“Then it seems she only knows about the existence of the ancient god. Any intention to disclose more than that?”
“Well.”
Olivia, who gave an ambiguous answer, tilted her head, and Isaac shrugged his shoulders.
“Well, if it’s her, she might believe everything and jump into this even more enthusiastically than now. If she knows that Her Highness has returned like that several times, she might burst into tears.”
“There’s no skill in consoling a crying Yeonga, so let’s leave that part aside for now.”
Seeing Olivia, who spoke quite seriously, Isaac was about to say more but closed his mouth.
Because he couldn’t find a reason to bring up and continue the story of Yeonga at this moment.
Why did he suddenly think of Taren Yeonga in the first place?
The thought crossed Isaac’s mind for a moment. He promptly knelt before Cryer again, squinting his fox-like eyes and smiling.
“It’s not too bad to serve as a slave. That’s what I’ll say.”
From then on, Isaac, who hadn’t wanted to know the story, walked into the untold part of the story.
“Uh, ugh.”
The man, feeling a burning thirst, groaned as if scratching his throat and barely raised his eyelids.
Having not eaten anything for a long time and only managed to drink a few sips of water, his vision was excessively narrow and blurry due to dehydration, and for a while, he didn’t realize that this place was not the barn he had been trapped in.
The moment the man, who forcibly pushed up the quivering eyelids several times, finally regained his senses while moaning as if scratching his throat.
“Oh… Oppa? Oppa, can you hear me?”
Through the familiar ears, the voice of the sister he had longed to meet echoed.
Isaac, who didn’t miss a single moment of the man’s eyes flickering upside down, even though he was tense, wiped his sweaty hands on the hem of his coat.
Until he stood in this spot, or rather until his brother opened his eyes, Sugar was simply grateful for the fact that his brother had returned.
No, he did hear something a bit strange just before entering this room…
‘You found your brother, right? Thank you. Thank you! Your Highness!’
‘Yes. I found your brother.’
For some reason, even with Olivia’s lukewarm reaction, Sugar was just happy.
They were a family of only two in the world, and because he couldn’t go anywhere, being trapped inside the house, his brother, the only one he could rely on, had returned.
Sugar, with his crimson eyes sparkling, opened his mouth towards Olivia.
‘Your Highness. I apologize.’
‘Don’t be formal and ask.’
Receiving Olivia’s permission, Sugar poured out the doubts that had risen to his throat all at once.
‘Is my brother safe? Is there any injury? Where is he now? Did he go home…’
“Stop. Your brother is perfectly fine without any injuries. He’s sleeping deeply, and he’s in that room, not at home.”
Looking in the direction pointed by the smooth tip of Olivia’s nails, Sugar’s eyes widened.
Since his brother was just a few steps away, he wanted to go to him right away.
Although it seemed like Sugar’s buttocks were twitching, wanting to go to his brother immediately, Olivia just stared at Sugar for a while.
Understandably, the guy Isaac mentioned as his brother, who tried to kill her in the alley just before, heard all the words he uttered.
Sacrifice. Ancient god. Not yet offered.
The guy called a brother by Isaac definitely knows about the dirty dealings of the Levoir family with the ancient god, and Sugar knows that he is the offering.
Until now, she had tried to think favorably of it, thinking that he had hidden Sugar to protect him, but…
The guy Isaac unleashed, called a brother, hasn’t offered yet, meaning…
However, even if she tells Sugar such a story, Isaac wouldn’t believe it.
According to the investigation conducted after bringing Sugar, Isaac practically never walked outside since he was born, and his parents died when he was young.
Since then, his brother has been taking care of Isaac while working as a servant in the Taren family, so from Sugar’s perspective, his brother is a benefactor and a pillar of support.
So, if she claims to protect Isaac and prevents him from meeting his brother without explaining the reason, would Isaac be able to understand?
Olivia swallowed a wry smile while facing Sugar’s eyes, which were overflowing with completely different emotions despite having the same eye color as Cryer.
As a clever child, she can only hope that Sugar will realize what his brother is thinking before hearing words he shouldn’t.
“Do you want to see your brother?”
“Yes! I want to see my brother!”
Responding promptly as if she had been waiting for those words, Olivia gently grabbed Sugar’s shoulders and whispered to him, tilting her body as if she would run to the room where his brother was right away.
“If you don’t want to hear it, you can leave the door anytime. If you can’t do that, you can even talk to yourself.”
“Huh?”
Although Sugar tilted his head in response to the unintelligible sound, Olivia added without explaining the doubt.
“Yeah, it might be good to say something like, ‘Damn ancient god.'”
The one who brought Sugar back to reality, who had come up with all that, was none other than his brother’s voice.
“Shu… ga? Is it Sugar?”
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.”
