“Take your time to think. Since this will be a long conversation, perhaps I should have the maids bring some tea…”
“Don’t you dislike me?”
Isabelle, who was about to call for the maids, froze. I was no different. Regret filled me as soon as the words left my mouth. Why would I ask a question when I knew the painful answer?
But Isabelle did not immediately respond. Amidst the silence, she gave a wry smile.
“Sorry, but I can’t answer that question.”
It was suffocating. It would have been better if she said everything.
“If you’re doing this because you’re worried I’ll be hurt, it’s okay. Please, just be honest.”
“Lise.”
She called my name.
“I was the one who chose that name.”
“…Mother?”
It was the first time I heard this.
“All that remained for you was the title Marsen. But I couldn’t accept you as Marsen’s child, so I quickly named you. That’s Lise. Lise Marsen.”
Isabelle continued.
“Once, I even breastfed you. You cried so loudly that even the nurse couldn’t handle it and the whole mansion was noisy. The Earl got angry and raised his voice, but then you cried more. Strangely, when you sucked my breast, you stopped crying, so I had no choice.”
“Didn’t you… dislike it?”
“I did. I didn’t like that a child who wasn’t mine was quicker to learn, received more affection from others, and garnered praise, Lise.”
Words indeed were powerful weapons.
Even if I knew it, hearing it hurt. My heart rate increased, my stomach pulled, and my head dropped even before Isabelle finished speaking.
“But more than anything, the fact that you resembled me was terribly unpleasant.”
“…”
“So, I mistreated you. It was horrifying to see that I was becoming like my parents. My parents forced me into a marriage because they were scared of my becoming an astronomer.”
Tears fell onto my hands.
“I always resented my parents, but I didn’t want to be like them. So I thought it would be fine if I engaged you from a young age. An engagement arranged from childhood is different from a marriage suddenly arranged by parents.”
Isabelle’s voice trembled. Surprised, I looked up to find her crying in front of me.
Isabelle’s face was twisted as she held back her emotions, openly confessing her true feelings. As soon as he saw her face, something heavy in his chest rose up to his throat.
“So I’ve been so focused on you that I don’t even know anymore. Whether I really dislike you or not….”
“….”
“But one thing was for sure. I was scared of you.”
Tears suddenly poured down.
“You were similar to me, but still different. You had boldness, resilience, and magnanimity. So it felt like you would succeed no matter how much I opposed or obstructed you.”
“…I.”
“I thought you would block my way forward, Lise. That was frightening and… terrifying.”
“But… but, why are you suddenly releasing me?”
Even speaking was difficult, but he made sure not to slur his words. Isabelle wiped away her flowing tears.
“Because I knew I’d lose no matter what.”
“In truth, Isabelle, I disliked you.”
Isabelle looked at Silly Bacchus standing before her. She had come to Silly’s room to ease the tension, but had not expected to hear Silly’s honest story.
“You were my only friend. So we hung out together and stood by each other, but I disliked you.”
“May I ask why, Silly?”
“Because you were perfect, Isabelle. When I stood next to you, I felt inferior. Yet I was anxious that you might abandon me.”
Silly spoke in a dry tone.
“I thought I would keep comparing myself to you for the rest of my life. That was frightening. So when you decided to give everything up and marry, I was secretly pleased.”
“….”
“That’s all in the past now.”
Silly Bacchus glanced cautiously at Isabelle. Isabelle was not looking at Silly; her gaze was somewhere else. Following her gaze, Silly turned her head slightly. It was focused on Silly’s bag.
In the opened bag of Silly Bacchus, there was a piece of paper with a chess board drawn on it.
“Ah… That’s Roger’s. I kept it in my bag to give it back to Lise, but I forgot one sheet when I returned it.”
“You were going to give it to Lise?”
“Would you give it to her yourself this time?”
Silly handed the chess board paper to Isabelle. Isabelle carefully examined the chess board.
“Isabelle?”
Silly cautiously called out to Isabelle. Then, Isabelle folded the paper with the chess board drawn on it and chuckled bitterly.
“You know, Silly, I think I can understand your feelings.”
Isabelle carefully placed the folded paper in her pocket.
“I guess I’m the same as 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.
