
Baron Stone, one of the few remaining Vicander dukes, was a plump, pleasantlooking middleaged gentleman. He introduced the mine as he began to rub his now balding head, and he brought the most beautiful pink diamond they had mined this year.
A baby’s fistsized pink diamond sparkled transparently in the sunlight.
“It’s superior to what the Prince of Welton purchased at auction.”
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
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Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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