Adeline’s proper meals were limited to times after Cassis had finished eating or sandwiches like these in the greenhouse. “I’m overthinking because I’m hungry,” she told herself, grabbing a sandwich.
Just as she began her first meal of the day, a sandwich stuffed in her mouth, an unwelcome visitor arrived in the greenhouse.
Hiccup. At the sight of the visitor, Adeline felt as if she were about to choke.
She patted her chest, trying to stop the incessant hiccups.
“Are you down to hiccuping now?”
It was all because of him. Adeline glared at Cassis, who chose his words spitefully.
“Oh, should I be thankful you’re not vomiting at my sight?”
“Do you really think I’m pregnant?”
Adeline managed to swallow the sandwich and confront Cassis accusingly.
“So, it’s my child, then? Or isn’t it?”
“Such nonsense…”
Adeline found it absurd that Cassis was so convinced of her pregnancy.
It had only been that one night, and he knew it.
“If you’re carrying my child, you need to take care of yourself. Stop eating just anything.”
“But! We haven’t been together since then!”
Adeline’s protest brought a smug twist to Cassis’s lips.
“It must be a child from that time. Or did you secretly desire it while sharing my room?”
Adeline’s voice rose in frustration at his provocation.
“No! What…! Is getting pregnant that easy? In the first place!”
Remembering their surroundings, Adeline lowered her voice and continued.
“I’m from the Ducal House of Credion. If I really am pregnant…”
“It might be for the best. Better to stay with me than with the Prince.”
Adeline felt like she was talking to a wall. No matter what she said, Cassis seemed to have burned the possibility of her not being pregnant.
“Ah. The royal family sent a letter. They highly regard the peasant Del and are fine with you becoming the Duchess. I’m thinking of accepting their suggestion.”
Cassis sat on the empty chair beside Adeline. He leaned close, placing his large hand on her flat belly.
“What do you think?”
Despite his tender touch and gentle tone, Cassis stared at Adeline as if he was about to devour her.
“You know better that this is nonsense,” Adeline retorted.
Cassis just stared at her unblinkingly, as if asking what was nonsensical about it.
“Do you enjoy tormenting me like this?”
Adeline shouted, pushing Cassis’s hand away from her body with all her might. Cassis, anticipating her reaction, pulled her even closer, their bodies almost merging into one.
Cassis’s red eyes fixed on Adeline’s contorted face, seemingly admiring it. His hand, stroking her face, knew no restraint.
“Seeing your distorted face does make me feel somewhat better.”
Adeline realized this absurd conversation was pointless.
The chill of Cassis’s caress on her face felt like creeping goosebumps. She pushed his remaining hand away and stood up abruptly.
Showing utter dislike of being in the same space, Adeline quickly left the greenhouse.
Cassis didn’t stop her. Leaning back in his chair, he ran his hand through his hair in irritation.
That’s when he noticed the sandwich on the table, half-eaten.
“Tell your mistress to eat comfortably tonight. I plan to dine out with the nobles,” Cassis said to the maid, looking out into the void. His visit to the greenhouse wasn’t meant to provoke a quarrel.
Seeing Adeline’s face crumple in his presence again made Cassis despise his own pettiness.
“Yes, I’ll relay your message,” the maid replied, leaving the greenhouse quietly.
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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