She lived in obedience, fearing abandonment, but she might have known subconsciously.
That they were nothing but disposable to them once they were used up.
Should I run away? But how? Beasts were lurking outside the walls?
And surveillance is a given. Also, as long as she was registered under the guardian’s household register, the guardian is her legal guardian. It was impossible to completely escape from Adaline’s fence just by running away.
Her thoughts stretched out, tail to tail. The frustration grew with it. The future was too dark. She had no idea what to do or how to do it on her own.
Just when she was holding her throbbing head, the door opened abruptly without a knock.
“What are you doing, Miss? How can you leave all the windows open when it’s cold?”
“……”
“I’m just saying, you weren’t thinking of jumping out there, were you?”
It was Hanyerjang Macdallin. She always barged in, opening the door at will.
It was a rude behavior, but nobody dared to say anything about her actions. The only one in this mansion that she did not bother with manners was Riley.
“Well, even if you jump, it’s not high enough to die.”
“……”
“In any case, he’s an old man who won’t live much longer. If you put up with him for a few years, you’ll inherit the vast fortune of the Ermeintz family. It’s not a bad deal for you.”
“But, I could be driven out like his other wives.”
“That’s a matter that depends on how well the young lady does. The former wives of the Ermaintz family were all driven out of the sight of Count Ermaintz due to their stupidity. Surviving there now depends on your ability, young lady.”
Did I not say it repeatedly?
“The strong are the ones who survive.”
“It’s not his former wives that are strange, it’s Count Ermaintz who’s strange. Does it seem normal to you to be obsessed with young women to excess at that age, and to have replaced his wife four times by himself? Is it all the fault of his former wives?”
At Riley’s anguished cry, Macdallin chuckled and then began to comb Riley’s hair with a brush.
“Anyway, you can neither run away from here, nor cancel the alreadydecided engagement. You have neither the strength nor the ability.”
“……”
“As I always said, power is strength, and strength is justice. That’s the way of the world. If you don’t want to be ignored, build strength. Count Ermaintz is a strong person. So he is justice, and his former wives become stupid fools.”
“……”
“Going out will be strictly prohibited until the marriage, and a guard will be attached. You should just stay meekly in your room as you have been.”
Though polite and elegant on the outside, it was clear that the twisted monster inside Macdallin had come here to mock under the guise of advice.
“I suppose you must be terribly against the marriage. It’s quite the opposite of your usual soulless, dolllike appearance.”
After finishing the combing, Macdallin playfully touched her hair and laughed.
“Whether or not it changes, it’s right to struggle. That way, there’s no regret.”
“……What do you mean?”
“I’m looking forward to whether you will stupidly and meekly accept this reality as usual or struggle somehow.”
“……”
“Watching someone else’s house burn is the most fun.”
Macdallin nonchalantly laughed and mocked Riley. How refreshing the laugh was, there really was no one quite like this psycho.
“Well, I’ll go now, young lady. Sleep comfortably, and let me know if you need anything.”
As she left and the door closed, Riley’s legs gave way, and she collapsed.
Macdallin’s words continued to echo in her head.
Whether to live stupidly adapting to reality as usual or to struggle somehow and do something.
‘Father, I don’t want to be sold like this…….’
Would she have been able to live more freely and happily if she hadn’t been registered in her uncle’s family register, if she hadn’t been the noble grace of the Eardlin family but an ordinary orphan? Would she have grown into a more proactive, independent person?
Could she have abandoned a little of her blind obedience, her passive and submissive attitude?
The tiresome corner of the house.
‘I must devise a plan.’
She had to come up with a strategy somehow before the announcement of the marriage.
So Riley decided to wrack her brains until the marriage.
(This is a time divider.)
During this, an unexpected opportunity arose.
“Honey, look at this. We got an invitation from Matop Horizon.”
“From Horizon?”
“Yes! It seems they are hosting a reception to celebrate the new Matop master.”
“Horizon sent an invitation to me, a noble from the frontier…? Why?”
“Your reputation must have reached Prestige!”
“But why are there four invitations?”
“Includes one for Riley.”
“……That’s troublesome.”
“They must not know. People who interact with us know that Riley is frail and refrains from external activities, but we’ve never interacted with Matop Horizon, have we?”
“It worries me to take Riley to such a big party.”
“I heard that Count Ermaintz will also be attending?”
Upon hearing the news of Count Ermaintz’s attendance at the reception, Baron Ryan pondered for a moment and called for Riley.
“Did you call for me, Uncle?”
“Prepare to go to the capital.”
“……Excuse me?”
An invitation to the inauguration reception of the Magic Tower Lord was sent from the Magic Tower Horizon. Yours is included too. I was considering whether I should bring you, who are lacking, to that grand event, but since Count Ermeintz will be attending, I thought it would be good to go together to greet him.”
There was no option to refuse, saying I didn’t like it. Because this was a sort of notification.
The idea of having to face Count Ermeintz was sickening enough to twist my insides. The desire to flee right away was strong, but suddenly a good idea occurred to me.
“I understand.”
A gathering of numerous nobles. It is the moment when the surveillance of my fatherinlaw weakens. It was clear that this was the only opportunity to escape or devise another plan.
‘I will no longer live in fear, being dragged around foolishly, Father.’
It was doordie.
Because there was nowhere else to retreat.
Male lead says he’s pregnant — and it’s female lead’s child
Something seems a bit off about this world.
Wang Zhao thought as she watched a pregnant man walking towards her…
Intro
Female lead finds herself in a world where the men who possess the ability to bear children.
As she navigates this unfamiliar reality, she is caught off guard by the sudden appearance of her boyfriend, who reveals that he is pregnant.
Is this truly her boyfriend?
Why can’t she recall any details about their time together?
She begins to doubt whether the child her boyfriend is carrying is even hers.
Is there a hidden reason behind her amnesia, or could it be a side effect of her sudden arrival in this strange new world?
Just when it seems the protagonist’s life couldn’t become any more entangled, her ex-boyfriend makes an unexpected appearance, raising questions about the protagonist’s past.
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