All I knew was what I secretly overheard the maids whispering about.
“Arcelia? She’s lucky. She got pregnant in one night and took a good share.”
“Right? But do you know where she went?”
“I don’t know. Some say she fled abroad.”
“She’ll live loudly wherever she is.”
From that conversation, I learned two things: my mother sold me to my father and left, and her name was Arcelia.
The original work didn’t go into detail about the mother.
“Since the protagonist is Estelle, not me, that’s natural.”
However, it did mention my real father.
One of the reasons I ended up dying later on was because I wasn’t Duke Ferdia’s real daughter.
“Why of all the novels did I possess this one?”
Possession might not be the right word, since I was born in this world and regained my memories later on, so reincarnation might be more fitting.
Several days have passed since I regained my memory. It wasn’t easy to understand the situation, having unexpectedly discovered the secret of my birth and remembering my previous life all at once.
I tried to deny everything, saying it was all a dream, and had nightmares about the death I hadn’t experienced yet.
But these vivid memories couldn’t be my imagination.
The life of Yun Gaeul in South Korea, and the stories that came to mind from the book.
If I stayed like this, my end would undoubtedly be death.
“I have to survive.”
But no matter how much I denied it, my evil past, where I acted petulantly, didn’t change.
The original work didn’t say why Elodie acted that way, but I, who had personally committed all that evil, knew why.
My family was indifferent to me, and their attitude led the servants to snub and neglect me.
I had to be haughty as the only Duchess of the Ferdia family, and express my anger outward to make them pretend to listen to me.
Only then could I maintain my pride as the Duchess of Ferdia.
It was a kind of selfdefense to survive in this family that had no interest in each other, but that reason couldn’t be an excuse.
I couldn’t live like that anymore.
“I have to stop being petulant.”
To survive, I had to abandon my way of thinking and stubbornness so far, and I needed to look further ahead.
I looked down at the shattered pendant.
This pendant, which my mother left behind, was given to me by Duke Ferdia on my fifth birthday. It was also the only thing that was mine in the ducal house.
Certainly, being a lady of a ducal house, one would expect me to have some degree of wealth, but sadly, I did not have a single penny to my name.
Extravagant spending? Possible.
Luxury? I can do it.
But all of it was done with the permission of the head of the house, and even the disposal of dresses or jewels went through a steward with a report.
I didn’t have any personal assets from the family’s wealth that I could spend like water.
Even the one legacy left by my mother was shattered, and now I was truly penniless.
“To be independent, you need money.”
I didn’t wish for much.
A house of modest size with one room, one living room, and one bathroom on the outskirts of the capital, Somnia.
And enough money to play and eat well for the rest of my life. Mind you, I didn’t need to indulge in luxury. I wasn’t the old Elodie.
Just that much would be enough!
“Um. Am I asking for too much…?”
Ha, but being unemployed and not working is everyone’s dream!
According to the book, it was revealed that I was a stranger with not a drop of blood in common only after my sister Estel was adopted into the family.
I was now 19, one year away from my adult ceremony.
3 years until adoption.
Until then, my top priority was to stay quiet like a mouse, save money, and become independent.
They wouldn’t care whether I was their daughter or not once I had left. Then, I could avoid the death ending.
Of course, I needed to make an effort to change my future while living here.
“To do that, first…”
Deep in thought about what to do, my personal maid, Masa, entered the bedroom.
“Miss. A letter has arrived.”
“Who sent it?”
Masa handed over the tray with a broad smile, containing the letter.
“From His Highness the Prince.”
Prince Adenmir Presil Willeunt.
My current fiancé and the man responsible for the reason my sister Estel would be adopted.
When Prince Adenmir in the book pointed out Elodie’s reputation and mentioned breaking off the engagement, Duke Ferdia did not want the political relationship to collapse, so he sought an alternative.
The alternative was adopting my sister Estel.
“Did he think adopting a daughter or having a bastard child was the same?”
My engagement with Prince Adenmir was completely something the previous me wanted, as once he became the emperor, the most likely heir to the throne, no one would ignore me, his wife.
Moreover, Prince Adenmir was an extremely handsome man with dazzling silver hair and deep green eyes. His stunning looks and robust physique were to my taste, so there was no reason not to desire him.
Prince Adenmir’s attitude towards me was strictly courteous as he would treat his fiancée, but that was all.
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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