“In fact, on the way back after finishing Your Highness’s trial in the Empire, there was an ambush.”
“Ambush.”
“It was Paganus. Honestly, it was quite dangerous. He almost died trying to save me, and I almost died trying not to become a burden to Your Highness.”
Her heart sank.
For Ariana, Cyrus was someone who seemed unshakable in any situation, someone who wouldn’t collapse under any danger.
She had always believed that he could easily detect and, even if belatedly, easily overcome any ambush.
But no.
Upon reflection, Cyrus was just an ordinary human being. It was natural that he couldn’t avoid every danger and be free from all threats.
Cyrus also faced enemies, got injured, and even died; he was, after all, a human being.
“Knowing the shortcut that only people who know know, and the fact that someone knows we will pass by there around that time ultimately means there is a traitor in the Northern Command. His Highness found that out and began the purges, and Andrei returned upon hearing the news.”
“Ah…”
“We might have stirred things up a bit this time. It was noisy for a while to filter out the people, but now we’ve received a letter saying it has quieted down.”
A bitter smile appeared on Isaac’s lips.
“There’s someone called Viscount Brown. He’s been helping us since the time when His Highness was chased around. That person turned traitor, so the losses will be significant. They said they purged Viscount Brown and all the people of his house.”
Viscount Brown.
Ariana widened her eyes and turned to Isaac.
“Are you talking about Viscount Hyrmel Brown?”
“Oh, how did you know? Was he that famous?”
Her heart pounded.
Viscount Hyrmel Brown was someone who secretly contacted during the time when the Third Prince was monitoring the Northern Command. That incident would happen five years from now, and until then, Viscount Brown had been thriving.
‘I resurrected, and he’s already dead, taking a different course from before.’
Cyrus had made moves to help Ariana in the imperial capital, revealing that Viscount Brown had formed an alliance with Paganus and aimed for the position of Northern Heir.
‘Indeed, my actions are causing significant changes. I must consider that I have no knowledge of the future at all.’
She had anticipated that the future would change significantly, but the fact that one major pillar had disappeared without a sound made her heart constrict.
Although she was uneasy about what other problems might arise, she was more concerned about Cyrus. Knowing that he wasn’t a person strong enough to bear Ariana’s worries, she still felt that way.
“It must be tough for the Northern Heir since someone close has died.”
“Well, it’s… after Viscount Brown passed away. There were really a lot of people aiming for the position of Northern Heir. The position that could command knights who use ice magic is genuinely attractive. Despite getting weaker with each generation, there are currently no people who can use magic outside of the Northern Command.”
“That’s true.”
“After the Late Heir passed away, that is, after His Highness. Many people, namely His Highness’s uncles, tried to kill him. His Highness escaped, and then he trusted someone reliable, but that person betrayed him again, and trying to escape again, if he met someone reliable, he would try to betray again… After going through countless life-threatening crises, he joined us.”
Although Ariana had heard such stories from Cyrus before, she didn’t know that he had overcome so many crises. When Cyrus talked about the past, he was so calm that it didn’t seem to be a problem at all.
“At that time, he seemed to have changed as if he were a different person. His eyes were lifeless, and he seemed not to trust anyone. He couldn’t sleep, was always on guard, and even refused to apply the medicine my father prescribed. He thought it might be poison from Germany.”
“…….”
“With time, he started accepting kindness from others, but it’s not because he believes in it. It’s just that even if it’s not sincere, he has the strength to respond. He doesn’t trust anyone.”
“Even Isaac?”
“Yes, even him. I thought that he might think that Andrei and I were involved in the last attack.”
Listening to Isaac’s grumbling about whether that made sense, Ariana thought of Cyrus.
[Dash] “I killed those who betrayed me. But I believed in those who showed loyalty to me.”While Isaac felt hurt that Cyrus didn’t trust them either, Ariana thought otherwise.
Cyrus trusts those who are trustworthy. However, when problems arise, he suspects and eliminates without hesitation. He kills without mercy. Not wanting to be betrayed again, he eliminates without recalling past affections.
Upon resurrection, Ariana made a resolution.
She vowed not to love anyone and not to make an effort to be loved by anyone. She promised to live without trusting anyone, repeatedly, hundreds of times.
However, now that she is the princess of Dongryeong and receiving love from many people, despite the painful experiences and resolutions, Ariana finds herself once again starting to believe in the affection shown by others.
Is it any different for Cyrus?
Even though he is a human who also faces ambushes and is on the verge of death, can he turn away from good people just by vowing and vowing?
It must be an effort to become tough. It must be an effort to keep it hidden.
Like me.
The face of Cyrus, always calm and seemingly indifferent to everything, came to her mind. The face of Cyrus, who quietly solved Ariana’s problems with a ruthless and cold gaze, and who, contrary to rumors, knew how to exchange jokes.
She was curious.
What are you thinking right now? Are you lying awake with worries about another danger? Are you tormented by nightmares of the past, just like me, who used to run away? And why am I so worried about you, who only seems to think of using me?
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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