“Dirty bastard.”
Cheshire roughly raked through his hair.
There was no need to hear more. The thin walls of the cheap inn conveyed the sounds of the next room without any effort.
Beasts were mingling their bodies.
Cheshire couldn’t bear the moaning that rang in his ears and drew his sword.
From the moment they betrayed Liviana, they were less than beasts.
Such things couldn’t be allowed to breathe the same air, on the same land as Liviana.
He was going to finish them off without a trace, tearing them apart, ripping them apart until no one could find them.
But the man’s irritated steps stopped after a few paces.
The son of a merchant who had never properly held a sword had soft hands, and the awkward noblewoman was not much different. If he put his mind to it, killing them was not a big deal.
If only their faces hadn’t come to mind.
Cheshire nervously stabbed the sword he was holding into the ground.
He was seething with anger, but when he thought of the mother and daughter who looked so alike, he couldn’t do it.
In the end, Cheshire rummaged through his pocket.
In the small tin case, which did not suit his big hand, there was a flower picture so clumsy it could be mistaken for graffiti.
Cheshire opened the case, took out a piece of candy, put it in his mouth, and chewed it as it was.
It was sweet enough to make his tongue hurt, but without doing so, he felt like he would light up a cigarette he had just quit.
Of course, even though he quit smoking, the habit of rolling around in the back alley didn’t disappear, so he couldn’t help but chew on filthy curses that he couldn’t even put in his mouth in the middle.
Cheshire drew his sword and thrust it into his scabbard.
Despite having a sweet candy in his mouth that made his tongue hurt, his mouth strangely tasted bitter.
“So that’s it.”
“……”
“It’s okay. I was prepared.”
Half was sincere, and the other half was a lie.
I expected this situation to come, but that didn’t mean it didn’t hurt.
Nevertheless, I wore a smile on my lips as if nothing had happened.
“……I’ll handle it.”
“How are you going to handle it?”
“That’s of course……”
Cheshire could not say more and closed his mouth tightly.
I opened the car while looking at Cheshire’s fist, where the veins stood out.
My stomach was churning, but my mind was clearer than ever.
“Just leave it.”
“Just leave it as it is?”
“There’s nothing we can do now. We can’t do anything.”
“……Really, are you going to let it go like this?”
Despite Cheshire’s anxious gaze at me, I dutifully picked tea leaves and poured hot water to brew tea.
The tea water, which gradually dyed red through the transparent teapot, was quite pretty.
I closed my eyes slowly at the spreading bitter scent, then opened them again.
Personally, I don’t prefer the heavy body taste that goes around my mouth, so I don’t often look for Tashasan tea leaves, but there were times when I missed this taste.
This was the tea leaf my late father liked.
It was also the tea I sought whenever I had to make a decision.
I stared at the steaming tea, picked up the tea cup in the end.
The terrible bitterness spreading in my mouth was still not to my taste, but it was good for steeling my resolve.
I looked back at Cheshire only after I had finished a cup of tea.
“I’m sorry, but could you deliver a letter on your way?”
[This is the time separator]“I didn’t expect the Countess of Creighton to contact me first. That’s really unexpected.”
“I have something to say to you.”
“That’s a problem if you say you fell for me at first sight.”
The emperor sat in his seat with a cheeky smile.
I clasped my hands together to hide my tension.
“I’m not the one you’re interested in, it’s you.”
“Did you catch on?”
“I have eyes and ears too.”
I took a slow breath.
I swore never to step forward again, but in the end, it came to this.
But no matter how much I thought about it, this was the best.
I had an affidavit written by Bake himself, but that wasn’t enough.
The evidence that Bake himself admitted his mistake could serve as evidence, but it wouldn’t have any further effect.
It was unlikely that Bake, who broke his promise just a week later, would obediently abide by the contents of the affidavit.
In order for Meriel to become the master of Creighton as promised in the affidavit, a long fight was predicted, and if necessary, a trial had to be endured.
But if that happens, this issue will be publicized, and everyone’s attention will be focused.
In the end, Meriel would get a tag.
I didn’t want that.
Meriel had to live a different life than me.
Her life should be more brilliant than anyone else’s.
So I decided to cover everything up for that.
“I know what you want from me.”
“Do you have a request from my wife?”
“It would be more accurate to say that it is not me, but Creighton that you want.”
My father’s father, and again, my father. Creighton, who had amassed a huge fortune through various businesses handed down through the generations, grew even larger with Bake as its owner.
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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