Finally, when the white and flawless skin unfolded before his eyes, the Second Prince’s eyes rolled back. In the moment when he was about to lower his head toward her exposed neck, Adel, who had been trembling with revulsion, raised her eyelids.
“Stop…!”
“…!”
At the sudden sound of her voice, the Second Prince was startled, recoiling a few steps backward.
“Have you awakened…?”
The Grand Duchess, who had risen to her upper body without Adel noticing, gripped the opened shirt hem with one hand, glaring at them with a vigilant expression. It was an unexpected mishap for the Grand Duchess to wake up before the deed was done.
“Second Prince, what on earth are you doing?”
“W-Well, you see…”
At Adel’s reproachful words, the Second Prince made a bewildered expression and rolled his eyes.
However, despite his stern expression, Adel’s hand, holding the hem, trembled visibly. Her complexion looked even paler, as if drained of all color.
Looking at the almost collapsing Grand Duchess and the already fallen Third Prince, the Second Prince’s expression changed completely. Recognizing that the situation was still favorable to him, he smiled slyly.
“Why did you wake up? It would have been better if you had slept quietly until everything was over.”
“Second Prince, what in the world are you doing?”
“Well, it’s not necessarily a bad thing for the Grand Duchess. Since we’ve come this far, let’s enjoy it. I happen to know very well how a woman can feel pleasure on the bed.”
“…!”
Approaching with a sinister expression, the Second Prince’s intentions were clear to her. An apprehensive Adel, backing away, tried her best to persuade the Second Prince in a rational tone.
“Stop this. If such an incident occurs, even the Second Prince won’t escape unscathed.”
“Haha! It’s heartwarming that you’re so concerned. But, worry not, because I didn’t do this. It was Rainian who orchestrated this.”
“That’s impossible…!”
“Even if time passes, those who are worried about the missing Grand Duchess and Third Prince will come here. And the moment they open the door, they’ll see two people lying naked together.”
“Unbelievable…!”
Shocked by the revelation of the horrifying plot the Second Prince was orchestrating, Adel took a deep breath. Her widely dilated pupils shook violently.
“Seriously… Why would you do such a thing…?”
“It’s all for the performance for the Grand Duke.”
“For the Grand Duke…?”
“If the Grand Duchess doesn’t return, wouldn’t the first one to step forward be the Grand Duke? Would the Grand Duke just let the Third Prince, who coveted the Grand Duchess, go free?”
…!
Now she finally understood the entire story behind this incident. The Second Prince was using her to create a rift between the Grand Duke and the Third Prince. And he was doing it through the vile means of deceit and adultery…
“Still, even if I reveal this fact, it won’t go as you wish!”
“Well, who would believe you even if you tell the truth? It’s the word of the Grand Duchess who had an affair with a foreign man!”
In response to Adel’s resistance, the Second Prince sneered as if it were pathetic.
“Moreover, whether it’s the Second Prince or the Third Prince, the result is the same. Regardless of the person, in the eyes of the Grand Duke, wouldn’t you appear filthy? ”
Adel’s body stiffened in shock at his words. When she stood there in a daze, the Second Prince quickly pushed her onto the bed.
“Don’t worry even if you’re abandoned by the Grand Duke because of this. I will consider you pitiable and personally take care of you.”
As the Second Prince mounted Adel’s body, he scanned her with a malicious look.
“Don’t resist tiredly; behave quietly and properly. That way, even if you get expelled from the Grand Duke’s residence, you can live receiving affection in my palace.”
While still desperately gripping the upper garment and maintaining a defensive posture, Adel saw the Second Prince trying to remove her hand.
Then it happened. Adel pulled out a dagger hidden in the sleeve of her other hand and aimed it at the Second Prince. With both hands tightly gripping the small pistol, she sharply shouted.
“Step back now…!”
“Gasp…!”
The Grand Duchess had a gun…! Startled by the gun barrel pointed at him, the Second Prince hastily retreated.
As the Second Prince hesitated at the end of the bed, Adel, still holding the gun on him, stood up as much as possible, moving back towards the head of the bed. While still aiming the gun at the Second Prince, she shouted again.
“Leave this place right now! If you don’t, I’ll shoot you immediately.”
“Well, wait… For now, please put down the gun. It’s dangerous for the Grand Duchess as well if you shoot erroneously.”
Ignoring the Second Prince’s attempt to cajole her, Adel loaded the gun. The clear sound of the bullets being loaded echoed. Thick beads of sweat rolled down the Second Prince’s forehead as he became more embarrassed.
The confrontation between the two continued for a while at the ends of the bed.
“Ugh…”
Then it happened. Adel, suddenly dizzy, swayed her body. Blood that had been seeping from her thigh for a long time had already stained the white fox fur on the bed crimson. It seemed that she had stabbed herself with a knife to avoid losing consciousness, causing symptoms of anemia.
Not missing the moment when her body shook, the Second Prince rushed forward like a tiger and grabbed her, attempting to wrest the gun from her hand.
“Give me the gun!”
“No…!”
Bang!
After a struggle, the trigger of the gun was finally pulled. As a sharp cracking sound resonated, the birds perched on nearby trees all flew away in surprise.
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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