Regret With All Your Might (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 173
“Even now, our allied nations are all reconsidering their stance between the Empire and Bicander. Have you forgotten the conduct of the Oslan Kingdom delegation last time? Even the smallest spark must not be allowed to harm our relations!”
“W-wait a moment, Duke Madelaine! Your Grace must also join the discussion…!”
Shouts erupted from behind.
But for Duke Madelaine, it had nothing to do with him.
Leaving the grasping voices behind, he walked out of the grand hall. And the door closed.
In the sudden silence where the clamor had vanished, he paused briefly and gazed out the tall window.
The stained glass, which usually let through brilliant sunlight, seemed unusually dull today. As he looked past it toward the barren winter garden, Conrad was approaching from afar.
“…Surely you haven’t gone mad.”
“It’d be stranger if I hadn’t. That child we severed ties with has not only become a crown princess of a nation but continues to take more of the Empire’s lands.”
Somewhere, he heard criticism directed at the duke. But he paid it no mind.
Because he was clearer-headed than ever before. In fact, looking back on his entire life, he could proudly say this was the most correct choice he’d ever made as Duke Madelaine.
Conrad seemed to think the same.
“You’ve worked hard, Father. By tomorrow morning, everyone in the capital will have heard the scandal concerning the Empress and the Imperial Princess.”
For the first time in a long while, his son’s face met his gaze directly, speaking calmly. His cheeks looked slightly gaunt, but his eyes were more vivid than ever.
Just as his son said, by tomorrow morning, rumors of the Empress and Imperial Princess’s scandal would spread throughout the capital. The duke wondered.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
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“Was it truly you who tried to kill the Crown Prince?! Why, in heaven’s name?!”
What? The Empress would now be held accountable for the attempted murder of the Crown Prince. The nobles would believe this, as they suspected that she had tried to kill the Emperor’s grandson.
“Have you seen this? They say the Emperor’s gone mad!”
Even the emperor has gone mad, that is not unlikely. It is true that he abandoned the empress and the princess, but he was placing his hopes on the Crown Prince.
Just as on the wedding day—when he stood so close yet dared not approach—his onl
I never imagined that roles would turn around like this. Long days passed when Olivia was sending gifts to Jade under a pseudonym.
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I enjoyed the ride my only criticism is that in my opinion the ending kinda dragged on for a tad bit longer than it needed to be.
This was a good read. I love how resolute and steadfast Olivia is. Go get that happy ending girl.
I’ll miss you edwin and Olivia ❤❤ 🥲☹️🤧. Loved your story