“…Is this okay, Olivia?”
Then it happened. Edwin raised something from the repair basket. At the same time, a clear clinking sound echoed.
“…Beads?”
“To be precise, pretty green beads.”
Edwin shook the beads with a smile. As the lovely sound of clinking spread softly, everyone couldn’t hide their surprised expressions and looked at Edwin.
The cold-blooded executioner and ruthless war hero, the Grand Duke. He was wearing a silk anklet that made a cute clinking sound at a summer party.
The servants looked at the lady with one heart. Whether the meaning of absolute refusal was clearly conveyed or not, the lady diplomatically suggested, “Should we contact the shops?”
“I like this. Olivia, don’t you find this sound cute?”
Edwin shook the bell once again. As if it was too much, his eyes lowered, and soon Olivia slightly yielded to Edwin’s words.
Now that she thought about it, it seemed cute.
Edwin shaking the bell.
“…It’s cute, but isn’t the sound too loud?”
Sobel, Hanna, and the maids, who anxiously awaited the lady’s answer, swallowed their astonishment. To think that the only one who could hold back the Duke was going to yield so easily…!
But Edwin suggested a simple solution, as if it were nothing. “Just add a little wax to reduce the sound.”
As if asking if it wasn’t true, the Duke’s gaze turned to Sobel. Even though it felt like it would be better to open the closed shop now and buy a seam, it looked like Sobel wanted to say that it wasn’t a big deal.
“…I will melt the wax right away.”
As always, Sobel moved skillfully.
Already the fifth time.
Repairing the seam of the silk anklet, Olivia repeated the futile work. Even though the sound of the bell had become much quieter due to the wax, in the quiet room, the sound echoed loudly.
It wasn’t so frantic when she made it for the first time. It was because of the gaze looking at her from the opposite side.
Even though she tried not to be conscious, it was difficult to pretend not to notice the affectionate and sweet gaze like warm sunlight. Olivia bit her lips and just stared at the silk anklet.
“Are you still doing that?”
“Huh?”
At the sudden question, Olivia raised her head. Seeing Edwin’s face smirking, it seemed like he had seen through everything. Did he see that I kept glancing at him?
With a determined effort to hide her face turning red, Olivia hastily replied, “N-no, not at all!”
“Consciousness?”
“Oh, um… Consciousness?”
Aha. A lazy laughter, like tickling the ears, followed.
“I was talking about fixing the silk anklet.”
Oh my. Olivia’s face turned even redder than before. Edwin felt an irresistible impulse, looking at the lady’s face burning like a rose.
Approach right away and look at that face…
“Miss. If it’s okay, may I tell you about tomorrow’s schedule now?”
A calm voice interjected into this atmosphere like a splash of cold water. Edwin looked at Sobel with sharp eyes.
Olivia hurriedly nodded her head. She wanted to avoid Edwin’s teasing gaze more than feeling embarrassed in front of Sobel. With the hope that she would agree to anything quickly, Olivia smiled and nodded.
“Tomorrow’s schedule?”
“Yes. After having breakfast in the morning, I plan to meet you at the hair boutique. After lunch, a seamstress will come for a dress fitting check, and in the afternoon, we would like to confirm the makeup as well. Is that okay?”
“I already brought all the dresses for the summer party. I’ve already decided on the makeup and hair too.”
Facing Olivia’s inexplicable expression, Sobel answered seriously.
“Lord Veseni has written ‘do it perfectly’ in his letters five times.”
Olivia chuckled softly. She recalled Veseni, who had shown affectionate concern even from Balkandale.
“It’s okay. I’ve got everything.”
“No, it’s not okay, miss. If there’s any discomfort with your attire, Lord Veseni will come and kill me.”
“No way.”
“I’m serious.”
Olivia’s tension eased at Sobel’s words. In the process, the replacement of the silk anklet’s seam was completed without any clumsy handling.
“It’s a gift, Edwin.”
Taking the silk anklet with green beads, Edwin smiled brightly.
“Thank you, Olivia. I’ll wear it for the rest of my life.”
“Then I’ll go back to Balkandale and make one more without the beads.”
It wasn’t even a big gift. Olivia was even more pleased with Edwin’s reaction. After the impulsive words, Edwin continued to speak, and Olivia liked what followed. Smirking, Edwin smiled.
“Sleep well, Olivia. I’ll be very busy from tomorrow.”
Late at night, in the Duke’s reception room.
“…There are rumors spreading in high society that the lady has received Balkandale’s pledge. It hasn’t spread to the palace yet. In addition, rumors about the visit of the princess’s katanga writer are gaining speed.”
Jade Mandalay, who returned to the capital, seemed to have spread the rumors properly. Winston finished the report, thinking about Jade’s face.
The Duke, who listened to the report with a languid face, nodded.
“…About what Drowin said, is it confirmed?”
The insignificant spark that Drowin mentioned.
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
