A sharp glance made the pit of his stomach burn.
Having been caught off guard, he became flustered and raised his voice more than he should have.
“The meaning was that I have fully entrusted the princess, as there are good maids and skilled knights in the north. Bianca is now the lady of the north.”
Trying to explain, his face turned red.
“The lady of the north.”
“Yes! So it’s been erased from the imperial records as well.”
“Should we then just leave the estate as is? I rather like the sound of ‘Lady of the North.'”
“……What? What about the estate….?”
Then he realized he had been so pressed by the young duke that he had forgotten.
A little while ago, a loud noise had resonated from Rosebena Palace.
The giant cloud of dust that had darkened the sky.
“Wait, was that noise earlier…?”
“Isn’t it quite weak compared to what Your Majesty destroyed?”
“Duke!”
The emperor’s voice, having turned red with anger, quivered weakly at the end.
“Remember, always.”
“……”
“What ‘Barlock’ fights with, that destroying a palace is nothing.”
Nothing came out of the emperor’s agape mouth.
“Things beyond the ice wall don’t negotiate. Something as lovely as a princess will be torn and devoured by claws. Oops, there are no remaining princesses now, are there?”
The young Duke Barlock was leaving him with a cruel warning with a smiling face.
“Having one mistress in Barlock is enough, so there won’t be a next chance.”
Having finished speaking, the duke bowed and turned away.
Once Duke Barlock had completely left his sight, the emperor released the breath he had been holding all along.
“Heh.”
With eyes flashing like blades, he recalled.
‘They will tear her with claws.’
For a moment, he felt like he was thrown before a beast, its sharp teeth flashing.
“Heh, heh.”
Sweat dripped, heavily staining the floor in front of Ballok.
The palace was still empty, devoid of anyone.
“Shall we call the maids now?”
“What maids?”
“I mean the maids who will accompany the mistress to the North. Even if we use a warp, there will be a distance to travel by carriage, so we should hurry.”
“You mean to go to the North today? I thought today was……, ah.”
He stopped talking, closing his mouth tightly.
Bianca, who was struggling to remember, couldn’t bear the misery and covered her face with her hands.
The Duke had received a marriage proposal, but Bianca was unaware of it.
It was because the Emperor, who thought that Bianca would die at the hands of the Duke, had said nothing.
Obviously, nothing was prepared to head north.
She knew she had been abandoned, but such meticulously prepared death?
She had never expected loyalty from the Emperor.
But.
But this.
“You’ve gone too far.”
At last, her weak resentment leaked out.
So much time had passed, yet she was still so overwhelmed.
Bianca sighed softly.
Her eyes felt hot and swollen.
Because she had cried so much earlier.
Then, Duke Ballok had patiently waited for her to calm down.
Instead of offering hasty consolation, he simply watched her.
Only when she was gasping and shedding tears did he approach.
“I didn’t prepare a handkerchief.”
Then, without hesitation, he untied his cravat and carefully wiped her wet cheeks.
His gentle touch as he wiped her cheeks was so tender that, instead of stopping, the tears increased.
Him too.
Even him.
Even to someone like me, the daughter of the enemy who killed his father.
Offering such tenderness.
Following the tears that fell thick and fast, a deep resentment towards the Emperor and the Crown Prince clouded her eyes and stirred her mind.
“After all, the Duke treats me like a human being…….”
“It must be love.”
At the Duke’s unexpectedly witty remark, the tears that had been pouring suddenly stopped.
“How dare you take tears from my wife’s eyes, you’re despicable.”
“I must show you a lesson so you never treat my wife carelessly again. Wouldn’t destroying a castle be a clear warning?”
With narrowed eyes, the whispered words were filled with laughter.
So she had half ignored what he’d actually said.
“Whatever you say.” The response was naturally insincere.
But then, the Duke really destroyed the castle!
“Take Rosebena Castle. Clear the surroundings to avoid unnecessary casualties.”
It was exactly 30 minutes after he gave the order to his knight and disappeared.
Bang!!!
The wholebody vibration and the bright world outside the carriage window.
As the dust settled and the view cleared, Rosebena Castle, which had been intact just moments ago, was utterly destroyed.
“Do you feel a little better now?”
Only then did Bianca fully understand what the Duke had said.
His words were neither consolation nor jest.
After the dust settled, the duke, facing her once again, smiled at the surprised Bianca, suggesting they now return home.
“Before we leave, it would be best to pay our respects to His Majesty.”
“I’ll be back shortly. Please wait for a moment.”
So, that remark about coming back shortly must be a jest as well.
“Will you prepare some refreshing tea?”
Bianca, standing upright, called the maid.
Destroying a palace or so might be a trivial matter for some, but it certainly is hot weather.
It must be hotter since she has been busily going about.
The preparation of the tea ended in the blink of an eye.
However, instead of serving the tea, the maid hesitated and opened her mouth.
“There’s a shortage of syrup. May I go get some?”
“Go ahead.”
How long had it been since Bianca’s permission and the maid left her spot?
The carriage was filled with a fresh tea fragrance.
Bianca, enjoying the scent brushing against her nose, belatedly realized that she had overlooked the duke’s preference for tea.
Knock, knock.
Just then, the sound of a neat knock rang out, as if the maid had returned.
“Come in.”
Bianca spoke, keeping her eyes where they were.
“Your Grace, what tea do you prefer? Next time,”
“I don’t particularly enjoy any.”
Bianca, who had expected it to be the maid, was greatly taken aback by the sudden voice of the duke.
“Your Grace?”
“I’m back.”
The duke, enjoying Bianca’s surprised expression, climbed into the carriage with a brief smile.
Though large, the carriage was still a carriage.
It must have been tight for his tall frame, but the duke’s movements were not just relaxed but even graceful, and Bianca lost herself for a moment, watching him.
The duke, taking a sip of tea, smiled habitually.
“Since the topic of taste has come up, may I ask something? I’m curious about your taste, my lady.”
“What kind of……?”
Leaning in, the duke whispered in her ear.
“What is your taste in men?”
The cold breath brushing against her ear was terribly stimulating.
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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