“I’m sorry about that. I’ll explain everything later.”
However, that alone couldn’t naturally convince Adel.
“Chris, I thought we shared love.”
“I thought the same.”
“I wanted to have a child as the fruition of our love, become parents of that child together, and create a happy home with you. I was lonely, and I thought you felt the same way, so I assumed we shared the same thoughts.”
“Of course, Adel.”
Adel firmly nodded.
“No, it wasn’t you. Why did you embrace me every night with what thoughts? Was it just enough for a sweet moment? Until when are you going to deceive me?”
“I’m sorry, Adel. I didn’t know you wanted a child so much.”
Kristin couldn’t believe it. The day when she would have to justify herself with such a pitiful face had come.
“Chris, this is not about wanting a child; it’s about our values and beliefs.”
“I’m sorry. I abandoned your beliefs.”
He didn’t know how many times he had apologized. But to calm Adel’s anger, those words seemed most fitting.
Although it seemed like an inappropriate choice of words.
“Don’t just say sorry. I want to hear what you think.”
Adel’s pupils became intense. When Kristin met her gaze, it felt like her heart was being squeezed.
Adel had never felt so terrifying before.
“Chris, we didn’t meet and share a bed on a whim. We didn’t share love with the intention of building a family?”
“Of course.”
“But why did you?”
“I made a mistake.”
This time, he tried changing the wording a bit. But it seemed like an even worse choice.
“What did you do wrong? Tell me.”
His mind became gloomy.
Was this what they called a couple’s fight that he had only heard about?
No, this wasn’t a fight; it was being pushed one-sidedly. He couldn’t even resist against the opponent’s momentum. If it were a real battle, he would have died a long time ago.
“Anything. Should I kneel?”
Thinking of such a wretched idea made him feel ridiculous.
Adel’s eyes rose more fiercely, soaked in despair, and she sighed.
“Enough. I don’t want to hear anything from you right now.”
Slam!
In the end, she left the reception room, leaving it cold for the wind to blow in.
“Ha!”
Only then could Kristin breathe properly as the tension was released.
“Are you okay?”
Zimmer, who was approaching quickly, hesitated.
“Does it look okay?”
Under Kristin’s eyes, dark circles had settled.
In his heart, Zimmer wanted to tease her, but he restrained himself because doing so might cost him his life.
“You seem to have aged another ten years.”
“Darn… My hair feels like it turned white.”
“Fortunately, it doesn’t show.”
Returning to the bedroom, Tanya comforted Adel.
“I’m sorry; there must have been some circumstances. You know how much the Count values Miss.”
“I know. That’s why it’s even more frustrating.”
“What?”
“It feels like he’s hiding something. I know he cares about me, but at the same time, it seems like he doesn’t trust me, and that’s hurtful.”
He hadn’t told Tanya that he hid his password. Zimmer had decided not to mention it until Kristin told her. He thought there must have been some reason for it.
Yet, he couldn’t help but be angry.
At first, he was angry that he didn’t want to have a baby, and now he was scared.
Whenever such times came, the day he lost his mother inevitably came to mind.
He believed that he would be the first to come running, comforting and grieving together, but he didn’t show up until the end of the funeral.
The anxiety from that time rushed back.
Although he said he understood when he was young, it seemed that the wound still hadn’t healed.
He thought he understood him the best, but in reality, didn’t he know much about him? Such anxiety overwhelmed him.
Knock, knock.
Adel, who couldn’t sleep and was tossing and turning late into the night, instinctively tensed at the knocking sound.
There was only one person who would come to her bedroom at this hour.
“May I come in?”
His voice was gentle and cautious, as if he was testing her mood.
Adel turned her back to the door and pretended to be asleep.
“Can I come in?”
Since she pretended to be asleep, she couldn’t say it was inappropriate now. Adel simply didn’t make a move.
Creak, creak.
The sound of him approaching the bed was heard. After hesitating for a moment, the mattress tilted slightly as if he had sat down.
“Adel…”
He called her name and took a deep breath, as if trying to say something difficult.
“I’ve thought a lot after hearing what you said. I thought I had every reason to be angry. I was wrong, and I know I’ve hurt you. But… I don’t plan on having a child for a while.”
His voice in the darkness was calm and gentle.
But it was firm.
Even if she got angry or pleaded, he seemed unshakable.
A silent and still time passed.
“Why…?”
Adel, still turned away, asked. Her voice was choked.
“I’m afraid of having a child who resembles me.”
Surprised, she sat up from the bed.
“What are you talking about? I want to have a child who resembles you.”
Kristin smiled faintly.
“A child who resembles me? Without knowing anything…”
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
