Mikaela and Lapellian faced each other as they moved from the dining room to the office.
“Are you serious?”
“There’s no reason not to be serious. Esteeming a favor received is the custom of Mosteros. I’ve learned that since I was a child. I don’t know why you oppose the adoption.”
Mikaela was taken aback by his bland tone.
‘What is he trying to do with this talk. Doesn’t he think it’s too much?’
Lapellian had been a rational child since he was young.
The usual Lapellian would have first thought about the problems that arose from bringing a human child into the family lineage.
But from what he’s saying now, it seemed like it didn’t matter, and he even seemed to think his judgment was very rational.
Mikaela always found Lapellian’s placid expression to be nasty today. Holding back a sneer, she poured water into the glass set aside and gulped it down.
“Why does it have to be adoption? You’re still young, so you can stay in this house until you become an adult, can’t you?”
“Isn’t that halfhearted? In order to be treated properly, both inside and outside the house, El, an orphan from a pickpocket’s den, must be treated to this extent. It’s also easier to fully protect El that way.”
Lapellian briefly looked at Mikaela, who was seated, and then straightened up, clasping his hands on his lap.
“I understand what you’re saying. But even if our race is humanfriendly, suddenly bringing a human into the lineage is not easy.”
“We are not so weak as to be easily swayed by others, and the succession is solid, so I don’t think there will be a big problem.”
Mikaela watched Lapellian with a subtle glance.
“It’s not that simple. There are many factors to consider.”
Mikaela thought of various headacheinducing matters that would follow the moment rumors of adoption spread, supporting her head with her hand as she leaned against the backrest.
“If El wants it, it may be different, but I have no intention of intervening.”
“I offered El many options. I have no intention of forcibly proceeding with this. But I would prefer it if it were done properly.”
“To add to the lineage, we need the Emperor’s permission.”
“His Majesty would personally come to the north with a seal if you said it was your wish.”
Lapellian raised one eyebrow as if to say, what’s the problem, and then lowered it.
Mikaela wanted to deny it, but the Emperor was someone who would do just that, so her mouth wouldn’t open.
Pouring water again and taking a sip, she continued the conversation.
“In our house, there are not only beastmen but also human employees. Can you assert that there will be no one who is jealous or envious?”
“If there are people who do not understand our will, that is something we should handle from our side.”
“Let’s say we handle our family, but what about the things that El, who suddenly entered the noble society, will have to endure? It won’t be easy, whether it’s because of the beastmen or the same humans.”
“That’s why we can’t leave El’s position ambiguous. Shouldn’t the name Mosteros be attached to El’s name to create a justification for us to defend?”
Lapellian looked more determined than ever.
She repeatedly discussed the reasons for opposing adoption while observing her younger brother’s complexion.
“Don’t you think about what will happen the moment the fact that a human was adopted into the Mosteros, a beastmen family and one of the top aristocrats in the empire, spreads?”
Mikaela narrowed her eyes as if she found it terrible just by imagining it and shook her head.
“People who will use the child’s background as an excuse will appear. We will have to bear a burden that we don’t need to bear.”
“That is not beyond the protection of Mosteros.”
His tone was quite strong with a firm belief in the family.
Mikaela agreed with his statement, but she also thought that if he were the usual Lapellian, he would have backed down by now.
She tapped the empty glass with her fingernail and opened her mouth.
“The North is no place for a human child to grow. Ah, the South. It would be best to send them to the South, where humans live more than beasts. We have a domain there, so managing the domain…….”
“Sister, we are not trying to bring in a servant for our family.”
Lapellian, who never behaved rudely, cut off Micaela’s words.
His finger, adorned with a ring, moved briskly, tapping the back of his hand.
‘Look at this one.’
Micaela’s gaze momentarily touched his hand before she sighed deeply and spat out a word.
“I think you’ll regret it.”
Lapellian narrowed his eyes as if he didn’t understand the intention behind her low murmur.
Lapellian concentrated his mind to grasp what she was thinking.
Although her sharp gaze was directed at Micaela, she very skillfully concealed her expression.
“Do you, Sister, also pursue pure blood like other families? That’s a very outdated idea.”
“That’s right. That is an outdated thought.”
“Then why……. Are you worried that if we elevate a human to our family lineage, we will be ostracized by other families?”
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
