The divorce had been finalized.
“Why should I! Why should I be humiliated by that old man because of you! Why!”
With the cancellation of the marriage, the business funds provided under the pretext of dowry were also recollected.
Losing a substantial business fund in an instant, it was only natural to lose one’s mind.
“You ungrateful thing, is this how you repay the favor of feeding, nurturing, and sleeping all these years?”
“Do you really think so?”
“……What?”
“Did my uncle really take me in with kindness? Wasn’t it just to sell me off at the right time?”
“How dare you speak out of turn here!”
Slap[Dash]
This time the other cheek was struck. Fortunately, it was weaker than the first slap, so the lips didn’t burst.
It hurt. Yet, she laughed and felt relieved. The fact that she had been divorced, more enjoyable and relieving than the pain felt on her cheek or the annoyingly loud nagging from her uncle, was unbearable.
“You laugh? Is this a laughing matter!”
“Yes, a terrible marriage that I didn’t want to do has gone awry, so I have to laugh!”
“You stupid X! Kick the luck that rolled in? I told you over and over that the Ermeintz family is too good for you! And you stupidly pull off this stunt?”
“……I have nothing to fear now.”
It was sincere. There was no fear to the extent that they wondered why these people had been so terrified, looking around and trembling all this time.
Rather, they looked pathetic and pitiful. The sight of them turning white and foaming at the mouth over something like this seemed utterly ridiculous.
Having experienced it firsthand, it didn’t seem like such a big deal. Speaking clearly about what they disliked, what was wrong, they realized that the situation was not as scary as they had vaguely imagined.
All the more, the marriage with Count Ermeintz itself was an extreme horror. Compared to a situation where they had to live as a slave, holding an old man’s scraggly beard for the rest of their life, what was so frightening about merely getting slapped a few times?
“What will you do now? Will you chase me away now that I’ve become so destitute, with my shoelaces all undone?”
“……”
“……Please tear up the family register, since the situation has come to this, there’s no more reason to play family.”
Riley, who had been staring intently at Ryan, suddenly burst into laughter. Then, stopping the laughter, he spoke seriously.
“Why should I? How much have I invested in you so far! Who would I do such a thing for? And besides, what would people say if I were to disown you?”
“……”
“Yeah, I really would like to kick you out of here right now. Is that all? I’m not satisfied with just kicking you out; I want to kill you on the spot. But that would be wasteful. I brought you here to sell off, I need to sell you somewhere, don’t I?”
“……”
“Don’t get me wrong. You are nothing more than a good product to sell. How much money has been spent on you. I must at least recover the money that has been invested in you.”
“Well, whom will you send me to after the marriage with Count Ermeintz has gone down the drain? Is there a worse marriage match than this?”
“Just send you anywhere. Be thankful for your halfdecent face. If you were utterly unattractive, I would have killed you long ago, tch.”
Ryan looked at Riley as if even looking at her was annoying, and firmly pressed his leg against her.
“Ugh.”
“If you do something like this again, I will break your limbs and sell you to human traffickers.”
“……”
“Don’t provoke me.”
Ryan called out to Manor Stewart Macdalin.
“You called, Master.”
“Get rid of this disgusting thing right away. When you get back to the mansion, lock her up for a week. Don’t give her anything but water!”
“Understood.”
Manor Stewart Macdalin called the other servants. It was just when they were about to take Riley’s arms and drag her away.
Another servant hurried over.
“Master.”
“What now!”
“I just received a call that the Mage of Horizon is coming here.”
“What? The Mage? Suddenly?”
“Yes, I just received the call. You need to prepare to welcome the Mage.”
“Really? Then you go and get the greeter and Claire and come here. What are you doing, hurry up and get rid of Riley!”
Ryan did not look like he wanted to present Riley in front of the Mage. It had always been that way. He left Riley out of important gatherings and pushed Claire to socialize.
He probably didn’t want to show his lowly daughter in front of someone as significant as the Mage.
‘Why is the Mage coming here? Surely, it’s not because of last night’s event… to find me?’
Riley was anxious at the news that Gibnen was coming here.
So, Ryan’s command to go to the room right away was very welcome. Being locked in the room was rather better than facing him in this state. She planned to be like a dead mouse in the room.
But, unfortunately, things did not go as Riley wished.
“Master, the Mage said he wants to meet Miss Riley specifically.”
“What are you talking about? How does the Mage know Riley?”
“I’m not sure, but… Considering he specifically mentioned Miss Riley and not Miss Claire, he might have some business with Miss Riley.”
Ryan looked at Riley with confusion and then gestured to the maids. The servants who were holding Riley stepped back.
“Change your clothes immediately. Fix your hair too.”
As soon as Ryan’s command was over, the maids dragged Riley away, forcibly changed her clothes, and tidied up her hair. Then they took her back to Ryan’s room.
The lady of the baron and Claire, who had been staying in another room, also arrived at Ryan’s room.
Claire looked at Riley’s swollen cheeks and sneered.
“Tsk, why did you make such a blunder?”
“……”
“You’re stupid, do you think you can find a punishment that fits your status? Why did you do such a foolish thing? Kicking the countess’s seat, aren’t you a real fool?”
Usually, Riley would have silently listened to Claire’s taunting, but irritated Riley responded with a snicker.
“If you like that old pig’s concubine’s spot, you take it.”
“……What? What did you say just now?”
At that moment when Claire flared up,
“The Marquis is entering.”
The door opened, and Gibnen followed by Saki entered.
Compared to the luxury hotel room he had stayed in just a few minutes ago, he looked around the somewhat shabby room and reached out to Ryan.
“Gibnen Lianster is my name.”
“Ah, welcome! Lord Gibnen! I am Ryan Eardalin. It is an honor to meet you. Come this way.”
Ryan offered a seat, and Gibnen, once seated, looked at Ryan’s family members one by one until his gaze stopped at Riley.
At that moment, the eyes of Riley, who raised her head, and Gibnen met in the air, and Riley quickly lowered her gaze.
“These are my family members.”
In turn, the lady baron and Claire introduced themselves, and Riley spoke in a crawling voice.
“……Riley Eardalin.”
Riley felt her heart shrinking with anxiety.
What is it, why is he here? He’s not here to argue about last night’s incident, is he?
As all sorts of anxious thoughts swept through her mind, Ryan threw out a subject.
“But Marquis, why are you here……”
Gibnen spoke, fixing his gaze on Riley rather than Ryan.
“I’ve come to propose.”
An utterly unexpected remark, like a bucket of cold water, brought an icy silence.
Regardless, Gibnen approached Riley, took her hand, and spoke. And he added a statement that was like a bombshell.
“I want to marry Lady Riley.”
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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