“We still need to investigate more, but it seems we haven’t found any signs of an external intrusion.”
“…I see. What did the Emperor say about this matter?”
“He ordered an investigation of those involved.”
At the attendant’s response, the corners of Hwangbi’s mouth subtly twitched upward.
If he intended to hold her responsible, he would have immediately ordered her to be brought in.
But the Emperor did not do that.
It meant he intended to let this incident pass quietly.
“I understand. Still, they were my close aides… Please take care of the handling of the Anthony Marquis family’s bodies and the aftermath.”
When Hwangbi gestured for them to leave, the attendant respectfully bowed.
“Hurry. I need to go see Her Majesty, who will surely turn the Emperor’s innermost thoughts upside down.”
With Hwangbi’s words, the maids casually elevated the intensity of their efforts on Hwangbi’s attire.
Watching them nonchalantly, Milé, the wife of the Duke, who had taken the jewelry box from the adjacent room, briefly paused and contemplated.
‘Did I… do the same?’
Looking at the seemingly indifferent Hwangbi and the maids, she felt an unfamiliar discomfort.
The memory of the night a few years ago when Henryk, the Duke’s heir, went missing came to her mind.
‘I-I really didn’t steal anything! Your Highness Hwangbi, this is a conspiracy. Please believe me!’
At that time, the maids did not welcome young Henryk, who began receiving Hwangbi’s favor.
Milé was no exception.
When young Henryk was forced out of Hwangbi’s maid position, although no one said it aloud, it was an atmosphere of approval.
She might have been plotting to push Henryk out of Hwangbi’s maid position.
Believing that was Hwangbi’s intention.
Watching the too casual Hwangbi and maids before her eyes, Milé, the wife of the Duke, thought.
Hwangbi is undoubtedly someone who does not feel guilty about anything.
Without that, she cannot be so indifferent, knowing that her instructions led to the massacre of an entire family.
As she contemplated this, Milé, the wife of the Duke, began to feel a sudden fear.
‘What… what have I done…?’
So, in order to protect my family, I followed Hwangbi’s instructions, but as time passed, it became increasingly frightening.
‘What if I make a mistake and end up outside of Hwangbi’s favor?’
Then, both I and my family would disappear from the world without anyone noticing.
Even Lady Anthony Marquis, who had been with me for almost twenty years, was treated like a mere fly by Hwangbi.
What could be the value of my life in her eyes?
‘Are you different from me?’
Once again, Lady Anthony Marquis’s accusation echoed.
This was undoubtedly a curse.
Lady Anthony Marquis left, leaving behind in Hwangbi seeds of mistrust and anxiety towards her.
Having received news about the Anthony Marquis family, Renève fell into deep thought.
It felt unclear.
If it were the woman she knew, she would never have taken such actions.
“No matter how strong the loyalty to Princess Hwangbi is, it’s tragic. The whole family taking their lives in a single moment… It’s too tragic.”
Amber sighed deeply, furrowing her brows.
“Well, I wonder if it was truly loyalty to the master…?”
When Renève made that remark, Amber widened her eyes.
“They must have committed suicide.”
A low voice came from the door.
Renève and Amber simultaneously turned their heads towards the source of the voice.
Icarus was standing there, as if he had been here from the beginning.
“When did you arrive, Your Majesty?”
“Just now.”
Icarus walked into the reception room as if he had been here all along, while Amber rose from her seat right away.
Understanding his intention not to be disturbed, Amber promptly left the reception room.
Approaching Renève naturally, Icarus wrapped his arm around her waist.
Renève placed her arm around Icarus’s neck and lightly pressed her lips to his cheek before pulling away.
“Hmm, your aegyo is increasing day by day.”
“Well, should I… stop doing it?”
Renève cautiously asked, glancing at Icarus.
Then, Icarus, pulling Renève closer, tilted his head upwards.
“No, even if my reputation diminishes because of you, I want to watch Aerys’s growing aegyo every day.”
Icarus smoothly placed Renève on his lap and added, “As long as there’s no one to disturb us, focus only on me.”
“By the way, has this news reached Baskerville already?”
The matter regarding Lady Anthony Marquis’s family was still highly confidential.
“It’s regrettable.”
Icarus slightly extended his lower lip.
Seeing his cute action, Renève’s heart fluttered, but she quickly asked, “Did I, perhaps, upset you unintentionally?”
“It seems like you don’t know my information network well. I just received the news you got a moment ago. I was a bit surprised, but I wasn’t at all disappointed. Surely it’s because Icarus was not underestimated, right?”
Renève, worried that Icarus might misunderstand, quickly raised her head.
Then, Icarus laughed softly and lightly pressed his lips to Renève’s forehead before pulling away.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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