Riley barely managed to stifle a scream.
Earl Ermeintz had briefly crossed paths before, but the feeling he felt then and the feeling now were of different dimensions.
Because it was not a matter of encountering him in nothingness, but encountering him as a soulmate.
“Oh my! Your husband has arrived!”
“Claire, what are you doing! Come over here quickly! Quickly!”
Lady Claire, excited to tease Riley, was caught by the countess who then hastily pushed her back. The worry that her own daughter might catch the eye of Earl Ermeintz was clearly visible.
Despite it being appropriate to introduce family at such an occasion, Ryan deliberately coughed and waited until Claire was out of sight.
Only after Claire had moved away did Ryan hurriedly introduce his family.
“This is my wife, this is my daughter Riley.”
“Oh, this beautiful lady is Riley? I can’t recognize her.”
“Ha ha, that was when Riley was not yet a child, wasn’t it?”
“Yes, she was cute and lovely then, but now she has become a very beautiful beauty. Time is terrifying. That young and cute child has grown up so beautifully.”
“Riley, greet him. This is Earl Ermeintz.”
Her spine was chilled. Cold sweat flowed simultaneously with an uncomfortable feeling that insects were crawling all over her body.
“Ra, Riley Eardalin.”
“Yes, Riley. It’s very nice to see you at such an event.”
Earl Ermeintz grabbed Riley’s hand. Then, he enveloped it with his wrinkled and thick hand and fiddled with it for a long time.
Overt fiddling.
The mere touch of his hand was nauseating. The ominous dark gaze seemed equally vile, as was the rough and coarse feel of his wrinkled hand. It was horrific.
“But what are you doing here? This is not a place where anyone can enter.”
“That is… Lord Matop sent an invitation to me and my family.”
At Ryan’s answer, Earl Ermeintz squinted his eyes.
“That brat invited your family here? Do you originally know each other?”
“Not at all, we were surprised to receive the invitation too.”
“Hmm, I don’t understand. It’s surprising that that brat knows of your family’s existence, but to personally invite you and then act like he doesn’t know you here? I really don’t know what he’s up to.”
“That’s, that’s what I’m saying.”
“Hmm, anyway, there’s a lot I want to talk about, but it’s not easy with this crowd. I’d like to talk indepth about the marriage after the reception, what do you say? Can you send your daughter to my mansion?”
“Of course! Take her as long as you want. It’s fine even if you keep her until the wedding.”
Crazy! Riley looked at Ryan in shock.
Whether or not, whether Ryan was thrilled to have someone to talk to or just trying to look good in front of Earl Ermeintz, he was busy fawning.
“Ha ha, then I’ll see you later. Unfortunately, I have too many people to greet, so I can’t stay.”
“Of course. We’ll see you after the reception.”
After Earl Ermeintz left, Ryan patted Riley’s shoulder a few times and said.
“You heard?”
“…….”
“Wait quietly until the reception is over and don’t cause any trouble.”
“….Sir, I!”
“Don’t think unnecessary thoughts.”
“…….”
“Don’t even think about running away. I’ve stationed guards outside. You’ll have to verify your identity to get out anyway. I told the guards at the exit about you. You’re a mentally ill child who needs a guardian, so they should take good care not to let you go outside alone.”
Riley lowered her head with her lips bitten.
She was trembling with bewilderment and anger. Ryan, sneering at such a Riley, left encouragement that was not encouragement.
“Give up your stubbornness, and everything will become easier.”
“…….”
It’s not all bad. Even though Count Ermeintz is a problematic man, there’s no change in him being a generous marriage proposal for you. Where do you find a common marriage partner to accept the second daughter of a vulgar noble family? Besides, the Ermeintz family is a prestigious one. It’s an honor.
In the end, were you always in the palm of your sister’s hand?
Ryan went elsewhere, and Riley leaned against the wall, staggering. She was considering the possibility of escaping.
It’s impossible to escape from here. So should I… marry that old man?
Who knows what will happen if I go to his mansion tonight? I hate the fact that I even have to breathe the same air as him.
Holding hands is so terrible, and I might have to do something even more horrible. Can I endure it? Can I bear it?
Riley, lost in despair, leaned against the wall, staggering.
There’s no way. There’s no passage. There’s no way forward, no way back. I’m trapped in one place. It feels like I’m a cow trapped in a small slaughterhouse, waiting to die.
Wouldn’t it be better to take my own life rather than having my honor tarnished by such a despicable man?
My father will understand. Really, this isn’t right. This is…
Riley suddenly looked up at the ceiling. An endless and distant ceiling.
Yes, this place was a tower.
A tower!
It’s different from the threestory Eardalin mansion. If I jump off the top of the tower, I can surely die.
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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