“How about this then? If you come to meet me, I’ll let you see the Silver Wolf.”
“What?”
“Yes, the beast that killed your mother. If you meet it, maybe your thoughts will change?”
“You’re the one who made that creature kill my mother!”
“Well, seeing the Silver Wolf might change your mind.”
“My answer to that, Stone!”
Bang!
A spark shot out from Adele’s pistol.
However, the bullet barely grazed Stone’s ear, embedding itself into the wall.
Adele’s hand holding the pistol trembled uncontrollably. Seeing this, Stone smirked.
“People don’t just kill anyone. Anyway, let’s meet tomorrow, my cat.”
In an instant, Stone disappeared from the window.
Crash!
Shortly after, Henry and the guards rushed in, surprised.
“What happened? I heard gunfire!”
Adele concealed the trembling pistol in her hand and spoke with difficulty.
“Call… the Duke….”
The white handkerchief on the table fluttered in the wind blowing in from outside.
Stone had left, leaving behind a handkerchief with his initials engraved on it. On top of it was Tanya’s hairpin.
“Chris!”
Adele ran towards Christine, who had just descended from her horse.
Unable to wait calmly inside any longer, Adele had been pacing in the garden, waiting.
“What’s going on?”
Upon hearing reports of gunshots from Adele’s room, Christine rushed in alarm.
“Find Tanya for me, please!”
“Why Tanya?”
Adele handed Christine the handkerchief left by Stone and Tanya’s hairpin.
“He took her! He made a deal that if I don’t come to meet him tomorrow morning, he’ll sell Tanya!”
Christine’s breath became harsh.
To dare enter her territory, kidnap someone, and threaten Adele was unforgivable.
So, she had to catch him. Of course, after that, she planned to eliminate him without a trace.
“Don’t worry, Adele. The Emperor will soon approve a search of the Oswald mansion. Once that happens, we can arrest him and find Tanya quickly.”
Christine comforted Adele, pulling her into an embrace.
“Really?”
“Yes, when skeletons come out of the underground graveyard you mentioned, and we identify the victims, he won’t even be able to defend himself.”
Adele finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“Thank goodness. If the evidence is clear, he won’t be able to hide behind the nobility shield, right?”
“Of course. And his appeal to the Papal See won’t be accepted either.”
Is this a case of unfortunate fortune?
“I hope His Majesty’s approval comes soon.”
“It’s a matter of time. Let’s go inside and have some tea while we wait.”
Adele’s red lips had dried up without her noticing. However, she stubbornly raised her head.
“Nothing might be overlooked now.”
“Then prepare some refreshments for me. It’ll give me strength to strip his soul bare.”
Now, Adele finally smiled weakly. She had realized that he deliberately acted that way for her sake.
“Okay. Let’s go to the reception room.”
“Did you practice shooting again today?”
“Huh? Oh…”
As Adele offered tea to Christine, she realized his gaze was fixed on her wrist. The wrist Stone had grasped was swollen and bruised.
“Worse than yesterday.”
“Yeah…”
Adele extended the sleeve of her dress to cover her wrist. She didn’t want to reveal Stone’s actions, fearing it might upset Christine.
But she couldn’t deceive her.
“Was it Stone?”
Adele responded with a bitter smile.
“At least you gave me a pistol.”
“Shoot him in the head.”
“I missed.”
His penetrating gaze met hers, and Adele sighed in confession.
“Yeah, the truth is, I couldn’t shoot. I aimed at his head, but the moment I was about to shoot, I unconsciously turned the gun away.”
“So, you pretend you can kill.”
Kristine’s voice contained a mixture of criticism.
“I know. In your eyes, it may seem pathetic. But shooting someone is not as easy as it seems.”
“You could get hurt in the process.”
Adele nodded with a darkened face.
“I know what you’re worried about. But next time, I won’t make a mistake.”
Avoiding his gaze, Adele fidgeted with the tea.
In reality, she thought she was the most pathetic. Hesitating to kill Stone, of all people.
Still, if they could search the Oswald mansion and arrest him, she felt like she could breathe a sigh of relief. Killing could come later.
Knock, knock.
With the knocking sound, Zimmer entered.
“A messenger sent by His Majesty.”
Kristine quickly read the letter handed to her.
“Approval… has been granted?”
Anxiously looking at her expression, Adele asked. Seeing her frozen face, she felt uneasy, suspecting that it might not be good news.
“Darn it!”
Her premonition seemed correct.
Kristine crumpled the paper she held in her hand ruthlessly.
“No way… the approval wasn’t granted?”
With a face that looked like she might cry, Adele asked, worried that it might not be good news.
“Emperor, I have to meet him!”
Outside the Emperor’s bedroom.
“His Majesty is in great pain, so he cannot meet anyone.”
It was the umpteenth time the Emperor’s chamberlain had given the same answer.
“Did I forget that I am the commander of the Imperial Guard?”
“I apologize. However, today there is an edict not to allow anyone in.”
“Quickly open it. I’ll take responsibility for breaking the edict.”
“It’s not allowed…”
Swish!
When Kristine drew her rapier, the guards around her tensed up simultaneously.
Usually, drawing a weapon in defiance of the Emperor’s decree was considered rebellion, and they should arrest her. However, she was the only person allowed to draw a sword in front of the Emperor, and she was their superior.
The chamberlain’s face turned pale as he shivered. Even though Kristine just stood there with a drawn sword, the pressure was suffocating.
Crack!
At that moment, the Emperor opened the door and came out.
“Are you intentionally trying to kill my chamberlain and break down the door?”
“If necessary.”
“Huh, audacious…”
Leaning against the door, Jan emitted a strong smell of alcohol.
He deliberately leaned against the door to avoid Kristine and tried to escape relying on the power of alcohol.
A cowardly and fearful traitor!
Kristine, with a face expressing contempt, asked,
“Why has the search of the Oswald mansion been rejected?”
Jan looked around before heaving a deep sigh.
“Come in.”
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
