Inside the carriage, Vialle closed her eyes gently, feeling the surrounding silence.
She wished to clear her complicated mind with sleep, but even that wasn’t going as planned.
The gossip about her receiving the Archbishop’s benediction would soon be filled with stories about her.
Instead of blessings, it felt like misfortunes were cascading, weighing heavily on Vialle’s heart.
The news of her betrothal talks with the Crown Prince had resurfaced not long after she became involved with Dension.
Her noble lineage was now firmly grasping her, binding her in its hold.
The Ruschef family had long become accustomed to being shunned by other families due to lineage issues.
Although they longed to connect with the royal bloodline, unfortunately, only sons were born in the Ruschef family.
It wasn’t until several generations later that Fredrick Ruschef, her father, broke this family jinx.
When Vialle was born, the happiest person was said to be not her parents, but her grandfather.
The idea of striving so hard to connect with the royal family for a mere reason of short lineage history seemed absurd.
Even Vialle, who took pride in the practical Ruschef family, found it difficult to understand using children for political purposes.
Realizing her family was no different from others, a bitter taste lingered on her lips.
As Vialle entered the study with a noticeably troubled aura, the Duke quickly moved to the sofa.
“My daughter, did you have a good visit to the grand temple?”
“Yes, I conveyed everything well to the Archbishop.”
“I heard you received a benediction?”
News that the Lady of the Ruschef family had received a benediction from the Archbishop seemed to have already spread widely across the capital.
“It just happened that way.”
Vialle’s indifferent reply emitted a chilly aura, causing the Duke to become uneasy.
“Was there something unpleasant?”
“I met the Crown Prince at the grand temple.”
“…….”
The moment Vialle mentioned the Crown Prince, the Duke was reduced to mere coughs, unable to utter any further words.
Seeing her father hastily avoiding eye contact, Vialle felt as if her insides were burning with anger.
“His Highness said something strange to me.”
Though she tried to maintain a calm demeanor, her voice slightly trembled with lingering anger.
“My daughter, Vialle.”
The Duke, unsure of what to do, cautiously called her name after observing her mood.
“Yes, speak, Father.”
Vialle had planned to get an explanation directly from her father, but now anxiety overwhelmed her as she awaited his response.
Her father, hesitantly holding a letter, then decisively handed it to her.
“The royal family has sent a proposal.”
The golden envelope, exclusively used by the royal family, bore the large seal of the Crown Prince.
Vialle, unable to comprehend the situation, could only respond with a mixed laugh.
“I never thought you would go as far as to dispose of me.”
The Duke, with an indecipherable expression, was lost in deep thought before finally raising his head.
“A few days ago, the Crown Prince approached our trade association. Vialle, he wants to make you the future Empress.”
Vialle had never once coveted or desired the position of Empress of the Marta Empire.
‘How could Father do this to me?’
The Duke was not so oblivious as to forget the incidents of her childhood.
No matter how much she thought about it, Vialle couldn’t understand his actions.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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