She sat next to the bed, kindly recounting his rakish past as she knew it.
As the story of his past grew longer, Craig’s frown deepened.
“My goodness. What a complete mess, huh?”
“Oh, and I heard this from someone else, but there was a rumor that you had an illegitimate child when you were fifteen…”
“Let’s stop for today.”
“But there’s still the interesting part left.”
“Enough. Listening further will only dirty my ears.”
Such excessively harsh words to describe his past.
Looking closely, Cordelia noticed cold sweat on Craig’s forehead.
She then remembered that this man had only woken from a prolonged coma the day before.
“You seem tired. Rest now. I’ll be going.”
“Wait.”
As Cordelia turned to leave, halted by his call, she looked back.
“There’s a… favor.”
“A favor?”
Craig spoke awkwardly, as if using the word ‘favor’ for the first time.
“Simple. Just deliver a letter.”
“What kind of letter?”
“Don’t need to know the contents, just do as I say.”
Despite asking for a favor, his attitude was still imperious. Understandably, Cordelia was annoyed.
‘He throws away divorce papers when he wants, and now he asks for a favor?’
Cordelia snorted, arms crossed over her waist.
“Oh, really? I don’t need to consider your situation, then. Handle it yourself.”
“What? How dare…”
Craig’s face reddened at Cordelia’s sarcasm. He acted as if he had never been refused in his life, which was laughable.
“If you want to send a letter, call a servant. You can pull the bell rope, can’t you?”
“Since I woke up, apart from the servants, no one has come to inquire about me. No one cares about a man who might lose his earldom any day. And then, in the midst of that, an idiot earl sends a letter? If I were them, I’d intercept it to check its contents.”
“Didn’t you consider that I might intercept the letter?”
“Given that you rushed with divorce papers as soon as I woke up, you seem to have no influence in this house and are just desperate to get out.”
He replied nonchalantly. His precise judgment left Cordelia momentarily speechless.
Now she seriously wondered if someone else was wearing Craig’s skin.
Suddenly, the document in her hand caught her eye. With nothing to lose, Cordelia decided to prod him.
“Then I’ll deliver the letter if you sign here.”
She showed him the divorce consent form. Craig let out an incredulous chuckle.
“A divorce for just one letter? Doesn’t sound like a fair trade, does it?”
“Then forget it.”
She stood up without any attachment. As expected, Craig stopped her a few steps later.
“You’re quite eager to divorce me, aren’t you?”
“Can I be honest?”
“Go ahead.”
“You’re right. I married into the Abrams for money, and the past year has been hell for me.”
“……”
“Anyway, you don’t remember who I am or have any feelings for me. Can’t you just let me go?”
Cordelia decided to appeal to his emotions, having failed to deceive him. She looked at him with earnestness.
Craig took a while to respond, then reached out and took the document.
“Let’s do this.”
“How?”
“Deliver the letter, and I’ll sign the first letter of my name.”
“Just the first letter?”
Craig’s name consists of five letters in Ershian script.
This meant she’d have to cater to his requests four more times.
“That seems like a fair compromise to me.”
“Fine.”
Cordelia reluctantly nodded. It was better than leaving with nothing.
“But don’t make unreasonable requests. Only within what I can accommodate.”
“Understood.”
She hurriedly fetched a quill, fearing he might change his mind. Craig, without any fuss, signed the first letter on the document. Cordelia, receiving the document, blinked at the signature.
“Huh? The handwriting is different from before?”
It was completely different from the handwriting on the marriage vows. Surprisingly elegant, whereas she vividly remembered the earlier scrawl.
“Looks like we really didn’t get along. This is my original handwriting.”
Craig brazenly stated. Cordelia tilted her head but couldn’t refute, accepting his explanation since she only closely observed his handwriting that one time.
He pulled out a piece of folded paper from his pocket. No envelope, not even sealed.
“Aren’t you going to seal it?”
“No need.”
“Well, if you say so. Who should I deliver it to?”
“That’s not for you to know.”
“Then how should I send it?”
Craig’s manner, more irritating than before, made her retort sharply. He shrugged lightly.
“Just do as I tell you.”
“Huff, what, kind, huff.”
Only after reaching the tower did Cordelia remove her heavy cloak.
The steep climb had left her breathless. Once her heart calmed, she noticed the dark surroundings. If she hadn’t brought a lantern, it would have been a disaster.
“Just throw it away?”
Cordelia, leaning against the wall, hesitated momentarily.
Craig’s words from earlier ran through her mind.
‘Tonight, go up to the highest tower of the castle and throw the letter away.’
‘Just throw it on the floor?’
‘Not ‘throw away’, forget it. Just do as I tell you.’
It was an incomprehensible request. She checked for anyone around.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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