“If Ludvig was planning to cause trouble here?”
Etienne wondered if the Second Prince was up to something and if she could fortuitously discover it. This would make enduring the discomfort of attending the banquet worthwhile.
In two years from now, many events unfold while Etienne suffers from high fever due to her abilities.
The Crown Prince dies, and the Second Prince, around whom a faction has grown, starts preparing to ascend the throne.
When Etienne’s fever subsides, the Crown Prince has passed away, and shortly after, the Second Prince ascends the throne.
“The Second Prince did it himself. He said Count Pigment’s household had many interesting things.”
There must be a reason why he readily accepted Count Pigment later on. Looking at the situation, it’s highly likely he offered something valuable to the Second Prince.
Etienne, spotting the Second Prince Ludvig from a distance, quickly hid behind a wall.
“Found him.”
Although she found him, she pondered how to follow him without getting caught. The usual method would be to tread softly and follow discreetly, but…
“Will I get caught?”
Etienne looked down at her lower body wrapped in a dress. It seemed unlikely she could move agilely and follow him stealthily.
“Anyway…”
Muttering softly, Etienne stepped back into the corridor. Ludvig was visible in the distance. She decided to walk in the same direction as him, trying to close the distance subtly.
“If the butler knew about this…”
Thinking about what she would say if he knew she became Fernando’s partner for this reason…
“Let’s think about that later.”
She followed Ludvig at a steady pace, but suddenly, he turned aside, and his figure vanished. Etienne quickened her pace to the direction he turned.
“Here is…”
At the end of the corridor, there was a garden.
“Should I go out?”
Ludvig had disappeared, and the garden was right there. It was evident he had gone into the garden.
Upon entering the garden, Etienne looked for Ludvig, but he was nowhere to be seen. The garden, unlike the corridor, had many obstacles, making it hard to find him.
“I lost him.”
Should she just return without any results? Etienne sighed deeply as she walked through the garden.
“Is it even possible for me to stop such a big event alone?”
She couldn’t even find out where the Second Prince went today, let alone handle a bigger matter by herself.
As she reached a fountain, she let out a long sigh.
“There’s no one I can ask for help.”
She was the only one left to protect the family. She didn’t want to share her nightmare with her family, and outsiders wouldn’t believe her story.
Just as she was about to turn back to find Fernando…
“Whoa!”
Something pushed her hard from behind, and her upper body leaned forward drastically. Seeing the water of the fountain right in front of her, Etienne instinctively raised her arms and closed her eyes.
She fell into the water, and the loud splash drowned out all other sounds. The water was suffocating, and she couldn’t see anything.
Realizing she had fallen in, Etienne flailed her arms, grabbing onto something to pull herself up.
“Haah, haah.”
Etienne wiped the droplets off her chin, gasping for air.
It was a good thing the fountain was shallow; otherwise, it could have been a disaster.
“Who could have…”
Someone definitely pushed her from behind, but she fell into the water before she could see who it was.
Lost in thought and yet to emerge from the water, she suddenly heard footsteps.
“Etienne.”
When Etienne looked towards the sound, she first noticed Fernando’s black hair.
“Fernando?”
But it wasn’t just Fernando. Crown Prince Lehart was there as well. Seeing Etienne fallen in the water, both hurried towards her.
“What happened?”
“Uh…”
Before Etienne could dismiss it as nothing, she looked down at her own drenched state, resembling a soaked mouse. She tried to sound nonchalant.
“I somehow ended up in here. I’ll get out now. Uh?”
Before she could step out of the fountain, the sound of water being parted was heard. Fernando had entered the fountain, causing Etienne to cry out in alarm.
“Fernando! Why are you coming in too? You’ll get all wet.”
“Take my hand.”
Fernando reached out his hand.
“Fernando, why are you coming in here…”
“The water’s cold.”
“Sigh.”
Seeing Fernando wasn’t going to listen, Etienne reluctantly took his hand. Feeling his grip firm around her wrist, she easily stood up. Holding Fernando’s hand, she firmly admonished him as they made eye contact.
“Don’t come in like this next time.”
“Don’t fall in next time.”
But his words seemed to have no effect. Etienne, realizing the situation, quickly moved to leave. Thanks to Fernando’s steady grip, it was easier to move.
Now, she just had to step over the low wall of the fountain. That’s when it happened.
‘What?’
She felt a warmth covering her back, and before she could react, she was lifted into the air.
“Your Highness?”
Crown Prince Lehart had picked her up. As they were at eye level, Etienne called out to him in a puzzled voice.
When yandere male lead believes she loves him — but she never did
“How dare you!”
“How dare you make me love you, only to cast me aside as nothing more than a friend?!?
“I will never accept that.”
“I will never let you return to him.”
“Even if I have to burn myself to ashes.”
“Even if I must shatter my purity, my dignity, my very soul.”
“I will never let you escape me!”
This was the first novel that introduced me to the matriarchal genre. I’ve read it three times already!
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~
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