Having returned to Marble Palace, Kristin instructed the servants to pack her belongings.
“As I will leave for Ruswulf, please arrange things as simply as possible.”
“Yes, my lady.”
However, despite the bright expressions of the servants responding, there was a hint of unease in their faces as they packed her belongings.
“Just a moment, Krist.”
Having noticed that, Adel softly called her into the reception room.
“Do you have something to say?”
“What will happen to the servants?”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean, are they coming with us to Ruswulf?”
“Naturally, if they want to.”
“That’s a relief.”
Ironically, Kristin seemed puzzled.
“Did you think I would dismiss them?”
“Just in case.”
With that, Adel quickly turned and opened the door to the reception room.
Creak!
In an instant, she came face to face with the bewildered faces of the servants who had been eavesdropping outside.
“I was just about to ask if you needed anything.”
When Henri casually tried to cover it up,
“It seems a bit awkward in this situation, doesn’t it?”
Kristin raised an eyebrow suspiciously.
Adel quickly interjected, clapping her hands.
“Right, I have good news. The Count wants to take everyone to Ruswulf.”
At this, the eavesdropping servants collectively cheered.
Observing with crossed arms, Kristin was bewildered.
“People’s personalities are quite strange. Following a quirky master like me seems enjoyable.”
Adel whispered softly.
“What? Is it the quirkiness that’s genuine? Or is it the love that’s genuine?”
“Find out tonight in bed if you’re curious.”
Hanging onto Kristin’s waist as she made a playful move, Adel chuckled with a mischievous smile.
“Of course, I love you no matter how quirky you are.”
“Ha, is it the quirkiness that’s genuine? Or is it the love that’s genuine?”
“If you’re curious, I’ll let you know tonight.”
Whispering as they leaned close to each other, it was at that moment they were about to share an awkward kiss.
“Ahem!”
Jimmer, who had been standing in front of the reception room door for who knows how long, coughed awkwardly.
“Uh… I have something to say.”
“What is it?”
“A recent announcement from the Holy See that just came in.”
At the mention of the Holy See, Kristin’s expression stiffened. While the Emperor did not scare her, the presence of the Holy See was undeniably annoying.
Had the talk about the recent serial murders reached even the Holy See?
“Adele, wait outside for a moment, will you?”
“This matter seems something Adel should also hear.”
With Jimmer’s firm words, both Kristin and Adele tensed up.
Alternating his gaze between the two, Jimmer spoke very seriously.
“The appeal filed by Stone Oswald regarding Adele’s remarriage has been rejected.”
At the blunt words, Kristin seemed to express incomprehension with a tilted head.
Then Jimmer quickly changed his expression and smiled faintly.
“The appeal filed by Stone Oswald against Adele’s remarriage has been rejected.”
“So, does that mean… we can officially get married?”
When Adel, unable to believe it, asked again, Jimmer smiled slightly and nodded.
“Yes! You can get married!”
That night,
After finishing her bath, Adel came out of the bedroom with wet hair wrapped in a towel.
Kristin was already in the bedroom. He was sitting by the window in a loose linen shirt, gazing outside.
A warm spring breeze gently tousled his silver hair.
“What are you thinking about?”
Kristin turned his head, looking at Adel, and smiled. In his hand, there was a wine glass. His cheeks were slightly flushed, probably from drinking alone. His slightly blushed face made him look somewhat cute.
“I was thinking about what we’ll do tomorrow.”
“Did you really quit the Royal Guard?”
“We’re preparing for our wedding.”
“Wasn’t the wedding supposed to happen in Ruswulf?”
“What nonsense. Endure until then?”
Watching him with a serious expression, Adel was a bit puzzled. While she had looked forward to the wedding, nothing would drastically change from now.
“Do you mean to say you want to have the wedding right away, tomorrow?”
“If possible.”
Putting down the wine glass, he casually untied the towel around Adel’s head and wiped off the moisture. Somehow, it had become natural for him to dry Adel’s wet hair. It seemed as if he had become as skilled as Tanya in this task.
“I’m enduring what I want to do right now. There won’t be a suitable chapel for a wedding at this hour.”
“Maybe you can find one if you look.”
Although Adel’s words were a joke, he seemed to take them seriously.
“If you want it that much, shall I check?”
Seeing Kristin taking her joke seriously, Adel laughed playfully.
“Just kidding. Why in such a hurry? I’m already your wife.”
“I would like it if you were called Vice Countess Adel instead of just Adel. My wife recognized by everyone. I hope it happens as soon as possible.”
“Of course, I hoped for that too. But I also have my own dream wedding.”
“Your dream wedding?”
Adel looked out of the dark window and smiled mysteriously, as if looking at some distant place.
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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