“What will happen to Sir Arold now?”
“Well… He must pay for his betrayal.”
There was no way the price for daring to betray Ferdia would be light.
I knew that the traitor would be executed according to the family’s tradition, but I didn’t know exactly how the punishment would be carried out.
“Will you kill him?”
“No.”
“Then what?”
“Death is too generous a punishment.”
His expression and tone were no different from usual, but as I sat across from him, I was momentarily chilled.
His face, so indifferent, promising pain worse than death, was frightening.
If I had been the person I was in the past, I would have asked more questions to get the Duke’s attention, but now I kept my mouth shut.
I realized that it was best to stay still.
The Duke, who had been looking at me, called my name.
“Elodie.”
“Yes, please tell me.”
“For the time being, do not pass through the gallery. There are so many rats hidden in the family that we must thoroughly cleanse.”
“Yes, I’ll keep that in mind.”
I answered with a smile, though my heart was pounding.
‘Strictly speaking, I’m also a rat hidden in the family, a bastard.’
Not his daughter but attached to the family under the name of a foster child.
I resolved more strongly through this incident.
‘Never get caught.’
If I got caught, I wouldn’t know what would happen to me, just like the aide.
With Seberes, the head of my biological father’s family, in a comatose state, there were no means to protect me.
Moreover, I had heard that the relationship between Duke Seberes and Duke Ferdia was extremely bad before Seberes fell into a coma.
Indeed, living quietly and naturally becoming independent was the best way.
Anyway, since the purpose now seemed to be over, I was about to say that I would leave when I suddenly looked up.
My eyes met the Duke’s. His mysterious golden eyes seemed to ensnare me.
“Elodie.”
“…Yes.”
“You contributed greatly to the discovery of the traitor this time, so I’ll grant you one wish.”
My eyes widened at the unexpected words.
I didn’t expect any reward.
‘Actually, I want to ask him not to kill me no matter what happens…’
Ha. I was a Korean human who had experienced all kinds of hardships in my previous life. I knew not to expect too much from a verbal agreement.
If I carelessly made such a request, I might meet my end instead of having my request granted.
So at this stage of independence, I knew what I had to ask.
“Then please lift my confinement.”
It wasn’t bad to live leisurely in the annex, but I had been feeling a sense of crisis that I needed to start activities outside.
I wanted to move myself and prepare for independence, not just asking through the housekeeper.
Was my request unexpected? The Duke’s expression hardened subtly.
“Is that really all?”
“Yes. That’s enough.”
The original cause of my confinement, the broken engagement, had already fizzled out due to the first Prince.
And since I had been quietly staying in the annex lately, I naturally thought he would agree.
I had been really quiet lately, after all.
After a moment, the Duke granted my request coolly.
“Fine. I’ll lift the confinement.”
“Thank you, Father.”
On the outside, I expressed my thanks gracefully, but inside, I was jubilant.
‘I did it!’
For a moment, Duke opened his mouth seriously.
“However, there is a condition.”
“A condition……?”
I stared blankly at the Duke, overwhelmed by an unexpected condition. Granting my request was one thing, but attaching a condition out of nowhere was unlike him.
Whether I was confused or not, the Duke, who didn’t care at all, soon opened his mouth casually.
“Choose.”
“……?”
“Yansi or Carlo.”
‘So abruptly……?’
At the mention of choosing one of his two sons, I could only become more and more flabbergasted.
His tone was so outrageous, as if he was telling me to choose something in front of a market stall.
“Why those two?”
“If the curfew is lifted, you’ll go outside the mansion, won’t you?”
“Yes. I must go outside, of course.”
“Then take one of them as an escort.”
What is the Duke thinking?
Has he not cared where I have been until now? Does he not know how trivial it sounds to use his sons as mere escorts?
Anyway, taking Yansi and Carlo with me is ridiculous.
I already saw myself returning to the mansion, without any success, after glancing at those men.
‘I must stop this……!’
I began to make all sorts of excuses, desperately trying to withdraw the Duke’s condition.
“Yansi brother is busy helping father with his work, and Carlo is busy practicing swordsmanship. Neither of them will have time to accompany me on my outing. If I ask, they will surely refuse because.”
“How dare you?”
I quietly acquiesced to his arrogant and immediate retort.
Yes, of course.
How dare a son not obey the command of the head of the family and father…….
But if Duke Ferdia had eyes, he would know.
That Yansi and Carlo dislike me.
That he is a very wicked and inconsiderate father, who doesn’t consider his sons’ feelings.
If he had thought of them, he wouldn’t have told me to choose them as escorts in the first place.
“Then I’ll take a knight from the family.”
“No.”
Why insist on these two?
“I can go quietly on my own. I’ve been doing well so far with just the maids…….”
I briefly looked at the Duke, fearing that my tone might sound petulant.
The Duke’s eyes lingered on my face for a long time. It was a piercing gaze.
Annoyed, he furrowed his brows and sighed a word.
“Prince Adenmir may approach you. A mere family knight won’t be able to stop him.”
I hadn’t thought that far.
Because to me, the second prince was nothing more than a means to become an aide, I hadn’t expected him to scheme again.
But thinking about it, it was entirely plausible.
I would be an excellent means to keep Prince Adenmir in check, and outside the mansion was the perfect place to approach me at any time.
I could understand why he told me to take Yansi or Carlo.
No matter how royal they are, they won’t easily approach me against Ferdia’s direct line.
I understood it intellectually, but still, I didn’t like the idea of being accompanied by Yansi and Carlo.
“But still, those two.”
Just as I was about to refuse again, the Duke, perhaps out of patience, cut me off, frowning.
“Just take both.”
At that, I replied firmly, with indignation.
“I will choose.”
Please let me choose……!
One of them is better than both, after all.
As I clenched my fists and answered firmly, the somewhat softened Duke asked again.
“So, who will it be?”
Yansi or Carlo. Who should I choose as my escort? Either choice was certainly a minefield.
After a brief consideration, I reached a conclusion.
“I will choose…….”
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
