The Runaway Female Lead Doesn't Run Away (13 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 22
“My Lord Duke, where shall I take you?”
At the coachman’s question, Clayton leaned back against the seat and replied,
“To Caven House.”
“Yes.”
Caven House was a gathering place established by influential noble families, and not just any noble could join.
Among those who gathered there, Clayton ranked second only to the royal family in status, yet his attendance had always been poor.
Normally, he wouldn’t have even considered attending today’s meeting—but staying any longer at the mansion felt like it might drive him to do something reckless, so he decided to go out for some fresh air.
Clayton, who had been gazing out the window, shifted his eyes to his right hand.
He was still troubled by how he’d slapped Dahlia’s hand away back at the mansion.
‘So why…?’
Of all days, it had to be today—when he was especially sensitive due to nightmares—of all places, that forest—and of all things, showing up there holding a cat.
Tch.
He clicked his tongue irritably. He couldn’t even pinpoint the source of the frustration boiling up inside him.
Dahlia’s face floated into his mind—smiling gently in the forest, cradling a cat in her arms.
And soon after, his own childhood self appeared in that image.
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.
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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.”
I am gonna cry. This is so ridiculous. You are a Duke clayton. You have to be smart. But you did everything wrong
İ can’t help but hate clayton really dahlia did everything she can to avoid bad ending and he just couldn’t trust her once
İt’s obvious now dahlia is from royal family i wonder how this will be known