He brushed his hair back and lowered his posture to sit down. Then, locking eyes with the seated Rosé, he propped his chin on one arm.
Despite the hardened dried blood sticking to his hair, the sight of the Grand Duke with blood all over him evoked a dreamlike feeling, like viewing a piece of art.
The scattered bloodstains made the Grand Duke’s pale skin stand out even more.
‘One should be scared seeing such a person….’
Strangely, she did not feel as threatened as before. Of course, that didn’t mean she wasn’t afraid of the Grand Duke.
The Grand Duke greatly misunderstood Rosé’s gaze.
She kept blushing as she looked at him, and she had even betrayed the faction her husband belonged to and stood by his side.
Moreover, she even said this a while ago.
‘Your Grace is kind and a good person.’
Shyly, without even being able to meet his eyes, glancing sideways.
However, the Grand Duke’s memory was distorted.
Rosé had indeed said ‘kind’ to the Grand Duke, but she never said he was a ‘good person’.
Also, contrary to his memory, Rosé had not been blushing in embarrassment all the while.
It was true that Rosé glanced at his face, but she was not in love with the Grand Duke or anything like that.
Her face had turned hot just from the tension of facing him, nothing more or less than that.
And the reason she had sided with the Grand Duke was due to Rosé’s nature who couldn’t feign ignorance even after seeing the execution plan. There was no way Archduke Artem could know this.
If Rosé had not intervened in that situation, the Grand Duke would have been pointed out as the murderer who killed Duke Bled.
In that case, the Grand Duke would have been killed, and Rosé would not have been able to sleep at night due to the guilt of having watched the situation.
However, the Grand Duke was thinking in an entirely different direction.
‘Maybe I might be the decisive reason why she decided to divorce.’
The Grand Duke, still not taking his gaze off Rosé, slowly rose from his seat. Rosé, following the rising Grand Duke, also got up awkwardly from her seat.
“I’m bothered that I could only offer so little help in return for saving my life.”
“No. You were a great help.”
Rosé, turning her hands towards Archduke Artem, said this. The divorce procedure was indeed simple, but the Grand Duke’s answer was indeed helpful.
“No, it’s not good.”
The Grand Duke, in a resolute voice, halfclosed his eyes and raised the corners of his mouth towards Rosé.
“I will grant anything you want.”
“Anything…?”
“Yes. So, say what you want.”
The Grand Duke prodded, as if to urge Rosé, who couldn’t easily open her mouth and was hesitating.
Rosé’s pupils shook at the Grand Duke’s words. She was unsure whether she could really say what she wanted.
‘I shouldn’t look mean….’
Because it was not a good thing that the trust she had worked hard to gain could be easily broken with a single word, Rosé was cautious.
She glanced at the Grand Duke. The image of the Grand Duke reflected in her eyes was more generous than ever.
Seeing his expression, an ambition wriggled deep in Rosé’s heart.
It was the ambition she had planned but could not achieve, which she had locked deep inside.
‘Might as well try, nothing to lose.’
Barely deciding, Rosé opened her lips trembling. The Grand Duke, who had been waiting for Rosé to speak, leaned his upper body forward slightly.
I was curious about what she would say next.
“So… could you lend me some money?”
Money? Did she just say ‘money’?
“……”
Despite clearly hearing Rosé’s words, the duke doubted his own ears. He had never anticipated that the phrase ‘borrow money’ would come from Rosé’s lips.
Being born into the royal family and living in affluence, he assumed all other nobles were no different from him.
It was surprising to his common sense that she, a daughter of the Count of Serbiat, asked to borrow money.
Seeing the dumbfounded look on the face of the duke who was staring at her, Rosé felt downcast.
‘Indeed… Was it too much to ask for money all of a sudden?’
It was shameless to ask for money as a reward for saving her.
‘Ah… I should have just kept quiet.’
She wished she could take back everything she had just said if she could.
There was an awkward silence between the two. In the quietness, where not even a bug would make a noise, Rosé blushed.
‘The Duke must have been just saying empty words, and I took them too seriously.’
She wanted to secure some insurance because she didn’t know whether she could get a divorce settlement from Eric.
While the current financial status of Count Wens’ family was solid, there was no guarantee that the Count’s family would provide a divorce settlement for Rosé.
Considering Count Wens’ notorious behavior, he might even attempt to fleece Rosé’s family.
Rosé wanted to sew her own mouth shut for saying such unnecessary things.
She was concerned that her only connection gained at today’s party, Duke Artyom, might be irretrievably lost.
“I’m sorry, Duke. I shouldn’t have said such a thing.”
Rosé quickly bowed her head to the Duke. She was worried that she might appear greedy.
“Please pretend you didn’t hear what I just said.”
Regretting her shameless request for a loan, she squeezed her eyes shut. Then,
“…How much do you need?”
The unexpected voice of the Duke was heard.
“Pardon?”
Slowly raising her head, Rosé looked at Duke Artyom, making sure to question again as if she wanted to confirm she hadn’t misheard.
“I’m talking about the money. How much do you need?”
The Duke who had been looking at her with a puzzled expression was gone. He was looking at Rosé with his usual dry expression.
Ah, it might not be his usual expression. There was still a hint of bewilderment in the Duke’s eyes. Duke Artyom, who had coughed a few times, spoke to Rosé again.
“I will lend it to you, no matter how much.”
Upon the unexpected generosity of the Duke, Rosé’s face colored with hope.
With no one to lean on or trust in this desolate novel, Duke Artyom extended his hand to Rosé.
It felt like she had gained an unexpectedly strong ally out of nowhere.
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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