“Of course. I know that too. The important thing is where Olivia is now.”
“I’ll confirm.”
“I hope my fiancée comes to this place quickly.”
The Duke nodded briefly. Facing Leopold’s face, which clearly revealed a temper like a large mallet, he swallowed an inexplicable discomfort. Maria Ethel, who was some distance away, swayed closer.
Wearing a sparkling golden dress, Maria Ethel grabbed Leopold’s arm worriedly.
“Is something the matter, Your Highness?”
“……Nothing is.”
Leopold replied shortly.
There must have been a sharp reason for his temper, but clever Maria did not probe further. Instead, she sweetly whispered as she lifted her dress.
“You sent blue to the Princess, so I wore a brilliant gold like Your Highness’s hair. How is it?”
At the sweet flattery, Leopold chuckled and kissed Maria’s hair. With a passionate expression of love, Maria looked around joyfully.
On the last day of the victory celebration, an unusually large number of nobles had gathered. I was the protagonist of this place. That halfbaked princess seemed to know that too, seeing that she didn’t show up to this extent.
As Maria looked around, she saw the gradual appearance of the Duke’s sons of Madeline. Conrad, who remained calm despite rumors of his missing sister, and Jade, who knew no control of his anger.
A woman who had tied down my lover since childhood, just because she was merely the daughter of a duke, with half a subject. Thanks to her, I was labeled as the prince’s lover who had a fiancée.
But now it was time for a change.
Maria looked cleverly at the nobles and smiled. The seeds I had sown began to spread the word.
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“The halfprincess has already been driven out of the duke’s house?”
“Oh my, that’s impossible. After all, she still has the status of the prince’s fiancée.”
“What’s so important about engagement? There are many young people who get engaged and break off.”
“But the duke is the head of the imperial family. What about the second princess then?”
“Be careful with your words. The duke adores the second princess terribly.”
The murmuring grew louder. Jade clenched her teeth, ready to burst out at any moment.
“Don’t cause a fuss.”
She would have run out if it weren’t for Conrad pressing hard on her shoulder from behind.
Jade glared at the nobles with venomfilled eyes. The sharply formed aura startled the nobles into coughing, but it did not shut everyone’s mouths.
Jade could not soothe her frustrated heart.
Olivia’s whereabouts had been elusive since she left five days ago. Even after searching through all the hotels in the capital, there was no trace of her.
Where on earth is she? Jade bit her lip. The rising anger continued to simmer when the servant guarding the door called out.
“War hero Edwin Lowell, Duke Vicander is arriving.”
Duke Vicander was entering the place where Jade looked slyly. With his jetblack hair and goldplated black suit, his pale face shone even more brightly.
Jade’s eyes, irritated at the duke, suddenly widened.
Next to the duke…!
When the woman in a blindingly white dress slowly looked around, the cheers and murmuring stopped abruptly.
The young woman standing next to the duke with green eyes was…
“…Olivia.”
Jade muttered softly. At the same time, the servant called out in confusion.
“…Pa, Partner Olivia Madelleine, Princess, is entering!”
Olivia Madelleine. A plain lady who always wore dark, drab dresses with minimal decorations. Now she was in a pure white dress.
A white dress adorned with finely embedded jewels, a sparkling pink necklace, and delicately crafted accessories.
Although the dress and jewels looked expensive, people were looking only at Olivia Madelleine herself.
Was she always this beautiful?
Her elegant and beautiful face, covered in an innocent expression, was as mysterious as a fairy. Her green eyes, always subject to criticism, exuded a sweet and mysterious atmosphere. She was so beautiful that one could not look away.
Someone loudly swallowed their saliva. The most dangerous man in the world escorted Olivia with a chilly expression.
“Your Highness, the Emperor, greets the rising sun.”
“…Yes. Duke. You’ve come with your partner today.”
The emperor, who had received the duke’s greeting, looked at the princess. The princess, who always wore a dark face, wore a white dress for the first time. As if to confirm the vow from last time.
In the meantime, the duke smiled softly.
“It is all thanks to Your Majesty’s grace. Your Majesty, do you remember the wish you granted me on the first day of the banquet?”
The banquet hall was quiet again. Everyone knew what would follow this atmosphere.
When the duke’s eyes met the princess’s with affection, Leopold took a step forward. No matter what that man said, he had to stop it, but the duke spoke first.
“Allow me to marry the most precious woman, Olivia Madelleine.”
Everyone doubted their ears.
The duke, who dared to propose to the prince’s fiancée in front of the emperor, smiled more affectionately than anyone else. Olivia Madelleine, who had received the proposal. The prince’s fiancée had a more composed face than anyone else. As if she knew this situation.
Soon, murmuring spread throughout the banquet hall. It was a wave that even the emperor couldn’t control.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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