Trapped in the Mad Duke's Snare (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 47
Heiro’s furrowed brow was matched only by the crumpled intensity in Cassis’s eyes.
His eyes, reddened from a lingering fever, made him appear even more agitated.
Adeline, caught alone under the fierce stares of both men, was utterly bewildered about where—or how—to begin resolving this situation.
Heiro hadn’t received a proper explanation from her before Cassis barged in, and Cassis now looked at her with burning eyes, clearly misunderstanding the current circumstances.
Adeline could only turn her head back and forth between them, frozen in place with her hand still covering Heiro’s mouth.
Cassis strode forward at once, seized Adeline’s hand, and yanked her toward himself.
“Don’t touch another man’s body so carelessly. You’re about to become my wife.”
He deliberately enunciated the word “wife” with sharp emphasis as he glared at Heiro.
To drive his point home further, he wrapped his arm tightly around Adeline’s waist.
His hand, still feverish and unrecovered, burned intensely.
Unable to control the strength of his grip, his fingers squeezed her waist so hard that a soft moan escaped Adeline’s lips.
“Ah.”
At that sound, Heiro shot up from his seat and rushed to Adeline’s side.
He tugged sharply at her hand, as if trying to wrench her away from the Duke.
“Your Grace, your behavior is unbefitting a noble—it’s something more suited to a common ruffian. Don’t force yourself on her like that.”
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
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After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
Hahaha, the fastest marriage in the world! What is this? As if he didn’t see her a moment ago!
You filthy crown prince, we’ll see who laughs last when you see who married the one you were laughing at, you filthy bastard. May you rot in hell.
Honestly, Adeline is completely consumed by fear; she never tries to think of a solution and just wants to escape.