Then, Duke Belarus fell into contemplation, his lips sealed as if he was wrestling with a dilemma.
“Well then, Duke Belarus, see you tomorrow.”
The moment Akia, with Lea, began to step back.
“Wait.”
Dmitri’s sunken voice called both of them to a halt. When the two turned around, their gaze met Dmitri’s.
“We’ll have breakfast together tomorrow. Lea will join as well.”
“…Yes?”
Lea, wide-eyed at Duke Belarus’s invitation for breakfast, wondered if it was appropriate for a commoner like her to join the meal of Akia and the duke.
She looked at Akia, unsure of what to do. Akia, with a somewhat suspicious expression, was also observing Dmitri.
“This is just a casual meal together. After all, you are my guest, the apothecary.”
Duke Belarus slightly raised the corners of his mouth in response to Akia’s vigilant gaze.
“What do you think, Bytton?”
Though it was late at night, Dmitri summoned Bytton to his study as soon as he returned to the mansion. Approaching the desk in the study, Bytton, the steward, agreed with the duke.
“It is as you think, Your Grace. It is almost too similar to be a mere coincidence.”
“Your thoughts align with mine…”
Duke Belarus closed his eyes in silence. Even with his eyes shut, Ariel’s vivid image overlapped precisely with the one of Lea that floated up.
‘Yes.’
He might be thinking that Lea could be his granddaughter, Ariel Belarus.
‘Ariel Belarus.’
She was not only Dmitri’s only daughter but also the sole heir of the Belarus family.
However, who could have known? His daughter, who wouldn’t even flinch at the pain of being poked, met the gaze of a mere escort knight and decided to run away together.
And the daughter who left like that returned as a lifeless corpse. Dmitri vigorously shook his head, recalling the horrendous memories.
“Wasn’t it reported that the child between them had died?”
“Yes, that’s what I heard.”
When he had thoroughly searched the continent, it was already too late to find Ariel’s whereabouts. She had died from postpartum fever after giving birth.
If only she had run away and lived happily by abandoning everything.
The escort knight, who fled with his daughter, died shortly after, and he heard that his daughter died after giving birth.
In the end, Ariel, who returned as a corpse, was embraced in his arms, and he spent several days and nights in mourning.
It was so unjust. She wasn’t raised so carefully just to be sent off so pitifully.
At that moment, a fleeting thought crossed Dmitri’s mind.
‘What if Ariel’s child didn’t die?’
Unable to contain his thoughts any longer, Dmitri’s eyes sparkled sharply for the first time after Ariel’s death.
“Ensure there is no negligence in tomorrow’s breakfast.”
“Yes, Your Grace.”
The next morning dawned. Lea found herself attending breakfast with Duke Belarus and Akia seemingly by chance.
‘I shouldn’t make any mistakes.’
She had never been raised as a noble, and the worry about possibly being caught off guard by Dmitri with nobility’s dining etiquette concerned her.
“Moreover, providing me with such a dress.”
Lea looked into the mirror, inspecting her appearance. Despite insisting that it was fine, Steward Bytton lent her a dress again.
A dress adorned with elaborate lace.
It was undoubtedly Ariel’s dress, who had been the beloved daughter of the duke.
‘Am I allowed to wear this?’
To cherish a deceased daughter’s dress to this extent was rather dreadful.
“Why are you treating me so well?”
Lea, tilting her head in puzzlement, headed to the dining area. As she entered the dining room, the table was adorned with various foods she had never seen during her lifetime.
“If there’s anything you’d like to eat, feel free to say.”
“Thank you, Your Grace.”
With an awkward smile, Lea began her meal. Well-cooked steak and a dish of peas with ganache were served.
She subtly pushed the peas to the corner of her plate. However, Dmitri, who was having his meal, suddenly asked.
“Do you dislike peas?”
“I have an allergy to legumes.”
“Allergy?”
He thought she might have some picky eating habits at most.
Dmitri’s eyes moistened. Lea was utterly perplexed by Dmitri’s overly emotional expression.
‘Why is he like that?’
As the meal continued, Duke Belarus took care of her to the point of feeling burdensome.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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