The Ex-Husband Demands Reunion (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 80
I fell silent for a moment.
It was because I had just realized they intended to enforce the clause—requiring the offending party to repay double the investment in the event of a controversy so severe that fault was obvious—exactly like this.
And they’d even subtly enlisted the King to lend weight to the matter, thereby strengthening the contract’s authority.
‘Surely… the King isn’t an accomplice too?’
At that moment, a flustered Philip stepped forward first.
“My deepest apologies, Your Majesty, but it seems you harbor a misunderstanding regarding the representative of Boutique Diesu.”
Laila followed right after.
“Father, the representative of Boutique Diesu is simply not the sort of person who would do such a thing.”
The King’s eyebrows twitched. His gaze flickered briefly toward Marlboro, but as if unwilling to give Marlboro a chance to speak, he immediately turned to Duke Ondera and asked,
“You claim I might be mistaken… yet didn’t you yourself say you gave the Tears of the Goddess to Boutique Diesu’s representative?”
“That is correct, Your Majesty.”
“Did you give it as a gift?”
“Surely you know her nature well enough.”
His response left me speechless.
“Duke Ondera, so your ‘masterstroke gift’ wasn’t the necklace itself—but your scheme today to frame me.”
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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