Trapped in the Mad Duke's Snare (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 30
The ducal estate was bustling since morning. It was the day of the noble banquet the duke had previously arranged.
Countless servants scurried about, making the mansion noisy all day long.
Adeline occasionally glanced up from her bedroom, peering outside at the sounds coming from beyond the door.
Then, startled by a sudden, intense pressure cinching her waist, she looked directly into the mirror.
“Is it too tight? But the design is meant to emphasize your waist.”
The maid assisting Adeline with her dress offered an awkward smile.
It was the dress Madam Violeta had sent over after altering it herself.
“It’s fine—please continue.”
At Adeline’s words, the maid once again tightened the corset laces of the dress.
The reflection in the mirror was strikingly different. What had previously been a dress with half its fabric sheer—now transformed into something modest enough to wear to a chapel.
The only difference was that while it covered more, the design still accentuated her silhouette.
The beige dress cascading over Adeline’s full figure was made of exceptionally luxurious fabric.
Instead of exposure, opulence was achieved through the material: layers of mesh lace dotted meticulously with individual Swarovski crystals.
Every movement Adeline made caused the dress to shimmer and ripple.
Yet, perhaps because there was no exposure, despite its extravagance, it was somehow bearable.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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Wow trashy (the duke) has issues. He’s obviously a sadist. I really hope for her sake she isn’t pregnant.
You filthy bastard, I truly hate you. I hope you don’t get pregnant. When will you run away?
Poor Adeline! She’s been reincarnated in a novel she hasn’t even read, and she has to survive. As if that weren’t enough, her father is a vile, disgusting man, and her fiancé wants to kill her. And when she escaped, she fell into the hands of a despicable duke.
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Finally a maid with a name?
“It’s surely nothing—please don’t worry and get plenty of rest.”
Did he misdiagnose her? I mean detecting pregnancy only a month in back in those days it is almost impossible to imagine it being an accurate diagnosis.
With a hearty chuckle intended to further reassure her, the physician left the r
I’m sure she’s not pregnant; she’ll get her period soon.
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Miioo
Disgusting! Why put up with this humiliation? Is this the life she wanted and ran away from?