Maria Ethel wobbled like a scroll. Lady Ruhas, the maid of the princess, firmly grasped Maria Ethel and stood her upright.
Seeing her easily swayed like a puppet that would move according to my will, the princess’s tightly knotted frustration loosened a bit.
“I was curious. I wondered what expression the one who ignored my summons and confused me so much would be making right now.”
With a calm voice, Maria blinked. Watching her unfocused eyes gradually find focus, the princess raised one corner of her mouth.
“Still, you are truly beautiful.”
A doll-like pretty face, bright golden hair, and even an affectionate atmosphere wet with tears.
It was lovely enough to please my Aura. If only I had known that having a small puppet for a brain meant I would be so beautiful. Unfortunately, there seemed to be no such thing as peripheral intelligence. The princess added an elegant face.
“… So busy receiving my brother’s protection, you hardly had time to come see me.”
Her spitting voice was as chilling as a blade. The princess stared at Maria with eyes sharper than frost.
If she had any sense, she would have begged on her knees.
If she was scared, she would have burst into tears.
Looking at the still lovely face, anger surged within the princess again. She made an effort to maintain a smile and regulate her breathing.
When Maria Ethel comes next time, I’ll not leave her alone. Though I grumbled, the advice of the maid who did not act as she pleased and listened well was quite useful.
“Call Maria Ethel immediately! This time, I will not let her off so easily.”
It was after I returned to the reception room after ending the tea party. When I threw things in frustration, the maid approached the princess and calmed her down.
“Hold on, Your Excellency. Regardless, I am an obedient servant who will assist you for a year. Your Excellency, you don’t need to worry about government affairs, or anything.”
Lady Ruhas, who was speaking quickly, covered her mouth with her hand. Oh my. The maid, who muttered with a disgraced face, lowered her head with a face without dignity.
“I…I didn’t hear it. Your Excellency. I said something disrespectful.”
Government affairs.
It was a word too embarrassing to be said out loud. At the same time, the princess realized how the ladies-in-waiting were looking at Maria Ethel with what kind of gaze.
The lover of the prince, who captivates the social circle with a triumphant face. But an unrecognized government.
Ha. The princess swallowed a bitter laugh. And blinked her eyes as if she hadn’t heard.
“What did the maid say?”
“…Thank you, Your Excellency. Please grant Ethel an opportunity to repent with the same heart as the sun. If Your Excellency can erase the debt of the heart with a little indulgence, it would be beneficial for you.”
…Of course, it was after Esella Maderaine was humiliated by Maria Ethel.
At the moment when the perfectly calculated princess put on a forgiving face.
“Do you think I’m okay with this? Your Excellency.”
The words shouted out like a curse were harsh. Unconsciously, the princess hesitated for a moment.
“…What did you just say?”
“After all I’ve done for the Princess, is this how you treat me?”
At Maria Ethel’s sharp cry, the maid’s eyes widened. Trying to stop Maria hastily, the princess raised her hand.
Her breathing was rough. The sparkling eyes from a moment ago seemed to have discarded the loveliness. Maria Ethel now seemed to have forgotten that she was in front of the princess.
“What effort has the servant made?”
Amidst the boiling anger inside, the princess was genuinely curious. What kind of effort had she really put in?
Maria Ethel slowly regulated her breathing. After screaming, she regained her senses.
This was the princess’s palace, and the one holding her was the princess’s maid. Only a viscountess. Maria bit her lip and forcefully shook off the maid’s hand.
Then, looking down at the princess sitting upright, she spoke.
“I prepared for the tea party and arranged a summer reception on behalf of the Princess. And even before that.”
“…”
“I am the archenemy of Etelga and the fiancee of the Crown Prince. That’s what it means to be the Crown Princess!”
At her proclamation, the princess’s face froze. Only then did Maria find her pace and tightly grasped the hem of her dress.
It was as she said. She was soon to be the Crown Princess, worshipped as the moon of the Empire. But how could a princess from another country, about to marry into the Imperial family, treat her like this?
A flame flickered in the blue eyes. Her whole body shivered, and her face stung. The disgrace from a moment ago was vivid.
Maria glared at the princess.
“I came to be a good friend to the Princess, but to be treated like this is truly heartbreaking.”
“…I, too, wanted to talk with you and feel extremely embarrassed now.”
“If you wanted to be friends with me, I’m sorry, but there is no one in the world who would treat a friend like this other than Your Highness.”
“Servant!”
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 🙂
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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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