The news of the accident that occurred last night at an orphanage building in the south had not yet reached the capital.
Not only the news that Lady Nia, who had jumped into the burning building to save a child, was seriously injured, but also the news that she bore a striking resemblance to Princess Veronia, who was believed to have died 5 years ago.
Unaware that his mother was unconscious in bed, Jediel was simply excited about his outing in the city with his godmother.
“What gift are you going to buy for your grandparents, Jediel? Do you have something in mind?”
“Yes! Since the weather will get colder, I want to buy them warm sweaters! Red suits Grandmother Louisa well, and green suits Grandfather Hugo well.”
“Oh, that’s a good idea! You even thought about the sweater colors in advance, that’s excellent! Then before we start shopping in earnest, shall we get some sugar first?”
“Sugar?”
Jediel tilted his head and asked, familiar with the word ‘charging’ but unfamiliar with the word ‘sugar’. His godmother smiled gently and added an explanation.
“When your energy drops suddenly, or to store up energy in advance, eating sweet food is called sugar charging.”
“Ah, so you’re saying you want to eat sweet desserts in a roundabout way, Grandmother?”
“Something like that.”
The godmother laughed pleasantly, “Ho ho ho,” at the quick-witted child’s response. The attendant following behind also smiled faintly, unable to hold back his laughter, and guided them.
“That place is a recently opened store with quite a good reputation. I think the entire menu will suit both the lady’s and young master’s tastes well.”
“Is that so? Then let’s go there.”
Jediel and his godmother, entering the dessert shop that happened to be in sight, sat at a window seat where sunlight streamed in well. Soon, the attendant who brought the ordered desserts placed them one by one on the table.
Strawberry milk and black tea, lemon scones and peanut butter cookies, melon tart and apple pie all looked appetizing.
“Wow! It’s delicious!”
Jediel exclaimed cheerfully after sipping the strawberry milk filled with strawberry syrup. A satisfied smile also appeared on the godmother’s lips after eating a slice of melon tart.
“I see. I understand why it has a good reputation.”
“It’s even better coming with you, Grandmother. Let’s come out together often, Grandmother!”
“Alright. Let’s do that.”
“Next time, I’ll buy you cotton candy!”
“I’ll look forward to it.”
It was while the grandmother and grandson were enjoying sweet desserts and pleasant conversation. Although she felt glances frequently darting from another table, the godmother deliberately ignored them.
“Oh my, that child must be that child.”
“He’s pretty and cute-looking. His mother must be pretty too.”
The gazes directed at Jediel and his godmother became increasingly blatant. A group of noble young ladies, appearing to be in their early 20s, kept looking this way while whispering among themselves.
“Well, that’s probably why she captured His Excellency the Prime Minister’s heart despite being a commoner.”
“Still, I thought he wasn’t the type to just go for looks, I’m so disappointed.”
Their voices, which at first were cautiously whispering, began to grow louder. Absorbed in the exciting gossip, they seemed to have forgotten to pay attention to other people’s ears.
“What good is natural beauty? I heard she has severe burn scars on her face.”
“That… Is that rumor actually true?”
The insensitive young ladies’ chattering voices were now clearly audible at the table where Jediel and his godmother were sitting.
Realizing that it was talk about Veronia and Killian, Jediel’s soft, cute face instantly hardened. The godmother’s heart ached seeing the child trying so hard not to show it.
“I heard that’s true! Lady Barnel saw it herself!”
“Shh! Your voice is too loud now. They might hear everything!”
The godmother could no longer bear it. She abruptly stood up and headed straight for the table where the young ladies were. The giggling young ladies flinched, startled by the godmother’s sudden appearance.
“…We greet the Duchess of Drea.”
“Ah, hello, Duchess.”
The young ladies looked up at the godmother with pale faces. The godmother slowly opened her mouth with a leisurely smile on her lips. The young ladies realized that the extreme elegance of a great noble could sometimes appear very intimidating.
“It seems you were speaking for me to hear, so I responded, but why are you so tense?”
“No, it’s not like that…”
A blonde young lady with pale skin tried to make some excuse, but the godmother had no intention of giving such an opportunity. Interrupting mid-sentence, the godmother abruptly asked.
“What are your names?”
“What? Why, why do you ask?”
At the sudden question about their names, the young ladies’ faces became completely dumbfounded.
Having been caught by the godmother gossiping about the Drea ducal family, they couldn’t help but worry about bringing shame to their family names. After all, the Drea ducal family was the most powerful family.
“Why, you ask? You seem to have a lot of interest in our son and daughter-in-law’s marriage, so I want to make sure to invite you to the wedding. Shouldn’t you come and see with your own eyes what a well-matched couple they are?”
“…”
“That way, you might stop this vicious gossiping behind their backs.”
“Vicious gossip? We were just…”
“Stop making excuses and tell me your names already.”
This time, a young lady with beautiful red hair braided neatly tried to make an excuse, but the godmother mercilessly cut off her words.
Instead of the red-haired young lady who was hunching her shoulders tightly, a cute-looking young lady with short pink hair decorated with a ribbon pin spoke in a resolute tone.
“No. It’s alright. How could we dare to be invited to His Excellency the Prime Minister’s wedding? We are not…”
“Not worthy of it?”
“…”
Even the resolute voice was cut off by the duchess’s sharp tone. The young ladies bowed their heads silently.
Any rebuttal or excuse would not work with this great noble lady. The duchess stared intently at each of the young ladies’ faces and scolded them harshly.
“Do you think those who are not worthy of being invited to the wedding are worthy of gossiping? How dare you?”
“That, that is…”
The young ladies rolled their moist eyes, glancing at each other. And the very next moment, they all bowed their heads politely and said in trembling voices.
“We are truly sorry, Duchess.”
“If our foolish and insignificant chatter has offended you, we apologize.”
“We will thoroughly control our tongues from now on so that this doesn’t happen again.”
“So please… forgive us with your generous heart.”
The brown-haired young lady who last asked for forgiveness spoke in an almost tearful voice. Seeing the plump forehead beaded with cold sweat, the duchess felt deflated.
The brazen young ladies who had carelessly spewed gossip were gone, replaced by young ladies trembling in fear.
‘Am I just wasting energy on these immature ones…?’
Although her heart softened, she had no intention of backing down completely. Having decided to teach them a lesson, she needed to press them firmly. As a duchess well-versed in the capital’s social circles, there were no names or faces she didn’t know. The duchess recalled the social register and scrutinized each young lady’s face.
“Come to think of it… pink short hair is not a common style… Let me see… You must be the second daughter of Viscount Withers. Am I right?”
“…”
How did she know that? This hair color is always a problem! The pink-haired young lady bit her lower lip hard and turned her gaze away.
“I heard there were exactly three young ladies who often accompany that young lady. It must be you three. Baroness Garen, Countess Marsden, and Viscountess McCarthy. Correct?”
She must have guessed correctly. Judging by how their faces turned as white as paper the moment their family names were mentioned. The young ladies looked up at the duchess, their mouths hanging open helplessly from shock.
“I’ll have invitations sent to your homes soon. Wait for them.”
With a chuckle, the duchess returned leisurely to the table where Jediel was waiting. As soon as the duchess left her seat, the young ladies fled the shop. Jediel exclaimed with sparkling eyes.
“Wow! Grandmother, you’re so cool!”
“Wasn’t it scary?”
“It might have looked scary to those ladies, but to Jediel’s eyes, it only looked cool.”
Jediel’s bright smile was so lovable. The duchess wiped the crumbs from around Jediel’s mouth with a napkin and said.
“I’m glad Jediel sees it positively. Shall we go out too? We should hurry if we want to choose pretty sweaters for Grandmother Louisa and Grandfather Hugo.”
“Yes!”
[This is the timeline separator]Sandra and Tate were having tea time in the glass greenhouse. Tate sent news about the Drea ducal residence by letter every two or three days, but sometimes he delivered it in person like this.
“This weekend, Drea’s little one is leaving the mansion. I heard he’s spending a night at the house in Rosler village where he used to live.”
“Oh, really?”
Sandra’s eyes sparkled brightly as if this was a story that greatly piqued her interest.
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
