Claim that the maid is my illegitimate child? What nonsense. What absurdity is this?
Some foolish person is spreading rumors about an irrelevant servant being my illegitimate child. Although I thought that she might be useful to some extent, considering she’s just a maid.
Moreover, if she claims to Lord Rembrandt that she is actually my illegitimate child, Marquis should at least show some effort in finding her.
Now that the witness to the sham marriage is gone, I can’t just brush it off as if nothing happened. Marquis was a newly appointed Lord, and he still didn’t feel entirely comfortable in the position he had gained.
In other words, he was carefully preserving his posthumous child position, as if he were holding a light that could go out at any moment.
He felt that handling things in such a reckless manner was not possible. However, he thought it was necessary to confirm the outcome and called the head maid and the housekeeper.
“Who are the parents of that maid, Reyna?”
And then, Marquis ordered them to find out if it was possible to make Reyna a Marquis’s illegitimate child and forge evidence,
what effects could be expected in that case, and what risks should be prepared.
Not to mention that the housekeeper Jim’s mouth hung open, even the head maid Mrs. Hurst, who was usually unshaken in most matters, widened her eyes and showed a face that doubted her ears.
Marquis simply cut it off, saying that it was just to be prepared for any situation. However, the story went straight into Christina’s ears.
Christina’s expression stiffened coldly.
“…….”
Illegitimate child…
Reyna?
Christina went to find Arthur.
She asked him the usual question from the place where she always waited for him.
“I’ve come to see Sir Arthur. Is he available?”
What was different from usual was that she could meet him this time.
It was because she asked him while looking at him from close by as he entered with the knights.
Arthur smiled.
“Nice to see you again, Lady.”
Christina slightly bent her knees, spread a smile, and replied.
“I’ve come much more often. I couldn’t dare to see you. Finally, thank you for seeing me.”
Christina looked at Arthur with a chilly smile.
It was a mocking expression, as if saying, “It’s an honor to see you again after five years.”
But Arthur just smiled calmly, escorted her casually.
“Please have a seat.”
“…….”
Christina held his hand without saying a word.
The place she was guided to was Arthur’s private reception room.
It was a place where the servants had put in a considerable amount of effort, a familiar space for Christina.
It used to be the reception room for Lady Marquis.
Now it was Arthur’s space.
A close knight approached them and asked.
“Shall I prepare the carriage?”
Christina replied, looking at Arthur expressionlessly.
“It’s okay. It wouldn’t be appropriate for a mere servant or housekeeper to be called.”
Arthur laughed modestly.
“Now there’s no reason to hide the maidservant. Is it alright to call any maid you want?”
Christina smiled and nodded in agreement.
“That’s true. Then, how about some tea instead of wine?”
“There’s no reason to decline.”
Arthur gestured to call the maid.
Marina brought Christina her tea and a cigarette holder.
It was a premium cigar known for its specialty in the northern region.
Arthur also lit his cigar and spoke.
“It seems you have a refined taste. I didn’t know you enjoyed cigars.”
“Would you like to try one?”
“No, let’s save it for another opportunity.”
Arthur lit his own cigar first and handed a match to Christina.
Christina quietly put the cigar in the holder and lit the cigarette.
Between them, a spiderweb-like smoke lingered faintly.
Christina opened her mouth.
“First of all, I must apologize. I’m sorry for what happened five years ago. It must have been a great insult to you. It wasn’t what I wanted, but I won’t make a lengthy excuse. Please forgive me.”
Arthur, without asking anything, simply smoked his cigar and replied calmly.
“No need.”
Christina leaned forward, tapped the ash into the ashtray, and asked while shaking the ash off.
“I thought I was moving without interfering with Sir Arthur’s intentions. Wasn’t I?”
Arthur exhaled gray cigarette smoke and smiled.
“What intentions did Lady expect from me?”
Holding the cigarette holder against the edge of the table, Christina looked at Arthur.
“……I thought you wanted to keep Reyna as a governess. Even though you could guess what orders she received, you kept her by your side longer than expected, seeming to like it. I also don’t dislike Reyna. She’s a cute girl. Innocent and lovable.”
Her cigarette holder lightly moved and pointed between Arthur and Christina.
“Unlike us.”
“……”
Christina, putting the cigarette in her mouth again, continued.
“I thought the three of us could get along well.”
Arthur took a brief pause and chuckled.
“Three?”
Christina answered.
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 🙂
*
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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