The End Of The Special Contract Marriage (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 171
On her way to meet Grand Duchess Kirsten, Aracila brought along tea leaves—the very kind the duchess had once mentioned liking—as a gift.
Unlike their first meeting, Aracila now had nothing of value to offer as part of a bargain. Since she was solely seeking help, it was crucial to make the best possible impression.
Dressed plainly to evoke sympathy, she arrived at the duchess’s residence.
“Your Grace, Lady Vandermir has arrived.”
The butler who had escorted Aracila to the drawing room announced her presence, then opened the door and stepped back.
Aracila quietly exhaled a nervous sigh, carefully holding the gift box containing the tea leaves as she stepped through the doorway.
The Grand Duchess, sitting upright with perfect posture, gave her a slight nod upon seeing her.
“You’ve come?”
“Yes, Your Grace. Thank you so much for inviting me. I’ve brought a small gift.”
“Oh dear, I have nothing prepared in return—now I feel rather burdened.”
The Grand Duchess glanced at the tea leaves and offered an awkward smile. The clear sense of obligation made Aracila even more nervous.
After all, the more uncomfortable the duchess felt, the less likely she would be to grant Aracila’s request.
“Considering all you must be dealing with these days, I truly appreciate your thoughtfulness.”
“No, Your Grace.”
“Yes… You must be going through an exceptionally difficult time. Are you holding up alright?”
My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
Thank you for translating/sharing this. Such an adorable story!