Recalling the Duke’s obsession over these days, Lina let out a small sigh, as if waiting for a verdict like a prisoner.
“My determination back then remains unchanged even now.”
However, the Duke uttered an answer she had never expected. The words from his lips were neither blame nor reproach for her.
It was his trust in her.
‘Why?’
Perhaps because of the enormous resonance in her heart, her hands, no, her whole body, seemed to tremble slightly.
“But… you’ve already left, my lord. I deceived you. So, I…”
Yes, she had already deceived him.
She had acted as if she would save him but, in reality, she coldly abandoned him. Truly cunning.
So, it was natural for that man to resent her, but why?
“It doesn’t matter.”
Velige gently stroked Lina’s face with the hand that wasn’t holding hers. His eyes seemed somewhat poignant.
“Those words now…”
“Come back. By my side. As if nothing happened.”
He had always seemed so dignified—the man admired by all men in the empire, the man adored by many women.
Such a man was speaking with a trembling voice, as if begging her not to leave.
And the more Velige clung to her and held onto her, the more it felt like thorns were piercing Lina’s heart.
“Keep the fact that you’re changing like this as a lifelong secret. So don’t worry and…”
“It’s not because of that.”
Lina’s voice, interrupting Velige’s words, was sharp, as if intentionally trying to inflict more pain on him.
“The reason I left you is…”
The fringe she was holding was ruthlessly crumpled.
“The reason is…”
Lina, who had momentarily stopped breathing, answered in a low voice.
“I no longer love you.”
Her words became a sharp sword that shredded his heart.
“I don’t love you, Duke.”
“…What?”
“So, I left. I don’t want to be with you.”
And that blade tore Lina’s heart into pieces as well.
She knows. She knows how cruel the words she just uttered are.
She knows what she is doing to the man who begs her to come back, saying he will pretend nothing happened.
But…
“I’m sorry.”
Truly.
Lina said with a smile she had once shown to a man long ago. But could the Duke notice?
In her smiling eyes, there was frozen despair.
How long did the silence last? Velige moved his tightly closed lips.
“…You don’t want to be by my side.”
The man’s hand holding onto Lina loosened abruptly.
For the first time, the Duke, with such a face, looked pitiful and miserable, like grass bent over in a long rain.
As if she wanted to hold him and tell him it was all a lie.
“Yeah.”
Without any expression that could be convincing, the Duke was saying he would let her go so easily.
“If you want.”
At his unexpected words, her eyes widened.
‘…He’s letting me go?’
With a bitter smile, he continued speaking.
“We promised. I said I would do anything you want. Even if it’s parting.”
“…”
Should she say thank you? Or sorry? Or perhaps…
Don’t let me go so easily.
Hypocritical words were about to come out, and Lina tightly pressed her lips together while bowing her head deeply. Velige, who had been looking at Lina for a moment, stood up.
“Well then, take care.”
Farewell.
The last words the man conveyed to Lina were a farewell.
Thud.
As the door closed and the presence vanished, Lina collapsed.
“Sob…”
And then, she sobbed, pouring out the tears she had barely held back.
“[I will do anything you want.]”
In the past, the Duke had uttered that phrase to her like a confession.
Who would have known?
Like the spring that warmly melted her heart frozen in the cold winter, his passionate confession turned into a cold farewell.
She started screaming as if she couldn’t bear it anymore, as if she would pour out the tears of a lifetime.
“Really… Sob. I’m sorry, I…”
“[I don’t love you…]”
‘No.’
“[So, I left because I don’t want to be with you.]”
‘No.’
Underneath her nape, she felt something heavy pressing down.
“I…”
The white sheet she clutched was miserably crumpled. It bore the weight of her pain, guilt, and despair as she expelled them.
“I still… love you. I don’t want to… leave your side.”
The confession, purposeless without an owner, echoed quietly.
She didn’t want to hurt that man. She wanted to hold him, kiss him, and stay by his side for a lifetime.
But…
“…I’m scared.”
The future of our two clearly foreseeable conclusions. It was too frightening and terrifying.
No matter how many times she tried to stop the tears flowing down her cheeks, it was in vain.
Even with her mouth shut and eyes closed, her sobbing, her tears continued relentlessly.
Lina kept repeating to herself.
‘Don’t be sad for running away from the subject of wanting to die. Don’t miss him, who you didn’t love enough to sacrifice your life. ‘
She brainwashed herself endlessly.
Did she shed all the tears she would spill in her lifetime?
For a long time, her eyes, buried in the bed, did not produce any more tears.
“Yeah… This is it.”
Now it’s done. Everything ended well.
Although it might be tough right now, both the Duke and herself would eventually overcome it.
After comforting herself like that, when Lina raised her body.
Thud.
Something small fell to the floor.
Cold Male Lead Became My Clingy Husband (Female-Dominant)
Feng Bai Su transmigrated into a matriarchal novel, becoming the sister of the female protagonist and the Seventh Princess of the Feng Ling Kingdom.
After working herself to death in her previous life, finally reincarnating as a princess, she only wanted to be a lazy fish who could eat, sleep, and play.
Until she met the male protagonist from the book, Wei Jing Mo, and he took a liking to her!
Wei Jing Mo is the top young man in Feng Ling City, talented in both appearance and ability, from a prestigious family, with a cold and otherworldly appearance, a figure like the bright moon in the hearts of noble ladies. It was thought that only the most powerful and talented noble lady in Feng Ling City would be worthy of such a brilliant young man. Who knew that this young gentleman would secretly admire the infamous Seventh Princess?
Short scene 1:
Feng Bai Su looked at the young man crying like a pear blossom in the rain before her, and couldn’t help but doubt her life.
Wasn’t the male lead described as a cold and otherworldly figure in the book?
Then who was this poor little thing crying with swollen red eyes and tear-stained face?
Short scene 2:
Wei Jing Mo stared intently at Feng Bai Su who was about to go out, wanting to say, “Be careful on the road.”
Before he could speak, Feng Bai Su suddenly bent down and bit his cheek.
Her peach blossom eyes were full of disdain: “Tsk! You’re so clingy!”
Wei Jing Mo: “…”
A talented fox spirit female lead with a flirtatious appearance but actually abstinent VS A cold-looking but actually naive and clingy little jealous male lead
