Drip, drip.
Water droplets fell endlessly from the edge of the table.
Brody silently watched the ice coffee scattering on the dirt floor, deepening the color of the ground.
She stood under the scorching sun of the south, but her whole body felt a chill, raising her fine hairs on end.
From behind the thin hooded cape, she sensed a large, solid male body.
He had run there, his body soaked in sweat, breathing hot breaths.
His heart, against her back, was beating wildly.
“Brody….”
He whispered her name again in a low voice.
No, her fake name.
‘How long will I be like this?’
Brody thought it was fortunate that she had flipped her hood back as she turned her head slightly.
When she moved, he embraced her more tightly, as if anxious.
As people’s stares grew hotter, Brody put her hand between her body and his arm and pushed him away, saying,
“Let’s…. move seats?”
Only then could Ian see Brody’s face.
She was wearing her hood deep, so from below her nose, her expression could not be seen.
Watching her calm demeanor, he felt his heart grow cold.
As if he was confirming to her how insignificant he was.
Brody silently guided him, and Ian followed her without a word.
He had first grabbed her cape, but in the end, he could not resist and took her hand.
Fortunately, she did not shake his hand away.
‘Is this a dream?’
Although it did not show outwardly, Brody was deeply bewildered.
She seriously doubted whether she had unwittingly touched the “dream spot” leaf on her neck.
It seemed more credible than the fact that the Ice Duke was right in front of her.
Above all, what confused her most was that his presence was welcome.
She had held back several times, almost firmly gripping his large, warm hand, which had taken hers.
Having chosen herself to leave his side, this contradictory feeling was confusing.
In the secluded entrance to the forest, where no one would pass, Brody stopped.
When she stopped, he also stopped.
Brody quickly turned around to face Ian.
Worried that she would not even look at his face and tell him to leave, he felt somewhat relieved.
‘I wish she would just take off that hood….’
Only Brody’s mouth, barely visible under the hood, moved.
Ian was unwittingly tense as he stared at her mouth.
He struggled not to grip her hand tighter as he looked.
“Your Highness, what brings you here?”
“…….”
What brings me? What other reason could there be for me to be here besides coming to find you?
But Ian’s mouth seemed frozen, and no words came out.
When he did not answer, Brody continued speaking.
“Isn’t the North in the middle of a crucial time now? You didn’t come here alone to catch a runaway prisoner, did you?”
Ian blinked his eyes.
It was as if River’s nagging words had flowed out of Brody’s mouth.
However, compared to when River spoke, the effect was more potent.
He dropped his shoulders, answering,
“I have no face.”
Brody’s eyes, hidden by her hood, widened.
No face? So, does that mean it’s true? Did you really come to catch me?
Brody didn’t know whether to berate him for being crazy or to fear his words about capturing her, or even to be happy to meet again.
“Um……, Your Highness. I was definitely promised freedom. You’re not breaking your vow, are you?”
“Of course not. There was a slight misunderstanding in meaning. Now, you’re not a prisoner but free.”
Huh? What? He’s admitting it easily?
So maybe he didn’t come to catch her again.
Brody, who was fully prepared to argue if he said he had come to catch her, was at a loss for words.
A moment of silence ensued.
The sunlight twinkled faintly through the leaves, casting beautiful shadows of light over the two individuals.
Aidan extended his empty right hand.
“Bri, show me your face. I want to talk while looking into your eyes.”
Brody kept her head down, not moving.
But neither did she stop his hand as he carefully removed her hood.
Soon Brody’s face was revealed before his eyes.
Her light brown hair shimmered with a soft golden glow in the sunlight.
Her sleek neck was exposed beneath her hair, which was tied up suitably for the hot weather.
A robe that was not thick, heavy, and dull, but thin, bright, and airy, flowed down from her shoulders.
Her face, once shadowed for some unknown reason, now seemed to have gained some flesh, looking pale and more relaxed.
In her lively green eyes, the greenery of the vibrant south was reflected, giving her a revitalized look.
The warm spectrum of green landscapes suited her well, unlike the cold and heavy air of the north.
That’s why it hurt him.
He carefully reached out and touched Brody’s face.
His rough thumb almost, but not quite, brushed her soft cheek.
“You look good.”
There was a pity in his eyes.
His low voice, as if he had been through a lot, seemed to quiver, as if it held moisture.
Brody’s face, looking at him, unknowingly blushed.
“Your Highness.”
She pushed Aidan’s hand away, flustered.
Then a glimmer of hope passed through his eyes.
“Bri, I am….”
“Eeeeeee!”
When yandere male lead believes she loves him — but she never did
“How dare you!”
“How dare you make me love you, only to cast me aside as nothing more than a friend?!?
“I will never accept that.”
“I will never let you return to him.”
“Even if I have to burn myself to ashes.”
“Even if I must shatter my purity, my dignity, my very soul.”
“I will never let you escape me!”
This was the first novel that introduced me to the matriarchal genre. I’ve read it three times already!
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~
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