Her light sky-blue hair, shining like a good day’s sky, her petite face, sharp feline eyes, and blue irises. Her features filled her small face perfectly, like a well-crafted doll, and her slender figure was almost huggable.
What most surprised Herald, however, was Ariana’s patience throughout the trial.
She was only a 16-year-old young lady. A girl who had lived her life confined to a mansion, not receiving proper education, and doing housework.
Yet, in a trial lasting several hours, she did not move without reason even for a moment.
Even when Rachel’s accusations were hurled at her, when the audience murmured, when Ariana’s lawyer spoke of her painful and cruel past, Ariana sat quietly, taking in all of it.
She seemed like a beast preparing for its next attack, or an emperor watching over their kingdom.
Therefore, he couldn’t look away.
Only when the judge and archbishop declared a brief recess and left their seats did he realize he had been staring at Ariana.
Herald reluctantly looked away and spoke.
“I feel sorry for that girl, but she will not be able to leave Duke Bronthe’s castle.”
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As Herald had anticipated, Rachel won the trial.
When Tubezon raised Rachel’s hand, the audience became noisy, divided between those who accepted and those who resisted the outcome.
Rachel’s side stood up in joy, sharing hugs, while Ariana’s side sat steadfastly, waiting for the commotion to die down.
Rachel and Ariana’s eyes met.
A cruel smile briefly appeared and disappeared on Rachel’s lips, but Ariana silently met her gaze.
Thud-thud-thud!
Thud-thud-thud!
Only after Chief Justice Tubezon had pounded his gavel several times did the noisy courtroom quiet down.
Tubezon surveyed the crowd with dignity and then spoke to Russel.
“I would like the Eastern Emperor to transfer Miss Ariana to Duchess Bronthe.”
“Please, Your Highness, the Eastern Emperor.”
Rachel was not silent either.
“Please return my daughter to me. I beg you.”
As Rachel, bending deeply, pleaded, she appeared like a mother who suddenly lost and wanted her daughter back. Her tearful voice shook even those who were angry about the trial outcome.
Ariana reluctantly stood up from her seat. Russel grabbed Ariana’s wrist.
“Ariana.”
Ariana looked down at her wrist, captured by Russel. It was warm. Both the point of contact and Russel’s gaze. She didn’t want to admit it, but it was absurdly warm, so much so she worried it might scald her.
“It’s okay.”
Ariana gently pulled her wrist free.
“It’s okay.”
Just a few days more.
She would probably fall into Rachel’s hands for now, but by tomorrow Odmeel would expose Tubezon’s corruption. Then Dongjaehoo would appeal, questioning the trial’s outcome, and a new trial would be held within days.
‘Westjaehoo hired the judge to win. When that’s exposed, it will backfire on him. People will think he had something to hide, which is why he spent money. We’ll win the next trial without further preparation. The next judge won’t side with Westjaehoo.’
She would suffer terrible humiliation and torment from Rachel and Westjaehoo for a few days, but she was used to it. For a better future, she could endure a few days of darkness gladly.
Wearing a miserable expression, Ariana approached Rachel. Rachel spread her arms and embraced Ariana.
A damp breath touched Ariana’s ear. A snake-like cold voice penetrated her ear.
“Had nice dreams? No matter how much you struggle, you can’t escape me.”
“…”
“Since I carried you in my womb and gave birth to you, your life and death are mine. Understand, Ariana?”
Rachel, separating from Ariana, caressed her cheeks with both hands, shedding tears, perfectly imitating a mother who had found her lost child.
Though she knew she only needed to endure a moment longer, Ariana wanted to tear at Rachel’s throat. She wanted to watch that vile face suffer and die.
But she held back.
If she killed Rachel here, all of Rachel’s lies would become truth. Ariana would become a girl born wicked, and Victoria and Helena would become pitiful orphans who lost their mother because of their evil sister.
Ariana tore her eyes away from Rachel and spotted Westjaehoo behind her. His gaze was directed elsewhere.
Towards where Dongjaehoo and his family were.
Ariana swiftly turned her head to confirm Dongjaehoo’s and his ancestors’ expressions. They looked angry but that was it.
‘This is bad.’
Her heart sank.
She should have subtly indicated to them what expression and actions to take in case of a loss during the trial.
They should have acted more pained and regretful, showing a family that had regrettably lost their daughter they wished to protect.
Because Dongjaehoo knew that soon Odmeel would overturn the trial’s results, he didn’t act like a father who had lost his daughter forever.
A chilly gaze touched her forehead. When she subtly shifted her gaze, she saw Westjaehoo sending her a scrutinizing look.
A sneering smile appeared on Westjaehoo’s lips. He directed his gaze at Ariana and whispered instructions to an aide beside him.
Her heart tightened. But there was nothing Ariana could do right now.
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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