He would have certainly teased her, saying, ‘It’s all because of your parents’ love. How dearly they have doted on you.’
‘Is there a way to go back separately?’
She wanted a more comfortable journey home. As she contemplated, she felt someone’s gaze and looked up.
It was a man with long, green hair tied back. As their eyes met, he bowed slightly in greeting.
Etienne returned the greeting and glanced at him.
‘Advisor Alex.’
He was the Crown Prince’s closest confidant, having grown up together. The man who knew the Crown Prince better than anyone and had disappeared after the Crown Prince’s death…
‘The one who vanished.’
Meaning he might have been involved in the Crown Prince’s death.
‘If he had reappeared afterwards, there would have been rumors about his whereabouts.’
He hadn’t reappeared until her own death.
Feeling odd as their eyes met, Etienne observed Alex, who seemed equally pensive.
‘A person often mentioned by the Crown Prince.’
Alex had always been with the Crown Prince, his confidant.
Recently, the Crown Prince often mentioned two names: Fernando and Etienne.
When Fernando was mentioned, there seemed to be a slightly irked atmosphere, but with Etienne, the feeling was different – she seemed to evoke curiosity and was a pleasant companion to be around.
It was clear that the Crown Prince had good feelings towards Etienne. He might think of her as just a young and comfortable sister to enjoy time with, but Alex’s thoughts were different.
It was affection. The kind of emotion that was building up and could change as Etienne grew into adulthood. Therefore, Alex had to see if Etienne would be suitable as the Crown Prince’s consort.
That was the most important thing for Alex at this gathering.
‘I’ll know if I watch.’
His gaze would be on Etienne all day.
Meanwhile, Etienne, who had entered, saw the people who had arrived earlier.
‘Fernando is not here yet.’
The Supraheu family was not in sight, but the Pigmon family was there. And…
‘The Joshi family.’
Hannah was seated there. Already mingling with people her age, she was continuously bursting into pleasant laughter.
“Did I say that?”
“Yes, you have no idea how thrilled I was then.”
“You’re making me blush.”
Hannah covered her flushed face with her hands, eliciting deeper laughter from the others.
Etienne hesitated as she watched them.
The young people were all gathered there, and she felt she should join, but was not at all inclined to do so.
‘I don’t want to get close.’
She already knew who they were. Yet, joining in the conversation felt awkward.
The most uncomfortable person there, without a doubt, was Hannah.
“Oh? Etienne.”
Hannah seemed surprised to see Etienne, then smiled and called out to her. With Hannah’s call, the others turned to look at Etienne. Now, she had no choice.
With heavy feet, Etienne forced herself to approach them.
It wasn’t easy to form new relationships like Fernando or the Crown Prince.
They were already friends with Hannah, and in her previous life, Etienne often felt like an outsider forced into a friendly group.
She disliked the idea of experiencing that feeling again.
“Etienne Clare.”
That was how she used to introduce herself in the past.
“Etienne, you don’t have to be so formal.”
Hannah said with a smile, lightly touching Etienne’s arm.
“There’s no one here we don’t know.”
“That’s… true.”
Hannah was right. Most of them were people she had seen since childhood. But knowing their faces didn’t necessarily mean they were close.
As Etienne wore an awkward expression, Hannah cautiously asked.
“Etienne, we’re not making you uncomfortable, are we?”
Of course, Etienne was uncomfortable. But she couldn’t just bluntly say so.
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
