Greta tried hard to calm down with her eyes deeply closed, but her boiling stomach would not settle down.
‘My princess.’
He said that.
Mine……
Crack.
The sapphire was roughly split and the blue powder scattered.
He definitely recognized her, so why? Why did he show me that way?
I believe Cryer has a plan.
That hasn’t changed.
But……
‘Cryer.’
“How dare.”
Greta chewed her lower lip until it was ragged.
“How dare, such a princess.”
Of course, it was natural for the princess of the empire to call the name of his knight, a mere knight of the Kingdom of Norden.
A mere knight of a kingdom, now a nameless knight, couldn’t possibly be titled by him.
But Greta, if no one else, could feel it.
The ‘personal’ emotion contained in the voice of the princess calling his name.
It’s impossible to judge accurately because I heard it through a tool, but at least the princess has a very personal emotion for Cryer, whatever kind it is.
Yeah. It’s not unexpected since the princess said she fell in love with him at first sight and kept him by her side.
Creak, creak.
With a nervewracking sound, the rough sapphire powder from her fingers fell with a thud.
After a while, Greta came to one conclusion.
“He is trapped in the empire.”
It was a really strange conclusion.
Cryer is cleaner than anyone else, and stronger than anyone else.
That’s why he wasn’t the best slave to receive the blood needed for the advent of the ancient god.
At least to the wizard who resurrected him and Greta, who branded him.
However, Greta said that Cryer was trapped in the empire against his will.
“I have to hold his hand.”
Even a very strange conclusion, because it would be better for her.
Cryer needs her.
Just that made Greta so overwhelmed that she didn’t know what to do.
“Ah, ahh, ahh!”
Greta, burning with pain, painted Cryer.
I want to see him. I want to see him. I missed him so much.
The first slave chosen by the ancient god.
A pure knight.
And the only person who will stay with her in this world to be purified by the ancient god.
Greta moaned, scraping her chest, and the crown prince staring blankly into the void a few steps away from her.
It was an extremely grotesque sight, but fortunately it was a sight that no one could see.
After writhing for a long time, Greta stood still.
“Huh.”
As if nothing had happened just now, Greta’s face was just expressionless.
It was indeed a scene like a psychodrama, but again there were no spectators.
Greta licked her lips, staring blankly at the empire from the continent map hung on the front.
She wanted to run to Cryer right away, but she couldn’t do it now.
The preparations for the altar where the ancient god will descend have not been completed yet.
“I haven’t caught the guy who’s messing around.”
As the focus in Greta’s eyes faded, her gaze was nailed to the outskirts of the empire, a very desolate playground.
“He’s moved.”
Last night, Greta’s eyes swept over the playground where a man offered a mother and child as a sacrifice, and her eyeballs spun around once.
Soon, the back of the man’s head began to appear at the end of her vision.
“There you are.”
The moment her red lips twisted, the man quickly turned around, but Greta was already back in focus.
She licked her upper lip and stroked the haphazardly splintered sapphire at will.
Although blood seeped from her fingertip brushed against the rough edge, Greta did not stop.
Eventually, when the blue sapphire was covered with red spots from the seeping blood,
Greta slowly rose.
It wasn’t her who was messing around, Cryer would handle it.
Then all that was left was the altar.
Every time her fingertips trembled, the body of the crown prince, sagging like a broken puppet, also trembled.
Without blinking, he reached out and pulled the loose string.
“Did you call me, Your Highness?”
Greta’s words began to flow from the crown prince’s mouth.
“How is the Star Palace going?”
“Temporarily stopped due to a national issue…”
“Resume immediately.”
The palace officer could not hide his confusion, but there was no way not to bow.
How could he argue when the crown prince, the future king, spoke so firmly.
Moreover, the palace officer, not knowing what exactly is happening in the Star Palace, was even more unable to open his mouth recklessly.
And…
The palace officer struggled to avoid looking at Greta, who was laughing behind the crown prince.
The magician, who had followed around like the shadow of the late king, was missing, and shortly after a few words that it was strange, how much blood flowed in the palace corridor.
He had served as a palace officer for quite some time, but in an era where the word ‘war’ was unfamiliar apart from minor national disputes.
As a palace officer who had never seen or imagined so much blood that the carpet in the corridor would be soaked, that day’s memory would be horror itself.
The crown prince’s dry voice flowed into the pale palace officer’s ear.
When male lead is the homewrecker
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
I’ve read the novel below twice already. Girls, I’m highly recommending it to you!
The female lead? Not a good person.
The second male lead? Not a good person.
The male lead? Willingly plays the third party, breaking up the female and second male lead’s relationship despite all the warnings from his friends—so yeah, he’s definitely not a good person either.
Basically, nobody in this novel is simple-minded or without scheming.
The female lead starts off as the male lead’s secretary, but don’t worry—later on, she takes over the company while the male lead steps back to support her. He won’t steal her spotlight, overshadow her, or dull her shine.
I love novels where men are out here snatching wigs, tearing each other down, and going to war just to win the female lead’s affection. And this is exactly that kind of novel. Most of Hai Dai Ran’s works have this dynamic. You’ll see the male characters’ emotions being pushed to the absolute extreme.
There’s even a scene where the second male lead exposes the male lead online for being a homewrecker. The brotherhood immediately gangs up on him, dragging him through the mud. I find it compelling —it completely flips reality on its head, where usually, women are the ones fighting over a man and getting torn apart by the sisterhood.
For me, female leads in the novels I read should only struggle in their careers, not in love. But if the brainless romantics in the story are all men? I have zero complaints.
I’ve pretty much read all of Hai Dai Ran’s novels and even translated all of them—her works are just my thing. I’ll slowly upload everything here. One day, when my website is official, I hope I can invite her to join as one of the star authors.
Here’s the story synopsis:
One-line summary: She is his lifelong obsession, to the point where he was willing to be a third wheel, scorned by society, just to wedge his way into her relationship with her fiancé.
Cold-hearted and indifferent female lead + Scheming and subservient CEO male lead
Intro 1:
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
With blood trickling from his clenched fist, Rong Xiu gazed at the woman before him, his eyes clouded with anguish. Hidden in the wardrobe, he had witnessed Fan Xia – the woman he desperately loved – in an intimate embrace with her fiancé. Yet his heart still yearned for her, defying all reason.
Fan Xia, the elegant and composed assistant, carried something mysterious in her eyes whenever she looked at her fiancé, Wen Lan Sheng. Strange occurrences began to surface – secret meetings with the young Gu Jin Yi, an unexplained withdrawal of 5,000 yuan… Then suddenly, her fiancé’s sister, Wen Jing, violently attacked her.
In this matriarchal society, Rong Xiu had risen to become the chairman of a powerful healthcare conglomerate, breaking through gender prejudices. But for the first time, he willingly stepped into the shadows as the other man, disregarding his friends’ warnings to become her secret lover.
Because he had discovered the truth – Fan Xia wasn’t the pure angel everyone believed her to be. And perhaps, he was the only one capable of helping her execute her mysterious plan…
Intro 2:
Rong Xiu’s biggest regret in life was missing out on Fan Xia.
He secretly loved Fan Xia for 7 years.
Watched her go public with her boyfriend.
Watched her kiss her boyfriend at their wedding.
Until that man blissfully nestled in Fan Xia’s arms, obtaining everything he could only dream of.
The crazy jealousy stripped away his hidden secret love, layer by layer, burning like wildfire.
Fan Xia, how can I have you!
【Reading and Trigger Warning Guide】
1. Female dominant, male submissive, male pregnancy
2. Male lead schemes his way to the top, male competition
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