For a while, taking care of his boiling body inside the carriage, he couldn’t go out to see Etienne, even though he heard her voice.
However, the pain of not being able to see her right in front of him, even though Etienne was there, was better than now. If the two are really dating, even if Etienne is in front of him, he won’t be able to touch her. Thinking so made his heart ache even more.
“I’ve always only looked at you.”
Fernando’s voice was filled with lingering feelings, injustice, regret, and a desire for me.
Following Fernando’s controlled power, the water droplets roamed around Leharth’s room, exploring every corner, before returning to the flower vase.
In a moment, the vitality in Fernando’s eyes disappeared as he observed the information gathered by the water droplets.
After finishing his business, Fernando casually nodded in acknowledgment to the knight. The knight, witnessing his powerless departure, recalled the instructions he received from the Crown Prince earlier.
“Suprahu Duke said so. When he comes, let him into my room. He’ll probably use his ability, so don’t interfere, just watch.”
Etienne, as promised, followed the knight who came to escort her. She wondered what plan Prince Ludvi had laid out and called her for. It might be a trap, but Etienne chose to go.
“I have to go and check.”
Since he seems to already know everything, confronting him directly might reveal anything, rather than pretending otherwise.
Etienne, swallowing dry saliva as the surroundings darkened, didn’t stop walking. Even if she felt a gloomy atmosphere, she couldn’t step back. That was Etienne’s current position.
Having walked for a while, Etienne noticed a person who stood out and stopped. He was wearing bright-colored clothes that didn’t fit with the Emperor’s funeral.
As Etienne stared at him, the knight who was guiding the way stepped back. The only light illuminating the surroundings was the moonlight peeking through the clouds.
It was a rather dark space. The sound of the wind and leaves rustling against each other echoed. The place the knight guided her to seemed to be one of the gardens within the imperial palace.
As if sensing Etienne’s gaze, Ludvi slowly turned around, locking eyes with her.
“What were you thinking as you came?”
His gaze traveled down from her face and back up the road. In response to his explicit gaze, Etienne hugged her arms.
“I thought his Highness might want to know how far you can predict.”
“Is that all? Haven’t you ever thought about what might happen when there are only two people in an empty space?”
Though Ludvi spoke as if trying to intimidate her, Etienne looked straight at him and spoke about her concerns.
“Please tell me the truth.”
More terrifying than any physical impact was the truth. Considering how intertwined the truth might be and how many people might be involved, Ludvi had no choice but to come here.
Etienne waited, looking into his eyes, urging him to give her the answer she desired.
“Oh, well then…”
Ludvi nodded as if he could easily reveal that much.
“Yeah, I was there.”
Indeed, what I saw was correct. Prince Ludvi was there, and events unfolded afterward.
Having confirmed the consistency, when Etienne didn’t pose the next question, Ludvi, wearing a puzzled expression, asked.
“Is that all your questions?”
“Yes.”
Etienne responded calmly, and Ludvi, looking genuinely amused, laughed.
“Why just that? You should ask more. On the day the fountain exploded, aren’t you curious why I remained unharmed?”
“That is…”
Understood.
Although Ludvi was concealing it, Etienne had already heard from Rehart about his ability.
[Ludvi can escape very quickly.]Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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