Lowell Hessen is a dead person. It’s been established as a fact for over ten years.
And now, to question whether Lowell is dead or alive?
After Monique left, satisfied with their meeting, Lowell recalled their conversation and couldn’t help but let out a snicker.
“Such an obvious attempt to probe.”
It’s a statement one would make if they thought Lowell was naive and unfamiliar with social etiquette.
It’s true that she acted that way, and even intentionally spread such rumors, but she didn’t expect anyone to fall for it so easily.
Even Monique, pleased with Lowell’s response, went so far as to say to her,
“You can consider me as a mother, Lady Annette. I’ll be a support in your life at the palace. Let me know if you need anything.”
My mother has been dead for a long time, killed by your husband. Lowell was curious how Monique’s face would change if she revealed this fact, but she didn’t voice it out. The moment Monique came to visit her, she was already destined to be on a downward spiral.
“There’s no need to hasten her demise.”
Prey should be gutted when it’s fattest. Until then, she would be a good enough excuse.
Lowell stood up, leaving the two cold teacups behind. The waiting maids hurriedly approached her to wrap a shawl around her shoulders.
“Lady Annette, shall we go to your room…”
Snap!
With a sharp sound, the maid holding the shawl clutched her cheek and stepped back. Tears welled up in her eyes, now red and swollen from the slap.
“Lady Annette… why…”
“Why? If an intruder enters a house when the master is away, you should bite their neck.”
What use is a dog that can’t even protect its home?
Especially one that colludes with the intruder.
Monique had tea neatly arranged in front of her when she waited for Lowell. Could such hospitality have been granted if Monique had just barged in with her influence?
“It must not be a coincidence that Monique visited just when I was away.”
The palace walls have ears. This isn’t mere gossip. And for someone like Lowell, who has much to hide, walls with ears need to be torn down.
“Everyone out. I don’t need you.”
The maids’ expressions sharpened at the sudden declaration.
“We have been here longer than Lady Annette. If you treat us like this…”
“You’re going to kill me or report me to His Majesty?”
“No, that’s not it…”
The moment Lowell mentioned the emperor, fear appeared on the maids’ faces. They knew best that the current emperor was a merciless man. Everyone who knew the emperor feared when his sword might be drawn, including the maids.
They hesitated, then hastily bowed their heads. Lowell internally scoffed at their sudden submission.
“What, it’s not?”
She knew about the punishment meted out to the maids who tended to her after she lost consciousness in the bathroom.
But if Monique could intrude during Lowell’s absence and even receive tea, then they certainly committed a clear mistake.
How unsettling would it be to threaten to report them to the emperor?
Lowell remembered the maids whispering on the day she moved to this palace.
“Is that woman the new bride?”
“Yeah. We bet on whether we’d be beheaded or gutted. Just lost our stakes.”
“Does she want to live that badly? Why impersonate someone’s partner…”
“But now that His Majesty favors her, we just have to flatter her.”
“Probably half of them are faithfully reporting Lowell’s every move to the Emperor, and the other half are undoubtedly making their own alliances elsewhere.”
“Well, replacing the maids won’t make much difference, as not only these ones are doing this.”
Replacing the maids now, especially after Monique’s visit, would be meaningful. At least the next assigned maids won’t be inclined to choose Monique’s side.
“Besides, I was planning to change the maids anyway, so this worked out well.”
Monique inadvertently provided a good excuse.
“Is there anything else? If not, you may leave.”
Lowell gestured towards the door, and the maids hesitantly started heading out, their faces gloomy with the prospect of likely facing discipline once they reported being dismissed by Lowell.
Just as the maids were about to leave and the door was nearly shut.
“Ah.”
Lowell, as if suddenly remembering something, spoke up and gestured to one of the maids holding the doorknob.
“Come back here.”
“Me, my lady?”
“Yes. It will take some time to assign new maids, and I need someone to help me change. You stay.”
The maid named Mabel, though hesitant, returned reluctantly.
“What’s your name?”
“Mabel… Lindell.”
“Really? That’s a pretty name. It must be cold, let’s go inside.”
Mabel’s grey eyes lit up with faint joy at Lowell’s compliment, relieved that she was spared from punishment and further scolding.
Lowell recalled the information passed to her by Rene.
“Simoren Lindell. The heir to the Duke of Lindell, and the first knight of the current Emperor.”
This basic personal detail was well known to her.
Her interest lay in the family relations listed below.
“Sibling relationship Younger sister: Mabel Lindell”
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
