“Noisy.”
After the complaint from Balder’s subordinates, the carriage door suddenly opened without any warning. Kite, who had closed his eyes, looked at the subordinates with a chilly expression.
“Truly rude fellows. Who do you see me as in your eyes?”
“Yes, yes. Your Excellency, Duke Fairmont. We are well aware of your high status. However, my duty comes first. Who is the person lying there?”
“My niece.”
Kite lowered the cloak that had been flipped over his head, revealing Ruella’s back with a wig on.
“Why are you lying down? Are you unwell somewhere?”
“Yes. I have a fever and a severe cough, so I’m on my way to the doctor.”
“But why do you gather like this every day? I’m curious about the reason for accompanying you to the doctor.”
“I’m just looking around here and there while going to the doctor. Why? Is there a problem?”
“Well, if that’s the reason, there’s nothing to say. But do you really not know about the whereabouts of Ruella Romin?”
Kite glared at Balder’s subordinates with a sharp gaze.
“You should know that I wasn’t at the mansion when that incident happened, right? If I hadn’t been absent, do you think I would have let your master, who barged in on his own, go unharmed?”
“Breaking the promise was Ruella Romin, wasn’t it? She came to meet us, but then she ran away, so our master got angry.”
“Hey, do you think it’s normal to monitor people and follow them, claiming that the person you’re looking for isn’t there and you just went back?”
“W-Well……”
“Your master is not normal. Otherwise, how could he behave so rudely towards us, who visited for diplomatic purposes? Do you really think I won’t take issue with this in the future?”
“B-But there are circumstances that even our master…”
“Those circumstances are none of my concern.”
Kite spoke to Balder’s subordinates, who were lowering their gaze.
“I’ll give you a warning. If there is another incident of blocking my carriage in the future, the diplomatic relations will be considered non-existent, and all responsibility will fall on Balder Kuran. I will demand accountability and compensation, so be prepared.”
“N-No, that’s…”
“Should I turn the carriage around right now and visit your king?”
“N-No, please.”
“Then close the door and get out of here!”
With Kite’s warning, Balder’s subordinates hastily closed the door and retreated.
As the carriage started moving again and they distanced themselves somewhat, Kite took off Ruella’s cloak.
“You can get up now.”
Ruella, who had been lying down without properly breathing, got up and said, “They’re trying so hard to find me. Why do you think they want to meet me? Are they curious about what I was going to say that day?”
“We’re not tied by something like an engagement, right?”
At Tien’s skeptical expression, Ruella nodded her head.
“I know about that, but Balder met the king to discuss me.”
“What are they discussing?”
“They tried to push through the engagement. Balder brought a pre-signed engagement document with only my signature, claiming it was certified by the king. However, I refused the meeting. I disliked it so much that I pretended to faint and avoided it.”
“With your personality, you probably couldn’t stay silent.”
In response to Mitchell’s question, Ruella nodded her head.
“Yes. And then, that ‘Hostile Declaration’ label was attached.”
Tien asked with an anxious expression, “What if they say they will fulfill the engagement since the king certified the engagement document?”
“If Ruella’s signature isn’t on it, you can refuse. No, I’ll make sure the topic doesn’t even come up. Has there ever been a case where a hostile declaration was made against an engagement partner? They themselves publicly announced that they have no relationship.”
Kite’s words reminded Ruella of the day she was expelled from the Camun Mansion.
“Exactly. That’s what Schuna said back then. She claimed that I avoided her because I didn’t want to meet her, and she got angry. She said if I came to apologize, she would cancel the hostile declaration and left with that ultimatum.”
Mitchell nodded as if understanding. “It seems like she deliberately caused trouble with the determination to make her come and apologize, and it turned into this situation.”
“It was fortunate to be kicked out of the house. I couldn’t have imagined it at the time.”
“Then does Balder think Ruella came to apologize? Is that why he’s so obsessed?”
“The reason might not be important. He might only be considering how to use the fact that Ruella came. He might forcibly detain her, then after she comes to apologize, he could declare the cancellation of the hostile declaration and propose an engagement.”
Kite’s words sent shivers down Tien’s spine.
“Would he really go to such lengths?”
“Considering what he’s doing now, doesn’t it seem likely?”
“We must not get caught under any circumstances.”
Tien, who had been pondering something, offered her opinion.
“What if we send a letter when Balder is not around? If we explain the purpose of the visit, at least the pretext for going around catching people would disappear.”
“A letter?”
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
