Renisha bit her lip.
Life doesn’t allow for complacency.
It was no different from a whip urging Renisha not to be lax.
A colossal fate rolls toward Renisha.
Cassius, who had looked around the vicinity of the institute and returned, turned his head towards Renisha.
The fact that their traces couldn’t be found no matter how much they searched the forest was frustrating.
They might not have arrived in this vicinity yet, or they might have already met the emperor.
Renisha’s expression cooled coldly.
She assumed the worst of the worst.
What would happen if Lexus found out about the survival of Haelin and Brixton?
Even Lexus can’t attack nobles within the empire without evidence of betrayal.
He probably wouldn’t openly confront Hiloshine with a sword.
Instead, he would patiently wait for an opportune moment.
While Renisha and Cassius were on edge.
Lexus’s cold breath seemed to touch the back of her neck.
It was as if he would open his mouth and thrust sharp fangs into Renisha’s neck.
Watching Renisha writhing in pain as the venom was injected, he would feel exhilarated.
Can Haelin escape from Lexus alive?
It is a given that Lexus will learn about Brixton and Haelin.
Then, they should consider the next step.
Renisha held Cassius’s hand.
“Renisha.”
Cassius called Renisha in a deep voice.
“I’m not okay. I can’t be optimistic that things will go well.”
Renisha spoke slowly.
The weight of what she wanted to do each day crushed her.
She knew that only by enduring this weight could she move forward.
However, it was inevitable that it hurt now.
“We need to find a way to save Haelin.”
How about directly negotiating with Lexus?
What would Lexus demand from Renisha?
Lexus hoped Renisha would come to this mansion.
Lexus was obsessed with Renisha.
Renisha’s eyes darkened.
There was only one conclusion.
Lexus would want to grasp Renisha in his hands again.
Renisha’s eyes turned to Cassius.
“What are you thinking?”
“…Well, I don’t know.”
“It’s unsettling.”
Cassius awkwardly smiled.
“Cassius, you said you would follow me no matter what I do.”
“I’m still uneasy.”
“I have to go to the emperor.”
Silence flowed.
Cassius’s expression cooled unusually.
Cassius’s pupils gradually stained with anger and pain.
It seemed as if he belatedly accepted Renisha’s words.
“Renisha, I can’t allow that.”
“Even if Cassius doesn’t allow it, I have to. I have to go and save Haelin… It might even be easier. If I can crumble Lexus from the inside… This might be the best option for now.”
“I cannot allow you to go where I cannot reach.”
“Cassius, this is…”
Renisha sighed with a smile mixed with a sigh.
“If I lose Haelin again, I won’t be able to do anything. I’ll foolishly regret and dwell on things I didn’t do. I… ”
“Renisha.”
Cassius interrupted Renisha.
Even she herself knew that she would do as Renisha wished when she heard her talk.
Even now, Cassius understands what Renisha is saying.
She also knows that her way could be the answer.
“I don’t like it.”
Nevertheless, overflowing emotions blocked everything.
“I don’t like you going to Emperor Lexus, and I don’t like you getting involved with that man. Renisha could be in danger.”
“…There’s no time, Cassius.”
Renisha painfully smiled.
“I have to make a decision.”
Cassius swept his head with trembling hands.
He wouldn’t be able to stop Renisha.
Cassius would send her off on the path she chose.
And then?
“Cassius.”
Renisha touched the sword at Cassius’s waist with her palm.
“You swore to me with this sword. You promised to protect me with this sword.”
Cassius bit his lip.
“Whenever I’m in danger, come to me anytime. Protect me with your hands. Keep the promise we made.”
Renisha slowly drew Cassius’s sword.
Swish. A cool sound echoed between the two.
Renisha held the sword with both hands.
It was still a burdensome weight.
This must be the weight of the baggage Cassius carried.
“I will use this sword to cut off Lexus’s neck.”
Renisha’s pupils flashed.
The spring light flickered like fierce flames.
Renisha said to Cassius.
“We will meet again, and we will become a family as you wished, have children, and be happy.”
“Renisha…”
“Renisha Lothera. I promise on my name. I will make your wish come true.”
Cassius chuckled.
The giant sword held in Renisha’s small hands captured Cassius’s gaze.
As Cassius held the sword, Renisha also held her own weapon.
Renisha’s weapon was herself.
Courage and determination to let go of everything, and strategies to intricately weave the fabric of the world.
Everything about Renisha was one weapon.
Since Renisha promised to fulfill her wish, she would do so.
Just as she found a way to revive Hiloshine.
“I believe in us, Cassius. What about you?”
Does Renisha know?
That statement was nothing less than a confession.
He attached Cassius and Renisha to the word “us.”
“Do you trust me and yourself?”
What could Cassius say?
Cassius covered his face with his hands.
In the end, he raised the white flag.
It was a fight from the beginning that he couldn’t win against Renisha.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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