Unaccustomed to Peria’s warm response, I looked around nervously when she said,
“Oh, right. You might be worried about the annulment issue, so I’ll tell you in advance that you need not concern yourself with it anymore. It seems things with Count Ersian have been settled nicely.”
While it was a relief that the engagement issue was resolved, I couldn’t easily relax. Peria’s temperament was notoriously capricious.
I gathered courage and spoke up.
“Mother… weren’t you shocked by the sudden news?”
I asked tentatively, but Peria replied nonchalantly.
“What are you talking about?”
“I mean, the news about my marriage… with Duke Leus.”
“Ah, the proposal? I was surprised to receive the letter from the House of Rochester, but what does it matter? It’s a proposal from the Duke’s house!”
‘What…? This isn’t the reaction I was expecting.’
I had thought Peria would demand that I break up with Leus as soon as she saw me.
I assumed that the decision to accept the marriage was made unilaterally by my father and that given Peria’s usual behavior, no other reaction seemed plausible.
After all, hadn’t she strongly supported my engagement with Kashien simply because he was a womanizer?
But now…
“You should have told me if you were receiving attention from the Duke. Then I would have annulled your engagement with Kashien much sooner. You can’t compare the House of Ersian with the House of Rochester, can you?”
Peria seemed excited as if her own daughter had received the proposal.
“Why are you like this? I thought you’d be mad.”
“The news of your marriage has caused quite a stir. Guess what? Even Duchess Lorellia sent an invitation!”
“Duchess Lorellia?”
“Yes. That fussy woman. She must be really curious about your marriage. She tried so hard to match her daughter with the Duke, and now our family has won him over. She must be so upset.”
Peria laughed heartily.
‘I should have known… there had to be a reason for such an unusual reaction.’
The reason was clear now – the social circles. After being criticized in society over inheritance issues, Peria became obsessed with her social standing. Naturally, a marriage with the only Duke of the empire, bringing positive attention, would be a cause for celebration.
And to top it off, we had effortlessly outdone Duchess Lorellia, whom she despised.
‘All thanks to the social circles.’
The worries that had troubled me for days vanished in an instant.
As we entered the dining room, my father got up briskly to greet me.
His luxurious attire shimmered elegantly, but as always, it made me feel more distant than delighted to see him.
“My daughter. It’s been a long time.”
“Good to see you, Father. Have you been well?”
“I’m always well. So, did you enjoy your stay at the Duke’s house?”
“Yes. Everyone was very kind to me.”
Father didn’t shower me with affection like he did with Deon, but he showed at least some interest.
Seeing him more welcoming than usual today, it seemed he was also very pleased with the news of my marriage to Leus.
“Let’s start with dinner and talk more later.”
“Yes, Father.”
The atmosphere was surprisingly warm as we began our meal.
Naturally, the main topic during dinner was my marriage.
“To think he acted uninterested in women, and now, skipping the engagement and going straight to marriage.”
“Indeed, dear. No one could have imagined the day when Duke Leus would take a woman to his heart.”
“I too am just a common man after all! No matter how noble, can’t help but be helpless before a woman he likes, right? Roel, your beauty is extraordinary. It would be strange if anyone could resist your charms! Hahaha!”
“Haha….”
That old topic of beauty. Father always mentioned my appearance whenever he saw me.
And it always led to discord, just like now.
“You’ve inherited your mother’s beauty! I believe there’s no one in the empire who can match your looks.”
“Ah, Father….”
I was startled when he suddenly mentioned my biological mother, and I glanced at Peria.
Unperturbed, Father continued his discourse.
“As you grew up, you increasingly resembled your mother and now you’ve caught a big fish! How grateful we should be to Julia.”
My biological mother’s name was directly mentioned.
An icy silence descended in the dining room.
Even Briella, who had been indifferent since my arrival, looked bewildered and glanced at her mother.
Tap
Peria put down her spoon and called out to Father with a cold smile.
“Dear.”
“Yes, my wife.”
“If you don’t want to ruin the good news, perhaps it’s best to stop talking about that lowly woman.”
“Haha, what does it matter? We’re the only ones listening in this dining room!”
“…….”
Peria briefly gave Father a disgusted look. Eventually, he coughed and pretended to be considerate.
“Anyway, Roel. How did you come to meet the Duke?”
“Oh, well… We often crossed paths at balls.”
I was prepared for such questions, having previously agreed with Leus on our story. It was all about Leus putting in a significant effort from our first meeting to the proposal.
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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