“……What about Christina when you put that maid in front of people!”
The Duke furrowed his face.
“Why do you think we’ve been spending money and wasting time until now?!”
He immediately called the head butler and the maid manager to issue orders.
“Light the torches minimally. Hide ‘Christina’s’ face in the darkness. Dress her up, that girl. And attach some handmaidens who can keep their mouths shut.”
“Yes.”
The head butler and maid manager received the order and left.
The Duke tried to light his pipe, but his trembling hand misfired a few times and he threw it away in annoyance.
Crumpled tobacco leaves scattered on the carpet, and the hissing sound of the breath filled the room.
The Duke focused his bloodshot eyes, thinking of the guest who had become virtually a royal watcher.
‘The scam marriage must never be revealed. The Duke Rembrandt, the emperor’s nephew, is watching.’
To look normal, he had to make it through at least tonight.
‘To do so, I need to accommodate Arthur’s mood first.’
The Duchess stood in a daze, looking at him, and leaned on the table with difficulty.
[This is the time separator]“I can’t do it. I… can’t do it….”
“What happens after I leave here….”
“I can’t just overturn everything and die….”
“How can I die alone in this situation….”
“Even if I say that I stole the dress and deceived the Dukes and acted as a lady’s substitute, no one would believe me….”
Reina knelt before the Duchess pleading, but the answer was sharp.
“Don’t make a fuss.”
“It’s just that Arthur was angry for a while.”
“Your role is to simply quell this chaos. Nothing more or less.”
“We’re just temporarily placing you there as a symbol of our sincerity in responding to Arthur’s requests.”
“Don’t be scared. You don’t have to stay there for long.”
“Arthur won’t go too far to make us uncomfortable before it’s irreversible.”
“He won’t want to break with us.”
“Will the Queen let the bastard who saved the captive Crown Prince, who is now more popular than the Crown Prince, be?”
“When the Queen Maria’s check begins, Arthur will soon realize that he needs ‘Julius’ as his backer.”
“He needs ‘Julius’s’ protection.”
“If Arthur’s not stupid, he’ll figure it out.”
The Duchess coldly smiled, meeting Reina’s eye level.
“And, Reina.”
“Just do as you’re told. Don’t overstep.”
Reina gazed up at the Duchess, stupefied and seated.
“This time, especially, you’ve worked hard, so I’m explaining.”
“So do well.”
“Don’t tarnish Christina’s honor.”
[This is the time separator]And so, in the end, Reina was dragged back in front of him.
Once again, with the name ‘Christina Julius.’
[This is the time separator]“Stay strictly as Christina in front of Arthur.”
“To prevent our slip of the tongue from tripping us up, don’t fall for leading questions.”
[This is the time separator]A wedding ring was placed on Reina’s hand after five years.
Large droplet pearls hung from her ears, and a necklace was placed around her neck.
“……”
Her vision was pitch black.
But she was going to die one way or another.
[This is the time separator]“……At your words that I am not your wife, my parents were very embarrassed. They asked if I had offended Arthur. They asked me what I had done to make you say such a thing.”
Arthur, who had been quietly watching her, gave a small laugh.
Perhaps it was because she was standing in front of thousands of people, telling a lie while nearly suffocating.
She thought she might faint.
Everything was so surreal that she felt oddly calm.
Even though she knew it couldn’t be peaceful, why did it feel that way?
The wind blowing under her ears shook her loose hair, as if it weren’t hers.
Her pierced ear throbbed. The earring felt heavy.
Reyna trembled faintly, exhaling a short breath with her chest constricted in a corset.
“…….”
He extended his hand.
Reyna realized what this escorting gesture meant, only after hearing the exclamations of the onlookers around.
Her breathing started to calm down.
Reyna placed her hand on top of his, amidst a surreal sensation.
The moment Arthur lightly gripped Reyna’s hand that he had lightly brushed, an uproar burst out like a thunderclap.
The world echoed like another world.
The torches flickered slowly.
Reyna lost her wits and stared at Arthur’s face.
Was it because of the eyes she was facing?
Emotions from five years ago, which she had forgotten, surfaced.
The person who was kind during the brief moment spent together, even though the cheered seat was not desired.
The heart of the moment she sent off her onenight husband, saying it didn’t matter if a servant took his place since he wouldn’t be able to come back alive anyway, without being able to say anything.
“….I’m glad you’ve come back safely.”
A word she hadn’t thought of unknowingly came out.
He replied with a smile.
“Weren’t you telling me not to come back?”
Reyna closed her mouth a little startled.
Then she remembered.
The words that made Reyna break her silence till the end.
“…I can only hear your struggling voice.”
“….”
And the words she impulsively handed over resurfaced.
Feeling sorry for him, who was leaving for a duel, not knowing that the count had presented me, a servant, instead of the young lady as a fake bride, to keep the promise with Julius…
It’s okay not to come back.
Living a life like Ryan Dalton[Star Icon] would be fine…
“….”
That she ended up letting him hear her voice anyway made a good excuse.
Reyna bowed her head in resignation.
“…I didn’t expect things to turn out so well.”
He responded with a soft smile.
“Is that so?”
…Did he feel bad?
Reyna mumbled and bowed her head, adding in a small voice.
“…I’m glad you’re back. It’s good to see you again.”
He smiled.
“I’ve been there and back.”
Then she felt relieved.
[Star Icon] Ryan Dalton: A character in a classic novel who deserted his prince status and discarded his identity and name, lived longing for his beloved fiancée for his whole life. Interpreted as a cowardly and foolish character.Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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