The Maid's Contract Marriage (1 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 198
The Marchioness stood affectionately beside Yuliana and introduced Reina half-heartedly.
And amid them, the bombshell journalist smiled and offered Reina a greeting.
“…….”
In an instant, she understood exactly what was happening.
The Marchioness wanted to shine the spotlight on Miss Christina.
She must have been dissatisfied that the young lady hadn’t received enough attention on “Presentation Day.”
Thus, she’d reached out to the press, hoping they’d cover her daughter’s story further.
She’d specifically chosen the Imperial Gazette—the publication currently dedicating the most space to the House of Julius and actively writing favorable articles……
But it wasn’t a wise choice.
Donovan of the Imperial Gazette had a tendency to exaggerate stories and loved drama.
He inflated every tale to excite readers and boost sales.
Good stories became overly glorified; bad stories turned catastrophically worse.
When a good reputation soured, he framed it as shocking betrayal or a dramatic fall; when a bad reputation improved, he filled his reports with baseless hype and sensationalism.
Though Donovan and the Imperial Gazette weren’t alone in this tendency, his excessively effusive praise had caught Matilda’s eye enough for her to select him as an interviewee—he truly had a knack for writing striking pieces.
Yet, for Sir Arthur, who needed to keep a low profile ahead of his ennoblement ceremony, and Julius, who had many sensitive matters to conceal, this was a poor choice.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
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"No, thank you. Thanks to you stepping in, we got through it smoothly."
Smoothly???? Not with that news reporter lurking around
「You’d be wise to start by learning how to bow your head with humility.」
Ouchhhh okay Erica I get it…. the hate is very warranted
Marina’s eyes wavered.
Please connect the dots that Christina wants you dead
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I have a pit in my stomach reading this …. this could go so many ways