Spent the First Night with the Male Lead, Thinking I Was Terminal (10 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 147
The already heavy atmosphere sank even deeper into gloom.
Sweat drenched Duke Herscher’s palms.
If it had been his old self, he would have immediately and fiercely denied such a thing as impossible.
After all, the Aria he knew had a gentle temperament and would never harm anyone.
But now, he found himself wondering if perhaps Aria truly had done it—she had changed so drastically.
The others, excluding the Duke, seemed to feel the same; rather than questioning Clea’s statement, they wore expressions of shock.
“If that is indeed true, then the Princess has committed attempted murder.”
Breaking the long silence, Obern was the first to speak.
“Your Grace, what in the world is going on here? Even if His Highness wasn’t of the imperial family back then, this is undeniably a crime.”
“Didn’t you, Duke, actually instruct the Princess to act that way? Otherwise, how could the once-kind-hearted Princess have changed so drastically?”
“Th-that is…”
At his words, everyone glared at Duke Herscher with burning eyes.
Their looks demanded an immediate explanation.
Their gazes were so sharp that the earlier cold stares now seemed almost kind by comparison.
The Duke, too, had just now fully grasped the truth of the matter and was equally bewildered.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
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After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
Instead of kicking her out, why doesn’t he lock her up in the dungeon?
Can’t Clea just transfer it back to Airhead? She doesn’t have to break it…
I honestly thought Bawin was going to let airhead in and deceive her until the trial.