Trapped in the Mad Duke's Snare (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 57
And the voice that broke through the long silence was Severus’s.
Adeline, startled by the familiar voice, lifted her head.
Severus glanced briefly at Adeline before shifting his gaze to the Duke.
The two men faced each other. The Duke set down his teacup with an elegant gesture.
“As you can see, I have married Adeline. We met for the first time in Horn and fell in love at first sight, spending an entire season together—at a villa, to be precise.”
At the words “spent an entire season,” Severus’s brow furrowed deeply.
“You spent a whole season under the same roof as my daughter? The sole daughter of House Credion! My daughter, Severus’s own child?”
The Marquis’s expression hardened instantly as he repeated his question toward the Duke.
Among the central nobility, proper procedures governed marriages: a formal proposal letter sent to the family first, followed by mutual consent from both houses.
Only then would an auspicious date be chosen for the wedding ceremony, and imperial approval sought beforehand.
Yet these two had brazenly ignored every such protocol.
“There is a proper procedure for everything!”
“I acted hastily and kept things simple. His Majesty has already granted his approval for this union.”
“What?”
Severus let out a bitter, exasperated laugh.
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My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.

The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
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Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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- Aelthia Chapter 58 — Paragraph 79
Becky pointed at the gleaming éclair.
So all should be forgiven for the convenience of third parties? The Duke definitely needs to apologize with words this time!
- Aelthia Chapter 58 — Paragraph 77
Becky spoke gently.
Sending a servant to wait in line and deliver dessert daily is ‘trying hard’ & considered ‘making an effort? How ridiculous.
- Aelthia Chapter 60 — Paragraph 107
At the Empress’s quiet words, Larie’s face lit up with joy, and she hurriedly fo
So far Larie sounds a bit pathetic. But you never know what some of the characters are capable of. Is she already engaged to the crown prince? Probably not or she would be flaunting it.
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How shameless of her—can’t she see that he is avoiding her and is married?
It wouldn’t surprise me if the crown prince stabs the empress some day.
Wow, I thought these two had made progress. I’m a bit surprised by the Duke’s reaction but he has been ill and chronic illness can affect your thought process.