Aaron shook his head roughly and spat out irritably, “I’m not going. The Empire will send someone else. Just organizing things here gives me a headache.”
Delia stared silently at Aaron’s appearance, which she hadn’t seen until now. His inner conflict was evident in his messy silver hair reflecting the light.
“Don’t worry and go.”
“They know too. Strelitz and Estrella clashing won’t benefit either of them; they won’t recklessly attack.”
“But what if, by some chance, they do launch a real attack?”
Delia raised her hand and gently ran her fingers over Aaron’s forehead. As if trying to smooth out the furrowed brows, she softly caressed with her index finger.
With Delia’s movements, the light reflecting off the ring on her finger shimmered beautifully.
“Am I the only one in this vast empire?”
“You’re the Supreme Commander of the Empire. If the Commander doesn’t go, who will?”
“I won’t go. Send someone else.”
“What if Empress Carolina gets hurt? It’ll be too late to resolve things after an incident. Regret comes when it’s already too late.”
Feeling Delia’s gentle touch, Aaron closed his mouth. Despite being a prince who disliked the empire and war, he wasn’t so irresponsible as to ignore the empire being threatened by an enemy.
Even though he was an abandoned son whom his mother had given up on, he wasn’t so spineless as to ignore his mother being captured by the enemy.
However, how could he leave a princess so anxious?
“No. I’ll stay here. There are plenty of people here to handle it, besides me.”
“There are many people here to handle things. Your father is here, and I’m here.”
“I’m uneasy leaving you behind.”
“Princess Iorente is in Iorente. Why worry?”
Delia’s soothing voice flowed into Aaron’s ears. Aaron clasped Delia’s hand, which was caressing his forehead, and led it to his lips.
Gently leaving a kiss on the back of her hand, he blew a small breeze.
“We have the Guard, Zeldo, and the Council members. You’ve seen it. Marend is also fighting to protect me.”
Aaron looked at the shimmering Delia in the light. Although it was clear in front of him, it felt as if she might disappear at any moment.
“Still, I won’t leave you.”
Delia’s voice softly flowed into Aaron’s ears, dancing with the light.
“But, Commander.”
Holding Aaron’s hand in return, Delia gripped it firmly.
“If my son, if I am in danger, and you turn away, I think it would hurt my heart.”
Aaron was momentarily stunned by Delia’s words. If the princess’s son is my son.
Inadvertently, Delia’s eyes were becoming moist, resembling a lake.
It was a moment when he began to resent his nonexistent son in this world.
In the end, Aaron sighed heavily on Delia’s palm and gave the order.
“Colin, report that we’re heading straight to the eastern border.”
Suddenly, a thick darkness filled the room.
Starlight embedded in the night sky poured down like rain.
Aaron, who had been staring out the window, turned to look at his aides.
“Have you completed the instructions?”
Aaron asked, unbuttoning the jacket of his uniform.
As he took off his jacket and baldric and handed them to Dyke, a white silk shirt was revealed.
Even with a soft shirt, the feeling of strong shoulders and well-defined muscles couldn’t be hidden.
Colin and Dyke involuntarily swallowed dry saliva and straightened their bodies.
“Yes, Commander. We have deployed the defenses of the entire Iorente Kingdom as a direct unit under the Commander.”
This direct unit had been together since the operation to capture Delia as a prisoner. Because they were familiar with her, they decided to leave them in the kingdom.
“Dyke, take charge of the defense of Iorente while I’m away. Reinforce the princess’s guard outside the palace.”
Calling it a guard when it prevents her from leaving?
Dyke had a sudden question, but being overwhelmed by the commander, he didn’t raise it.
“Yes, Commander.”
“The news of the Crown Prince?”
“That… We are searching all of Iorente, but we haven’t found him yet.”
The red candlelight reflected in Aaron’s eyes flickered like blood.
Seeing him hide so tightly, it seemed the Crown Prince knew shame.
Why would he go through such trouble to disappear? A sigh escaped involuntarily.
“Make the search area more detailed. We must find him somehow. He’s the heir to the Grand Duchy.”
Seeing how worried the princess was, it was necessary to find him.
Aaron clicked his tongue and ordered.
“This time, tell them to expand the search area. Include Boswell.”
He might be hiding in the chaos outside.
“Yes, Commander.”
Aaron gave various instructions to Dyke, who would stay in Iorente.
Yet the unknown anxiety didn’t easily subside.
The juice spilled on Delia’s chest in the Valeria Gardens during the day vividly came to mind.
If only you hadn’t played with the juice, knowing it would turn out like this.
Ominously.
Aaron lightly stroked his neck, shaking off unnecessary thoughts.
He unbuttoned a couple of buttons on his shirt.
The flickering light seeped through the loosely unbuttoned shirt.
“And…”
Knock, knock.
When male lead is the homewrecker
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
I’ve read the novel below twice already. Girls, I’m highly recommending it to you!
The female lead? Not a good person.
The second male lead? Not a good person.
The male lead? Willingly plays the third party, breaking up the female and second male lead’s relationship despite all the warnings from his friends—so yeah, he’s definitely not a good person either.
Basically, nobody in this novel is simple-minded or without scheming.
The female lead starts off as the male lead’s secretary, but don’t worry—later on, she takes over the company while the male lead steps back to support her. He won’t steal her spotlight, overshadow her, or dull her shine.
I love novels where men are out here snatching wigs, tearing each other down, and going to war just to win the female lead’s affection. And this is exactly that kind of novel. Most of Hai Dai Ran’s works have this dynamic. You’ll see the male characters’ emotions being pushed to the absolute extreme.
There’s even a scene where the second male lead exposes the male lead online for being a homewrecker. The brotherhood immediately gangs up on him, dragging him through the mud. I find it compelling —it completely flips reality on its head, where usually, women are the ones fighting over a man and getting torn apart by the sisterhood.
For me, female leads in the novels I read should only struggle in their careers, not in love. But if the brainless romantics in the story are all men? I have zero complaints.
I’ve pretty much read all of Hai Dai Ran’s novels and even translated all of them—her works are just my thing. I’ll slowly upload everything here. One day, when my website is official, I hope I can invite her to join as one of the star authors.
Here’s the story synopsis:
One-line summary: She is his lifelong obsession, to the point where he was willing to be a third wheel, scorned by society, just to wedge his way into her relationship with her fiancé.
Cold-hearted and indifferent female lead + Scheming and subservient CEO male lead
Intro 1:
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
With blood trickling from his clenched fist, Rong Xiu gazed at the woman before him, his eyes clouded with anguish. Hidden in the wardrobe, he had witnessed Fan Xia – the woman he desperately loved – in an intimate embrace with her fiancé. Yet his heart still yearned for her, defying all reason.
Fan Xia, the elegant and composed assistant, carried something mysterious in her eyes whenever she looked at her fiancé, Wen Lan Sheng. Strange occurrences began to surface – secret meetings with the young Gu Jin Yi, an unexplained withdrawal of 5,000 yuan… Then suddenly, her fiancé’s sister, Wen Jing, violently attacked her.
In this matriarchal society, Rong Xiu had risen to become the chairman of a powerful healthcare conglomerate, breaking through gender prejudices. But for the first time, he willingly stepped into the shadows as the other man, disregarding his friends’ warnings to become her secret lover.
Because he had discovered the truth – Fan Xia wasn’t the pure angel everyone believed her to be. And perhaps, he was the only one capable of helping her execute her mysterious plan…
Intro 2:
Rong Xiu’s biggest regret in life was missing out on Fan Xia.
He secretly loved Fan Xia for 7 years.
Watched her go public with her boyfriend.
Watched her kiss her boyfriend at their wedding.
Until that man blissfully nestled in Fan Xia’s arms, obtaining everything he could only dream of.
The crazy jealousy stripped away his hidden secret love, layer by layer, burning like wildfire.
Fan Xia, how can I have you!
【Reading and Trigger Warning Guide】
1. Female dominant, male submissive, male pregnancy
2. Male lead schemes his way to the top, male competition
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