The Price is Everything of Yours (76 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 121
It was the Marquis who had given Catherine every piece of information that might possibly draw the Duke’s attention.
Catherine’s name at this gathering was not her real one, nor was she from Holecastle. Before catching the Marquis’s eye, she had built up a respectable career as an actress and even had a decent lover.
But if she could ascend to the position of Duchess, that past held no value whatsoever—and so she had resolved to discard it all.
The only thing truly hers that she had brought with her to Penmerwick was Bella, who had died just days ago.
‘And now even Bella is gone.’
Having decided to deceive a high noble and joined hands with another, there was no turning back. If her true identity were exposed, she would be charged with everything from fraud to deceiving the nobility. She had already come this far, the dice had been cast—and it would be disastrous if her co-conspirator now showed hesitation.
Under Catherine’s cold gaze, the Marquis muttered something defensively.
“No, I’m the one who brought you here—how could you possibly think that?”
“Then what happened to your plan to spread rumors that she was an imperial spy?”
“I dropped it—seemed it wouldn’t work. Better than causing unintended backlash.”
The Marquis was in a difficult spot. No, if he rashly appointed an advisor, he risked antagonizing House Elantria—how could he act carelessly?
‘This has become truly troublesome.’
The Marquis knew better than anyone why the previous Grand Duke had gone mad. It wouldn’t be surprising if the son of that very man were now losing his senses over a woman.
Wasn’t that precisely why he had brought Catherine, whose eyes matched those of his deceased daughter—the former Grand Duchess?
He had assumed the accursed man’s only weakness was his dead mother before his eyes—and if the Duke was going to lose his mind anyway, he might as well do so in a way useful to him.
My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
The male lead being so proud of his wife is honestly adorable, even when he gets jealous.
And the female lead is so elegant and beautiful—I can’t wait to see this scene illustrated
Haha, did the ML really just say that to the FL? He’s so cute when he gets a little jealous.
Can’t wait for next chapter
The ML is so considerate of his wife. He treats her with so much care and gentleness, even when she doesn’t say a word—he just understands her. He’s honestly so perfect, I can’t 😭
I really hope the FL can overcome these painful feelings soon. I can’t bear to watch her suffer this much. 💔