“How do you clarify that? Also, that story was resolved days ago, isn’t it?”
Alex couldn’t understand why Leharht suddenly brought up this topic. Moreover, the story I told seemed to have been strangely distorted.
“Ferdinand said that.”
With Leharht’s blunt response, Alex sighed. If it comes out like this, he has a lot to say as well.
“The opposing faction used me, who is the closest to you. Innocent as I am, I succumbed to the sorcery and unavoidably harmed you, leading to your fall.”
“The cause of my death is you…”
“You should be more precise in your words. I am just as good as a doll. Used, you know?”
“You’re so sure without even seeing it yourself?”
As Leharht added that it was what Ferdinand had told him, Alex, irritated by Leharht’s meddling tone, placed the documents he was holding on the desk. It was a small act of revenge to increase Leharht’s workload.
“Don’t I have a clear standpoint for you? So, aren’t you trying to bring me down using me? It seemed suspicious. Someone so skilled in horseback riding dying from a fall doesn’t make sense.”
Alex gestured as if to say, “Enough with the jokes.” Thanks to that, Leharht, who was trying to grab onto the thread of the conversation, bit his tongue and touched his chin.
“If it weren’t for Ferdinand, you might have really fallen victim to that sorcery.”
“Please continue to get along well with Lord Ferdinand in the future. Look at him now. He is actively dealing with those who harbor resentment towards you, traveling everywhere. It’s regrettable that Duke Suprahur is lying ill, but Lord Ferdinand’s efforts are truly outstanding.”
As Alex praised endlessly how grateful he was, Leharht bowed slightly and stared intently at Alex.
“When I see this, I get confused about whose side I’m on. It seems like you like Ferdinand more than me…”
“Not a problem.”
“Between me and Ferdinand, who do you like more?”
“Ferdinand.”
“Wow… At least hesitate before answering, shouldn’t you?”
Leharht looked at Alex as if he had been betrayed by a lover. However, Alex didn’t flinch.
“My Lord, wouldn’t it be better to focus on your duties now?”
“Seeing you trying to change the subject makes it even more suspicious.”
Leharht continued to look at the documents as if nothing had happened.
“I am not changing the subject.”
“Then don’t.”
Despite Alex’s straightforward response, Leharht nonchalantly continued to look down at the documents.
“If making light jokes like that makes you feel lighter, feel free to do so.”
Leharht’s movement of flipping through the documents, as if playing along, came to a sudden halt at Alex’s words that seemed to imply understanding why he was doing that.
Despite wanting to refute why he was seeking understanding, Alex couldn’t speak. As days of contemplating the new future continued, a heavy feeling settled in his heart.
“Etienne has no idea what I’m trying to say.”
After struggling to speak forcibly and hitting a dead end, it became even more frustrating.
“I originally had a strong desire to apologize to her, but now I’m not sure if speaking is the right thing to do. It might be causing her a second wound.”
“That’s right. I feel sorry that you couldn’t express it last time.”
Lately, Leharht has been having trouble sleeping. Alex initially thought it was because of the coronation ceremony, but he knew that it was because of Leharht’s guilt towards Etienne.
“All I wanted was for Etienne to look at me. It was a selfish decision that didn’t consider the possibility of her getting hurt.”
Thinking that I did something like that, it brought a bitter smile to my face involuntarily.
“My Lord.”
As Alex silently watched Leharht, he handed over another set of documents.
“Please endure a little longer. The day will come when you can tell everything. For now, the most important thing is the current affairs.”
“Yes, the advisor is right.”
Leharht forced his gaze onto the documents. At that moment, Alex spoke.
“Before long, it won’t be ‘My Lord,’ but ‘Your Majesty.'”
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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