On the other hand, Rose was still guarding the unconscious Duke Arteum’s side.
Seeing the Duke, who hadn’t opened his eyes, Rose’s heart sank.
“What should I do…?”
It seemed like her carelessness had led to the Duke’s current state.
She thought it would be easily resolved since Seren provided information, but the Duke ended up collapsing like this.
Looking at the Duke lying down, Rose’s gifted topaz brooch sparkled on his outerwear.
“Duke, I’m sorry. I… I promised to protect you.”
With her head bowed deeply, Rose touched the brooch.
What if the Duke doesn’t wake up?
Unconsciously stroking the brooch, tears welled up in her eyes.
Rose wiped away the tears with the back of her hand and looked at the Duke.
His appearance was like a wax figure.
Staring at the Duke’s face, Rose raised her hand to bring it closer, but stopped abruptly.
‘What if the Duke’s face… feels as cold as ice?’
With this dreadful thought, her outstretched fingers involuntarily recoiled.
Helplessly, Rose dropped her head without being able to do this or that.
The Duke, lying like a corpse, looked terribly awkward.
Seeing Rose with his slow eyes was probably too painful.
Cousin Diana already knew all the plans of the Duke.
She also didn’t want to talk about it, but Diana had a trauma about poison. The Duke didn’t want to give Diana another shock.
In fact, Diana opposed the Duke’s plans.
However, she ultimately accepted the Duke’s proposal to prevent an unwanted marriage.
Although Rose felt sorry for Diana, she couldn’t share all the plans with her.
In a situation where not a single flaw could be shown in front of many people.
This was an easy mission for Diana, who had experienced countless situations like this, but not for Rose.
Perhaps, if Rose had known in advance, the current performance would have been difficult.
However, as the Duke, it was an inevitable decision.
‘I can’t seem to find the right timing.’
Thinking about how to wake up, the Duke naturally decided to wake up.
The Duke sent a signal by twitching his finger.
‘…’
Rose moved her hand, hoping he would see, but Rose, who was in despair, couldn’t see the Duke’s movement.
The Duke moved his finger again. This time, it was a bigger motion than before, as if to show.
“…… Duke?!”
Rose, who had been sobbing quietly, reacted.
It seemed like the Duke’s finger had moved.
Duke Arteum, with an astonished voice, moved his finger again for Rose.
Twitch.
…!
Seeing the Duke’s finger move again, Rose’s complexion began to brighten.
Rose grabbed the Duke’s hand abruptly.
The warmth felt through the hand.
As she faced the evidence that the Duke was alive, Rose’s breath began to relax.
Holding the Duke’s hand to her cheek, Rose murmured in a soft voice.
“I’m relieved… Truly relieved…”
In Rose’s relieved voice, the Duke’s sense of guilt deepened.
‘She’s a woman I genuinely love, and I’ve made her suffer so much.’
As soon as he opened his eyes, the Duke grabbed Rose’s wrist.
“D-Duke?”
Rose’s voice trembled at the sudden sight of the Duke opening his eyes. She was so surprised that even a hiccup escaped her.
Rose blinked her large eyes and stared blankly at the Duke.
Her pupils were tangled with complex emotions—joy, astonishment, and relief.
While still sniffling, Rose’s nose wrinkled as she stared at the Duke for a long time.
Rose sniffled with her closed mouth and, suddenly, buried her head in the Duke’s chest.
“Duke!”
It was truly frightening. What if the Duke never opened his eyes again?
Rose’s trembling hand, clutching the Duke’s shirt, shook violently.
Startled by Rose suddenly rushing in, the Duke, who was initially taken aback, gently comforted Rose.
A tender emotion surged from one side of his heart. Facing Rose leaning on him, he felt an inexplicable impulse.
He smoothly pulled Rose, who was leaning against his chest at an angle, closer to him. At that moment, Rose’s body swayed toward the Duke.
“Huh, D-Duke?”
There was no time to be bewildered. In the blink of an eye, Rose ended up lying next to the Duke.
The hiccups had stopped by now. Rose, with her big eyes, blinked and stared at the Duke.
Lying on the same bed, facing each other…
‘What…?’
A strange feeling made his throat swallow involuntarily.
Duke Arteum reached out to Rose without hesitation. With a gentle touch, he caressed Rose’s cheek.
A tingling sensation made his heart pound. Why did the Duke’s gaze today seem so warm?
Even just facing each other on the same bed with the Duke made her feel like her heart would explode. However, he pulled Rose even closer into his arms.
“Uh, wh-what’s happening all of a sudden!”
Her face heated up as if warm air was rising.
Why was the Duke acting like this all of a sudden?
Since he came back to life, did he want to share this moment of excitement?
“…Duke?”
When Rose hesitated and pulled her head back, the Duke, as if determined not to let her go, hugged her even more tightly.
“Just stay like this for a moment.”
Just for a moment? It felt like her heart would burst at any moment…!
Thump-thump.
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
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Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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