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The main mansion was in the ruins. Did my father’s men use some sort of explosive as well? Well, it certainly seemed like they did.Demian did not come to meet me. Instead, I was led by some servants to a mansion, quite smaller than the main one. Dela and Rosalia were staying on the mansion beside this one.The servants led me to a chamber. It was spacious and had red curtains which attracted my attention right away. Did Demian choose this chamber for me? For us?“Where is my husband?” I asked the butler. His name was Michael. I knew because he introduced himself. Other servants were filling into the room with my belongings.“I do not know the whereabouts of Lord Demian. However, he told me to tell you that you should not worry about him and that he will be back soon,” Michael said. He had floppy brown hair that reminded me of Leo and small dark brown eyes that looked black. “And he also suggests that you should not accept any invitation from anyone.”“Invitation? Who is going to send

I sat in the carriage uncomfortably because comfort was not an option when you were traveling via a carriage.Dalia sat on the seat opposite mine. She was inspecting something in her nails.“I want to ask you a lot of questions, my lady. But I think you might get offended,” she said without looking at me.“If you talk to me while looking me in the eye, I might not get offended,” I said. I hated it when someone did not look me in the eye while talking. Especially, if that act was deliberate, not something unconscious.Dalia raised her head and looked at me. Her eyes were blue like the ocean.“It’s about Leo, isn’t it?” I said.She nodded.“He talked to me about you and quite tenderly as well. He told me that you two have been friends for a long time, since you two were basically children. I wanted to know if you two had any previous physical relationship.” She was direct. She did not sound impolite, just direct.“I never had any physical relationship with anyone before my husband. Leo

Demian did not come. But he sent a carriage to take me back to the estate. I still did not know exactly what transpired there. But I knew the gist.Three days ago, in the early morning, I got the news from Asher that Jade Star was dead. Asher seemed rather pleased about it and he kept staring at me with curious eyes as if he wanted to see me break. He gave me the impression that he would enjoy to see me break very much.‘Is he a sadist or something of that sorts?’“Who killed him?” I had asked.“No one knows,” Asher had said in a way that clearly meant something else; it was as if he had been saying that- ‘no one but I knows.’“What do you mean by that?” I had asked again.“The Head had him locked, but someone went in there and killed him. Decapitated his body. Before killing him, the killer tortured him as much as possible.”It was Demian. I did not even have to ask anyone to know that. Perhaps there was no proof of Demian actually doing it, but I knew it was him. He did it for me. H

Jade Star was chained to the wall, blood dripping from the tips of his fingers where his nails had been.I felt nothing but anger when I looked at him. He should be suffering much more.“What are you doing here, boy? Came to talk?” Jade Star asked. He was angry too. He was frustrated. He just tried not to show it.“You hurt my wife,” I said.“Your wife?” He let out a bitter laugh. “You took away my daughter! Your father took away my sister! And you are saying I hurt your wife?”“Sully went to you because she thought you would protect her, just like you should have, because she is your daughter. You asked her whether she was raped by me or not and she said she consented. You did not like it when she told you that she was pregnant. You beat her up cruelly and you caused a miscarriage.”“I do not regret a single thing I did,” he spat.“You hurt the woman I love. You hurt her not just physically. You caused her to lose a father even when he is alive,” I said calmly. I did not feel calm.“

Ten days passed in horrifying waiting. I was worried about Demian. There had been no word from him. I heard that some of the members of the Silverclaw family were gravely injured. I just wished that my husband was not one of them.“Are you okay?” Leo asked. He handed me a cup of tea.I took the cup and peeked inside. “Why is it green?”“It’s green tea?”“I hate green tea.” I handed the cup back to him. Leo shrugged and took a sip.“That’s all they had,” he said.Leo sat down beside me on the bed.“You are worried about your husband,” he said. It was not a question. He stated it like a fact.I nodded. “I haven’t heard from him in a long time. I’m worried about him. With all the news coming from everywhere… If he gets hurt…”“The Silverclaws basically won this stupid war,” Leo said. “Some of the men of House Star was doing rampage around here, but that will be sorted soon.”“Last night, I dreamed my father’s men coming to this inn and…” I actually had a nightmare about those men trying

“I don’t think my husband told you to keep an eye on me like that!”“Like what, my lady?” Asher asked. A smirk was playing on his face.“You were eavesdropping,” I said. “Now, love, there is no reason for that, is there?”“I was wondering if the rumors were true,” he said.“The rumors?” I repeated. For a while, it did not make sense. And then it clicked. “Ah! The rumors about me and an alchemist!”“Your husband even put you two in the same chamber for the night. Well, that intrigued me,” Asher said.“You kept an eye on us in the room as well, did you not?” I asked, although I did not have to.“I was disappointed though,” Asher said coolly.“Seriously? Why would I have an affair with another man when my husband is everything I wanted?” I said.Leo went out for a while. Asher and many of the guards were told to keep an eye on me in case someone tried to attack me. They were supposed to be stealthy, but Asher, for some reason, was not being so.“For starters, he chained you up,” Asher sa

Duke Alexander eyed Alessandra suspiciously who just beamed innocently at him. But it did not fool him. Since the moment he met her, he had known the manipulative soul lay behind her innocent smile. “The duke and duchess of Terrence duchy were murdered,” Alexander said with a smile. “Since the young duchess is comparing the two incidents, I am even more curious as to what happened to the Maximillan duchess and her family.” “Humans are like that after all. They are curious,” Alessandra said, unmoving. “But I guess I was wrong about something. Since the duke can be curious, he must be a human, right? Please accept my apologies for misunderstanding. I was just misunderstanding the duke based on the unfortunate incident that transpired two years ago.” What? Did you think I will fall for your words so easily? I have more experience than you. Don’t underestimate the brain of an almost thirty six years old! He took a deep breath as if he was trying to control himself. Alessandra chuckle

“Ugh, it feels like I’m locked up,” Alessandra muttered as she bit her nails, sitting on the bed in her room at the Terrence duchy residence. The room was lavish and beautiful, just as her room in the Maximillan duchy residence. “Even though I am locked up like this, perhaps it won’t be too bad. After all, Alessandro has to do all my work today, haha. He won’t be able to rest at all.” “My lady, please quit laughing by yourself. It’s creepy,” Matt said. He had come to the young duchess’s room after washing up. “We’re locked up, my lady. Please do something.” “Why would I? I don’t have to work today,” she grinned. “And besides, I have a feeling that the food here will be good. The taste of the macarons is still on my tongue. It was too good.” “Well, the macarons were truly good,” he agreed as he leaned against the window frame and looked outside. “The storm hasn’t calmed down at all.” “It won’t,” she said. “At least, it will go on for a day.” “I can sense magic,” Matt said. “It’s

Duke Alexander was known for his sharp tongue. Surprisingly, he was being gentle with Alessandra. She suspected it was because he wanted to marry her. Even so, Alexander was pretty honest. “I see,” she nodded. “As the duke can see, my fiancé is pretty reluctant to annul our engagement. It is an obstacle for the duke and me to get married.” “If the young duchess wants, I can take care of the matter,” he said. “The duke can easily give permission, I understand. Even if the duke doesn’t care about his image, I do greatly and if Lord Hayden’s and my engagement is annulled this way, I will be labeled as a whore, which is not a pleasant thing to be called. Given the duke’s brother’s personality, which the duke is perfectly aware of, he will spread rumors about me cheating on him. Since I am a woman, due to peoples’ strange understanding, my image will go down even though Lord Hayden was the one who was cheating on his fiancé openly,” she said. “I guess I can think the duke understands

“Ah, Duke Alexander is also here,” Alessandra said as she glanced at the duke who was standing behind her. “The heir of the North Maximillan duchy greets you.” “It is indeed good to see you, Young Duchess,” Alexander said while glancing at Hayden, who was surprised to see them talking casually even though it was the first time the young duchess visited the Terrence duchy. “Is the young duchess here to spend time with her fiancé? If so, then I will gladly leave you two alone.” “No need, Duke Alexander,” she said. “It will be great if the duke is present as well, since it will need the duke’s permission.” “What is it, Alessandra?” Hayden asked. “I don’t think we need to talk about anything that requires the duke’s present.” “Lord Hayden, please button your shirt properly before talking,” Alessandra said. “Or do you need my guard to help you?” “My hand is working perfectly fine,” Hayden grumbled. “No need to help.” “Oh, is that so?” Alessandra muttered. “I thought your hand might b

"My lord, are you going to marry the young duchess for real?" Cornelius asked.Duke Alexander was sitting in his chair in his office as always, while the butler, Cornelius, was giving him updates."I wanted to marry her in the first place. I just placed the contract so she would annul her engagement to marry me. But who knew she was planning on annulling her engagement in the first place?" Alexander smirked. "She is the only one I can think of marrying. Unlike other noblewomen, the young duchess is a truly admirable person, I have to admit. Even I was forced to admire her.""I heard a lot about the young duchess though I have not seen her myself," Cornelius said. "She holds a great amount of power in the political world despite her age. It will help you.""Isn't that why I am marrying her?""But what I don't understand is, when did the lord see the young duchess before?""I haven't before," Alexander said. "I just heard about her. Even my spies respect her ability. She has a twin brot

"So the duke wants to propose a contract marriage to me?""That's right."The woman with silver hair and ruby eyes took a sip of coffee while studying the man in front of her.It had been eighteen years since she had arrived in that world and become the daughter of Duke Albert Maximillan. It had taken some time for her to adjust to her new appearance and identity.In her previous life, she was a high school final year student. She was not the best student, but she was one of the most renowned ones. Math and English were her best subjects.But it all came to an end when she was murdered by her stalker, who she only found out about the day she died. The stalker turned out to be her childhood friend. She was aware that she was being followed, but she had not expected it to be her friend. Before she died, she remembered him saying, "How dare you hug someone else in front of me and a guy at that!" 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭! 𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘪