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My Trash Husband Is the Grand Chancellor Chapter 11
When I came to, I was inside a crumbling old church on the outskirts of the city.My hands and feet were bound.A group of masked figures were huddled nearby, talking."She's a sturdy one. Didn't know the grand chancellor had that kind of taste.""When Jeremy gets here, we'll make him watch while we..."The leader laughed in a sleazy, disgusting way.Their plan was simple. Use me to back Jeremy into a corner, force him to give up his power, and humiliate me to break him.I curled up in the corner, pretending to tremble in fear. Meanwhile, I was quietly working the boning knife against the ropes behind my back."Stop moving!"One of them came over to kick me.Just then, the rope snapped.I launched myself upward, the knife gleaming in the light.He never got the kick off. His scream tore through the church instead.I knew exactly where to cut. It was the same spot as a pig's hind leg joint. Same principle, different animal. One clean strike and he went down, the tendon seve
My Trash Husband Is the Grand Chancellor Chapter 10
So, I opened a butcher shop in the capital.I'd wanted to call it "The Grand Chancellor's Cuts." I thought it had a certain power to it.Jeremy shot that down without a second thought. We went with "Smith's Cuts" instead.He didn't come to the opening himself, but he sent the steward ahead with a large sign to hang above the door.That sign alone set the entire noble district buzzing.The highborn ladies who normally wouldn't look twice at a commoner came rolling up in their carriages just to see for themselves."That's the country woman Lord Sanford dragged back with him?""She's actually selling meat in public? The man must be mortified."The wife of one of the ministers showed up with her servants in tow, clearly looking for a fight."Cut me two pounds. I want it sliced thin enough to read through."She said it like a challenge. Everyone standing nearby was waiting to watch me fail.I smiled to myself and picked up the boning knife I'd carried for ten years.My hand move
My Trash Husband Is the Grand Chancellor Chapter 9
The longer I stayed, the more Ironspire Estate felt like a gilded cage.I was a wild sparrow who'd never been kept indoors. The place was suffocating me.Jeremy had apparently decided to turn me into a proper lady. He brought in a senior attendant from the palace to teach me etiquette."My lady, walk softly. Each step should be light and graceful."She hovered beside me with a thin rod, watching my every move.I walked like a duck. I swung my hips so hard I thought I'd throw out my back."My lady, a proper smile doesn't show the teeth."Every time I smiled, I showed every tooth in my mouth. The attendant shook her head over and over.Then one day, I hit my limit.I ripped the heavy crystal accessory off my head and threw it on the floor."I'm done! I was born a butcher! What am I doing pretending to be something I'm not!"Jeremy came at the sound of it, his expression dark."You're the grand chancellor's wife. You represent this household's standing.""Then take your stand
My Trash Husband Is the Grand Chancellor Chapter 8
I was brought to the grand chancellor's residence in the capital, Ironspire Estate.The place was absurdly large. I could get lost just walking from one end to the other.I was completely sure I was headed for a dungeon somewhere. Chains, interrogation, the works.Instead, I was deposited onto the enormous bed in the master bedroom.What unnerved me even more was the staff. Every single servant I encountered greeted me with nothing but respect."Good day, my lady.""Your tea, my lady."Their heads were down, but I could feel their curious eyes. I couldn't blame them. Jeremy had come home with a broad-shouldered, thick-armed woman who looked like she'd spent her whole life doing hard labor. That alone was worth staring at."Dear, come help me trim my quills."In the study, Jeremy sat at his desk with a book open in front of him. He gestured toward the quills without looking up.I swallowed my pride and walked over. I picked up a quill.My hands were built for a butcher's knif
My Trash Husband Is the Grand Chancellor Chapter 7
In the private dining room upstairs, Jeremy sat in dark-colored attire, idly turning a signet ring between his fingers.He looked at the table full of food and had no appetite for any of it.It had been two months, and he'd turned over nearly every county in the surrounding area looking for Yvonne.That heartless woman had vanished completely, like she'd never existed."My lord, try the pot roast. It's the house specialty."His attendant carefully cut a piece and set it on his plate.Jeremy picked it up without much interest and put it in his mouth.He went completely still.That familiar smell. That particular blend of herbs and seasoning, even the rough way the meat had been carved, was all unmistakably familiar.He'd eaten this dish every week for six months in Butcher's Alley. The taste had buried itself somewhere deep in his memory and never left.Jeremy set his cutlery down slowly, and a cold smile spread on his lips."Found her."-Down in the kitchen, the owner cam
My Trash Husband Is the Grand Chancellor Chapter 6
Two months later, I was working in the kitchen of a tavern in the next county.I wielded a cleaver, cutting so fast the pieces were practically flying."Tiffany, your knife work is unreal!"The young kitchen helper was staring at me like he'd never seen anything like it.I wiped the sweat off my forehead and grinned. "Of course it is. You have no idea what I used to do for a living."The words were barely out before I caught myself.My name was Tiffany Smith now. A widow whose husband had died, forced to flee and start over somewhere new.I didn't dare go back to butchering. That kind of skill would give me away in a heartbeat, so I'd swallowed my pride and taken a job as a kitchen helper in this tavern instead.Life was quiet enough. Stable, even. Except for the nightmares.In the dreams, Jeremy would show up in his white wedding attire, drenched in red. He held my severed head in one hand, asking me calmly why I'd run out on him.Every time I jolted awake, I'd reach up and
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