“Welcome. Lady Vienne.”
Following the agreed-upon arrangement, the Grand Duchess arrived at the building designated as the residence of the Grand Duke. The courtiers who were waiting in front of the entrance all bowed their heads simultaneously.
“His Highness is waiting for you.”
Pierre, who was standing in front of the courtiers, greeted Idel with a kind smile.
“Please have a comfortable night.”
“Thank you. Everyone, rest well.”
Idel exchanged greetings and, with the courtiers opening the doors on both sides, entered the Grand Duke’s chamber.
As the door closed behind her, the tension that had been hiding beneath her calm expression emerged. To calm her trembling heart, Idel took a short deep breath.
Regaining her determined expression, Idel gazed straight ahead. As she moved along the illuminated path of lamps extending through the short corridor with a carpet, a spacious room unfolded before her eyes.
It was the Grand Duke’s chamber, structured similarly to the Grand Duchess’s bedroom. The moonlight filtering through the large terrace window, filling one side of the wall, illuminated the dark room.
Kieron, who was standing by the window, felt the sensation carried by her scent and turned around.
“You’re here.”
“Have you been waiting long?”
Thanks to Vienne, who had been exceptionally meticulous in preparing her bath today, the visit was a bit delayed compared to what was expected.
“Well, even if I say so, it wasn’t boring. I’ve been looking forward to your arrival.”
As Idel’s heartbeats intensified due to the gaze that firmly met hers, she slightly furrowed her brow, seemingly embarrassed.
“Will you come closer? This way.”
Guided by his gentle call, Idel slowly moved her steps.
As she approached him, her body trembled, and Idel tightly gripped the hem of her night dress with both hands. Even though it wasn’t the first time they were alone together, the atmosphere created by the night seemed to bring a sense of tension.
Kieron, too, as the distance narrowed, subtly clenched and released his fist in response to the deepening fragrance emanating from her. The muscles beneath his gown became tense with warmth, creating a sensation as if every cell in his body was awakening.
Leaving one step of space between them, Idel halted her steps. Under the fluttering eyelashes, which trembled like leaves in the breeze, she concealed the tension in her determined gaze.
A subtle silence settled between the two.
Hesitating on what to say first, Idel nervously moistened her lips. Watching her, Kieron was the first to speak.
“I heard you have something to say.”
His words made Idel’s body jolt.
“Well…”
Faced with the awkwardness of how to broach the topic of Queen Mariel, Idel faltered unexpectedly.
“It’s been a long time since we had a conversation… and today is the last day we spend in the Grand Duchy.”
In a somewhat disorderly manner, her words conveyed a sense of hesitation. Smiling, he gestured towards the direction of the table with a slight tilt of his chin.
“If you want to chat, have a seat.”
On the table, light desserts and wine, including fruits, were prepared.
“If you want to have a good time, Pierre went to great lengths to prepare it.”
As Idel followed Kieron and took her seat, he poured wine into the glass in front of her.
“If you’re nervous, have a little drink. Just don’t get too drunk.”
As if trying to ease her tension, he added with a laughter-infused voice.
“It’s a bit hard to handle you when you’re drunk.”
Although her face turned reddish, she felt a sense of relief upon hearing his joke.
‘What should I start with?’
While thinking about him in the Grand Duchy, Idel had contemplated her feelings for him all along. She wanted to convey her emotions to him without rushing and in a deliberate manner.
‘Yes, let’s start with that.’
Coming up with a suitable topic to start a natural conversation, she opened her mouth.
“While you were away… I explored the Grand Duchy.”
“Is that so? Where did you explore?”
“I went to the gallery.”
“There are many impressive masterpieces in the Grand Duchy. The former Duke Roman was generous in supporting artists.”
“That’s right. Beautiful paintings were on display.”
“Among them, which painting did you like the most?”
“Well… it’s a portrait of you…”
As Idel answered with a blush, Kieron’s lips curled into a deep smile.
He seemed pleased with her answer that, among numerous paintings, the portrait of himself was her favorite.
“You know how to flatter… the flattery has increased.”
“It’s not flattery.”
Idel replied, her eyes shining as if to affirm her sincerity. Now it was time to bring up the topic of their conversation.
“I saw a portrait of you and Queen Mariel together.”
As soon as he heard these words, Kieron’s face, which had been gazing at her with a gentle expression, instantly hardened.
“…I see.”
He responded briefly, as if indifferent to the short silence.
“I saw it for the first time. The portrait of you and Queen Mariel together. You two look remarkably alike.”
“That’s right. I certainly leaned on her.”
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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