Ignoring the still-aching back, Layton forced himself to speak to Duke Hart.
“You’ve been through a lot looking for me. I was about to go back soon, but… I got lost while wandering around.”
“No, I didn’t look for you.”
He didn’t look for him? His voice was cold, but still, it was a relief. No, if he had known this, he would have searched Duke’s room more thoroughly…
“Anyway, I already knew where you were.”
Layton stared at Duke Hart with a dumbfounded expression at his words.
“Yes…?”
“I didn’t search for my room. I already knew about it, so there was no need to find it.”
“H-How did you…!”
Layton knew he shouldn’t admit it, but he was so surprised that he momentarily forgot about the pain in his back.
Duke Hart smiled. His appearance created a chilly atmosphere.
“In any case, all the important documents in my room are encrypted, so you wouldn’t have been able to read them even if you found them.”
Layton was slightly angry.
All the efforts to search the Duke’s room were in vain. It felt like he had played into the Duke’s hands.
Still, Layton… He was a guest here.
Just as Layton was about to ask Duke Hart how he knew what he was up to, Duke Hart spoke first.
“It seems like you wanted to find out something about my medicine… It’s just a headache remedy, and there’s nothing more to find out.”
Layton, who was about to say something, lost his momentum deep within himself.
‘How did he know I was trying to find out about the medicine…!’
As if reading Layton’s thoughts, Duke Hart answered his question.
“I spilled the medicine that day when I was sick, but I couldn’t find it anywhere in the mansion. So, when I saw you asking questions today, I immediately knew.”
“…”
“And Layton.”
At the low voice calling his name, Layton unintentionally stammered, “Yes, uh-huh.”
“I was quite angry today.”
Layton felt his hair standing on end at the sinking coldness in Duke Hart’s voice. It was a strange feeling when a usually kind person got angry.
However, it wasn’t just that Duke Hart changed his attitude. Layton had a sensation that the temperature had genuinely dropped.
Of course, he admitted to some extent that it was enough to make him angry. After all, he had sneaked into his belongings…
Layton, who had nothing to say, swallowed his saliva.
“You can take as much medicine as you want, but please don’t trouble Nelia.”
Huh…? When the Duke pointed out something entirely unexpected, Layton wondered if he had misunderstood his words for a moment.
“I extend my favor to you because you are Nelia’s family.”
Layton found it strange that the Duke, who spoke of Nelia as if she were someone remarkable, but now wasn’t the right atmosphere to ask questions.
“…Yes.”
He could only respond in a crawling voice.
“I’ll have a carriage called to take you home. We should call a doctor right away, but is there someone to take care of your house?”
Layton spoke cautiously while gauging the situation.
“Yes, if it’s this time, both of my parents should be at home…”
The Duke paused for a moment.
Staring at Duke Hart, who suddenly stopped, Layton tilted his head, but soon he started moving again.
“Yes, let’s take you home.”
After the guest went home, Duke Hart, who returned to his room, stood in front of the desk and looked down at the unfolded letter.
The letter sent from Matop contained information about preparing new sorcerers and restraints in preparation for the eclipse.
Since documents related to curses were encrypted, ordinary people could never read them.
So, Layton knew he was going to search Duke’s room, but he didn’t take any action.
He realized Layton’s strange behavior when he asked odd questions. And soon, he realized that Layton had taken his medicine.
What became certain was when he stopped moving in his room.
Duke Hart could detect movement within a certain range using a person’s heat. It required quite a bit of concentration, but it was one of the various abilities he possessed.
Anyway, detecting human movement like this was one of his abilities.
Layton stayed in his room for quite a while, as if looking for something.
So, he was sure Layton wanted to find information about his medicine.
Whether Layton searched his room or not didn’t matter. What really bothered him was that Nelia and Layton had been in the same space for quite some time.
Unable to wait patiently, he left the dining room.
He hurried his steps because he had a bad feeling, and then he heard a thud! sound. Worried that something bad had happened to Nelia, he quickly entered.
However, it was Layton who seemed to be in pain, rubbing his waist.
The appearance suggested that Nelia had knocked Layton down.
As Nelia and Layton had a considerable size difference, it would be difficult unless some force suddenly appeared.
‘Really, Nelia…’
When they confronted Carlos in the Royal Palace, Nelia had used an unreasonable amount of strength.
Nelia seemed to be in trouble, so he didn’t ask, but he was curious about what was going on.
Lately, Nelia seemed less concerned about curses or urgent to learn about Zigrid’s heart…. Could it be related to that unreasonable power?
Quietly contemplating Nelia’s changes, Duke Hart became aware of the presence of Jeune.
Come to think of it, it was since that child came. Since then, these changes have occurred.
Gradually, he began to question the identity of the child.
Layton clearly stated that Nelia’s parents were staying in a mansion in the capital, not in the estate. So, there was no need for Nelia to take care of her younger cousin.
‘…….’
Duke Hart looked towards where Jeune might be beyond the wall.
Perhaps, he speculated, the answers to all these events might suddenly appear in Nelia’s younger cousin.
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
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Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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