“Maybe we should host a party.”
“A party?”
“A debutante ball is too oldfashioned and meaningless, so it might be better to create a new gathering. Hosting a party ourselves would be more comfortable than being invited to an unfamiliar place.”
Margaret looked at the sparkling ring in the hand of Riviana, who always showed a little consideration, whether it was then or now.
The thick diamond ring was a symbol that she was the wife of Bake.
On the day she wore that ring and swore an oath of marriage with Bake, Riviana became a woman marrying with the biggest gem in the empire from the most unfortunate woman.
Even though she should have been the one to receive that gem.
“You don’t have to go that far.”
“No, it’s only natural, considering how much you’ve done for me.”
Even after losing her memory, it seems her attitude of looking down on the underlings remained unchanged.
Margaret strained to keep a smile on her face, suppressing the twisting feeling in her stomach.
Although it was natural to talk down to a servant, it didn’t look nice to the disturbed Margaret.
“Is there finally a party in Craiton after a long time?”
“A party at Craiton, will you invite us too?”
“Of course I’ll invite you. Of course, whether or not there will be a party, I’ll have to discuss with him.”
“Is there a need for discussion? It’s a wellknown rumor that the Viscount of Craiton is devoted.”
“That’s right. Every time we see how earnest he is, we get excited.”
Margaret clenched her hands tightly at the sweet talk of the ladies who didn’t miss the opportunity to flatter. She wanted to drink something even though her stomach was on fire, but she couldn’t.
She had to be more careful about what she ate and drank because she was pregnant.
Especially here, wasn’t it the palace? She couldn’t casually reach for the food served in a space as silent as Bake’s chamber.
She didn’t even want to reach out because her stomach was churning due to the strong fragrance filling the room.
Margaret frowned.
‘Was I too nervous?’
It was natural to be nervous. No matter how much she practiced, this was her first time at such a large social event.
Margaret tried to soothe her queasy stomach and clenched her hands. At first, it was a little uncomfortable, but the nausea was getting worse.
“I haven’t been well recently, that’s all. Not to that extent.”
“Humble, aren’t you? Renting the entire store isn’t something an ordinary man can do.”
“Isn’t it possible because he loves his wife?”
But she couldn’t let it show.
All the noble ladies chattering happily were about the same age as her, having mature children.
If she vomited here, she would naturally be suspected.
Margaret anxiously fiddled with her fingertips, finally covering her mouth with her hand at the unbearable nausea.
However, the persistent nausea wasn’t something she could easily endure.
“I’m going to use the restroom for a moment.”
“What? Suddenly?”
“You don’t look so well. Should we call a doctor?”
“There’s no need for a doctor. Just a little……”
She couldn’t bear it anymore.
Eventually, Margaret hurriedly got up from her seat and quickly left the room.
It was to avoid the public’s attention as much as possible, but ironically, it attracted attention.
Then, a brief silence.
And soon, the Countess of Senal quietly raised her hand.
“I suddenly need to use the restroom too. I must have drank too much tea.”
With an unmistakable curiosity in her eyes.
[This is the time separator]I sipped the remaining tea as I watched the empty seats of the ladies who had left on various pretexts.
Among the three who left their seats, the Countess of Senal was a famous gossip in the capital. Without me even trying, she would certainly spread the rumor I needed.
The rumor that Margaret might be pregnant.
I drank the remaining tea as I watched Margaret enter the room awkwardly.
She was under the delusion that the social world would treat her simply because she was by my side, but in fact, it was the opposite.
One should not judge the favor of the social world by its surface.
There was no unconditional favor, and underneath it lay intricate calculations.
There were certainly those who sincerely wanted to connect with the Viscountess of Craiton through Margaret, but there were also the opposite cases.
Just as I could easily see the covetous eyes on the pearl necklace around Margaret’s neck throughout the party.
‘And they would all have been secretly displeased.’
Today’s tea party was not attended by just anyone.
From the start, the reception following the debut ball was a carefully curated event meant for noble ladies from the highestranking households.
The noblewomen present were hostesses of prestigious families, and they sat in their rightful places according to their ranks.
The higher one’s rank, the closer they could sit to the hostess of the reception. And naturally, those of lower ranks would sit farther away.
It was an unspoken rule and something that should be respected.
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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