At Lawrence’s words, the two of them froze.
“…Are you sure?”
“Yes. Following the Duke’s instructions to check Viscount Cork’s situation in the underground prison, when I went there, his body was coming out. The signs suggest that it was suicide by poison. But the problem is…”
Lawrence spoke cautiously, clouding his words.
“A written confession admitting to all the crimes has been found.”
Viscount Cork acknowledged all the crimes and took his own life. If that’s the case, the trial would become meaningless.
‘Wretched scoundrels.’
Belige bit his lip. The shock from the news about Viscount Cork affected not only Belige.
‘He died because of me.’
Lena suppressed her trembling hands due to fear. In the end, Bliteus killed Viscount Cork.
To annul the marriage between him and the Duchess.
‘If I return with the Duke like this…’
[Don’t you think we should at least spare Belige?]Various ominous emotions swept over Lena like a fierce storm. Bliteus’s words echoed in her ears like a curse.
“Duke, we don’t have time to stand around here…!”
Belige, awakened by Lawrence’s shout, grabbed Lena’s wrist.
“Lena. I don’t know what’s going on, but tell me the story as we go. We need to leave the palace as soon as possible.”
They were clearly aiming for Lena. They had to leave the capital with Lena as soon as possible.
As if unable to delay any longer, Belige took Lena’s hand and led her.
But.
“…Lena?”
Her body did not move as if shackles were bound to her ankles.
“Duke.”
Then she released Belige’s hand, who was holding her wrist.
“I’m sorry.”
Belige’s empty hand hesitated in the air. At that time, anxiety surged at Lena’s hesitation to bring up a difficult topic.
Avoiding his gaze, Lena whispered quietly as if muttering to herself.
“…I can’t go.”
“Lena?”
He stupidly mumbled as if he had heard words he shouldn’t have.
“I can’t go with the Duke.”
To save you.
“If it’s a joke, it’s not funny.”
“It’s not a joke.”
Telling lies.
“…”
“I’m sorry. We promised to have dinner together tonight…”
Inflicting wounds.
“…It seems difficult. Today, tomorrow… and in the future.”
Lena continued, tightly gripping the hem of her dress. She wished he wouldn’t notice that her body was trembling.
She wanted to push him away more coldly. She wanted him to resent her, at least.
But Lena couldn’t bring herself to do that. She wanted to scream and cry in his arms right now, even if it wasn’t genuine.
“Why?”
Belige, trying to push away the thoughts clouding his mind, asked faintly.
“Suddenly, why…”
Leave me?
Stopping the words he was about to say, Belige closed his mouth. If he uttered those words, it felt like the current situation would become a reality.
“Don’t lie.”
He had always treated her affectionately, but now he couldn’t treat Lena as usual.
“It’s not fun, if it’s a joke.”
“It’s not a joke.”
“Don’t lie.”
“I…”
“Stop.”
As if telling her not to speak any more, he pulled her wrist.
“Don’t say anything more.”
More than words were necessary. As if expressing his dissatisfaction, he grabbed her with an authoritarian attitude different from usual and swiftly left the palace.
And Lawrence, who had been watching the entire situation, quietly swallowed his dry saliva and followed the two alone.
“Duke, wait, just a moment…!”
Although I told Belige to stop while being led by him, he didn’t look back once. They arrived at the castle gate like that.
“Stop, Duke Fermannes.”
The soldiers guarding the gate blocked the way of the three.
“What is happening?”
Approaching the gatekeeper, Lawrence asked. After respectfully nodding to Belige, who seemed like the person in charge, the gatekeeper continued, shifting his gaze to Lena behind Belige.
“Duchess Lady Rina Dmitrievna can leave the palace with Duke Fermannes. However.”
He stood behind Belige and looked at Lena.
“Lady Rina Dmitrievna Nodamis cannot accompany you.”
Belige’s eyebrows twitched at the soldier’s words.
“Lady Nodamis?”
With a twisted smile, the Duke shot a fierce glance at the soldier.
“How impertinent, calling the Duchess Lady Nodamis. There’s no reason for me not to return to the mansion with the Lady. If you have nothing more to say, let’s go. We don’t have time to linger here.”
After that, he tried to pass through the gate again with Lena, but the soldiers blocking their way stopped them.
“What is this nonsense now?”
Seeing Belige who seemed to breathe fire, the gatekeeper, who hesitated for a moment, handed him a document he was holding.
“It’s a decree from the palace. As of two o’clock this afternoon, your marriage is null and void. Therefore, according to the national law, Lady Nodamis Dmitrievna with magical powers cannot leave the palace.”
“What is this…!”
Surprised, Lawrence snatched the document and quickly scanned it with his sharp eyes.
As Lawrence’s face gradually turned to one of astonishment, Belige’s fist tightened.
And at that moment.
“Here you are.”
With a familiar voice, Bliteus approached.
“…Second Prince?”
Belige’s eyebrows trembled as he looked at the unwelcome visitor. Then, following Bliteus’s words:
“…How was your farewell?”
“Farewell?”
Belige’s unpleased expression couldn’t be hidden, and Bliteus, who seemed to enjoy the Duke’s reaction, raised the corners of his mouth.
“Just heard, Duke. Oh, not anymore. Lady Nodamis Dmitrievna can’t leave the palace. Duke.”
With a face that seemed to be marked by victory.
“Not even one step.”
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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