Tame or Be Captured (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 023
A woman who submitted easily from the start and behaved meekly might not irritate him, but she would quickly bore him.
It was as obvious as fire that acting like a frail, tearful girl—like a single delicate blossom, as he’d seen in the past—would never capture his heart.
Before heading to the audience chamber, Duran suddenly remembered something and turned back to speak.
“I’ll give you a moment to compose yourself. Allow me to escort you to the reception room.”
It was his way of showing consideration.
At that moment, Asha truly looked like a captured prisoner who had just been dragged in after fleeing—her hair soaked with sweat and tangled every which way.
But Asha, appearing utterly unconcerned, replied calmly.
“It’s fine. I’ll go as I am. It would be far more absurd for a prisoner to appear before you neatly dressed in a gown.”
At the word “prisoner,” Duran fell silent.
His gaze toward Asha brimmed with regret and complex emotions.
Despite her being from a minority group, she was still a woman—and moreover, the Empire’s Butterfly—and he felt uneasy about having brought her here so roughly.
He was a nobleman whose chivalry was deeply ingrained.
But seeing Asha genuinely unbothered, he soon gave up and continued leading the way.
Soon, the ornate doors of the audience chamber opened, and Asha stepped inside flanked by knights front and back.
Old memories surfaced, making her nervous, yet she discreetly swallowed hard and tightly clenched her hands, striving to maintain composure.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
No way…did Karaf set up this situation with the assassin or kidnapping attempt to earn points?
Not practically, it is a form of torture. Jackel didn’t jump into the water on his own while tied to the boulder.
It seems backward that the Empress is invited to a Duchess’ tea party.