“……!”
Adel realized that there was someone else reflected in the mirror besides herself.
She had a hunch who it might be, but she couldn’t bring herself to turn her head and check.
“I’ll be out in a moment. Can you wait outside?”
As she put on the robe hanging over the partition, speaking indifferently was all she did.
But Christine, leaning against the bathroom door with arms crossed, didn’t move an inch. Adel felt as if her heart was tightening just by feeling his gaze.
“This is rude, Chris.”
She hurriedly tied the belt of her robe, smiling at him. It seemed like a cramp was about to occur in the corner of her mouth from forcing a smile.
“Forgot what we are to each other?”
He came closer with a slight smile, feeling looser than usual.
Did he not see it?
“No matter what, respect my private life… ah!”
Suddenly, Christine reached out and pulled Adel’s waist toward him. With his strong force, Adel was drawn into his embrace.
A faint smell of alcohol wafted from him.
“You… drank?”
“A little.”
“What’s this? Acting like the busiest person in the world.”
Adel cast a sidelong glance at him. Glued to Zimmer and ignoring her like that. The thought made her a little choked up.
“That’s true.”
But seeing him drunkenly giggling, she couldn’t help but laugh.
“You must be tired, go to bed soon.”
Adel pushed against his firm chest, but he didn’t flinch.
All the while, Christine’s teal eyes stared at Adel. Slightly dilated pupils looked endless and mysterious. Adel couldn’t take her eyes off his.
“Shall we sleep together?”
An unexpected proposition suddenly reached her ears.
Adel’s heart felt like it dropped with a thud.
“What are you talking about… there’s still time left on our agreement.”
“I said I wouldn’t touch you, not that I wouldn’t sleep with you.”
“That’s impossible. Let me go.”
Adel exerted all her strength to escape Christine’s embrace, but he gripped her tighter, like a trap, the more she tried to escape.
“You won’t know until you try.”
“Chris, please…”
“Why, is it because I’m not Stone?”
Adel looked at him in shock.
He was smiling. But it was chilling. The drunken slack expression vanished quickly.
“What… is that?”
It was then. He spun Adel’s body against the wall, simultaneously yanking her robe off her shoulders.
“……!”
The wind loosened the towel wrapped around Adel’s head, and her flowing hair cascaded down her back.
“Wwhat are you doing, Chris…”
Leaning her cheek against the wall, Adel whimpered.
Christine gathered her unraveled hair, slowly lifting it.
In the middle of her straight and slender back, a clear black tattoo emerged over her spine.
“This? The mark of Stone?”
The eerily low voice from behind sent shivers down her spine.
Adel tightly closed her eyes.
His fingers slowly traced her back, moving as if sketching the first letter of Stone’s name.
The memory of the day the tattoo was engraved came back vividly, making Adel’s body shudder.
Stone had done the same that day. Marking the spot as if to place his symbol.
Yes, this was the price for shaking hands with the devil.
Adel clenched her teeth and fists so hard that her joints seemed to pop.
Perhaps noticing her trembling, Christine removed his hand from her back and partially redressed her in the robe.
“Yes. This is the mark he left on my body.”
Adel adjusted the front of her robe, speaking as calmly as she could.
In a way, it was refreshing. Part of her might have wanted him to find out. She just didn’t have the courage to say it herself.
“Were you his woman?”
A fierce flame sprang from Adel’s eyes.
“No, never!”
At her vehement shout, Christine sighed softly and then chuckled. His laughter echoed in the bathroom for a while.
Adel glared at him as if annoyed.
“What’s so funny?”
“I’m pathetic.”
Adel’s eyebrows slightly rose at the unexpected answer.
“I’m more curious if you had something to do with that brat, or if you were that brat’s woman.”
Adel chuckled bitterly.
“I understand. Thinking that way isn’t unreasonable.”
(This is a time separator.)
Adel, coming out of the bathroom, went to the console in front of the fireplace. She filled two wine glasses and handed one to Christine.
It seemed like alcohol was meant to be consumed on days like today.
“It was the price of a deal.”
After a sip of wine, Adel began to speak cautiously.
“The price of a deal?”
“Even though I became the Countess, I was merely the mistress of the basement. Finding the nobles who killed my mother, and killing them wasn’t easy. Then I was caught by the sharpeyed Stone.”
“Did he threaten you?”
“I received some help from him. In return, he wanted to leave a mark on my body.”
That was a pact with the devil.
But Adel wondered if she could have made a different choice if the situation were to repeat itself. She had been that desperate at the time. She had never thought about what would come next.
It had felt like she would die if she didn’t seek revenge.
“……Just the mark?”
Christine seemed to have a suspicion.
“Yes, just the mark. Believe it or not, it’s up to you.”
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
