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Meanwhile, the Duke, who had left his seat, was concluding his conversation with the Emperor.

“Well, then, that sounds like a good idea.”

“Hahaha, as expected of the Duke. Bringing up unexpected proposals.”

The Emperor burst into hearty laughter, seemingly in a good mood. The Duke merely put on a rehearsed smile.

Then it happened.

Ping[Dash].

It was a momentary event, but the Duke felt a sensation in his head, as if something had been discharged.

When Duke Hart furrowed his brow, the Emperor stopped laughing.

“Why, Duke?”

“…No, it’s nothing. I think I just felt a bit dizzy.”

As the Duke casually explained, the Emperor wore a concerned expression.

“I know you’ve been busy lately working in place of Carlos. I’ll make sure to compensate you properly later, so bear with it a little longer.”

“You needn’t worry. I’m just doing what I have to do.”

Although the Duke smiled as if nothing were wrong, the fact that he had to deal with the troublesome Crown Prince in place of Nellia and the increasing time away from her irritated him.

‘Nothing should happen.’

The Duke felt uneasy, suspecting that this dizziness might be related to Nellia.

“May I rise now? I have an appointment with Viscount Clint today.”

“Ah, I heard that Viscount Clint has returned from the Kingdom of Hartla. He must have had a hard time. Make sure to treat him to something delicious in my stead.”

“I will do so.”

The Duke politely smiled and rose from his seat, leaving the reception room.

Although he tried not to show any signs of agitation, restlessness was evident in his movements. The Emperor might have found it perplexing, but the Duke had no time to spare.

His steps quickened on the way back. By the time he reached his office, he was in more of a hurry than usual.

Finally arriving at his office, something was amiss.

The door was open, and the room was empty. As the wind blew in through the open window, the oblivious curtains fluttered aimlessly.

“Nellia…?”

The Duke cautiously surveyed the room, calling out her name. There was no answer from anywhere.

Then, he noticed the broken teacup and the damp floor under the guest table.

The Duke’s gaze slowly turned toward the table. On top of it lay a roughly torn piece of paper.

The paper revealed crumpled handwriting.

‘I’ll be back soon, Your Grace.’

For a moment, the Duke found solace in knowing that Nellia hadn’t been abducted again.

Ping[Dash].

Once again, the Duke felt a sensation as if his consciousness were being abruptly cut off.

His head was spinning. The Duke barely managed to sit in front of the desk chair.

And when he opened his eyes, the view was lower.

‘Huh…?’

Looking down, smooth silver scales were visible. The Duke closed his eyes tightly once again.

He realized that the dizziness he experienced earlier was a signal.

A signal that he would soon transform into a snake.

As Duke Hart, now transformed into a snake, checked if the surrounding doors were securely closed.
Fortunately, the door was securely closed.

There were no scheduled meetings in the afternoon, and Nellia had left a note saying she would return soon, so there shouldn’t be any problems.

As he systematically organized the situation, the bewildered feeling gradually subsided.

He never thought that such a situation would occur in the first place.

Even though he spent time with Nellia, there were limits.

Unexpected situations like this could happen anytime.

‘I’ll worry when Nellia returns.’

The Duke hunched his body in the chair.

There was much to catch up on, but there was nothing he could do in his current snake state. Taking a moment to rest his eyes seemed reasonable.

Duke Hart closed his eyes calmly, contemplating this.

At least until someone knocked without intruding.

Whoosh[Dash]!

“Nellia!”

At the strangely familiar voice, Duke Hart lifted his head slightly. Beyond the desk, short brown hair was visible, moving about.

“Uh… Where did she go? I thought this was Duke Hart’s office.”

If Duke Hart had hands, he would have wanted to rub his forehead.

The man who had unexpectedly entered the office was Nellia’s brother, Layton.

Duke Hart lowered his body to hide himself behind the desk.

Then, he raised his head slightly to observe Layton’s actions.

‘Why did he come here…?’

Layton casually sat on the sofa, grumbling with a pout.

“How did I manage to get in here, and of all times, the place is vacant. I must see Elena’s tears today.”

Elena’s tears?

Was he checking the condition personally because he dropped the necklace made from Elena’s tears last time?

As Duke Hart pondered why Layton was searching for Elena’s tears, Layton suddenly turned his head.

“Is this Duke Hart’s seat? Since no one’s here, I’ll take a look around.”

Layton got up from the sofa and approached the desk.

‘Damn.’

Duke Hart quickly jumped off the chair, crawling under the desk.

He couldn’t fathom why he had to play hide and seek in his own office.

“Oh, this must be Duke’s chair, indeed. It’s so comfy.”

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Male lead is a Divorced Husband

She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”

Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.

After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.

She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.

But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…

Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!

――

This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!

The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.

That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”

Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”

The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”

That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”

Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”

The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.

Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.

“She was originally a ‘she’!”

At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.

The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”

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