He regained his reason and only nodded with a gentle smile.
“You know well.”
“It’s a very rare tea that can be obtained on a special day. I heard that only a very few who are trusted at the King’s birthday party receive it.”
“That tea goes to the guest who deserves it.”
“You are generous to the seventh prince, who is far from the throne.”
“He is my wife’s cousin, and in some ways, he is a guest like family.”
Philip emphasized that he and Ellen were cousins. Only then did he feel a little more comfortable.
‘Yes, this way is good.’
He could lead it in the direction that it could happen if they were family.
He could handle it with a brief apology and an expression of influence that was not significant.
But Alexandre laughed and clapped his hands.
“Haha, she is a cousin, but to call her family… Don’t you know the Countess’s personality well?”
He rejected the concept that Philip had raised.
“……”
‘Is this the beginning of nitpicking?’
Philip made up his mind firmly.
Even if the other party makes a request, if it harms the country, he will not comply, and he will try to solve it within his territory.
‘In the worst case, I will invalidate the contract.’
At that moment, an unexpected feeling arose.
‘But wouldn’t that upset my wife?’
Most of the time, he did, but Ellen had frequent failures.
For example, trying to seize a house and land to torment someone she despised?
In such cases, Philip ruthlessly implemented justice. The same was true if an unfair trade reached Philip’s ears.
That’s why the subjects of his territory could settle down even with Ellen’s mischief.
Of course, he had heard that Ellen was crying and whining.
That the Countess’s authority and pride had fallen to the ground or something.
But Philip didn’t even blink.
Ellen’s socalled authority had no substance, and she acted as if it had never happened in front of Philip.
So it would be the same this time.
But it was strange. It hurt inside.
Although Ellen forgot and acted as if it hadn’t happened, was it because Philip confessed his love first?
‘If the financial situation was a little better, I would have bought a building on 5th Avenue at once.’
Philip recalled which country was at war in his head.
If he went as a mercenary in war and took off the enemy general’s head, he could make money that could not be compared to elephant hunting.
Then Philip quickly realized reality and smirked.
He was now tied to something more important than anything else.
The great task of succeeding Marlboro.
He couldn’t go anywhere until he fulfilled that.
‘I’ll try for now… In the worst case, even if the contract is nullified, I can’t help it.’
Philip decided to appeal again that he and Ellen were cousins.
“It seems that she wanted to have tea time with Ellen today. Ellen also has a closeness to talk about His Majesty from time to time.”
He finished speaking with the intention of passing it appropriately since they have a relationship.
“That’s right. We are not ordinary acquaintances. I really wanted to spend time together.”
Alexandre readily agreed.
Strangely, Philip’s mood became more uncomfortable.
“Unfortunately, she refused. It seems I will only see the Count today.”
“Ah, this. I’m truly sorry.”
Of course, Ellen would refuse, so it was just a polite formality. At the same time, Philip’s heart felt as light as a feather.
Soon this too felt strange.
Why is my mood so unstable today?
“If you speak to the Countess, perhaps her mind will change?”
“I would like to, but she’s not at the mansion right now.”
“She’s not there?”
“She seems very busy reviewing some business these days.”
“Ah, I’ve heard about that.”
“You have? Have you ever met Ellen?”
Alexandre grinned at Philip’s feigned ignorance.
“Yes, I bumped into her in relation to business the day before yesterday.”
“Is that so?”
“I actually own the building on 5th Avenue.”
Philip’s eyes widened slightly.
“You are? The owner of the building?”
“I regretted refusing the Count’s lease proposal in the past.”
Philip paused for a moment and then nodded.
“I see. It’s unfortunate that I couldn’t lease it, but it’s okay.”
“I didn’t want to reveal who the owner was. I even emphasized confidentiality to the broker.”
“I understand. The situation varies with the domestic political climate, especially for foreigners.”
Alexandre grinned at Philip’s response.
“Thank you for understanding. But recently…”
Alexandre, who had put down his teacup, explained the current situation to Philip.
Ellen had come to rent that building.
“Ellen is renting the building on 5th Avenue? That’s surprising. Plus, I thought you would only sell that building.”
“I thought I would only sell it too.”
“But now I’m curious about why you changed to leasing.”
Is it a strategy using Ellen? Alexandre asked with a relaxed smile.
“Haven’t you heard yet? The Countess put quite a bit of pressure on me.”
“Pressure?”
“You didn’t know?”
It was finally mentioned.
Philip put down his teacup.
“I vaguely heard that a rental contract was concluded. But I didn’t know it was the building on 5th Avenue.”
Philip nodded calmly and continued speaking.
“But if you say pressure, it must have been a visit due to a problem during the transaction.”
Philip was about to apologize, thinking, ‘I’m sorry you must have been troubled because of Ellen.’
“It’s not a problem, I wanted to verify a sensitive issue.”
“……?”
Philip’s eyes widened, and Alexandre continued.
“I see the possibility of a new world unfolding before me.”
A sensitive issue? A new world?
‘Could it be!’
Philip’s vigilance was sharply raised. He was worried that topsecret information related to Marlboro might have leaked.
‘Is this being planned after the new King’s coronation?’
Alexandre spoke very confidently.
“There’s something I need to confirm from our conversation that day.”
“Hmm, confirm?”
“Yes, there was a problem, but she said it would be best to go through her husband formally.”
“I see. What is the problem?”
Finally getting to the point, Philip firmly prepared himself.
No matter what was said, he would not be shaken.
“I heard that you asked the Countess for a divorce.”
“……?”
“I came to verify that.”
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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