The Duke's Flower is Precarious (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 136
“I request the summoning of a witness before His Majesty the Emperor.”
‘Witness?!’
When Shade requested a witness, claiming one was present at this very gathering, Katrina—who had been burying her face in the late emperor’s chest—swiftly turned her head toward the dais. Her previously pitiful expression instantly twisted into one of venomous fury.
“…I shall grant the request for witness summons.”
‘Could it be… that the Emperor has betrayed us…?’
Katrina narrowed her eyes as she watched Pascal approve Shade’s request. Everything—from this sudden impromptu trial to the immediate approval of witness summons—struck her as deeply suspicious.
‘No. Anyone in their right mind wouldn’t do such a thing…’
Katrina soon shook her head slightly. If the Emperor himself had conspired in the assassination of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess, then even imperial status wouldn’t shield him from punishment and condemnation once the crime was exposed.
‘Unless he’s prepared to abdicate the throne… there’s no way he’d do something so reckless.’
After all, hadn’t he already betrayed his own brother to protect his imperial authority? Watching Pascal’s expressionless face, Katrina suppressed the doubt welling inside her.
‘Besides, there couldn’t possibly be a perfect witness.’
Only three people in this world knew of the assassination of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess: Katrina herself, Rozeline, and Pascal. None among them would betray their cause—so no matter how formidable Shade Hilburn might be, he couldn’t possibly produce a witness to prove their guilt.
‘Which means Shade Hilburn is doing this… simply because he wants to stop the Emperor’s wedding by any means necessary.’
Though his house claimed neutrality, Shade—a close friend of the Grand Duke—was firmly aligned with the Grand Duke’s faction. Realizing this, Katrina finally understood his abrupt interruption during the wedding ceremony.
After the Emperor’s marriage and Rozeline’s coronation as Empress, the Grand Duke’s faction would inevitably be purged entirely. Concluding that this was merely Shade’s last desperate struggle to delay the inevitable, Katrina regained her composure.
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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