“Cas, do you remember the day you proposed to me?”
“Yes.”
Cassel seemed relieved that Riena had changed the subject first, and his expression softened.
“It rained heavily that day. The ground was all muddy, and it wasn’t a good day to ride a horse. No, it was rather a dangerous day. My father also passed away on such a rainy day.”
“That’s right.”
“No matter how good you are at riding a horse, it was a risky choice. But why did you come to see me in such a hurry on that kind of day? You could have waited near the magic portal until the weather cleared up.”
“That’s…”
Cassel lay down next to Riena again and answered.
“I wanted to see you again as soon as possible, even if just a little.”
“Just for that reason?”
“For me, it’s not ‘just’ that.”
He kissed her cheek affectionately.
“Because you were everything to me.”
“Hmm, it’s nice to hear, but is that really the reason?”
“What other reason would there be?”
“Did you come to save me after hearing the rumors that I was being forced to marry Baron Rothman?”
This time, Cassel kissed her lips and chuckled softly.
“Then let’s say it was like that.”
“Not ‘let’s say’…”
However, Cassel didn’t seem to want to say anything more.
So instead of asking him again, Riena secretly resolved to find out for herself.
[This is the timeline separator]The sun had risen for a long time, but Riena was still fast asleep.
She was originally a heavy sleeper, but it was probably more due to the intense lovemaking they had shared last night. Cassel kissed her protruding forehead with an apologetic feeling.
Even though he knew he had to restrain himself, every time he saw Riena, it felt like the rope of reason was cut, and he couldn’t control himself. It was as if he was enchanted by a night fairy.
Well, it couldn’t be helped. It was the fruit of a long wait.
Cassel slowly scanned Riena’s body, which was not wearing a single thread. There were red marks all over her white skin due to the intense night, but other than that, it was clean.
In fact, he didn’t want to leave even those red marks, but he got too excited and found it hard to hold back.
Still, there were no bruises or torn wounds other than that. Her body, which was not thin and had just the right amount of flesh, looked good.
It was literally ‘good to look at,’ separate from being beautiful enough to enchant him. It was in contrast to her past body, which was skinny and covered in wounds.
He recalled the confession that Riena had shyly made.
〈I think I don’t just like you, but love you.〉
〈I love you, Cas.〉
The words he had longed to hear so much. But the words he couldn’t dare to desire.
When he heard those words that he had wanted to hear for so long, he was under the illusion that he had the whole world. He just wanted to kidnap Riena and spend time with just the two of them somewhere no one could find them.
So as not to repeat the unfortunate past.
But that alone was not enough. That man would chase Riena to the end no matter where she was and ruin her.
Above all, he didn’t want Riena to hide. Riena deserved to go wherever she wanted and shine proudly.
‘I want to hear it again.’
Cassel wanted to wake Riena up and hear her say she loved him again. Even a confession made while she was drunk with sleep and didn’t know what she was saying would be fine.
‘But I can’t wake her up when she’s sleeping so soundly.’
Instead, he scanned her body with his eyes again and pondered the conversation they had earlier.
Riena, who said she had a nightmare, suddenly mentioned the words Cassel had said in the past. Not only that, but she even asked about the west bell tower.
Cassel didn’t want to give her any answer. If possible, he hoped she wouldn’t be interested in the west bell tower. No, he hoped she wouldn’t even turn her head in that direction.
Maybe he shouldn’t have mentioned it at all. Anyway, the west bell tower was a place where few people went, so it was a place where Riena wouldn’t have any reason to go anyway.
But it seemed he had encouraged her curiosity by saying something unnecessary.
‘But no one knows what will happen, so it would have been bothering me if I hadn’t said it.’
Anyway, when Riena simply mentioned the west bell tower, it seemed like he could gloss over it well.
However.
〈Is it red by any chance? And are there ivy vines on the wall…?〉
When she described the appearance of the bell tower that he hadn’t told her about, Cassel thought his heart would stop.
Riena said she heard it from somewhere, but that couldn’t be.
By guess, she had dreamed about the past again, just as she had been doing.
The dream of the day that was Cassel’s biggest nightmare and the seed of all this. It was also the memory that Cassel wanted to hide the most.
He hoped she wouldn’t remember the pain of that time.
Cassel kissed the fingertips of Riena, who was still fast asleep. Then he looked down at his upper body, which was not wearing anything.
The red scar that exuded an undeniable presence no matter how much he tried to ignore it.
It wasn’t that he didn’t think of this scar when he took off his shirt in front of Riena. It was just that the night was dark, and he hoped Riena wouldn’t notice.
And anyway, it was a scar that she would find out about someday, so he couldn’t hide it anymore even if he wanted to.
He had glossed over it with an awkward lie, and fortunately, Riena seemed to believe it.
Cassel tightly hugged Riena from behind, who had turned her back to him, and closed his eyes.
If it were his usual self, he would have gone to the training ground for physical training long ago. It was a habit he rarely missed since he started learning the sword.
Even if he was sick in bed, he would drag his heavy body out unless he was sick enough to die.
In fact, he had missed morning training only a few times that he could count on both hands.
But today, he didn’t want to go out at all. He wished he could hold Riena in his arms like this and spend the whole day here.
It was nice to just do nothing and feel Riena’s warmth like this. Of course, it would be great if Riena would wake up from sleep and confess her love again.
There were many things to be solved in the future.
Uncovering the truth about the death of his master, Count Dyke, preventing Johannes Belliard from reaching out to Riena, and thoroughly investigating what he had done to make sure he couldn’t approach Riena again.
But now, at least for today, couldn’t he put down the heavy burden and enjoy this happiness?
Cassel whispered in Riena’s ear.
“I love you, Ria. I love you so much. More than my life.”
“Hmm.”
Riena, still with her eyes closed, wriggled and then turned her body to snuggle into his arms. Then she mumbled softly in a sleepy voice.
“Me too, love…”
Cassel felt his heart warming and closed his eyes.
At least for now, this alone would be enough.
[This is the timeline separator]“Mother, the accommodation is really nice. The best hotel in the capital is definitely different.”
After Riena and Cassel visited the shabby inn room, a man who said he was Cassel’s assistant came and said that if it was alright, he would move them to a new place. The Countess Dyke immediately accepted the offer.
Cassel Winkler not only took them to the most famous hotel in the capital, but also gave them the best room. The room, which was famous for not being able to be reserved by just anyone even with money, easily opened its doors with just the name Winkler.
The hotel room was much larger than the mistress’s room at the Dyke mansion. What was more surprising was that this room came with exclusive maids. As many as three of them.
The two were startled when the maids first came to greet them. The maids were much more systematic than the maids at the Dyke mansion and did their work swiftly and well.
This is the capital indeed, they thought.
As if that wasn’t enough, the Winkler ducal family sent not only Aaron’s medicine but also necessary items. They also left a message saying to contact them anytime if anything was needed.
They also passed along that they would let them use the magic portal when returning to the territory.
It was a luxury that the Dyke family couldn’t even imagine.
Was that why? From the moment she entered the room, Bianca walked around here and there, constantly exclaiming in admiration.
“And Aaron seems to be better than earlier, right? His breathing has stabilized a bit.”
“I see. That’s really fortunate.”
“But why do you have such a serious face? Do you have more worries?”
“No, nothing.”
Contrary to her words, the Countess Dyke was very disturbed right now.
For the past six months, she had been played by Johannes Belliard.
Recently, she began to suspect that it was Johannes who had put her into a pit of debt.
However, due to Johannes’s attitude that threatened not only her life but also Aaron and Bianca’s lives, she had been trying to cooperate with him.
If only Riena married Johannes, wouldn’t everything be solved? She could finally escape from Johannes’s threats, and perhaps he would support the Dyke family, her wife’s family, financially or otherwise.
Frankly speaking, wouldn’t it naturally be good for Riena to marry Johannes too?
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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