Looking at Terien’s attitude, it seemed that Casius and Terien had some thoughts.
“There must be a reason why the Emperor has kept Casius here. But we have no way of guessing that, so Casius and I are frustrated. That’s why I was rude. I apologize.”
“Apology accepted. I understand your frustration, Terien.”
Turiel put the teacup down on the saucer.
There was no other choice.
Afraid of being caught by the Emperor, the nobles had shut their doors.
Even the usual social gatherings were restrained.
The Emperor’s eyes existed everywhere.
The Emperor was a suspicious man.
He had become Emperor by holding Lotera’s hand, but it was the Emperor who had kept his position.
Who knew what wrong words would reach the Emperor’s ears?
A meeting Turiel had attended earlier was also secretly held with very few people.
Most of the nobles who attended were those who had been relying on Lenisha’s skirts to seek safety.
“And I don’t know what the Empress is thinking either. What is the reason for sending a madam to us and bestowing kindness?”
Terien asked bluntly.
“That is a question I cannot answer.”
Even the known facts should not be carelessly spoken.
Terien ruffled his hair.
“However, I can tell you one thing. As I said before, the best you can do is trust Empress Lenisha.”
Turiel spoke with confidence.
“Empress Lenisha……”
“Do not disappoint her. That’s all.”
“We are the ones who are soon leaving for Hiloshain. What help could we be to the Empress?”
Turiel tilted her head.
Her thin eyes scanned Terien.
Terien felt like he had become meat in a slaughterhouse in front of Turiel.
“That’s the same question, so I have no answer for you.”
The same question.
Terien mulled over those words.
Turiel couldn’t respond because of what schemes the Empress and the Emperor had.
The fact that they were going to Hiloshain, the fact that they were helping the Empress.
“The same question?”
Terion calmly organized his thoughts.
The mad Emperor.
Terion was well aware of the Emperor’s inferiority complex towards the Empress.
How could he not know why Duke Rotera was pushed onto the battlefield?
Terion had seen with his own eyes the great Duke being driven to death.
And the Emperor who hated the Empress.
The Emperor killed Duke Rotera. And if the Empress was next?
To get rid of the Empress from his side?
Terion’s face went pale.
The Empress had always been moderate towards Casius.
And if the Emperor was trying to expel the Empress?
The Emperor doesn’t like Casius.
This was a wellknown fact, considering the way he had been treated so far.
If the Emperor tries to insult the Empress…!
Besides, he had heard that Casius had been given Duke Rotera’s position.
All the chaos pointed to one answer.
“Perhaps the Empress and Casius, Sir…!”
“Shh.”
Turiel smiled slyly.
“I told you there are many ears, Sir.”
Terion shut his mouth like a good listener.
As Turiel said, it was something he could not say anywhere.
‘What the hell is going on?’
He was struggling to adapt to this insane world.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]The reason Casius got up from the reception room was because a memory flashed across his mind.
The knights can freely come and go from the mansion, but none would dare do anything under Casius’s name.
They were people who had lived their lives only knowing swords, and there was no reason to send a gift to Lenisha under his name.
Then, he only had to find the peculiarities that had occurred in the mansion over the last few days.
Casius walked quickly.
By now…
“Tesha.”
Casius found the child where he wanted and called Tesha in a whisper.
Tesha, who was organizing the cupboard, turned her head towards Casius.
Tesha quickly put on the hat she had taken off.
Sure enough.
The tea that was served to Turiel was Tesha’s handiwork.
Tesha’s eyes widened.
“Weren’t you meeting a guest?”
“I have to bring something.”
Casius swallowed.
Tesha was a child who had lost her memory.
So she was scared of the world.
She hadn’t even gone out once since she came to the institution.
Yet Tesha had gone out without a word a while ago.
He didn’t particularly ask where she had been.
It was Tesha’s freedom, and since Casius hadn’t hired her, there was no reason to suppress the child’s freedom.
But thinking about it, where would a child who lost her memory go?
Why did Turiel come and talk about a ‘gift’ after the child had gone out and come back?
There were very few coincidences in the world.
Just like Duke Rotera was between Casius and Lenisha, arousing their curiosity.
“Shall we talk?”
Tesha looked scared.
Casius sensed it. Usually, his beastlike intuition was never wrong.
Tesha had a secret.
And Tesha might not have lost her memory after all.
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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