“I’m glad. Actually, I drugged the steak you ate today.”
“What?”
“And just in case, I also put some in the wine…….”
“Libian, uh!”
Bake, who was trying to get up from his seat, couldn’t stand up properly and fell down right there.
Still holding a smile at the corners of my mouth, I swirled my wine glass.
“It seems the drug is starting to take effect. I was worried, but I’m glad.”
“Hey, did you say, drug?”
“Don’t worry too much. It’s not poison.”
“What, what, intention…….”
“What intention? That’s obvious.”
To remove Bake Grayton from my life.
After emptying my wine glass neatly, I wiped my mouth lightly with a napkin.
The wine was delicious, but the colder my head got, the more I enjoyed it.
The wine served with today’s meal was made from grapes harvested the year Meriel was born.
In order to use it as a celebratory drink to bless the life of my little daughter becoming an adult in the future.
I still can’t forget the moment I was personally wandering the farm to pick the best grapes.
“So, are you suggesting, divorce?”
“Am I crazy to divorce?”
“What, did you say?”
“Bake. What I want is not a part, but the whole.”
If it was just to gain a part, I wouldn’t have started.
I slowly approached Bake.
Taking his chin in my hand, which was unable to control his body due to the effect of the drug, I made him look at me.
Even with a winning lawsuit, there was a limit to what could be taken by divorce.
The penalty was too light for a murderer who killed my daughter.
“I’m not satisfied with just a divorce. Even if we divorce, you won’t lose anything, right? After giving me a little bit of your measly wealth, you’ll probably boast about fulfilling your duty as a husband with your great friends over drinks. I don’t like that.”
“Then, what…….”
“I told you. I’m going to remove Bake Grayton from my life.”
“Do you think that’s possible? The owner of this estate is.”
“It will be me.”
If only you are gone.
I moved my hand and caressed Bake’s neck.
The pulse beat was clearly conveyed through my palm.
“Do you know? There are surprisingly many people who want you to disappear.”
“What, what?”
“So, I sold you.”
I pulled up the corners of my mouth and laughed playfully.
“What, what is that?”
“Don’t think too hard. It’s a simple story. As I said, I sold you.”
To the person who hates you the most and who gave the highest price.
Still holding a smile, I stroked my husband’s cheek.
The trembling coming through the skin made my heart race.
“I pondered a lot. Thanks to you, who have gained a lot of resentment here and there, everyone wanted you without a firstcomefirstserved basis. Of course, Duke Pieren, whom you were terribly jealous of, was also there.”
“Libian, Anna!”
“Aren’t you curious? Who would have bought you?”
I neatly folded the napkin hanging on Bake’s neck and put it on the table.
It was time to finish the meal slowly and greet the guest.
[This is the time separator]“Mommy!”
Meriel, who ran straight towards me, spread her arms wide and hugged me.
The little girl I used to lift easily was now quite heavy.
It seemed difficult to hold her like this once she grew a little more.
“Meriel, did you have a good time today?”
I pressed my lips against Meriel’s chubby cheeks.
Meriel burst out laughing and wrapped her arms around my neck.
“I picked flowers in the garden with Auntie today.”
“Flowers?”
“I wanted to make a bookmark for Mommy.”
“A bookmark made from flowers, I’m really looking forward to that.”
“You can look forward to it. I only picked the prettiest flowers from the garden. I’ll give it to you when I finish it.”
Meriel proudly stuck out her chin.
I kissed Meriel’s cheek once more and caught the eye of Margaret visible over her back.
Margaret has been a longtime friend since childhood, and has been looking after Meriel for a few months.
“Meriel didn’t bother you too much today, did she?”
It was a troublesome time with Meriel as the nanny went back to her hometown just when I was getting busy preparing for the endofyear party.
I was fortunate that Margaret was there because I had a lot of absences and it was difficult to leave Meriel alone.
The mansion was full of servants, but there was no one more reliable than an old friend.
“No way. Rather, I’m having fun thanks to Meriel.”
“I’ve played so well with Auntie, there’s no way it could be annoying!”
Both Margaret and I laughed at Meriel’s dissatisfied voice.
“That’s right. Meriel played with me.”
“Did you hear that, Mom?”
“Yes, I’m sure you did.”
I put Meriel down and straightened her clothes.
Despite tying them neatly every morning, the ribbons of my mischievous daughter were always skewed when I took my eyes off her.
“Hmm, beautiful.”
“I’m pretty even without these.”
Meriel pouted her lips with a sulky expression.
“But it’s good to be neat when you can be.”
“What’s good about being neat?”
“Today, for a snack, we can eat the strawberry cake from NonBakery that our daughter loves the most.”
I winked at Meriel.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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