The fiancée, who looked up at her escort as if familiar, smiled. He couldn’t help but recall the conversations they had in the past.
Prince Adenmir asked,
“Is he the ‘that person’ you mentioned before?”
“That person? …Ah.”
Elodie’s eyes widened a bit as if they had the same thought. Prince Adenmir recalled her voice asking for annulment, even when sick, with a flushed face.
“In fact, I’ve fallen in love with someone.”
He thought the person was the second prince Beltran. But looking at the gaze she gave to the mercenary she brought today as an escort, partner, he knew it wasn’t Beltran.
Elodie looked up at him. Her eyes in between words were unreadable, impossible to discern what she was thinking.
Then her lips parted.
“If that’s the case, what changes?”
It was neither an affirmative nor a negative ambiguous answer, but it was enough for Prince Adenmir to judge.
The fiancée shares her heart with another man, even flaunting it.
But Elodie Ferdia seemed unaware.
The more she acted as if she wanted to break off the engagement, the less she wanted to do as she wished.
From the beginning, all Prince Adenmir wanted from Elodie was the name of Ferdia. A pretext to gain full support from Duke Ferdia to become Emperor.
Yes, just that.
So he thought it didn’t matter who she held in her heart, or her feelings, and Prince Adenmir scoffed.
“Nothing changes. Whatever thoughts the princess has, anything.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes.”
With a firm answer, Prince Adenmir hoped that Elodie would despair.
He wouldn’t let her go.
He would never annul the engagement, no matter what she did.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]A gorgeous carriage stopped in front of the Angelos mansion.
“Miss, welcome.”
“Get out of my way.”
Dorothea, who coldly slapped the servant’s hand away, strode into the mansion.
Back in her bedroom, Dorothea sat on the sofa and tore at the hem of her own dress in irritation.
This was the most she could do to vent her anger.
A grand lady of the great four families couldn’t scream and throw things just because she was angry.
“Elodie Ferdia…….”
Dorothea muttered one person’s name with a twisted face, grinding her teeth.
Pretty but nothing more, a silly thing that only caught people’s eyes.
The only daughter of the Ferdia family and a bastard at the same time, she received a cold treatment.
The young lady of the Ferdia family, one of the four great families, although pretty, she was sensitive and had a foul temper, so there were no people around her.
On the other hand, herself? Dorothea Angelos had always been at the center of social circles. It had to be the same today, too.
However, today, she had entered the scene garnering the attention of her family and with Mercenary King Ian, the talk of the town, beside her.
From then on, people had only talked about Elodie Ferdia.
“Elodie, Elodie, Elodie!”
That damn Elodie!
Dorothea suppressed her anger, biting her lips.
This emotion was quite an old one.
From childhood, Dorothea had been compared to Elodie Ferdia.
It was inevitable. There were not many young ladies from the four great families.
Elodie was beautiful. Her family was perfect.
But Elodie was an illegitimate child and received her family’s indifference.
So, Dorothea could feel relieved.
‘I am superior.’
However, the one time Ferdia’s family showed interest in Elodie, all attention turned to her.
The feeling of being overshadowed for the first time was downright humiliating.
So, she approached Elodie and spoke to Mercenary King Ian.
After all, she expected him to respond to her kindness if he had any decency.
But……
“……Eek!”
Anger welled up again.
That mercenary Ian had wiped his hand with a handkerchief as if she had dirtied it, then threw that handkerchief away in front of her.
Such an insult was a first in her life. No one had ever treated her like that.
Dorothea, who had always been naturally pampered, felt as if her world had been turned upside down.
And the cause of all this was ‘Elodie Ferdia.’
Not even a direct descendant, no authority, an illegitimate child at that!
At that time, Mrs. Angelos, hearing the news that her daughter had come back all angry, hurried to the bedroom.
“Oh, my child. Why are you so upset?”
“It’s nothing.”
“Nothing it is. Our beautiful daughter is making such an ugly face?”
“Mother……”
As Dorothea sobbed and hugged her, Mrs. Angelos embraced her loving daughter and comforted her.
“What happened at the party?”
“Well, Elodie Ferdia’s escort ignored me.”
“Escort? How dare an escort ignore my daughter?”
“It was Mercenary King Ian.”
The emperor himself acknowledged him as the leader of the Sky Hawk mercenary group. So, even the Angelos could not mess with him carelessly.
That’s why Mrs. Angelos was also in a bind.
“Mercenary King Ian is a bit……”
“But Mother! He treated me as if I was filthy!”
“My God. How dare he, a mere mercenary?!”
“I can’t breathe after being treated like that! I’m so miserable……!”
“My child……”
She was a precious daughter cherished more than any gemstone. How could her heart not ache when such a child returned home, wounded, and sobbing?
Having grievances against Ferdia, specifically Duchess Temis Ferdia, Mrs. Angelos quickly made up her mind.
“Don’t worry, my child. I’ll scold them for you.”
“Really?”
“Yes. Since it was Elodie Ferdia’s escort, the child herself should take responsibility.”
She could not touch Mercenary King Ian, whom the emperor acknowledged, but she could easily handle Elodie Ferdia.
‘What can she do?’
She lifted one corner of her lips and smiled wickedly as she comforted and soothed her daughter.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]With Carlott and Yancy not coming, I immediately began making antidotes.
After using magic once to massproduce the piledup antidotes, and while taking a rest one midday, the maid came in.
“Miss. The Duchess has called for you.”
“The Duchess? Why?”
I had already handed over a large amount of antidote, so there should be no need for a while. As I looked for an explanation, the maid added.
“Mrs. Angelos and Lady Angelos have visited.”
“Hmm……”
I could roughly guess why they had come.
It must be retaliation for the humiliation at the last party.
‘Reian was the one who humiliated them, why are they making a fuss at me?’
Am I more approachable? But I wasn’t scared at all.
On the contrary, my blood was boiling.
‘I was stressed already, this is perfect!’
“Let’s go!”
“……?”
Male lead Asks for a Divorce Every Day
It’s not often you come across a plot like this in the female-dominant genre — make sure to check it out!
This is a novel I’m planning to reread as well.
The male lead is strong, skilled in martial arts, and not the usual fragile type you often see in matriarchal novels.
Meanwhile, the female lead is a scientist—rational and logical. Even when she falls for the male lead, she doesn’t let her emotions cloud her decisions.
If you push through the first few chapters, you’ll gradually find the story really intriguing.
It has a mix of mystery, detective elements, and romance.
The author’s writing style is like crafting a puzzle—except they deliberately leave out a few pieces, making it hard to predict what happens next, yet keeping you hooked.
In the end, everything will come together and be explained.
One-sentence summary: Wife, stop playing with beakers and look at me!
In a laboratory accident, research scientist Zhu Wansheng accidentally travels to a matriarchal world. The original owner of the body is an eighteen-year-old only daughter of a wealthy rouge merchant, already married with a handsome young man.
Zhu Wansheng grins: Nice! She always said she was heaven’s favorite granddaughter. After a life of toil in her previous life, she can enjoy blessings in this one.
However, her joy lasts no more than three seconds as bad news arrives: the original owner’s family is about to go bankrupt, and her husband wants a divorce.
Even worse, she’s stuck with a research system full of restrictions.
Zhu Wansheng: ? Is this the destiny of a research dog?
——
Faced with this mess, Zhu Wansheng pours herself a bowl of wine to drown her sorrows. In her drunken haze, her husband arrives.
His figure is imposing, holding a long sword, with a dignified air that captivates Zhu Wansheng.
Gu Yingqing, however, looks at the alcohol-reeking Zhu Wansheng with undisguised disgust and coldly asks, “Divorce or not?” The intoxicated Zhu Wansheng mumbles vaguely, “I think… it’s not… it’s not… impossible!”
——
The next day, after sobering up, Zhu Wansheng is full of energy, rolling up her sleeves ready to make a big move. As for yesterday? She has no memory of it.
Zhu Wansheng is ambitious; a research dog fears nothing!
Upgrading rouge, extracting fragrances, producing perfumes, researching lipsticks… all shall bow to the power of modern technology!
The original owner’s dying rouge shop is revitalized. Her mother is pleased and with a wave of her hand, passes on the family business to her. As she takes control and her experimental results gain popularity, it’s the pinnacle of her life…
——
But there are always those who can’t stand to see her doing well. Jealousy, scheming, assassination attempts – they want nothing less than her life.
The person who has always kept his distance from her suddenly holds her tightly in his arms, eyes full of concern.
She is unharmed, but he falls into a pool of blood…
Zhu Wansheng feels guilty, “I can grant you one wish.”
Gu Yingqing tentatively circles his arms around her, carefully resting his head in the crook of her neck, pleading softly, “I regret it. Can we not divorce?”
Zhu Wansheng: ? When did I agree to a divorce?
[Small Theater]
The newly developed rouge is beautifully packaged, and Zhu Wansheng is eager to try it.
Gu Yingqing suddenly appears: “My lady, may I apply it for you?”
Cool fingertips lightly brush her lips. His Adam’s apple bobs as he leans in for a light bite.
Zhu Wansheng: ?
Gu Yingqing: It smells so good, I wanted to taste it…
On a warm spring day, Zhu Wansheng tries a new perfume: “Spring Night.” Gu Yingqing corners her against a wall.
Warm breath lingers on her neck.
“My lady, from now on, may I test the fragrances for you?”
[Humorous female scientist vs scheming live-in son-in-law male lead]
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