The Runaway Female Lead Doesn't Run Away (13 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 97
The entire world seemed to stop.
An unreal phrase kept echoing endlessly in his mind.
Clayton kept repeating the absurd words the woman before him had muttered through her tears.
She died while giving birth—did that mean Dahlia was dead?
Unable to believe the news, Clayton slowly asked again, but the answer remained unchanged.
“What a truly tragic thing… I was so shocked myself. My hands still tremble, and my heart feels as if it’s being torn apart.”
Rose, wiping away tears with a trembling voice, looked deeply sorrowful.
“I received a letter from Lloyd. Inside it was the announcement of the Duchess’s passing, along with a lock of her hair… and a farewell message saying he has no intention of returning to the Empire and that I should take care of myself from now on.”
Jason broke the silence in Clayton’s stead, who remained utterly wordless even as Rose continued speaking.
“Then… what happened to the child? To the child Madam gave birth to?”
Lowering her eyes as if she’d expected the butler’s question, Rose slowly replied.
“…The child, too, never got to see the light of this world.”
“How can this be…?”
Jason let out a sigh, stunned by the unbelievable news. Truly, it was an utterly horrifying and tragic event.
Glancing briefly at Jason, who was overwhelmed by shock, Rose turned her gaze toward Clayton’s face.
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.”
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
I love this story; it was everything I didn’t know I needed to read. Of course, like many others, i