A life where women were protected by the men in their households, then married off to a good family, living solely for the positions of daughter, wife, and mother. She was nothing more than a product sold to revive the family.
This was not only a saying repeated by Riley but also by every servant in the Eadalin family, including Claire, her aunt, and even Harlan MacDallen.
Naturally, she thought Gibran would share the same perspective.
Wasn’t he the man who wasn’t at the top but in the center of the widened pyramid? She naturally assumed that the values commonly accepted in noble society were his values as well.
She believed that harboring affections for him, someone who possessed wealth, power, and honor, was a sin. So when he brushed it off as ‘nonsense’ so casually, it was disconcerting.
“Then… would it be okay if I continued to like you?”
“…….”
“Can I keep you in my heart? Is that okay?”
Instead of answering, Gibran gently pressed his lips against Riley’s.
“Continue to like me.”
“…….”
“I’ll like you too.”
Riley blinked like a fool because the sweet words that came out of his mouth were unbelievable.
Why did she suffer so much and agonize like a fool? Why did she whine like an idiot? It was so easy. It was so simple.
“…It really changed.”
Riley held back overwhelming emotions, blinked away tears, and thought that it changed when she gathered courage, made up her mind, and took action, just like the time she first decided to defy her uncle’s intentions.
Despite repeatedly promising herself not to believe in things like love anymore, with that one sentence expressing affection, with that short and simple sentence, all the mistrust and doubts melted away.
Can she love this man? Is it okay? Can they be happy? To the brief rising question marks, her head nodded promptly.
Riley decided to simplify things. She resolved to be honest about the emotions she was feeling right now. Without attaching various complicated reasons, without worrying about things that hadn’t happened yet, without being anxious in advance or getting scared before getting hurt. She just wanted to faithfully embrace the simple emotion of liking him.
So, Riley hugged Gibran with all her strength. As if she wouldn’t let go, exerting all her existing strength.
In response, Gibran smiled and ruffled Riley’s hair.
“I can’t breathe.”
“…Ah.”
“But don’t loosen your grip just because I said I can’t breathe.”
“…Because you said you couldn’t breathe.”
“I’ve never been hugged like this before, so tight.”
In response to Gibran’s words, Riley tightened her arms around him again. Then, Gibran also hugged her with all his strength while smiling.
“I’m sorry too.”
“…For what?”
“For being rough that day.”
“…It’s okay. I’m the one who left you alone and went. I’m sorry.”
“It was hard to endure that day. It seemed like you were scared and disdainful when you looked at me. So, I guess I got angry momentarily. I was wrong, and it was a situation where I could be shocked enough, but I only focused on my emotions.”
“…Why did that person make you like that?”
“…He hid here for several years and worked as a spy. And that day was the day I got caught.”
“…Ah.”
“My master was murdered by someone in the Mahtab. It means that there were collaborators involved in the murder of my master inside the Mahtab.”
“…”
“That bastard must have been one of those who helped in the murder of my master. Since he tried to eat poison and die in front of me, I stopped him. So, he tried to kill me. I got angry in the moment…”
“I see.”
“My mother and my master were also assassinated by assassins. The memories of that moment came back… I couldn’t stand it.”
Gibran scratched his head awkwardly.
In response, Riley smiled bitterly and said, “It must have been really tough.”
“…”
“I’ve never lived with my life constantly threatened… I can’t imagine what kind of life you lived. It seems too scary and terrible.”
Even when she lived being tormented and unloved, the life where someone nameless constantly targeted her life, and the life where her precious people died because of them.
As Riley, it was a life she couldn’t even imagine. She didn’t want to imagine it. It seemed too scary and terrible.
“…It was terrible.”
“…”
“More terrible than those who constantly came to kill me were the people around me who despised me like a monster. Than those who constantly came to kill me were more terrible than the people who scorned me as a devil and avoided me. They treated me like a monster because I killed assassins at a young age and avoided me, saying I was mentally disturbed and abnormal. They treated me like a murderer, a killer, who killed people at a young age.”
“…Ah.”
“Honestly, I don’t know. If I could go back to that time, I would make the same choice. Since no one would protect me, I had no choice but to protect myself. I thought it was self-defense. But… did I make a mistake? Am I that scary? Perhaps I’m really a monster. I never felt any guilt back then, even though I killed people with my own hands.”
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
