“I looked into it, and Milord is still the best option.”
“You’re crazy.”
“Thanks for acknowledging.”
A stale laugh escaped O’Henry as Shane jokingly responded.
“Don’t get too fond of me.”
“Who’s fond of you?”
“I know, so keep it that way.”
“Why?”
“Because I’m a man who can be ruthless in climbing the ladder.”
“Let’s say you are.”
“Because I am.”
It was when O’Henry loosened the arm he had around Shane’s neck and straightened him up.
“Your hands must be cold.”
A thin, unfamiliar voice poured down from overhead.
It was a purely reflexive action to bow his head.
Almost instinctive.
And O’Henry finally saw his own ‘Milady,’ whom he had never properly met despite being so close.
“Wow…”
His jaw dropped.
It wasn’t that he didn’t know who she was.
But this was beyond imagination.
He had always wondered if there was a match for Duke Gillian Barlock whenever he saw him.
Although he had heard that the Duchess was the Empire’s number one beauty, whether she was the Empire’s or humanity’s, it seemed meaningless to Duke Barlock.
Now, standing face to face, he understood.
Why Duke Barlock did not want a servant on the third floor.
It was hard to keep his composure in front of a figure as aweinspiring as it was beautiful.
Obviously, it had to be hidden.
Of course, it had to be concealed.
O’Henry’s heart raced uncontrollably.
“Thank you for showing me.”
“Yyou’re welcome.”
“I’ll show it to you again next time!”
Perhaps frustrated by O’Henry’s foolishness, Shane suddenly raised his voice.
And the Duchess shook her head.
“I appreciate the thought, but that’s okay. Make sure to warm your hands.”
The kind warning, along with the faint shadow that had been cast overhead, disappeared altogether.
“How was it? Was the impression solid?”
“Huh? Oh, yeah.”
“Aw, was our young lord nervous?”
“Nervous? What are you—cough.”
“So, our young lord, who wasn’t nervous at all, has his mind eased a bit now, right?”
“What’s there to pull or not. I’m just a piece of furniture as you said.”
“Is there some time left? Shall I then also crack down on those merchant guys?”
“……Crack down?”
“Shouldn’t let them get carried away just because they met the lady.”
I thought he was just bluffing back then.
Until I heard that Shane, who had disappeared in that direction, had actually gone to the inn where the merchants stayed and recited some unbelievable code of conduct.
Ohenry was stunned but not displeased.
It was an opportunity for him.
The first day Gillian left.
Unlike the initial carefree days, I thought it would definitely be hard from the first day.
But maybe because I encountered unexpected guests twice.
Bianca’s start to the day was surprisingly refreshing.
A merchant who asked for forgiveness and gratitude, and an abrupt snowman from the ‘servants.’
Looking back, this was a first.
Bianca was ignored in noble society and shunned by her servants.
So, this was really a first.
The hands of the two servants who told her not to come out because it’s cold were frozen and red.
“It’s the footman and the thirdfloor servant.”
As if knowing who the struggling Bianca was thinking of, Julie whispered softly while bringing the ink bottle closer.
“The footman and the thirdfloor servant?”
“Yes, madam probably doesn’t know others because you have me and Sir Rafin, right?”
“Ah, of course.”
“Continue doing so in the future.”
“What?”
“Why would you need anyone else when you have me and Sir Rafin, Madam?”
Contrary to her expectation that Julie would discreetly inform her about the servants, she forced the issue with a natural face.
Oh my God.
Bianca nearly burst into laughter at the cute obsession displayed by her young maid.
“Actually, the group of merchants was originally turned down by the butler.”
“Really?”
“Yes, he made the arrangement reluctantly after they pestered him several times. After all, it would be a hassle to supply materials if we are not in good terms with the merchants.”
“That’s true, but don’t refuse them from now on as it’s only natural.”
“……Natural? How dare some rude person wish to meet you, Madam?”
“If the Duke is away from the castle, I naturally stand as his representative. Julie. It is my duty as the Lord to properly treat the guests who come to my castle.”
“There are some ridiculous duties indeed.”
“Julie.”
Rafin narrowed his eyes at the pouting Julie, but that was it.
“Don’t pretend to be all high and mighty in front of madam, Sir Rafin. I saw you clenching your fists earlier.”
“Really?”
That was truly unexpected.
Bianca looked surprised at Rafin, who turned red up to his neck and mumbled.
“Didn’t that man hold Madam’s hand?”
“But that’s a proper greeting for a lady.”
“That’s a formality.”
“Ah.”
With a short sound, Bianca looked at Rafin, who was still red up to his neck but spoke firmly.
“Throughout history, no Duchess has ever allowed ‘a greeting for a lady.'”
Oh my God.
Bianca’s face turned pale.
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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