The Price is Everything of Yours (76 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 198
“To barge in without so much as a notice—does the Grand Duke believe such conduct is acceptable for someone of your station?”
Though her tone was reproachful, had the Dowager Duchess truly disapproved, she would never have seated Neris in the reception room and served her refreshments.
Watching the Dowager Duchess’s lips gently meet the rim of her teacup, Neris asked directly,
“Dowager Duchess, are you aware that the women who have met with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are suffering harm to their bodies?”
In Neris’s eyes, there were only two candidates—individuals both with motive and capability—who might target women meeting Abelus.
Kaymil.
And Natasha.
Kaymil took pride in her noble imperial bloodline and despised anything beyond her control. If anyone would resort to such measures to ensure perfection in the alliance between House Grunehals and the imperial family, it would be her.
Natasha, on the other hand, loved Abelus and loathed any woman who approached him. The fact that she had immediately plotted Neris’s kidnapping upon hearing rumors of Neris becoming Crown Princess clearly demonstrated Natasha’s relentless and audacious nature.
As for which of the two was more likely the culprit…
“Natasha Grunehals is merely an object.”
With a scornful expression, the Dowager Duchess confirmed Neris’s suspicion.
Neris struggled to remain composed. Yet, as she lifted her teacup, an unharmonious clink sounded between the cup and its saucer—a noise she would never have made under ordinary circumstances.
“So, is that why you came to see me? To ask about this?”
“Yes. I believed only you would know.”
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After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
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