“That’s too much. Isn’t it difficult to match the mood of the friend who came with you?”
Once Mia and Mrs. Hans disappeared, Sera taunted.
“Are you the mastermind behind all this?”
Adel was not very surprised.
“Oh, dear, it’s usual for you to blame me when you’re cornered, mother.”
Sera was the late Duke Oswald’s beloved.
Since Adel was once the wife of Duke Oswald, she was like a mother to Sera.
A mother of the same age.
So, the title of ‘mother’ Sera called was meant to be a mockery.
Those who laughed at Adel behind her back seemed to be waiting to speak.
“I can’t show up in front of Sera, even out of guilt.”
“We shouldn’t think we’re the same as her. She’s so shameless even after poisoning people.”
The women who were whispering as if they were inviting her to listen, hiding their mouths with fans, were taken aback when their eyes met Adel’s.
“Gossiping is a courtesy to do where the person can’t hear. Then, I’ll go.”
Adel politely bowed her head and passed them by.
“Countess Vyce!”
Suddenly, Sera’s cry was heard.
She approached Adel, who had paused, and asked.
“Is it true that he’s your brother?”
She guessed, but that rumor would have spread widely in Greenhill by now.
Of course, it must have reached Christine’s ears as well.
Hiding her bitter feelings, Adel nodded clearly.
“Yes, he’s no different than a real brother.”
Upon hearing this directly from Adel, they all started whispering with twinkling eyes. This meant that the seat next to the Countess Vyce was still empty.
Then Sera sent all the remnants around her.
“It’s okay to go first if the two of you have something to talk about.”
When the two were left alone, she brought up the main topic.
“Then it’s possible to tie him with me?”
“What?”
Adel was the most absurd of the recent words she heard.
But Sera was brazen beyond imagination.
“If I help you marry Countess Vyce, I can also help you. You want to get rid of the false accusation of being a murderer, don’t you?”
“Do you think anything would change if I get rid of the false charge now?”
“Think about it. You’re getting rid of the false charge, and the count is becoming a member of the traditional Oswald family. Then, wouldn’t you be able to enter the nobility council?”
When the story of the Noble Council came out, Adel clicked her tongue.
“Think about it well, Sera. Don’t you know why the emperor trusts him so much?”
“The reason for trust…?”
After pondering for a moment, Sera looked like she just realized.
“Are you saying that the emperor is thinking of him as a soninlaw?”
Adel shrugged as if she didn’t know.
“Well, how can I know the mind of a noble person? But if you were Sera, who would you want to hold hands with, the princess or the daughter of the Duke?”
Seeing Sera’s lips trembling, Adel felt refreshed inside.
But Sera didn’t give up easily.
“Are you okay? You must have feelings for him too?”
Unexpectedly, it was right on the mark.
Adel was embarrassed, but she was skilled at hiding her expression.
“You guessed it wrong. I already have someone I’m dating.”
Sera’s bright red lips curved up ominously.
“I saw you dancing with the count that day. I know. The real face hidden behind your mask. Was that really the face you see when looking at a brother?”
Adel, who had been silent for a moment, smiled quietly.
“Sera, you really like me, don’t you?”
“What crazy talk is that?”
“Don’t you think your interest in me is excessive? You’re always hovering around me. Like a poor little kid craving a mother’s love.”
“This is!”
Finally, Sera lifted her hand to slap Adel’s cheek.
But Adel, who had already anticipated this, grabbed her hand.
“Start acting like an adult now, Sera!”
Sera jerked her hand away. But she still shouted fiercely.
“Don’t act smart! You will definitely connect me and Count Vyce. Because I will make it so!”
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]Sera Oswald.
In fact, it was not an exaggeration to say that the social circle of Calaime was in her hands.
A woman skilled at making people on her side with her beautiful appearance and excellent tact.
If you fall out of Sera’s sight, her followers spread malicious rumors. Then, it was only a matter of time before even innocent people were buried in the social circle.
The best example was Adel.
The one who contributed the most to Adel becoming a villainess who poisoned her husband was Sera.
So most of the noblewomen took care to stay in Adel’s good graces. Not approaching Adel was also to avoid falling out of favor with Seira.
Of course, Adel herself had no intention of befriending anyone in such a place. She’d be grateful not to be openly criticized.
But the atmosphere of the party today was a little different. There were people in black dresses everywhere in the banquet hall.
Hadn’t they all murmured that it looked like a mourning dress when Adel wore it?
Moreover, there were even some who cautiously approached her for a conversation.
“The cookies that day were really delicious, ma’am.”
“Thank you.”
And a few more ladies came up to her to talk afterward.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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