The Price is Everything of Yours (76 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 167
“My dear, please help my brother! What if he really ends up locked away in prison?”
The Duke Elantria’s household had fallen into gloom after the sudden, thunderbolt-like news. The duke let out a sigh as he watched his wife weep in his study for the past hour.
“My dear, of course I want to help my brother-in-law. I’m doing everything I can. But it simply takes time—that’s unavoidable.”
The Wells family had plotted to massacre the people of a territory belonging to the Imperial House, even conspiring with its subordinate lord—and had gone so far as to secretly murder a trusted handmaiden of the very same Imperial House.
Rumors about what the House of Wells had done were already spreading wildly, despite the fact that such matters should have been kept strictly under wraps.
It was as though someone had been waiting for just the right moment to let the scandal explode before instantly circulating the news.
Because everyone connected to the House of Wells in Trophur—including its members—had been arrested the moment the festival day dawned, the duke only received word just as the rumors were naturally reaching him. That was precisely why his response had been slightly delayed.
Something felt odd. The sudden arrest of the Wells family members—who had previously been on close terms with Lord Trophur—and the way their entire plot had been thwarted from the very beginning, as if someone had been lying in wait all along.
Honestly, what was such a big deal about a noble trying to kill a few commoners? Yet public outcry raged as though some heinous crime were about to take place.
The duke truly had a splitting headache.
“My little brother is frail—if he has to suffer such an absurd ordeal in this bitter cold! Ah, my dear… you know we absolutely cannot just abandon him like this, right? Right?”
“Of course not.”
The duchess, utterly distraught, had been repeating the same words since earlier. The duke gently patted her shoulder.
“How many times has my brother-in-law helped me? As I said, I’m giving this my absolute best. But Dowager Lady Muriel is taking a hard line, and the charges under investigation are grave—so it’s only natural that this will take time. Please don’t be anxious; just be patient.”
It was true that the duke was doing his utmost. After all, the Wells family represented one of the Elantria ducal house’s greatest assets.
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
The female CEO who doesn’t want to get married with a divorce agreement in hand × The male archaeological researcher who will only get married if he’s sure he can get divorced
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. 💔