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Chapter 17 Acting Like a Married Couple Knock, knock. Early in the morning, I knocked on the Grand Duke’s door. “Your Grace?” No answer. Just as I was about to knock again, I heard a loud noise from inside—thud!—and then the door suddenly swung open. Standing there, looking slightly flustered, was the Grand Duke. He was dressed in a shirt and vest, with his cravat hanging loosely around his neck. “Lady?” “Good morning, Your Grace! By the way, weren’t you going to…- 3.0 M • Ongoing
- Chapter 16 The Hidden Contract “I told you about the curse despite the risks because I believe you have the right to know. At the very least, you should understand why you almost died.” His sharp eyes gleamed. “You need to realize just how much danger you’re in.” “Oh… so you’re saying this for my sake?” I pouted slightly. “Well, I don’t think that’s something a husband who tried to kick out his wife within a week of her arrival should be saying.” The Grand Duke…
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- Chapter 15 Spear and Shield (2) My last words seemed to provoke the Grand Duke. His cold expression hardened even more, and the corner of his lips twisted slightly. “Is that why the Marquis sent you here?” His low voice carried a chilling weight. “To eliminate the reason for divorce?” “No, that’s not it.” I looked at him with amused eyes and clapped my hands together. “Oh! I meant my father didn’t send me here. But yes, I did come to remove any excuse for…
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- Chapter 14 Spear and Shield (1) The next morning, I woke up with the memories of the last night still fresh in my mind. I couldn’t bring myself to get out of bed. Everything I had done in the Grand Duke’s room replayed in my head like a vivid nightmare. Buried under the blanket in embarrassment, I was startled when, instead of a maid, Whitely himself came to my room. “The Grand Duke is asking for me?” My voice trembled helplessly, like a lost…
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Chapter 13 First Meeting (2) ‘It must be because of the curse.’ The look in the Grand Duke’s eyes just now wasn’t disgust or hatred toward me. It was something much closer to fear. He was afraid that he might hurt someone and worried about what he could do. ‘That’s why he avoided me.’ Only today did I finally realize. The reason he had been avoiding me so much—of course, it might also be because he didn’t like me—but at the core, it was because he was afraid of harming…- 3.0 M • Ongoing
Chapter 15. We are a family Blan told Altair exactly what had happened in the training ground. Altair, who had a sour face at the fact that his wife had made sandwiches for people other than himself, also changed his expression when the ‘Manastone Mine’ was mentioned. “If it’s a manastone mine, it’s definitely worth a gamble.” “Right. And if we divide the group appropriately and move, the damage won’t be too big-…” “No.” Altair raised his hand and cut off Blan’s…- 1.6 M • Ongoing
- Chapter 14. Give orders, not requests “Ahem. Line up, line up!” While she was bewildered, Blan started lining up the crowd of knights. “Hey! Blan, who are you to order us to line up?” “BOOOOHH! Get lost, Blan!” “Humph! If you think it’s unfair, why didn’t you take the basket first?” After Blan snorted at the protesting knights, he looked at Nadia and smiled. “Isn’t that right, Madame?” “Right…” As she nodded, still stunned by the question for consent, joy broadened…
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- Chapter 13. His hand is surprisingly warm The Third Prince, Orca Lupes. In the novel, he seemed to have stepped down from the fight for the throne because of his weak condition, but in reality, he was an ambitious man who wandered all over the empire under the pretext of recuperating, while in fact collecting talents to be on his side. Altair was the best amongst Orca’s collected men. The third prince’s brothers, who were careless because they did not think of him as a rival, collapsed helplessly…
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- Chapter 12. Mountains Beyond Mountains Note: Mountains Beyond Mountains: A saying meaning hardships after hardships, indicating that one's path is rocky. Once we meet, I will thank him for his help first. Thereafter, I’ll ask if he has a cold. Lastly, I’ll apologize and promise not to cause any trouble next time, then come back quickly! She moved cautiously and simulated the encounter with Altair several times in her head. In order not to make mistakes, thorough visualized practice was…
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- Chapter 11. Will a beast ever get sick? Pavel led Altair to the drawing room. Just as the first impression was important when meeting people, the space where the meeting first occurred when visiting a place also greatly influenced that impression. Therefore, the drawing room was one of the places where aristocrats usually took great care and decorated. If it was too flashy, it would be considered vulgar, and if it was too shabby, it would be called poor. Many people thought that finding adequate…
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