Charlotte kicked off her blanket, tilted her neck, and leaned against the cushion.
Her red hair flowed in unruly curls.
Her eyes felt heavy and swollen.
Her throat felt scratchy.
“I’m thirsty.”
As Charlotte’s fingertips grazed her neck down to her collarbone, someone grabbed her wrist.
“Have you been here the whole time?”
“Just got back from the armory.”
His gaze fell on Charlotte’s throat.
“Why?”
“I thought you might be choking again.”
His concern was justified.
Her pale face lacked color, and the vivid veins on her skin were more pronounced.
Given her recent state, his worries were warranted.
“You seem to know how I’ve been lately.”
At this, Benjamin fell silent.
It was difficult to read what he was thinking; he seemed to have something on his mind, but it was vague.
Just as she was studying Benjamin,
He looked down at Charlotte and nodded.
“Finish getting ready and come out. The Tyut family has some news for you.”
Benjamin left as the chambermaid came in.
“I’ll wait outside.”
Charlotte felt groggy, having just woken up. She pressed her forehead and messed up her already unruly hair. What did I do before falling asleep last night…
She vaguely remembered having some conversation.
“Yesterday, you requested a sleeping aid.”
“Ah, no wonder I slept so well.”
Unaware of falling asleep, she had fallen asleep.
Subsequently, a dressed-up Charlotte stepped outside.
“Her Majesty has arrived.”
The maids knocked twice and opened the door.
“Ah, Your Majesty!”
“You look better than yesterday.”
“I apologize for that day.”
Henrietta began to share her story from that night.
“That, that darkness saw me. It opened its mouth to vomit a demon, demanding from beneath my feet to take out a throat. It craved for humans through that mouth… my father was standing over it.”
This explained why she felt like she was being followed.
“It looked human, but it wasn’t.”
“Did your father see you there?”
“Yes, he did.”
“He must have seen you as you saw him.”
The Lord must have known.
This child couldn’t hide her presence, and the fact she was here alone was likely by the Lord’s intent.
“He deliberately let her live.”
Charlotte pressed her eyeballs tightly.
“Did he say anything else when he left?”
“My ears were muffled, so it kept breaking.”
The child exhaled as if sighing.
“Ah, he said to wait for that day. After that, I don’t know.”
It seemed even she couldn’t fully remember what happened after.
Charlotte exchanged glances with Benjamin, and a soft command fell beside her.
“Prepare to leave.”
He checked the child’s ankle and spoke.
“A guardian will be here soon.”
“Ah!”
“You managed to avoid the trap, thankfully. A simple investigation will be necessary, but you will meet soon. We’ll move you to the royal residence; leave when you’re directed.”
Now, nobody remained in the Tyut mansion. The traces of people had been erased.
“If you need help later, speak to the maid outside.”
The door to the side room closed, and they stepped out quietly.
Charlotte gestured towards the closed door.
“I deliberately sent that child away.”
“I used her as a messenger.”
Neither spoke much.
“Has the pact broken?”
“Had it broken, the alliance would have shattered. It can’t be this quiet.”
“Is it going to break soon?”
“That also needs to be verified.”
Both might have already suspected. There just wasn’t any evidence to clearly reaffirm this.
“I might have to kill him soon.”
He hesitated.
He couldn’t congratulate someone who might have to kill his own father.
Benjamin passed through the dark chamber. The smell of disinfectant was strong.
“Is the investigation over?”
Last night, the investigation of a servant condemned to death continued.
“The corpse was poisoned. The body was rotting due to poison, which resembled the poison emitted by monsters.”
“Have the blood results come in?”
“The poison was present in the corpse’s blood. The blood was black, and the rotting poison had coagulated inside the body.”
Intelligence agents reported.
The poison from the monsters had lingered in the body. This poison is usually found in the bodies of mercenaries who die fighting monsters, and it was most concentrated in the corpse’s blood.
“They were hunted.”
“If they were hunted, they wouldn’t have escaped.”
“They didn’t escape. They were let go.”
The intelligence agent lifted the shroud on the corpse. The flesh around the ankle was torn, exposing bone fragments.
“The ankle is torn and ripped, making it impossible to walk. Judging by the coagulated state of the blood, the deceased was already dead at that time.”
Though they had escaped as if being pursued, the deceased was already dead.
“They delayed the death, sending the dead person away.”
The intelligence agent concluded the report.
“The origin of monsters and involvement in death, that falls into the realm of ancient black magic.”
“It’s confirmed then.”
“It’s a treaty violation.”
The ancient treaty’s ban was still in place, but as the treaty gradually faded from memory, they seized the opportunity.
Violated the ban of the treaty.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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