Confusion spread across Miryu’s face.
“Oh, Your Majesty.”
“Hmm.”
Queen Isabella remained unfazed despite Miryu’s bewilderment.
“Why is a mere concubine continuously addressing me so informally as the representative of King Royum?”
No emotion could be discerned from Queen Isabella’s face. It was truly a perfectly expressionless visage. However, this very fact exuded an even more cutting atmosphere.
“Your Majesty, please don’t do this.”
Miryu hastily grabbed the hem of Queen Isabella’s dress, stubbornly pleading.
‘Queen Isabella may appear cold on the outside, but her heart is tender.’
“I feel truly unjustly treated. Please believe me. I am also a part of the Royum family, and you treated me with affection like a daughter. You had more expectations for this wedding than I did.”
“Well, that was once.”
“Even if you feel repulsed now, can’t you listen to me just once?”
“Go ahead and speak.”
Miryu swelled with hope.
‘Look, she’s listening to my story!’
If Queen Isabella’s heart had completely turned away, she would have completely ignored Miryu. The fact that she was responding at all meant there was still hope.
Miryu tearfully pleaded.
“I didn’t plan to go this far at first. But on the day of the wedding, Hessen suddenly ran away…”
At that statement, Queen Isabella’s expression subtly twitched.
Miryu silently celebrated a small victory. Even if everyone had witnessed it, getting through this situation was more important.
“From the spot where Hessen left, a letter from the Duchess Blanshet was found. That’s how this situation unfolded. The rest is all genuine.”
“…”
“You regarded me as a daughter, didn’t you? If that statement is sincere…”
“Well, yes, I indeed regarded you as a precious daughter.”
“That’s right. If you sincerely meant that as a mother…”
“So, you betrayed that mother’s trust.”
“[Dash]I’m deeply sorry, but…”
“You were going to show me the letter you mentioned, right?”
Queen Isabella extended a letter with a cold, indifferent gaze. Miryu, who had been shedding tears, awkwardly accepted the letter.
“Why would Your Majesty show me this letter…”
[Miryu has distanced herself from us, but still, congratulations on the child between the two of you.]“So, this letter is from the Duchess Blanshet, who allegedly conspired against me…”
[I have already forgotten about the unfortunate incident that happened at the Royum Mansion, so I hope blessings follow your marriage.]The letter did not contain any words that seemed to undermine Miryu. Miryu, holding the letter, trembled with her hand.
‘If it wasn’t Estelle, why did Hessen suddenly change?’
The reality felt like a lie.
“Miryu Juty. You were originally a newborn with nothing but shortcomings.”
Miryu lifted her head blankly from the letter, looking at Queen Isabella.
While Queen Isabella maintained an elegant posture, her eyes, filled with unmistakable anger, glared at Miryu.
“The sole reason I accepted someone like you was that you were the woman brought here by Royum Crown Prince Hessen, the one he loves.”
Queen Isabella had not forgotten her son from the day she brought Miryu. Late that night, Hessen came to her and made a plea.
“I’m sorry, Mother. I apologize again for causing disappointment. But I genuinely love her.”
“All the mistakes were mine, being swayed by emotions instead of remembering the Crown Prince’s position. Please don’t blame him. I beg you.”
Queen Isabella was despondent at her son’s confession.
It was true that Miryu had been considered an insufficient bride. However, she reflected on her own shortcomings through the scene of Hessen asking forgiveness for her.
“Hessen, if that child is the woman you truly love, be honest. This mother will help.”
And so, Queen Isabella did everything for Miryu.
“Until now, I endured all your shortcomings. Taking care of your difficult position in a poor family with no dowry, navigating the social circles that were challenging for your situation, and even handling the accident with my daughter—all of it, I managed on my own.”
Some of these tasks were things even biological parents found challenging to do for their daughters. However, even in such situations, Queen Isabella adored Miryu.
“Even your scars that became a stigma in society, I considered them as a source of pain and created a place in the Royum Kingdom for you. Even if you couldn’t fulfill your duties as the Crown Prince’s fiancee, I thought it was okay.”
Hessen, who had to oversee the kingdom in place of his deceased father, could not afford to be affectionate like a mother. Unlike with Diana, he couldn’t embrace Miryu properly.
“But everything from the beginning was a lie, wasn’t it?”
“Oh, Mother. It’s not like that—”
“Your pitiful past, the painful scars on your neck, and even the pregnancy you mentioned in front of everyone—all lies! And still, you dare to lift your head high in front of me?”
Queen Isabella bit her lips tightly.
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
*
Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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