With just one word from him, Elodie transformed from a flawed lady who got separated into a tremendous presence who rejected the First Prince.
‘This time, I was the protagonist. But, Elodie Ferdia again?’
While Dorotea directed her anger at Elodie with arrows of fury, Felix, the host of today’s fashion show and party, also watched this situation with great interest.
As this party was attended by all the nobility, including the royal family, today’s events would undoubtedly spread widely throughout Sylvania.
‘Lady Ferdia is attracting attention everywhere again.’
Indeed, my eyes for recognizing people were not wrong.
After a long stay abroad, Felix returned to his home country and heard rumors surrounding Elodie.
Elodie Ferdia was truly a troublemaker in high society.
However, Felix just laughed it off.
It was his belief that one should not judge someone without experiencing them firsthand.
The Elodie Ferdia he actually encountered was beyond imagination.
She seemed honest, yet knew how to hide her true feelings and didn’t reveal important aspects of herself.
Her actions were also quite unconventional.
The first time he saw her was when she unexpectedly appeared at the Ishtar Temple, and the second time was at the Mausoleum reception, disguised as the magician Elvira.
‘Anyway, she’s a truly fascinating lady.’
Felix, who was smiling at the thought of the vanished Elodie, suddenly locked eyes with Dorotea.
‘Oh, she looks fierce. I shouldn’t have poked her; it might lead to bloodshed.’
Hastily avoiding eye contact, Felix stepped forward as the host of the party.
Regardless of how it happened, he had the obligation to calm down this boisterous atmosphere.
“Alright, everyone. It’s an honor to have you all here at today’s fashion show. As I mentioned on the invitation, this magical tool will be sold in limited quantities.”
Limited sale!
At the mention of this, the eyes of the nobles gleamed with a competitive spirit.
“You must buy it. If you don’t, you’ll be scolded by your wife!”
“Who wouldn’t buy it? I’m the same.”
Just a while ago, they were enthusiastically talking about the prince’s breakup, but now their conversation topic changed quickly.
The topic now was the next release of the rookie magician Elvira, who had developed the Temperature-Maintaining Magical Tool.
The Communication Magical Tool, a revolutionary invention, allowed complete freedom from the conventional methods of communication through servants, postal workers, or couriers.
Although the communication range was limited to the capital for now, that alone was valuable enough.
“If it’s limited, special, or whatever, won’t everyone try to buy it? The more expensive, the better!”
“Isn’t it too expensive?”
“I actually like it.”
“……. ”
It was just as Elodie advised.
Felix, who had doubts, admitted that his judgment was wrong.
Even though they attached an unreasonable price, the nobles were eager to get their hands on the Communication Magical Tool.
Stimulating the vanity of the nobles, who were eager to obtain something difficult and expensive, even though it was not easy to get, was a successful strategy.
Felix, looking at the nobles who were ready to buy, smiled awkwardly.
Then, he laid out the prepared words.
“The quantity is limited, but since everyone wants it, there’s no choice. I’ll distribute paper, and you can write down the amount you’re willing to pay. We’ll start selling in order from the person who bids the highest.”
This was also a selling method devised by Elodie.
Nobles competing against each other with their bids!
If you write too little, you might not get the magical tool, so Elodie will write the highest amount she can afford.
Elodie’s ultimate goal was to fleece the wealthy nobles of their funds.
‘She really enjoys being cunning and malicious.’
If only she weren’t the daughter of Ferdia, she would have been a competent talent that Felix wanted to employ. It’s truly regrettable.
While Felix was recovering his appetite, people started writing down their amounts, exchanging glances with each other.
Nevertheless, conversations didn’t stop.
“Madam, did you know? Magician Elvi gave a special communication magical tool only to an investor.”
“Didn’t he say that there was only one investor in Magician Elvi’s magical tool?”
“Yes. The investor is someone named Lily Arsel, but no one knows who she is.”
It was a story about Magician Elvi’s only investor and the special magical tool she received as a gift.
“I wonder how good the special communication magical tool is. Do you happen to know anything?”
“I doubt it. We don’t even know who Lily Arsel is.”
“There are rumors that she’s an incredibly wealthy person.”
“Oh, I heard she’s a foreigner?”
“No, you got it all wrong.”
“Do you know who she is?”
“My husband told me. Actually, he said she’s related to the temple.”
“Really?”
Unfounded speculations about Lily Arsel were rampant.
As the only investor who had known about the jackpot magical tool and invested in it, people’s attention was inevitably drawn to her.
Someone had been closely listening to all the stories unfolding in the Mausoleum from the beginning to the end.
‘Are they daring to harm our child?’
It was none other than Lady Isis, who had been observing the situation in the Mausoleum in the guise of a child.
He had been silently grinding his teeth since the moment the Dorotea group started chewing on Elodie.
Then it happened.
As the auction progressed, and noblewomen submitted the papers they had written, Isis noticed someone in the corner.
Although her face was covered with a hood, her small stature and exposed, adorable hands unmistakably belonged to a child.
The concerned noblewoman kindly approached the child.
“Little one, what are you doing here? Did you lose your mom?”
“……. ”
“My mom is gone. She died.”
“……What about your dad?”
“He’s gone too.”
“Uh, uh-huh?”
Isis passed by the dazed noblewoman and calmly crossed the Mausoleum Hall.
‘Those who dared to intimidate our child, I won’t leave them alone….’
No one noticed the frightening thoughts beneath the adorable face.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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