Essella was dying to see Olivia and eventually fell ill, confined to her room, and Jade, who had recently returned from the battlefield, was spouting strange words. It was about Olivia too.
So, this was all Olivia’s doing, leaving the Duke’s residence.
She should have just stayed put. Suddenly going to the Duke’s residence and intending to marry the Duke.
Then what about Essella?
A chilling thought crossed Conrad’s mind, and he opened his mouth to call Olivia.
“Ol…”
“I said I’m tired.”
An elegant voice overpowered Conrad’s words. The Duke gently placed Olivia’s hand on his arm.
“The carriage must have arrived by now, right?”
“……I guess so?”
Olivia barely responded. Having dealt with the Duke and Jade, Conrad was surprised just by looking.
Perhaps it was because he had not finished. He hadn’t spoken a word to him on the last day of the victory banquet.
Conrad’s last sight was the last night at the Duke’s residence, where I was hated. My fingertips trembled slightly.
Edwin smoothly escorted Olivia like flowing water. He stood firmly between Conrad and me like a wall.
That consideration, that sense of stability, was welcome.
The trembling of my hands had stopped without notice.
(This is a time delimiter.)
“The Duke has left, Your Majesty.”
Upon receiving the report from the steward, the Emperor nodded with a worried face. The astute steward read the Emperor’s desire to be alone and left the office.
The Emperor glared out the window. A black carriage bearing the Vicander crest was crossing the imperial garden.
The Emperor slowly clenched his fist. Just a few weeks ago, he was confident that he could have that man in the palm of his hand.
He had handed over the white crystal mine to the princess because of him. The white crystal mine he had so coveted was an excellent bait.
Even the sword brought for swearing allegiance was the legendary Ailaruten.
He thought she would naturally swear allegiance to the princess. He even bestowed a wish in the name of the Emperor for her to swear upon.
But to dare to wish for a marriage to Princess Madelleine.
His head throbbed again. Leaving aside the fact that she did not pledge allegiance to the princess, the proposal itself to the princess, the crown prince’s fiancée, was a problem.
The Duke of Madelleine, the leader of the Emperor’s faction, was the best marriage alliance to build a foundation for the crown prince. If not the eldest princess, then at least the second.
“……The Madelleine’s bloodline. If you accept that child as the crown prince’s bride, Madelleine’s loyalty will firmly follow Your Majesty.”
Fourteen years ago, the words of the Duke that had been buried in memory resurfaced.
Since Essella Madelleine’s birth, the Emperor had his eye on the Duke’s natural daughter. But the Duke, who had been hesitating, suddenly brought a slightly older girl and claimed her as the first princess.
The social circle was already abuzz with rumors that the Duke had brought in an illegitimate child. Even though the birth was not appealing, he had eventually accepted her, even though he could have the Duke’s allegiance.
The Emperor stroked his chin. The unsettling green eyes flashed for a moment, but now that was not what was important.
The loyalty of the Duke’s household, and the dog that had satisfied him. These essential things were about to be taken away. The dog, he always thought was his, to Duke Vicander.
“……What should be done with a dog that shows its teeth to its master?”
The Emperor’s blue eyes sparkled. That was when it happened. With a knock, the chamberlain spoke from outside the door.
“Her Majesty the Empress has arrived.”
As soon as the Emperor’s consent was given, the door opened and the Empress entered. Seeing the Emperor’s frown, the Empress tilted her head like a girl.
“Oh my, Your Majesty. What seems to be the trouble? How can you make such a grim face?”
With a gentle voice, the Empress came close to the Emperor. A sweet fragrant oil filled the air as her soft hand effortlessly pressed the Emperor’s brow.
The Emperor’s frown eased with just the right pressure. The Emperor slowly spoke.
“……The Duke was here. Asking for permission for a marriage with the princess.”
“Really. How presumptuous.”
“Indeed. But it’s a wish he made using my name. It’s awkward to refuse, but I’m worried about the relationship with Madelleine.”
“Why not act according to etiquette, Your Majesty?”
The Empress said, as if it were nothing. The Emperor’s eyes widened.
“Etiquette?”
The Empress smiled softly.
“Yes, Your Majesty. According to tradition, a woman who was in a marriage relationship with the royal family must not form a connection with another nobleman for a year in order to clearly determine her lineage, must she not?”
The Empress whispered, her radiant face beaming with a smile.
“So grant the marriage on the condition of a oneyear reprieve. If she’s a princess who loves tradition, she would surely agree to that much.”
The Emperor, grumbling, swallowed his groan. He suddenly remembered the princess going on about the etiquette of the scriptures when he had accepted the Duke’s oath. The corners of the Emperor’s mouth finally began to rise.
“Empress, how did you come up with such a good idea?”
“Is it not all thanks to Your Majesty’s grace?”
The Empress giggled playfully. The Emperor, looking at her with satisfaction, quickly made his decision.
A oneyear reprieve.
During that time, surely a good solution would arise. Either restore the first princess to her original place or welcome the second princess as the crown princess.
Of course, the best method was to restore the first princess to her original place.
It was fortunate that the Duke seemed sincere about the princess. He would soon come to feel how desperate it is to have happiness taken away.
Just like the previous Duke had.
The Emperor chuckled. The Empress, who was watching him, calmly asked.
“……But, Your Majesty. I am curious about something.”
“What is it, Empress?”
“Did the princess agree to the Duke’s proposal?”
The Emperor’s eyes widened. Though he hadn’t given a thought to it when he heard that the Duke had asked for a marriage, it was a vital point.
“The princess loved the crown prince so much. If the engagement is canceled because of the Duke’s coercion, would it not be pitiful?”
The Empress, who had never felt pity for Olivia, wore a wretched face. The Emperor praised her with a soft laugh.
“To have someone as clever as you by my side.”
“You flatter me, Your Majesty.”
Two good conditions to attack the Duke were now in place. That the princess highly regarded the crown prince was well known to the Emperor. If the princess only showed that she disliked it, the Emperor’s worry itself would become useless.
The Empress, seeing the Emperor boasting in pride, laughed softly.
To fret so much over not even being able to control his own dog. It was not like the Emperor.
But it was fortunate. The children, who were to become the future of this empire, resembled her.
The crown princess, who commanded Olivia like a handmaid, and the crown prince, who always received Olivia’s affectionate love.
A proud smile crossed the Empress’s face. Not knowing the actual situation her proud children were in.
When yandere male lead believes she loves him — but she never did
“How dare you!”
“How dare you make me love you, only to cast me aside as nothing more than a friend?!?
“I will never accept that.”
“I will never let you return to him.”
“Even if I have to burn myself to ashes.”
“Even if I must shatter my purity, my dignity, my very soul.”
“I will never let you escape me!”
This was the first novel that introduced me to the matriarchal genre. I’ve read it three times already!
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~
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