The Empress, who had been laughing for a while, suddenly lifted Seira’s chin with the tip of her whip.
“Yo, Your Majesty!”
“Your tongue is truly long. If you try to deceive me like you manipulated my naive daughter, your neck will be the first to fly off. Understand?”
Seira’s face paled at the terrifying aura emanating from the Empress.
“De, Deception? … That’s absurd, Your Majesty.”
“You ordered my daughter to vomit like she had morning sickness, didn’t you?”
Seira was startled and quickly knelt before the Empress.
“That was a lapse in judgment on my part! I was thinking of helping the princess, and that’s all.”
The Empress waved her hand dismissively, as if annoyed.
“That’s enough. I found out that Stone went as a diplomat because the former Duke requested it. Some people have seen you quarrel with the former Duke. It wasn’t because of Adel’s trouble that he went as a diplomat.”
Seira quickly changed her words.
“I’m sorry. I must have confused it with an old matter.”
The Empress chuckled, as if she knew it would be so.
“But was Adel really asleep in the reception room by coincidence?”
“What?”
“I made Adel wait at the time you told me to call her. Then, while Adel was asleep, your husband came and went. Everything seems like a wellwritten script.”
“What, what do you mean……?”
“I’ve confirmed that Stone likes Adel, but Adel’s feelings are unknown. She was asleep, after all.”
Seira cried out like a person driven into a corner.
“That woman must have feigned sleep to seduce my brotherinlaw!”
“What’s the regret if you’re not a fool? There’s nothing good about such talk reaching the ears of the Vice Earl.”
“That, that’s…….”
“I’m thinking that you might have bribed someone to give Adel a drug beforehand, haven’t you?”
Seira’s face became noticeably pale.
“Indeed.”
As if she knew it would be so, the Empress smiled and stood up from her seat.
Seira, who had been kneeling before the Empress, pressed her head to the floor.
“Yo, Your Majesty…… I will explain everything. Please listen to my story!”
“I’ve had enough. That’s the reason I chose to join hands with you.”
“What?”
“Become my maid from now on. Seira Oswald.”
Seira’s eyes widened at the unexpected command, but she quickly composed herself and bowed to the Empress.
“Yes, I am now Your Majesty’s person.”
(This is a time divider.)
Staggering out of the imperial palace, Adel hurriedly sat down, catching her breath as the fountain’s railing came into view.
What if Stone had just visited?
‘Could he have heard about my engagement and returned from Orvis? Then he wouldn’t stay quiet.’
Should she ask Christine for help? She didn’t want to involve him in that author’s affairs…….
There were many things to think about, but her mind was too confused.
‘Let’s just get to where the carriage is for now.’
If she could just get to where Tanya was waiting with the carriage, she would be able to catch her breath.
But as Adel barely managed to stand, her vision spun, and she collapsed again.
At this rate, she felt like she might lose consciousness here. Meeting Stone in this situation… the thought alone was horrifying.
Adel quickly grabbed a piece of ice from the fountain. If she rubbed the cold ice against her neck, she might be able to clear her head.
But the moment she reached for her neck with the ice, a large hand grasped her wrist.
“……!”
Startled, Adel turned to see a tall man standing against the sunlight. His face was obscured by the backlight, but a chill ran through her body instinctively.
“I’ve missed you, Adel.”
Just hearing his voice made Adel feel nauseous. Her right hand, which he had grabbed, trembled noticeably.
“Oh my. You don’t seem happy to see me.”
“St, Stone…….”
“Ah, are you so glad that you can’t speak?”
Stone bent down, bringing his face close to Adel’s, and smiled.
The man with dark golden hair tied back had a sleek jawline and prominent nose, looking almost sculpted. His deep and mysterious eyes gave him a rather masculine impression.
When he smiled brightly, revealing his white teeth, most women easily felt attracted to him.
But Adel knew. How cruel he could be, smiling so kindly.
“Let go…….”
Adel tried to pull her wrist from his grasp. The more she did, the more strength was put into the hand of Stone that held her wrist.
Thump!
In the end, Adel contorted her face, losing the piece of ice she was holding.
“The habit of not screaming is still with you, Adel.”
Adel glared at him as if to kill him, without making a sound. Her eyes were bloodshot and turning red, and tears were welling up.
Seemingly provoked by Adel, Stone applied even more strength to his grip.
“I’m curious. Even if your wrist crumbles like this, you won’t scream?”
For a moment, the corners of Adel’s mouth turned up.
“The one who’s going to scream is you!”
Before those words had even finished, the blade flashed,
Swish!
and the dagger in Adel’s hand slashed his arm.
“Ugh, you wench!”
Stone quickly pushed Adel away and pulled out his arm.
Thud!
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
The female CEO who doesn’t want to get married with a divorce agreement in hand × The male archaeological researcher who will only get married if he’s sure he can get divorced
