Claire, furious, jumped around like a crazy person.
“Liz, how dare you…!”
Liz had been a maid at Eadalin Mansion for over seven years. She had joined at a young age and had been Claire’s dedicated maid, guarding her side.
When the news that the brooch was discovered under the desk in Liz’s room reached her, Liz immediately claimed she was innocent, feeling unjustly accused.
But Claire’s eyes had already turned with a sense of betrayal.
“How dare you touch my things?”
“Miss, it really wasn’t me. It’s unfair! I’ve never laid a hand on your belongings. Please believe me.”
“Then why was this in your room?”
“Somebody must have set me up! It’s definitely not me; I truly don’t know anything!”
Upon Liz’s words, Claire chuckled as if she found it absurd.
“Who do you think you are?”
“Me?”
“Why do you think you’re so great that people would conspire against you? Everyone here has grown up and worked together with you. Your words imply that other servants who have worked with you for a long time planned such a thing?”
Liz just pursed her lips like a flounder.
No matter how much she shouted that it wasn’t her, as Claire showed no signs of believing her, Liz was plunged into deep shock.
“Miss… you don’t believe me?”
“I want to believe you too. But my brooch came out of your room.”
“I really… it’s unfair!”
“Is there anyone here to prove your innocence?”
“…”
“Hey, everyone. Did any of you steal my brooch and hide it in Liz’s room?”
Of course, the servants had no answer.
Claire looked down at Liz and sighed softly.
“Liz, there’s no one here to prove you didn’t do it.”
“Miss… ”
“With something like this happening, how can I trust you?”
“I… I really…”
“Well, it might not be you for real. Someone might have conspired against you. But so what? You should have managed your surroundings properly. If someone conspired against you, it’s your responsibility for not living properly enough to provoke someone’s resentment, isn’t it?”
Liz couldn’t say anything and tears rolled down her cheeks.
No matter what she said, Claire seemed untrustworthy. Claire’s expression was that cold.
To the extent that it felt like she doubted whether they had been together as master and servant for several years.
Frankly, Liz hadn’t expected Claire to cut her off so mercilessly.
Has all the affection between them disappeared? Why is Claire’s expression filled only with distrust?
During the years spent with Claire, Liz had genuinely done her best for her.
She had caught Claire’s eyes because of her quick and diligent work at the orphanage run by Ryan. Since then, she had committed herself to this place. She didn’t want to go back to the orphanage. She liked it here.
This life, with a warm bed, food, and a modest salary, was truly good. A life without loneliness.
“Don’t be too unfair. What can you do now? How can I trust you and keep you by my side?”
“I… I thought we were closer than anyone else, Miss.”
“Yes, we’ve been together for quite a long time. But it seems like you’re having some misunderstanding. Are we close? You and me? How dare you? Did you really think that way?”
“…”
“You’re just a servant paid to serve.”
Liz, shedding tears, just stared blankly at Claire. Watching her in a pitiful state, Claire wiped away Liz’s tears.
“In the relationship between an employer and an employee, what exactly do you want? Are you lacking in wit, naive… or just slow-witted?”
“…”
“Pack your things. Just because you claim it’s unfair, I have no intention of resolving your unfairness. It’s too bothersome and tiring, you know? I found the brooch, and since I identified the person suspected of stealing it, that’s enough.”
“Miss.”
“Still, for the sake of old times, I won’t report you. So stop groveling and get out. I detest groveling the most in the world.”
The miss who was served with utmost sincerity was unnecessarily clear in her connections and disconnections.
Liz couldn’t resist and had no choice but to leave the mansion.
Carrying her luggage, Liz, driven away, sat down under a wall in confusion.
The way back was daunting. This wasn’t Rupra, where she had spent her whole life; it was the high-class area of Blessings.
With no knowledge of urban life and no possibility of teleporting to Rupra, considering the distance, she couldn’t afford the transportation costs by horse. Although she had some money saved up, thinking about the cost of living here, it was an almost negligible amount.
If she used this money for the expenses to go back to her hometown, by the time she reached Rupra, she would be penniless. There was no guarantee of arriving safely in the first place.
What would be the point of going back to Rupra? She had no family to rely on, no comfortable home.
Moreover, she understood that the orphanage where she had grown up was sold to someone else when Ryan sorted out his business in Rupra.
Going back to the orphanage was also impossible since there were rumors of demolishing the orphanage and building a new building there.
“What should I do?”
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 🙂
*
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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