This Beast Never Sleeps at Night (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 6
“His Majesty was extremely pleased with your dessert, madam. Therefore, please supply desserts to the Imperial Household on a regular basis. Here is the contract detailing the specifics.”
The Emperor’s chief steward, having alighted from the carriage, handed Adele the supply contract.
“Young lady!”
Tanya, who had been watching from the side, beamed with joy.
If they were to supply the Imperial Household regularly, they would no longer have to worry about making ends meet. Moreover, once this news spread, other nobles would surely rush to place orders as well.
Already, behind the imperial carriage, a line of noble carriages stretched out one after another.
“Please come in first.”
Adele ushered the chief steward and the nobles into the house and carefully read through the contract.
It stated that once a month, she would supply whatever desserts she wished, in whatever quantity she desired. Since there were no hidden clauses, Adele readily signed it.
After the chief steward departed, the other nobles who had been waiting approached her.
“Those cookies that day were truly delicious.”
“I kept thinking about them even after I got home.”
Adele was bewildered—it was the first time she’d received such a warm response from nobles.
“Please try these too! I just baked them—crispy on the outside, moist on the inside!”
Mia, excited, held out the freshly baked cookies for them to taste.
“But madam, what is your relationship with Count Weiss… exactly?”
At that moment, one of the guests cautiously broached the subject.
In truth, this was their real purpose.
“My relationship with the Count?”
Adele’s expression hardened, but no one paid any attention to her expression.
“The two of you looked so perfect together at the banquet that day.”
“Indeed! Could a black dress ever look so stunning?”
“I heard the Count visited you just a few days ago?”
Truly, gossip in Greenhill spread frighteningly fast.
“They say the Count will soon become Captain of the Imperial Guard—could you possibly arrange an audience with His Majesty for us?”
“My son has failed the Imperial Guard examination three times already. I’d be so grateful if he could just pass this time.”
They had all come with ulterior motives.
The Imperial Guard, who protected the Emperor.
The Captain of the Guard was the only person permitted to stand beside the Emperor while bearing a sword. Thus, he was the individual the Emperor trusted most—and wielded significant influence over the Emperor’s decisions.
“It seems you’ve all gravely misunderstood something.”
After taking a sip of tea, Adele spoke firmly.
If left unchecked, these rumors would spiral out of control. Christine was soon to enter into marriage negotiations with the Imperial Princess—if any strange rumors surfaced, it would be disastrous.
“It’s true Count Weiss came here, but only to pay a courtesy visit.”
Yet the guests merely smirked, glancing at the freshly arranged flowers in the vase.
“So it’s confirmed—the Count really did visit.”
“Goodness! It looks like he bought out an entire flower shop. So many blooms in the dead of winter!”
Adele’s face fell.
No matter what she said, people interpreted it according to their own beliefs—and that interpretation quickly became “truth.”
“The Count and I are not in the kind of relationship you’re imagining. In fact, the Count and I… well, to me, the Count is…”
After taking a steadying breath, Adele spoke more clearly.
“Yes, the Count is my younger brother!”
“…!”
Everyone’s jaws dropped in shock.
Tanya and Mia were no exception.
“We’ve lived like family since childhood. To me, he’s as good as a real younger brother.”
Still, no one seemed convinced. Christine looked far more like an older brother than a younger one, from any angle.
“He’s only a year younger. He used to be much smaller and cuter.”
Seeing their even more skeptical expressions, Adele cleared her throat awkwardly.
“After our mother passed away, I moved into the Grills Count household where my father resided. After that, we gradually grew distant.”
“So you truly aren’t romantically involved with the Count?”
They asked, still doubtful.
After all, the way the two had danced that night had seemed rather intimate. And since then, the Count hadn’t danced with anyone else.
Naturally, gossips had spun countless rumors.
Some even claimed Adele had lured him into her bedroom—and soon, they’d likely start talking about a hidden child. Adele understood the nature of such rumors better than anyone. Unless he was truly her younger brother, this wouldn’t quiet down.
“And besides, I already have someone I like.”
At this unexpected statement, everyone’s eyes widened in astonishment.
‘Who?’
Even Mia’s eyes went round with surprise, prompting Adele to mouth “Sorry” silently.
‘Oh! Could it be Mark?’
Meanwhile, the other ladies immediately gathered around to offer their congratulations.
“Congratulations, Lady Oswald! It’s been ages since the Marquis passed away—it’s high time you remarried.”
They were genuinely sincere. Now that Count Weiss was back on the market, everyone felt hopeful.
Just then, Lady Hans, who had been sitting quietly, approached. She was a distant relative of the Oswald family and came from a notably wealthy household.
“Congratulations on your upcoming remarriage, madam.”
“I haven’t said I’ll remarry yet!”
Adele protested, but it was no use.
“We’re hosting a New Year’s party at our home. It would be wonderful if you could attend and share the news.”
Lady Hans handed her an invitation tied with a red ribbon.
Without hesitation, Adele politely declined.
“Thank you for the invitation, but if I attend, everyone will feel uncomfortable.”
“Not at all! In truth, everyone wishes to become better acquainted with you. It would be a perfect chance to clear up any misunderstandings.”
At that, Mia whispered softly.
“Adele, accept the invitation. It’s a great opportunity to reenter society.”
“I have no desire to.”
As Adele shook her head, Lady Hans added,
“Your friend may come along too!”
“Me?”
Mia pointed to herself in surprise.
“Yes! If a close companion accompanies you, Lady Oswald, you’ll feel more at ease.”
Tears of gratitude welled up in Mia’s eyes.
“Just your kind words mean so much! But I’m terribly busy these days—I’m not sure I’ll have the time. Heeheehee!”
She feigned modesty—though it was entirely insincere—and shot a quick glance at Adele.
In truth, Mia had always been eager to join high society. But no social gatherings ever invited a poor, insignificant baroness.
Adele, who had long known this, found it hard to ignore Mia’s pleading expression.
“Please do come! And I’d love for us to keep in touch going forward.”
Sensing the situation, Lady Hans firmly took Mia’s hand and made her request politely.
“Well…”
Mia looked at Adele once more with desperate intensity,
“Alright.”
Adele reluctantly agreed.
“It’s such a shame. I was secretly hoping things would work out between you and the Count. A younger brother, of all things…”
After everyone had left, Tanya said with a disappointed look.
“A shame? With regular dessert deliveries to the palace, we won’t have to worry about money anymore.”
As she changed the water in the flower vase, Adele consoled her.
“Still, I’d hoped you’d end up with the Count and really put the Oswald family in their place.”
“Don’t worry. I’ll get my revenge by living well—right before their eyes.”
“But if you had a younger brother like the Count, why didn’t you ask for his help sooner? If you had, you never would’ve suffered like that in the Oswald household…”
“Ah!”
A soft cry escaped Adele as a drop of red blood welled on her finger—she’d pricked herself on a rose thorn while arranging the flowers.
“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have brought that up.”
Tanya quickly dabbed Adele’s finger with her handkerchief.
“It’s fine. I was just distracted. Don’t worry—I’ve already forgotten everything that happened in the Oswald household.”
Adele smiled casually, but Tanya knew better.
She knew Adele could never truly forget what had happened in the Oswald household.
How could she possibly forget?
Several days later.
In front of Lady Hans’s mansion.
“Adele, do I look alright?”
Mia had repeated this question dozens of times during their carriage ride to the mansion.
“Yes, you’re beautiful.”
“Maybe I should’ve made my lipstick a bit darker.”
“It’s dark enough already.”
“Then should I lighten it a little?”
Seeing Mia, unusually tense, Adele smiled. She took the powder puff from Mia’s hand and gently pressed down Mia’s bold eye and lip makeup.
For Mia, this was her first social gathering in a long while. For today’s event, she’d rented an expensive dress and coat from a boutique in town. She’d meticulously polished the heirloom jewelry passed down from her grandmother and even splurged on costly cosmetics.
“Adele, you should put on some makeup too. When I borrowed clothes, I should’ve gotten something for you as well.”
Unlike Mia, who was elaborately dressed, Adele wore her usual attire.
Over a dull wool dress buttoned all the way to the neck, she wore an old, ashen-gray coat, her long hair loose and tied with a simple ribbon.
“I’m fine. If I showed up all dressed up, people would gossip even more. And you promised me you wouldn’t pay attention to what others say, right?”
“Of course! Do I look like someone who gets easily discouraged?”
Mia replied cheerfully and stepped gracefully out of the carriage.
But the moment she saw the grand mansion brightly lit before her, she flinched. Moreover, large, ornate carriages driven by servants were lining up to enter the estate.
“What business do you have here?”
A man asked curtly as the two women alighted from their modest hired carriage. He was a servant clad in an expensive velvet jacket.
When Adele presented the invitation, he glanced at them skeptically and tilted his head.
“You really were invited?”
Responding to his dismissive tone, Adele said,
“If we hadn’t been invited, we wouldn’t have come.”
With a reluctant expression, he stepped aside—but then grabbed Adele as she tried to enter the mansion with Mia.
“The servants’ entrance is over there.”
Mia, who had walked ahead, whirled around and snapped furiously,
“Excuse me? Servant?!”
Just then—
“Oh my! I never expected to see you here.”
At the familiar, unpleasant voice, Adele turned around.
A beautiful woman stepped down from her carriage, escorted by well-dressed servants, her figure wrapped in a lavish fur coat.
True to her nicknames—“Jewel of the Empire” and “Blossom of High Society”—she was a stunning beauty with sun-bright golden hair and blue eyes.
Already, several noblewomen had gathered around her, all equally adorned in expensive furs.
Seira and her lackeys.
That’s what Adele called them—in her mind, of course.
“You’ve arrived, my lady!”
The mansion’s servant, who had treated Adele like a maid, bowed so deeply his waist nearly touched the ground.
Ignoring him, Seira scanned Adele from head to toe, then said with a sly smile…
“I suppose no one told you—the dress code for tonight is fur.”
“…!”
Mia, flustered, quickly looked around.
Indeed, every guest at the party wore fur.
“Oh my! You’ve come!”
At that moment, Lady Hans’s voice rang out.
Mia barely managed to hide her near-tears as she said,
“Thank you for inviting us, madam. But you didn’t mention the dress code for today.”
“Well… I was afraid if I told you beforehand, you might feel too burdened to come.”
As Lady Hans answered with an awkward expression, giggles sounded from the surrounding crowd.
The unspoken meaning was clear: even if they’d been told, they wouldn’t have been able to afford fur anyway.
Fur was so expensive and rare that even ordinary nobles struggled to obtain it.
‘So this is why she invited us?’
Now that she thought about it, Adele realized she’d forgotten Lady Hans was one of Seira’s cronies.
“Madam…”
Adele began to speak, unable to bear it any longer, when—
“That’s why I prepared fur-trimmed dresses for both of you! I’ve already instructed the maids—please go change quickly.”
Lady Hans seized Adele and Mia’s hands and declared magnanimously.
“That’s unnecessary. We’ll just be on our way…”
Adele spoke firmly, but Mia shook her head.
Adele had never seen such desperate longing in her friend’s eyes.
Mia had spent days excitedly preparing for this party. Knowing that, Adele couldn’t bring herself to leave so coldly.
“I’m fine, but I’d be grateful if you could lend Lady Bonita a dress to change into.”
Adele decided to compromise.
“Is that so?”
As if she’d expected this, Lady Hans immediately pulled Mia’s hand.
Over her shoulder, Adele quietly but coldly issued a warning.
“I trust you’ll ensure we can leave here in good spirits.”
After all, Adele was famously rumored to have poisoned a marquis.
Thus, even Lady Hans’s face tightened slightly with tension.
When yandere male lead believes she loves him — but she never did
“How dare you!”
“How dare you make me love you, only to cast me aside as nothing more than a friend?!?
“I will never accept that.”
“I will never let you return to him.”
“Even if I have to burn myself to ashes.”
“Even if I must shatter my purity, my dignity, my very soul.”
“I will never let you escape me!”
This was the first novel that introduced me to the matriarchal genre. I’ve read it three times already!
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~
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Bit*ch’s behavior in every time and place 🖕🏼🖕🏼
The fire of jealousy burned his heart and his eyes could not sleep.
This princess will proudly show off that respectful kiss in front of Adele.
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The bigger problem was that he had no memory of what happened during his transfo
Please don’t be you, anyone but you 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
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I love The strong and decisive fm , don’t let fools bully you.