When I returned home, it was already after dusk.
I sat on the bed, covering my face with both hands, staring at Bake.
The room was filled with a heavy scent of perfume.
“…Are you just coming back now?”
Bake, lifting his head, asked cautiously.
It was dark in the room, but it was not difficult to notice his eyes moving around, trying to read my mood.
Ever since I witnessed their infidelity, a cold war had been going on between us.
“The meeting with His Majesty took longer than expected.”
Bake’s eyes widened for a moment.
He seemed surprised that I would readily admit to meeting the Emperor.
“…Did you meet His Majesty?”
I handed my coat to the maid standing next to me, ordered her to prepare the drinks, and walked towards the terrace.
On the terrace, there was a chair and a matching table for two.
“His Majesty seems to know about our situation well.”
“Our situation means…”
“That you have a woman.”
“I’m, I’m sorry! I shouldn’t have said that!”
I stared straight at Bake who seemed even more flustered when he asked and then reacted.
Then I calmly followed up.
“And he asked me about that. If I intend to remarry.”
“….”
“He said he knew a very good person.”
“…So? What did you say?”
“Are you curious?”
I smiled and looked out at the garden beyond the terrace.
Just looking at the wideopen landscape wasn’t going to relieve my feelings, but I just stared at it for a long time.
“I said I have no plans to divorce.”
“….”
Apparently, this was an unexpected answer too.
Without looking back at Bake, I opened my mouth.
“Shall we have a drink together after a long time?”
“….”
“If you don’t want to, you don’t have to.”
“No, why not!”
I didn’t turn around, but there was a stir behind me.
I glanced up at Bake standing hastily across from me.
“Sit down.”
“Can I?”
“I was the one who suggested we have a drink together.”
As I smiled, Bake awkwardly followed suit.
Then, just in time, the maid brought the drinks.
“….”
“….”
The drinks were set, but no one reached out first.
In the ensuing silence, I took a deep breath and opened my mouth cautiously.
“I’ve been thinking a lot. About what we should do from now on.”
“….”
“We can’t go on like this forever. I think we need to sort things out now.”
“You mean…”
“I’ll consider it a mistake.”
“….”
Holding Bake’s trembling gaze, I extended a glass towards him.
The elegantly cut glass reflected the sunset and glowed red.
“Everyone makes a mistake at least once. I’ll think that’s what happened to you.”
“…Are you serious?”
“I was angry and made you swear, but we have Meriel.”
“….”
“I don’t want to deprive Meriel of her father over such a thing. I don’t want to see anyone insult our daughter because of this.”
I was about to pick up the wine opener to pour the wine, but Bake caught my hand.
Our gaze naturally met in the air, like our overlapped hands.
“From today, let’s not talk about this matter anymore, let’s forget everything and start over.”
“Are you serious?”
“It won’t be easy, but we’re a couple. Let’s try together.”
Let’s go back to how we used to be.
Bake hugged me tightly at my added words.
The scent of the perfume became stronger at the close distance, tickling my nose.
Without a word, I hugged his back.
There was no point in trying to cover it up with a strong perfume scent.
Besides the scent of ambergris from my husband, there was also the smell of alcohol.
Despite that, I gently stroked Bake’s nape, as if tickling.
Because I’ve already discovered it.
The dark mark situated where Bake’s gaze did not reach.
[This is the time separator]“A bouquet of flowers, Your Lordship is truly romantic.”
“That’s what I’m saying. Most couples tend to cool down after being married for a long time, but Lord and Lady Creighton are not cooling down but rather burning more.”
“And it’s not a usual burning passion. Didn’t you see His Lordship escorting her all the way to the party hall earlier?”
“Seeing him tell the servant when the party would end, it seems he’s going to pick her up, right?”
The ladies added a word or two each and burst into laughter.
In their arms was a bouquet of flowers Bake had gifted.
The fully bloomed flowers didn’t match the still cold weather, but that made them even more precious.
It must have taken a considerable effort to prepare enough bouquets for the number of people, not to mention to secure blooming flowers that filled the room to the brim.
“He is always kind. He’s a good man.”
I buried my face in the bouquet as if to show off, and smiled.
I knew well what kind of rumors people expected from me, but I had no intention of moving as they wished.
I was just a happy Duchess of Craiton, and there were no problems between our couple.
Since I declared forgiveness, Bake had made every effort to win my favor in any way, and I gladly received them and smiled.
Thanks to that, our couple was able to spend more time together than before.
I found Bake waiting outside the window with the carriage ready, and waved lightly.
Everything was peaceful.
Well, it was just a facade.
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
