A sarcastic laugh escaped him. The reality of his fall from grace hit him. In his original form, he would never have had such a ridiculous argument with her.
“Already? I haven’t been here long… Alright, from now on, I won’t even mention the ‘m’ of magic.”
“Just go. Can’t you understand?”
Despite Leonard’s cold dismissal, Cordelia stood her ground, forcing a smile and changing the topic. Fortunately, he didn’t ask her to leave anymore.
“Did you hear? Lily is coming soon.”
“Who’s that?”
“Craig’s half-sister. Helena’s own daughter. She’s now the Lady of Dahlia Earldom. And she really likes you.”
“Really. That’s useful information. I’ll give her a hug when I see her.”
Leonard replied indifferently. Cordelia covered her mouth with her hand and chuckled lightly.
“And she hates me a lot. Maybe the most in the world?”
“Why? Did you also call her and stab her with a knife?”
“You too?”
Then he patted his stomach. Cordelia’s mouth widened slightly as she realized he was referring to something his younger brother had done.
“Wow… No, I’ve never done anything that terrible, but she hates me the most in the world. Suddenly feels a bit unfair. I never stabbed anyone.”
“So what did you do to make her hate you so much?”
“Nothing, really. It’s just that she hates the very existence of Craig’s wife.”
Cordelia shrugged. Her time with Lily was short, but it was enough for even the patient Cordelia to shudder at the level of harassment.
“But why did your younger brother kill you? Really just for succession?”
“I guess I’ll have to ask him when we meet again.”
Leonard’s voice quickly became somber. Initially, his hatred was solely directed at Maximilian, but as time passed, other questions bubbled up.
Why Maximilian made such an extreme choice, why a brother born of the same womb would seek to end his life.
“But the Assembly isn’t stupid. If there’s clear evidence of murder, they wouldn’t acknowledge the succession, right?”
“Even if the Assembly doesn’t acknowledge it, they can’t leave the position vacant forever.”
“Couldn’t they choose another successor?”
“There’s no one. And even if there were, Maximilian wouldn’t have just let it be.”
“True, a house as significant as Atlay can’t leave its leader’s position empty for long. Time is on his side, then.”
“Exactly. That’s why I need to reclaim my position before that. My rightful place.”
Leonard clenched his fist with determination. Sitting in a chair beside the bed, Cordelia nodded gravely.
“It’s such a pity. I wish I could be of help to you, Lord. Like, perhaps, as a disciple assisting by your side…”
“What?”
“Well, I can see magic, you know. Maybe if an assassin uses magic, I could blow them away with my body and save your life?”
Where to even begin correcting her.
There they were, having a serious discussion, and she’s subtly trying to sneak in a request to be his disciple. Leonard couldn’t help but let out a laugh.
“Huh? Are you laughing? Because you’re reassured by the thought of me as your disciple?”
“Be quiet.”
“Don’t you need a reliable disciple?”
“What should I do, Lottie?”
Cordelia was crouching in a corner of the stable. In front of her, a scruffy, unremarkable gray dog was eagerly devouring meat.
“How can I get that man to be on my side, or at least teach me some magic crumbs?”
The dog had finished eating and was sniffing around the straw, looking disappointed.
“Finished already? I should have brought more.”
As Cordelia reached out to pet the dog, it flinched and backed away, making her pout in disappointment.
“We’ve known each other for over a year, and you still won’t let me touch your head.”
Despite naming and occasionally feeding the dog, it still hadn’t warmed up to her.
“That’s okay. Just stay healthy and live long.”
Her first ‘Lottie’ died from wounds sustained during a fox hunt with her father, who was more annoyed by the dog’s weakness than concerned about treating it.
Young Cordelia tried to save the dying Lottie, staying by its side day and night, but ultimately it passed away, leaving her heartbroken.
The second Lottie, resembling the first only in its gray color, somehow caught her attention.
“Just wait. I’ll get some more meat.”
Lottie, searching for leftover scraps, suddenly growled softly at something in the air.
“What’s wrong?”
“Good day.”
“Ahh!”
Startled by a human voice in the empty stable, Cordelia looked around. No matter how much she searched, there was no sign of anyone.
“Over here, Lady.”
“Here?”
Above a water trough filled with water, a tiny, pale object energetically waved its hand.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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