“Did Delia say she loves you?”
Alfredo tried hard to find errors in Aaron’s words, but it was in vain.
He had never heard Delia say she loves him.
Even when he did everything Delia wanted, she only smiled and looked, never uttering the words “I love you.”
Even when discussing Ioventi’s future, she never talked about her future with him.
“The moment you lost Ioventi to Ferber, you lost your utility.”
“So what?”
“So, you went to Ferber. You found someone strong enough to use.”
Aaron paused for a moment.
A subtle tension entered Aaron’s emotionless expression.
It felt like his heart stopped, too.
“By now, she’s probably smiling at the king of Ferber, talking about what she wants.”
He asked through gritted teeth.
It felt like something lingered in his ears.
The sweet voice of Delia whispering what she desires.
“You were just used and abandoned. You lost your purpose because you were strong, so she used you and left. Now that a stronger guy appeared, it was only natural for Delia to switch sides.”
Alfredo desperately defended himself against the fear of death.
It wasn’t his fault.
So don’t blame me; blame Delia.
Due to the urgent feelings, his words felt more truthful than ever.
“So, I had to send her away. I’ve never beaten my younger brother. Because Delia kept saying she wanted to go to Ferber, I had no choice…”
Alfredo couldn’t finish his words.
Under the commander’s strong force, he was forcibly seated on the throne.
The man in front of him didn’t resort to violence.
But the impact of the throne’s back hitting the back of his head brought Alfredo back to reality in an instant.
“So what?”
Silent malice filled Aaron’s ashen eyes as he stared at Alfredo.
This isn’t it.
Delia said she’d go on her own, so why to me?
Alfredo’s face turned pale.
“So, you were just used and abandoned…”
“So what?”
“Isn’t it frustrating? You were just used.”
“It’s okay. Because she…”
Aaron’s voice resonated lowly, permeating Alfredo’s skin.
“It’s okay. Delia…”
“What do you mean…”
“Princess, you can use me. I said you can.”
Aaron leaned closer to Alfredo.
Approaching as if to tear at his neck, he whispered into his ear.
The hot breath of a ferocious beast touched Alfredo’s ear.
“It’s okay if I use you. She’s the only one who can use me.”
Alfredo looked at Aaron in disbelief.
Even though he was used and abandoned.
Even though Delia went to Ferber and clung to another guy.
This madman.
He was stunned at the fact that his words didn’t even reach the commander’s ears.
“So tell me. Where is she?”
No matter what he said, it didn’t get through to Aaron.
The more Alfredo spoke about Delia, the more he found himself cornered.
“To, to Ferber.”
Aaron stared into Alfredo’s eyes, reminiscent of her blue eyes.
“The princess wants Ioventi so much that she used me. Delia wouldn’t leave Ioventi so easily.”
Reaching out, he gently stroked Alfredo’s golden hair, similar to hers.
Like a predator contemplating how to kill its prey, Aaron’s fingers dug deep into Alfredo’s hair, disrupting the neatly arranged strands.
“Rather, Delia could have brought Ferber’s king to Ioventi. Then I might have reconsidered.”
The voice was tender, and the hand caressing the head was gentle.
But the cruel energy was felt clearly through the touching fingertips.
A creepy sensation transmitted through the scalp swept through the brain and spread through the entire body along the spine.
“Say it again. Where is Delia?”
Trembling, Alfredo looked into the commander’s eyes, which were approaching him.
In Aaron’s ashen eyes, there was a vivid vitality, like a carnivorous animal contemplating how to kill its prey.
If he said the wrong thing, he would die.
Only then did Alfredo realize the commander’s true nature, and he urgently spoke the truth.
“I don’t know. She disappeared.”
“Disappeared?”
“She vanished without a trace while on the way to Ferber. So, we’re currently investigating.”
“Why did she go to Ferber?”
Alfredo, hanging on the cliff’s edge, shouted desperately.
“I couldn’t help it. King Ferber demanded Delia as a concubine, so I had no choice but to send her to Ferber. But she disappeared while on the way to Ferber, and I’m in deep trouble now…”
Aaron punched straight ahead.
His powerful fist created a gust of wind, passing by Alfredo’s ear.
The fist hit the backrest of the gilded throne.
Shattered fragments of the broken throne brushed against Alfredo’s cheek, leaving a scratch.
Alfredo, terrified, couldn’t even feel the pain.
“The pitiful queen and princess who worried about family.”
His expression remained unchanged.
It seemed like he couldn’t even sense the suffering.
Like something not human.
Aaron rose slowly, like an arrogant ruler, looking down at Alfredo sitting on the throne.
To Alfredo, who brought Ferber in and betrayed his brother, even the broken throne seemed too precious.
“Colin.”
“Yes, Commander.”
“Put this guy in the highest cell in Pinerol Prison.”
When Colin gestured, imperial soldiers waiting nearby seized Alfredo’s arms and dragged him away.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
