As both an aide and a lawyer, and doubling as a bodyguard, Hannah, an exceptional talent, had followed me to Urentum, having escaped the capital under the pretext of recuperation after possession.
Insisting that it was absurd to let her liege, a Countess, travel alone, Hannah had packed defensive tools and followed, and there was no stopping her.
It was true that having her by my side had made this journey safe. Even strong men couldn’t stand up to Hannah, who boasted a robust physique.
Moreover, Hannah, born the eldest daughter of a minor noble house, had cared for nine younger siblings.
In other words, she was the ideal person for me now: well-versed in law and common sense to advise the Countess closely, skilled enough in martial arts to guard her, and knowledgeable in childcare.
Her presence allowed me to adapt and live in this world of the book.
Without Hannah, I couldn’t have spent even a day with Valery. How relieved I was when Hannah returned from the Count’s estate in the capital after two weeks, just five days ago…
〈Waaaaah!〉
〈Ah, Miss. No, Countess… What’s with this child?〉
〈Hannah! The baby keeps crying, what should I do?〉
The chaos of that day was truly dizzying.
Anyway, after hearing the whole story from me, Hannah stopped her regular commute and stayed here almost permanently, taking care of Valery and me.
“Anyway, what happened, really. How did the Duke end up…”
“I was wondering that too.”
When I was reading the novel, I thought Celeste was the real culprit. She was depicted as having been executed for the murder of the Duke of Swabia.
But now Celeste is just a name, and I haven’t harmed anyone. But if the Duke is dead, doesn’t that mean there was always another ‘real’ culprit?
“Don’t worry too much. Even if the Duke comes back tomorrow with investigators, I, Hannah, as the Count’s lawyer, will ensure that your lordship isn’t forcibly taken away, just like today.”
I nodded. Valery, who was held by Carl and suddenly called out ‘Papa!’, acted intimately as if Carl was really his father, and Carl looked at me, bewildered, trying to say something.
But I couldn’t hear what he was about to say because Hannah entered the room at that moment.
“Is Detective Alfonso still out of touch today?”
“Yes. I opened the door to the Duke thinking it was the detective.”
“You paid him extra for a quick job, right?”
“That’s right.”
“When I went to his office today, it was empty. He might have run off with the money. That’s why you should never pay these guys in advance. Always pay half upfront and the other half later, so they don’t run away.”
Hannah’s fist clenched tightly, her veins bulging. It looked like a terrifying fiery fist. I couldn’t help but feel a bit sorry for the detective.
“Perhaps the Duke will bring the warrant he couldn’t bring today. Of course, he won’t come alone next time; today he came alone for preliminary reconnaissance, but next time he’ll appear with the royal investigation team. If the warrant has the Emperor’s seal, you’ll have to go wherever the investigation team says.”
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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