A useful and interesting woman. That was all.
He believed it would be the same in the future, but matters between men and women were not easy to guarantee.
“The clause says living together, but there’s no clause about becoming the Empress, right?”
“If you become a maid, I won’t stop you. You’ll probably do menial work among the nobleborn maids, but it’s none of my business.”
“I heard you have dozens of empresses, Your Majesty.”
“I don’t know exactly how many. If you’re curious, count them when you enter the palace and let me know.”
Elizabeth’s beautiful face twisted.
Nikolai realized that he was teasing her more than necessary.
He didn’t know why he kept feeling mischievous.
Though he had no experience with women or romance, Nikolai was the emperor of a nation.
He had learned to restrain and endure even before ascending the throne.
If he didn’t become numb, he wouldn’t be able to bear it, so he turned away from his senses.
He cut off his emotions as well.
At some point, all the joys and sorrows that a human could feel became awkward.
He was not sorry.
The only thing that weighed on his mind was the fact that he had to hand over the cursed wolf to Crown Prince Franz.
‘Pinch has been my son for already 6 years. I can’t believe the little one who was in Laila’s arms is already 10 years old.’
Nikolai had many secrets.
One of them was the fact that Crown Prince Franz was not his biological son.
There were those who doubted the lineage when they saw Franz’s dazzlingly bright blonde hair.
He eradicated all who voiced such suspicions.
Franz was a being that had to be protected, even at the cost of his life.
Laila, who resembled a star. Because he had promised her.
‘This woman might help Franz and me. It may be the first and last hope.’
Nikolai had no intention of letting Elizabeth go.
Since the emperor had made up his mind, it was almost as if she had no way to escape.
“If you really don’t want to, you can break the contract.”
“Really?”
Elizabeth responded with an expression like that of one brought back to life.
Suddenly a bugle sounded.
‘Claiming to want to live, crying that she doesn’t want the guillotine, yet she doesn’t remember anything.’
Last night, Elizabeth had sobbed in Nikolai’s arms, shedding hot tears.
Nikolai did not know how to soothe or comfort a crying woman.
There was nothing he could do but hold her, as she cried like a child lost in a strange place.
At first, he thought Elizabeth was afraid of the punishment she would receive for the crime of lesemajeste.
But it was not that.
Elizabeth was seized by the certainty that she would soon die, and that fear seemed to have tormented her for quite a while.
‘What is she so afraid and sad about? With her dazzling beauty and inexhaustible wealth.’
Even those who have everything sometimes borrow alcohol to cry.
Unexplainable and unexplained sadness was present in everyone.
Nikolai did not rashly assume Elizabeth’s feelings.
Because he believed he should, regardless of status.
“Look carefully at the contract termination clause.”
Nikolai flipped the contract.
On the back of the contract, small writing was written.
Elizabeth’s black pupils widened like ripe grapes.
“If you unilaterally break it… they’ll confiscate all my property, and sell my family as slaves?!”
“You checked before stamping it, right? Even if you didn’t, it doesn’t matter.”
“You deceitful person!”
“Watch your language, madam. Your husband is the emperor.”
Male lead fell into her trap — and shattered when she walked away
This is also on my reread list!
This one is a slow burn, but when it burns, it burns hard.
Definitely worth a read, y’all!
The story follows a thousand-year-old seductive spirit who, on a bet, sets out to charm the male lead—a once-promising but unfortunate cultivator.
But just when she succeeds in making him fall for her, she heartlessly leaves, driving him to madness.
Determined to find her at all costs, he captures her, keeping her by his side no matter what, even if she hates him.
I love this kind of trope—I enjoy watching the male lead suffer in agony.
The ending drags a bit with unnecessary filler, but that’s fine.
As long as I enjoy the beginning, I’m good.
Intro
As an enchantress, Su Heng possesses captivating eyes and charming beauty, easily manipulating the joys and sorrows of living beings at her fingertips.
But to enchant a god, making him taste the bitterness of love’s separation, long-lasting resentment, unattainable desires, and inability to let go…
Do you dare?
Su Heng assists a divine lord in his cultivation, aiming to make him experience all the sufferings of love, so that he can attain the Great Dao.
Only after being chased down from the heavens by the divine lord, confined and completely possessed by him, does she realize how successful she has been.
The once gentle and polite youth has transformed into someone she no longer recognizes.
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