An explosion erupted from the carriage, sending shockwaves in all directions. Joseph shielded Rosette from harm and fell to the ground, covering her.
Rosette, without thanking him, dashed towards the carriage.
“Father! Father!”
Tears blurred her vision. Joseph caught up and scooped the staggering Rosette onto his shoulder.
“It’s dangerous, Miss!”
“But…”
“The Duke is already…”
Tears soaked his shoulder.
‘It’s all my fault.’
She had resolved to right the wrongs of the past. To repay her debt to the Adrian family.
‘No, actually…’
She had grown fond of the Duke’s gentle smile, the comforting touch of his hands, the warmth of his embrace. Most of all, she cherished the feeling of calling someone ‘father’.
She didn’t want to lose what she had, to have her happiness snatched away again by Duke Dallas.
Through her tear-filled eyes, Rosette glared at the flaming carriage.
Then, she felt a surge of mana from inside the carriage, similar to when the Duke had once calmed her own wild mana.
‘Is he alive?’
The Duke was alive. There was still hope.
The only way to extinguish magical fire was with magic. But Rosette’s mana core was too weak for such a powerful spell.
Waiting for Celine would be too late.
‘There’s a way.’
Rosette reached out, calling for her familiar.
“Pippi!”
[Pip!] Light began to emanate from Pippi, who had flown onto Rosette’s palm, and the mana around her started swirling towards her.A mana explosion ensued, amplifying the natural state of mana for magical use. It was a risky method, seldom used due to the danger it posed to the caster, but Rosette had no other choice at that moment.
Using the mana absorbed through Pippi, Rosette released it all in one burst, chanting the spell for a nullification magic.
“……!”
Simultaneously, the fiercely burning flames gradually began to diminish.
Rosette, stepping out of Joseph’s embrace, walked toward the carriage.
Despite feeling something surging up from deep within her, she managed to suppress it and laboriously moved forward.
She flung open the door of the still smoldering carriage.
“Father!”
She scanned the interior of the carriage, now filled with thick black smoke.
Coughing, Rosette searched for Duke Adrian.
At that moment.
“Rose?”
From within, the voice she longed to hear emerged, followed by a glimpse of familiar platinum hair through the smoky haze.
It was Duke Adrian, surrounded by a faint protective barrier of mana.
‘He shielded himself with mana.’
As Rosette assessed the situation, Duke Adrian, who had emerged from the carriage, examined her.
“Rose, how did you get here…”
Rosette sighed with relief upon seeing him.
His arms and legs were scorched, but thankfully, he seemed not to have sustained life-threatening injuries.
As soon as she realized this, all strength left her body, a side effect of the mana explosion.
Rosette couldn’t stop coughing.
“Rose!”
Duke Adrian caught her as she collapsed. Looking up at him, she cried and laughed simultaneously.
“Thank goodness…”
With those last words, she lost consciousness.
“Physician! Where is the physician? Call Celine, quickly!”
Duke Adrian, usually calm, shouted urgently as he entered the mansion.
“My lord, you’re safe…”
Sebastian’s face, relieved at first, turned pale upon seeing Rosette limp in the Duke’s arms.
“Miss! What on earth happened…”
“We’ll explain later. First, call Celine.”
“Celine has gone out to look for you, my lord.”
“Contact her immediately. Tell her to return right now!”
Male lead fell into her trap — and shattered when she walked away
This is also on my reread list!
This one is a slow burn, but when it burns, it burns hard.
Definitely worth a read, y’all!
The story follows a thousand-year-old seductive spirit who, on a bet, sets out to charm the male lead—a once-promising but unfortunate cultivator.
But just when she succeeds in making him fall for her, she heartlessly leaves, driving him to madness.
Determined to find her at all costs, he captures her, keeping her by his side no matter what, even if she hates him.
I love this kind of trope—I enjoy watching the male lead suffer in agony.
The ending drags a bit with unnecessary filler, but that’s fine.
As long as I enjoy the beginning, I’m good.
Intro
As an enchantress, Su Heng possesses captivating eyes and charming beauty, easily manipulating the joys and sorrows of living beings at her fingertips.
But to enchant a god, making him taste the bitterness of love’s separation, long-lasting resentment, unattainable desires, and inability to let go…
Do you dare?
Su Heng assists a divine lord in his cultivation, aiming to make him experience all the sufferings of love, so that he can attain the Great Dao.
Only after being chased down from the heavens by the divine lord, confined and completely possessed by him, does she realize how successful she has been.
The once gentle and polite youth has transformed into someone she no longer recognizes.
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