There Is No Paradise Where I Ran Away To (14 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 22
Of the ten days granted, eight had already slipped away. As his departure drew near, Gideon grew anxious. The thought of leaving without winning Charlotte’s heart filled him with deep regret that clung to his ankles like chains.
It wasn’t as though he’d had no dates with Charlotte during this time.
Whenever he’d walked with her in the garden—yielding to Duke Beitnes’s pressure—all she offered were terse replies: “Yes,” “No,” or “I don’t know.”
Even when questioned, Duke Beitnes gave similarly evasive answers:
“Oh, really?” “Probably not,” or “I couldn’t say for sure”—cryptic responses utterly unlike the letter that claimed he regarded Gideon like a blood brother.
Yet he’d decided to understand the Duke; if someone questioned him about his own brother, Gideon suspected his replies might follow a similar path.
In the end, he feared he might depart without gaining even the slightest insight about Charlotte or any clue to advance their relationship.
“Well, is there any good way…? Ah!”
Suddenly, like lightning striking his mind, a face flashed before him—the very key to resolving his anxious journey.
“Ebelline might know something. She’s a woman too, and they’ve reconciled. She’d be even more helpful than the Duke. Ebelline must know plenty.”
Refusing to let go of this final hope, Gideon immediately summoned a servant to find a suitable place for a discreet meeting with Ebelline, chose an appropriate time, and instructed the servant to deliver the message forthwith.
This being his last chance, Gideon had no choice but to stake everything on Ebelline.
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Vivian set down her needle, pausing her mending of Theo’s torn dress at the sound of Charlotte’s voice that refused to leave her thoughts.
After the mansion changed hands, she’d been unable to sell her embroidery for various reasons. Though she’d accumulated much embroidery, even selling it all would barely scratch the debt owed to the Duke.
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After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
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After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
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