MasukEleanor Goodway is a girl living a perfect life with her parents. She has the perfect boyfriend, Lucas, and is well-liked at school due to her excellent grades, beauty and kind personality. But all of a sudden, her lover, promising to tell her something, disappeared without her being told where he was going. Confused and worried, Eleanor waited for him for months, but suddenly, she was dragged into an unknown world. A world where everything she thought didn’t exist, existed. A world that is too challenging for her, encountering different kinds of problems and revelations. A world that made her feel emotions that she had never felt before. But how will she adapt to living in a strange world while missing her normal life in the mortal world?
Lihat lebih banyak「彼と結婚してからもう二十年が経つのね……」
暁(あかつき)家の令嬢であり、今は神宮司夫人である瀬奈(せな)は広い部屋でポツリと呟いた。
彼女は今日もある人物を待ち続けている。来るはずがないとわかっていながらも、瀬奈は二十年間ずっと彼の来訪を心待ちにしているのだ。
「一体どこから私は間違えてしまったのかしら……」
ベッドサイドに腰かけた瀬奈は、彼と初めて出会ったときのことを思い浮かべた。
「初めまして、神宮司湊斗です」
「……」
神宮司湊斗(じんぐうじみなと)と名乗った彼に、強く心惹かれたのを瀬奈は今でも覚えている。一目惚れだったのかもしれない。
サラサラの黒い髪、高い鼻梁、切れ長の美しい瞳、幼いながらに整った顔立ち。瀬奈は一瞬にして彼に心を奪われてしまった。
暁グループの令嬢だった瀬奈と、神宮司財閥の御曹司だった湊斗。
二人は許嫁だった。そのことを父親から聞かされたとき、瀬奈はとても喜んだ。彼女にとって初恋の相手であり、愛する湊斗と結婚できるのだと。
しかし、彼のほうはそうではなかった。
湊斗は瀬奈との婚約中、多くの女性と浮名を流した。学校の同級生、年上の社会人、父親が経営する会社の社員にまで。彼は相手の身分関係なく手を出した。
瀬奈は自分には指一本触れないにもかかわらず、他の女性と関係を持ち続ける湊斗に不満がないわけではなかった。しかし、彼に嫌われるのを恐れていた瀬奈は何も言うことができなかった。
「結婚前に遊びたいだけだろう。神宮司家の正妻になれるのだから、それくらいは目を瞑りなさい」
父親は湊斗が遊んでいることを知っていたが、瀬奈に我慢しろと言った。
両親からも味方してもらえなかった瀬奈は、必死で自分に言い聞かせた。
彼女たちはただの遊びであり、自分は神宮家の夫人となる女だ。だから結婚すればきっと自分だけを見てくれる、とそう信じていた。
しかし、現実は残酷だった。
湊斗は結婚してもなお、瀬奈の元には訪れることなく、愛人の元で夜を過ごした。そのことを責めた瀬奈に、彼は言い放った。
「お前を愛することはできない、これからは俺の行動に口を出さないでくれ」
彼の目は初めて出会った頃とは別人のように冷たかった。
それから湊斗は瀬奈に指一本触れることなく、多くの愛人を囲い、彼女たちとの間に五人もの子供をもうけた。そのうちの誰かに会社を継がせるつもりのようだ。
「奥様ったら、今日も一人ぼっちでいるわ」
瀬奈は湊斗の帰ってこない邸宅に一人取り残された。彼は今日もきっと愛人たちの住む家へ帰っているのだろう。
しかし、湊斗を愛している彼女は毎日のように彼を待ち続けた。自分の元へ来るわけがないとわかっていながらも。
そんなことを続けているうちに、二十年という歳月が経過していた。瀬奈と湊斗はお互いに三十八歳となった。
彼女は既に子を望めるような年齢ではなくなり、湊斗のほうも新しく愛人となった若く美しい女に夢中になっていると聞いている。
瀬奈の中で、何かが音を立てて崩れ落ちて行くようだった。
二十年という年月はあまりにも長すぎた。彼女の心は既に限界を迎えていた。
翌朝、心配そうに彼女に声をかけたのは湊斗の秘書だった。
「奥様……」
普段別邸で暮らしている湊斗の私物を取りに来る彼は、たびたび瀬奈とも顔を合わせていた。神宮司家で彼女を気にかけてくれていた数少ない人だ。
「今日も湊斗は愛人のところにいるんでしょう?」
「そ、それは……」
彼の秘書・中田一馬(なかたかずま)が言いづらそうに視線を逸らした。
知ったところで今さら驚きもしない。湊斗が瀬奈の元を訪れることなど、この二十年間数えるほどしかなかったのだから。
それでも彼女は彼のことを信じて待っていたが。
「いいのよ、わかっているから」
「……」
彼はうつむいた。瀬奈が辛い思いをしていることを知っておきながら、何もしてあげられないことに罪の意識を抱いていた。
しかし、今日の瀬奈の表情はいつもと違うと、彼は思った。これまでは湊斗に対する希望を見せていたにもかかわらず、今はどこか諦念に似たものを彼は感じた。
「中田さん、私最後に行きたい場所があるの。よかったら付き添ってくれない?」
「は、はい!奥様!」
”最後”という言葉に疑問を感じながらも、中田は彼女について行った。
There was a loud bolt of lightning that rattled the trees on the forest's hood. Eleanor stood there, baffled, watching everything that was going on. She turned around when she noticed a shadow by her side and happened to notice Lucas, who didn't seem to notice her and continued walking. She followed him and was led to Beasurys Lake, which was breathtaking even though it was already dark. He finally stopped and turned around to face her. Lucas smiled and extended his hands for her to take. Eleanor raised her arm slowly to reach for his hand, but she felt as if something had passed right through her. She couldn't figure out who or what it was until she was pulled into another dream. A dream in which she sees herself as a person walking through an empty hallway with another person by her side. "Your royal highness, you should be sleeping right now. Walking around these large halls is bad for your health." A girl's familiar voice spoke up. Eleanor was about to turn to the left when sh
It had already been days since Eleanor was brought to the mysterious world of Ceastrerion, and she had been relying entirely on Asmia's information and knowledge. Eleanor began to have doubts about everything. Her heart wouldn't stop racing every night. She felt as if she was being suffocated. When she wakes up in the morning, she often breaks down in tears as she remembers her family and her life in the world she was accustomed to. It didn’t matter how beautiful the world was, it was too different from her life, living with her own family and friends. Every time she remembers that she’s alone in a strange place with an old woman she barely knew, she feels lonely. Making Ceastrerion her home wasn’t enough for her because she knows she doesn’t belong there. Eleanor's mind was wandering somewhere else, not absorbing what the old lady was telling her, as she stared at a stack of various types of leaves on the kitchen table. Eleanor's mood had suddenly changed, and Asmia
Eleanor opened her eyes to find the sun already up, the warmth of the sun gently touching her skin. Instead of a white concrete ceiling, she saw the wood ceiling of the cabin. She had thought that it was all a dream and that once she woke up, she would wake up in her bedroom again. Her gaze was concentrated on the nearby window as she crawled on the floor. It took her some time to adjust to the direct sunlight hitting her eyes. Despite the serene green scenery in front of her, her eyes started to tear up as she gazed outside. It's beautiful here, but I cannot stay here for long. My father and mother are surely worried about me. What if this is just a dream that I can’t wake up from? Eleanor sat there, staring out the window, thinking about everything that had happened. "Now that you're awake, get yourself together and come down." From behind her, a pleasant voice spoke. She shifted her gaze to the elderly woman, who was searching through one
When Eleanor opened her eyes, she saw enormous tall trees in front of her. Her eyes widenedas she sat on the wet ground, realizing that all the lights she had followed had vanished and the place she was in was entirely different.Eleanor took a look around and noticed that the dark sky was gradually brightening, illuminating the forest. The smell of the plants, trees and damp ground flooded her nostrils. She tried to stand up several times as the shadow of the large trees fell over the area where she was seated, but her knees were trembling uncontrollably.Her cream-colored gown was smeared by the dirt when she successfully stood up, and some leaves stuck to the hem of her gown as well. Eleanor walked carefully to lean against a tree and gain balance, unable to brush the dirt off.All she wanted was to find her way back home, but how could she do that if the lights that she had been following had vanished?Fear crept into her chest as she thought a
"Do you have anything planned today, Eli?" As they walked home from school, Sheila asked Eleanor.Another week has passed, and Lucas has yet to be found. Eleanor was becoming increasingly concerned, but she remained confident that Lucas will return. She was constantly reminding herse
Lucas felt light-headed when he awoke. When he looked around, all he saw was pure darkness. The sky had already darkened, and all he could see were the shadow of the trees and feel the moist earth that he was lying on.He felt cold and trembled at the thought that he was alone there, not h
There was a teenage girl with long chestnut waved hair, staring at a window with a moist concealing the view from the outside. Waiting for her lover to come, a cold breeze of air suddenly swept right through her as she went to the wide-open door of their house.She hugged her arms tightly
Welcome to GoodNovel world of fiction. If you like this novel, or you are an idealist hoping to explore a perfect world, and also want to become an original novel author online to increase income, you can join our family to read or create various types of books, such as romance novel, epic reading, werewolf novel, fantasy novel, history novel and so on. If you are a reader, high quality novels can be selected here. If you are an author, you can obtain more inspiration from others to create more brilliant works, what's more, your works on our platform will catch more attention and win more admiration from readers.
Ulasan-ulasan