“So, can I learn other types of magic now?”
“Whatever.”
He carelessly nodded his head. Cordelia’s eyes sparkled like stars, showing her excitement.
“Me, me! I’ve always wanted to learn something. Like that fireball you showed me before and creating wind, oh! I want to learn that. From the tree…”
“Enough. You’re going to start with discernment magic.”
“Huh? What’s discernment?”
He produced a plate filled with various minced food ingredients, seemingly prepared in advance, and pushed it towards her.
“Let’s start with finding the carrot.”
“Huh? Why a carrot all of a sudden?”
The discernment magic lesson that Leonard forcefully initiated turned out to be quite intricate and demanding. It’s a high-level magic that even intermediate magicians find challenging, and it was overwhelming for Cordelia, who had just become a junior magician.
After days of struggling with plates mixed with carrots and onions, Cordelia put down her fork with a sigh.
“Can’t I learn something else?”
“No. What if you eat something with peanuts again and die? Don’t you need to know what’s in your dish?”
“But making me identify the ingredients of soup stock is too much.”
“What if they use peanuts for the soup stock?”
“Who uses peanuts for soup stock? And I’m fine with eating tiny amounts… I want to learn other magic…”
“Stop whining and focus. What’s the third ingredient?”
Leonard spoke in an unyieldingly cold tone. Cordelia muttered a weak protest, but it was futile.
“Eggs?”
“Again.”
The practice of this magic continued even during meal times, causing her to spend more time identifying ingredients than actually eating.
“Pepper!”
“Even someone with only one eye can tell when pepper is used. Next.”
“Uh…”
“Are you kidding me? Mixing up carrots again?”
“Then it’s…”
“Potatoes, how many times have I told you it’s not?”
“Tch.”
They ended up sharing their food.
The servants found it odd to see two spoons on one plate, but they didn’t notice.
After several days of continuous magical training, her skills improved significantly.
Initially, it was difficult to distinguish even three or four ingredients, but later she could identify over ten.
“Salt, sugar, radish, carrot, onion, beef, tomato, basil… oh, and rosemary!”
“Again?”
“Is there more? Ugh, what is it?”
“Oats.”
“Ah, right, oats.”
“Ugh… I’m tired of talking about your brain.”
“Frankly, my intelligence is average. Isn’t it wrong to compare me to a genius like you?”
“Average? Who said your brain is average? On what basis?”
“You’re too harsh…”
Then there was a knock from outside. As soon as they gave permission to enter, a maid spoke more carefully than usual.
“Master, little mistress. A guest has arrived.”
Their reactions to the maid’s words differed. While Leonard’s expression relaxed, Cordelia looked worried. She straightened up and asked,
“A guest? Who is it?”
“Gerard Abrams has arrived at the north gate.”
“Welcome, Lord Abrams.”
She couldn’t bring herself to say she was glad to see him. Gerard Abrams stepped down from the carriage, surveying his surroundings.
“Haha, just call me Gerard. It’s only the second time I’ve seen you since the wedding. But where are the others? A guest has arrived and no one’s showing their faces?”
“Ah.”
Cordelia awkwardly smiled. Other than her and a few servants, no one else came to greet him in the empty courtyard.
“The Countess went to the temple for prayers early this morning and hasn’t returned, and Craig is still not fully recovered.”
“Oh, really? It’s truly regrettable to hear that my dear cousin is still not fully recovered. I must see him in person.”
“Now? You just arrived. Why don’t you rest first?”
“Didn’t you hear me? Lead the way.”
He arrogantly gestured forward with his chin.
His manner towards the Countess was exceedingly rude, but Cordelia was so used to such treatment that she didn’t even notice anything amiss.
As Gerard led Cordelia inside the castle, an unidentifiable tension filled the air.
The servants whispered and speculated, clearly trying to gauge who would be the next Count.
Cordelia stood in front of Craig’s room and knocked lightly.
“Craig. Lord Gerard Abrams is here.”
“Seriously, why bother asking for permission every time?”
Before Leonard could respond, Gerard barged into the room.
Leonard, who was sitting on the sofa in the drawing room, locked eyes with Gerard.
“Oh, Craig. Long time no see. Do you recognize me?”
“Let’s see. You don’t seem very important. What was your name again, Jade?”
“Disappointing. It seems the rumors about your brain damage are true. You can’t even remember my name.”
Despite his words, Gerard’s face was filled with a wide grin. After all, he was one of those who wished for Craig’s mental deterioration the most.
“Looks like your face got damaged, too. Were you run over by a carriage wheel on your way here?”
“Ha. Your nasty attitude hasn’t changed. Since you don’t remember me, let me introduce myself formally. I am Gerard Abrams, the person who will take responsibility for this family in your stead.”
When yandere male lead believes she loves him — but she never did
“How dare you!”
“How dare you make me love you, only to cast me aside as nothing more than a friend?!?
“I will never accept that.”
“I will never let you return to him.”
“Even if I have to burn myself to ashes.”
“Even if I must shatter my purity, my dignity, my very soul.”
“I will never let you escape me!”
This was the first novel that introduced me to the matriarchal genre. I’ve read it three times already!
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~
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