Lady Harriel Brillion’s words were ringing in her ears.
To be embraced by her mortal enemy, who could not be killed enough, did she know what she was babbling about?
“Tsk.”
A new sneer escaped Seliya’s lips.
Harriel always tried to squeeze out even her soul, like a thorn in her side, and exchange it for money. She didn’t know how much she had eaten from the dead emperor, but her mouth was probably hanging open by now.
Harriel had dark blue hair with a tint, and Seliya’s hair was silver.
Only she, the lady of the house, didn’t know that when the count went to the bar, he only embraced silverhaired women.
Not just the count. His two sons, who inherited his filthy blood, looked at Seliya with lustful eyes.
They might not have a single drop of blood mixed, but they were indeed disgusting family members.
In fact, one of the count’s sons had invaded her room by picking the locked door while Seliya was asleep.
If Seliya hadn’t had any abilities, something terrible would have happened that night.
After that incident, Seliya suffered from insomnia, rarely ever falling into a deep sleep.
Seliya never forgot her true identity and purpose. It was unbearable to be humiliated by those who were less than beasts.
And then… Gabrielle.
The youngest daughter of the lady of the house, that woman was the biggest problem. Harriel selling her to the old emperor must have been influenced by Gabrielle.
However, they never knew one thing: that Seliya had been counting the days to kill the emperor.
Seliya laughed heartily in front of the emperor’s corpse.
Between her clear laughter, the sound of angry footsteps was mixed. Soon, the sound of the door bursting open was heard, but Seliya didn’t even glance at the door.
Only Seliya’s refreshing laughter filled the bloodstained room.
“…How dare you.”
It was a voice as cold as ice, and it felt like a chill running through her skin. In that cold voice, there was a clear intent to kill.
Upon hearing the voice, Seliya stopped laughing and slowly turned her head.
He was a man entirely dressed in black from head to toe. Even his hair and the uniform he wore were black, as if darkness had taken on a human shape.
“…….”
Following the sharply chiseled jawline and sharp nose bridge, bright red eyes like blood appeared.
Vivid red eyes.
In her life, she had never seen a man with such a splendid appearance.
But he wouldn’t be any different from other men. Even priests, who claimed to have kept their purity all their lives, couldn’t resist her smile.
Seliya smiled serenely at the man.
“…….”
The smile that could bewitch even the dead had no effect on the man as he looked down at her with a cold expression. No, rather, his murderous intent towards her seemed to have thickened.
The man standing at the door approached Seliya, emitting a vicious aura.
With a face that seemed ready to tear her apart and kill her on the spot, he snatched the bloodstained dagger from Seliya’s hand and threw it on the floor. Clang! The sound reverberated throughout the room.
With his bloodstained hands, the man grabbed Seliya’s collar. Although the woman in front of him was dressed only in a thin robe, he seemed completely blind to it.
“Why did you kill the Emperor?”
There was a cold fury in the man’s voice as he asked. Instead of answering, Seliya let out a snicker.
Abelon had first destroyed his own kingdom, so a just and appropriate price had to be paid.
Whenever she closed her eyes, the agonizing screams of the people and the faces of her bloodsoaked family vividly appeared before her.
‘To be so angry about the death of a worthless Emperor.’
But if the man before her had truly been angry about the Emperor’s death, wouldn’t he have tried to retrieve the Emperor’s body first?
Seliya felt that the man was being hypocritical.
Seliya squinted, seeming to gauge the man before her.
The man, who felt her scrutinizing gaze rather than remorse, furrowed his brows sharply.
The man opened his mouth to speak, almost simultaneously with Seliya’s lips parting.
“Cough!”
Seliya spat out a bloodmixed cough. Seeing the fresh blood staining her lips, the man’s expression hardened.
But the person who had coughed up the blood did not change her expression. It didn’t look like her first time coughing up blood, she even looked used to it.
Seliya felt the grip of the man holding her by the scruff of the neck loosen and spoke in a calm voice.
“The Emperor tried to take me by force.”
“…….”
“I killed him to protect myself.”
Dietrich didn’t believe a word of what Seliya said.
The fact that she had hidden her blade thoroughly, even in her bedchamber, spoke of her intention to kill the Emperor from the beginning.
Seliya looked at Dietrich with a cool face and smiled softly. Her eyelids drooped, and her body tilted to one side.
“Goodness.”
As her frail body wobbled, Dietrich cursed and picked up Seliya. Her body was as light as a feather. The knights who arrived late discovered the Emperor’s body and were horrified.
Dietrich glared at the woman who had lost consciousness and fainted in his arms. The knights who followed his gaze were momentarily stunned.
In the arms of their commander was the woman called the Angel of Brillion, even with her face covered in blood, her unblemished beauty was chilling.
Dietrich, the Emperor’s closest confidant and the Commander of the Royal Knights, issued an order to the stupidly standing knights.
“Spread the word throughout Abelon. His Majesty has passed away.”
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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