“I’m welcome anytime. Then, see you at dinner. Please rest comfortably.”
Dmitri, the owner of the mansion, was currently staying in the capital.
After the impeachment incident, the reason was that he would not easily see Lea in the capital.
‘Grandpa is something. He doesn’t have to go that far.’
Although it was uncomfortable to feel like carrying baggage for Dmitri, who had spent his retirement in comfort at the estate, he quickly shook his head.
‘I have to work hard too.’
As long as Dmitri wasn’t at the mansion, Lea was the owner of this place now.
Although it was the first time she had welcomed guests at the mansion alone, she vowed to provide a perfect reception worthy of Belarus’s reputation.
Of course, even if they were called guests, it was only Edward and Akhia.
Lea clenched her fists and, without even unpacking, moved her steps to meet the butler of the mansion.
So, as the evening approached, the preparations for the dinner were perfect. Beautiful flowers and the excellent cooking skills of the chef.
The three sat facing each other at the long table, and the conversation began while wishing for the development of Bialritzkal.
“Then, Mr. Edward. Where would be the best location for the central headquarters of the medical institution within the city? If a site is chosen, how much expansion is possible?”
“Belarus Duke has not restricted the exclusive area. It seems you can choose wherever you want, Your Grace.”
Recalling the architectural drawings seen from the carriage, Lea nodded her head.
“I want to build a medical institution as soon as possible. There is no proper medical facility in Bialritzkal, so the people in the territory are in a blind spot.”
“As expected, Your Grace is meticulous.”
Edward admired Lea’s words deeply. Touching his chin as if pondering something, Edward replied.
“Hmm. Then, how about reconstruction? If we leave the skeleton of the existing building and rebuild, we can save a considerable amount of time.”
Lea applauded as if it was a good idea.
“Medical equipment and staffing won’t take much time either.”
“Is it okay? Then, Mr. Edward…”
Seeing Lea talking only about work while conversing with Edward, Akhia put down his glass loudly. Attention shifted to Akhia.
“It might be better to talk about something other than work at the dining table.”
“Come to think of it, we’ve been talking too much about work. Let’s talk about something else. Us.”
“I’m sorry, Your Highness. Edward and I have been consistently discussing this matter since before. I hope you understand.”
Akhia’s eyebrows deepened at Edward’s words, as if binding the two together. In response to Edward’s answer, Akhia twisted his lips.
“Marchioness of Heidern.”
“Yes?”
“Lea is no longer Belarus Yeonga but the Marchioness of Heidern. It seems you’ve forgotten.”
“Oh, I see. I apologize. Even if I exchanged marriage vows in Broulet, it wouldn’t be considered a formal marriage without a wedding ceremony. Excuse me, Marchioness of Heidern.”
Broulet was a small kingdom where Edward studied when he was young. Why suddenly bring up the marriage law of Broulet in Croatia?
Suppressing the irritating annoyance welling up, Akhia responded with a smile.
“Broulet is a strange country. Making such troublesome laws.”
“We just value tradition.”
“Tradition… Now that I think about it, I heard a story that your family and the Belarus family made a marriage promise in the past. It seems you did something regrettable to the Alencia Marquis family unintentionally.”
Only then did a hint of embarrassment appear on the usually serene Edward’s face.
“…It was just a light promise between my grandfather and a friend. Don’t take it to heart too much.”
“I wouldn’t take it to heart. Let’s finish eating. The food is getting cold.”
With that, the three continued their meal in silence. Inside the dining room, only the sound of clinking utensils echoed, and silence lingered.
How much time passed like that? Akhia, picking up the table napkin, wiped his mouth and put it down.
Then, he stood up first and took Lea’s hand. Akhia, who embraced Lea’s waist in an instant, raised his lip corner toward Edward.
“Yeongsik Alencia, I hope you enjoy staying at the mansion.”
Edward, who alternately looked at the two with a dismayed look, was visible. As if mocking him, Akhia’s lips were irresistibly lifted.
“We have things to do as a couple.”
In Akhia’s voice talking about ‘things a couple should do,’ there was an unusually strong force.
“Yes. Have a pleasant time.”
Despite the perplexing situation, Edward replied with an affectionate smile. Lea, alone, looked at the two with an expression of not knowing what to do.
It was Akhia’s hidden motive that only she didn’t know.
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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