As Lina passed by, other people’s gazes and whispers followed her, as if on cue. But she tried to act as if nothing was wrong and just did her best in her assigned work.
‘The Duke’s wife? Me?’
A rumor had been circulating since that day. That the Duke’s wife had an affair with a servant. And so, the Duke drove his wife and the servant who had an affair out of the mansion.
It could not be anything but false.
According to May, someone saw Lina coming out of the Duke’s bedroom a few days ago. And there were rumors that she was even attending to the Duke’s baths every day.
“That man’s wife.”
How could a wife treated like this exist in the world? Lina scoffed to herself and knocked on the door.
Knock knock.
Inside the room, Henry was packing his bags, and May was helping him pack.
“You’re here?”
Henry, who had been imprisoned for a few days while the hall was investigated, was packing his bags to leave the mansion as soon as he was released.
As he put clothes into his bag, he smiled, seeing Lina.
“…Henry. I’m sorry.”
“Why are you sorry? I’m the one who did wrong.”
“But…”
“Just think of it as going back to study in the capital. And the steward said that I could speak well after spending some time in the capital. There are no missing items in the gallery hall, so it’s going to be okay. So, everyone, don’t worry too much.”
But May, who was listening to Henry’s words, was secretly wiping away tears.
“Stop crying. I’ll be back soon. It’s not like we’re breaking up, so why are you like this?”
“…Yeah.”
Henry comforted May, stroking her head. Lina, feeling awkward seeing the two of them, quietly left the room.
“Uncle Rick said it’s not my fault, but…”
Rick, the stable keeper, comforted her, saying that he was rather troubled by his worthless son. Lina felt both sorry and grateful to them.
With a heavy heart, she entered her room and could only sigh.
“Ha… again?”
Lina looked at the clothes stained with filth. Since that day, someone had started to cleverly torment her.
‘Is it Roen…?’
With Susan gone now, the only person who came to mind was Roen. But there was only suspicion, no evidence, so she couldn’t properly confront him.
“It’s tiresome. Really.”
The torment that she thought would end in a day or two had lasted almost a week.
“I didn’t know it would last this long.”
Sighing, she picked up the clothes and headed to the laundry area. Lately, Lina had been doing laundry several times a day.
‘But why does my body feel so heavy? Am I coming down with something…?’
Was it because she had been through a lot lately? Today, her body seemed especially shivery.
In fact, it wouldn’t be strange if she were sick right now.
Cleaning the gallery hall under the Duke’s watch, harassment from colleagues, and exhaustion from Henry’s business had worn her body and mind out.
‘Luckily, the time spent by the Duke’s side has decreased lately…’
The Duke, who had looked upset since that day, hadn’t been looking for her much lately.
‘Has the Duke heard the rumor too?’
It was quite a worrisome rumor for a single Duke. And strangely, the rumors surrounding her and the Duke were growing.
As if someone was deliberately spreading them.
Recalling the rumors that swirled around the mansion, Lina froze as she entered the laundry area.
“What is… this?”
Her clothes were ripped to shreds on the damp clay floor. If Lina hadn’t hung the laundry there herself, she wouldn’t have even recognized them as clothes.
“How did this happen? Who did this…!”
As Lina picked up the torn clothes and murmured, familiar voices came from behind.
“Oh my? The clothes are all torn?”
“Just shake your waist and the Duke will buy you more. What’s there to worry about?”
“If she’s a consort, she should act like one and stop muddying the waters with her maid’s act.”
“That’s right. Henry got driven away because of her, didn’t he?”
Lina, who had been looking at Roen and her group, stood up.
“What did you just say?”
“What? Did we say something wrong? Hey! Did I say anything wrong?”
Roen, seeking agreement from those around her, emanated a strong hostility towards Lina.
“Did you do this?”
“You’re suspecting us? Do you have evidence?”
Roen, with her arms crossed, scoffed as if it was ridiculous.
“There’s no evidence. But does that matter?”
“What?”
Lina gently put down the clothes she was holding.
“If I’m really the Duke’s consort, and I ask him to get rid of you, do you think he won’t listen?”
“What, what are you saying?!”
Roen stammered, flustered.
“As a consort, shake your hips in the Duke’s bedroom.”
Lina stepped closer to them, speaking calmly.
“If I beg the Duke to whip you and drive you away, what will you do? Like Susan.”
Only then did they seem to realize something was wrong.
Their previously confident demeanors disappeared as they began to look at each other.
“Ah! That’s right! Emma had something she wanted me to do and I totally forgot!”
“Oh? Oh! Me too!”
They made lame excuses and left the laundry area one by one, leaving Roen trembling alone.
“Roen.”
Lina smiled at her.
“Aren’t you leaving?”
Lina’s words caused Roen to bite her lip and clench her fists in anger. But soon, she fled the scene.
“Phew.”
Left alone in the laundry area, Lina bent down to pick up the mess of clothes. The dark sky began to drop raindrops one by one, then steadily grew stronger.
“Really, it’s one thing after another…”
Lina muttered as she picked up the fallen clothes. Was it the weight of the falling rain? She stood like that, head bowed, for a long time.
“Should I just give up…?”
Her body and mind, and the entire situation, had worn her out.
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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