It was a low-quality garment that even nobles of a mere nominal family from the borderlands wouldn’t wear.
He fastened all the cufflinks on his sleeves, then elegantly tied a black cravat around his neck.
After buttoning up his jacket, the Duke looked at his reflection in the mirror.
The suit fit his physique perfectly, as if the clothes had met their rightful owner.
Unlike the off-the-rack clothes Adeline bought him, which were tight in some areas or short in length, the suit perfectly embraced his broad shoulders and the smooth silk fabric caressed his body. Everything came together to enhance Cassis’s appearance, but…
‘…Strange.’
It felt awkward, strangely so. The reflection in the mirror seemed unfamiliar.
Was it because he had grown accustomed to being ‘Mel’ for just one season?
When he ran his hands through his hair, the short strands briefly brushed against his fingers.
His long hair used to require a significant sweep back, but now it felt unfamiliarly short.
“Ha.”
Ridiculous woman. Imagining Adeline, who had changed everything about him, he couldn’t help but sigh.
Just then, he touched his forehead.
Knock, knock.
A short knock echoed in the bedroom.
Turning, the Duke saw an elderly man bowing his head towards him. It was the butler, who had served Cassis his whole life.
“It’s been a while, butler. You seem to have more wrinkles?”
“Duke! How can you joke like that! Where have you been? You didn’t return from the hunting tournament, and the palace had no answer either…”
The butler’s face turned red, then pale, his emotions visibly changing.
The Duke chuckled at his reaction and approached, patting the butler’s seemingly narrower shoulders a couple of times.
He knew how worried the butler and everyone in the house must have been.
Perhaps sensing his feelings, the sharpness in the Duke’s eyes softened slightly.
“I had reasons for my absence. Has there been any trouble at the castle?”
“No, my lord. It was believed you were staying at the townhouse. Occasionally, local nobles inquired about you, but there were no other notable incidents.”
Of course.
Even the Crown Prince wouldn’t dare announce that a Duke had gone missing during a royal hunting event.
Cassis’s face clouded over, perhaps at the thought of the Crown Prince.
He sat down at the table in the center of the bedroom.
He tapped his fingers on the table, seemingly lost in thought, and then called out.
“Is Eric around?”
He summoned Eric, the secretary of the ducal house and his close confidant.
“Yes, I’m here.”
Eric entered, closing the half-open bedroom door behind him.
He walked in with a straightforward stride and knelt on one knee in front of the Duke.
“Your orders, my lord.”
“Quick as always.”
It was as if Eric knew he would be called upon.
The Duke’s tapping fingers on the table ceased.
“Organize a team immediately and send them to the Horn mansion.”
“The Horn mansion…?”
The butler’s eyes widened.
That made sense, as Horn wasn’t listed among the Torphey family’s official estates.
“Yes, it was my mother’s mansion.”
A secret place built deep in the forest, unknown to anyone.
Cassis’s lips curled up in a sly smile.
“Eric, go there and bring back the woman you find. A woman named Del.”
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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