The Price is Everything of Yours (76 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 172
Neris woke up feeling refreshed for the first time in a long while. After all, she no longer had to waste hours listening to pointless chatter from imperial investigators.
If she stalled things for a few more days, House Elantria would cross a river from which there was no return—and then, farewell forever.
The Elantria name wouldn’t be entirely eradicated. The imperial court loved invoking the legendary Three Heroes, so they’d surely preserve the house’s title for appearances’ sake.
But preventing them from ever regaining their former influence? That, Kaymil could accomplish alone. And if the entire imperial court joined in, there’d be no need to even mention it.
‘I wonder who Nelusion will try to marry this time.’
The duke must already know that Nelusion had been overly kind to Neris. Right now, he was doubtless overwhelmed by pressure—but by nature, he was an astute, quick-witted man.
Thus, to escape this predicament, the duke would consider arranging his son’s marriage—targeting families with ample wealth and connections but insufficient status, who would leap at the chance to wed the Elantria heir.
After all, if the young lady didn’t suit him, breaking off the engagement was always an option.
It was a faithless move—but when had this family ever acted with honor?
‘Still, the house’s collapse will come faster than any innocent victim.’
Engagements weren’t finalized in a day or two. If the imperial court uncovered what the duke’s household had done and intervened forcefully, they’d never secure a reputable match… and both Nelusion and Valentine might be forced into marriages with insignificant branch families chosen by the court. House Elantria might even become “So-and-so Elantria” starting with Nelusion’s generation—utterly stripped of dignity…
A rosy prospect indeed.
On the bedside table sat the food Alice had brought. Neris reached for it, ate, and dressed herself without help.
Then, intending to go outside for a morning stroll—
Click, click.
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. 💔