After that, Rosette was pestered by Lucas for the entire day. Lucas acted like someone desperate to impart all his knowledge to Rosette in just one day, and she willingly followed him around.
It wasn’t until after dinner that she was finally able to break free from Lucas.
“Have sweet dreams.”
The maid who had helped her into her pajamas extinguished the candle. Rosette, who had been lying obediently in bed, sat up as soon as the maid left.
‘I want to create a mana core…’
Both Adrian and Celine had told her that magic lessons would wait until she was chubby.
But Rosette was in a hurry. She didn’t know when the Duke of Dallas would target the people of Adrian’s house.
‘Maybe I can prevent the carriage accident.’
But what would happen afterward was the problem.
Would the Duke of Dallas give up on Daniel? As far as Rosette knew, he was not the kind to give up. If anything, he was more likely to persistently target Daniel with even greater malice.
If he found another way to target Daniel, the chances were high that she wouldn’t be able to protect him. Therefore, it was better to enhance her magical abilities before anything happened, to be prepared for any schemes of the Dallas family.
Rosette closed her eyes and focused on the mana flowing through her body. She gathered the slowly moving mana in the area below her belly button. A warm sensation emanated from where the mana had gathered.
But that was it. The mana couldn’t even be sustained for 10 seconds before dispersing. Simultaneously, Rosette began to cough violently.
Coughing heavily, she only stopped when the coughing subsided and then sighed, looking at her belly area.
‘Is it still too hard?’
She should quickly become chubby so that her body could withstand the mana.
With this renewed determination, Rosette went back to bed.
It was nighttime, and Rosette was asleep.
“Father.”
Daniel had sought out Adrian, who had just returned to the mansion. Adrian, handing his overcoat to Sebastian, asked,
“Did you have a good audience with the prince?”
“Yes.”
“Nothing unusual?”
“Nothing significant.”
Though Joshua had spoken somewhat enigmatically, it wasn’t something Daniel would categorize as ‘significant’.
“But, about Rosette…”
“What about Rosette? Was there an issue?”
“No, there wasn’t any issue, so please don’t worry.”
Daniel shook his head and then brought up what he wanted to discuss.
“It’s just that her birthday is in a week. Did you know that?”
Adrian’s hands, unfastening his cufflinks, paused momentarily.
“That’s news to me.”
“I thought so.”
Daniel continued.
“Anyway, everyone’s busy preparing for Rosette’s birthday party.”
“The house did seem unusually lively. That explains it.”
“Yes. But it seems Rosette has never really had a proper birthday party. I wanted to prepare something special but wasn’t sure how, so I came to ask for your advice.”
“A special birthday party…”
Adrian pondered. If she had never had a birthday party before, it would be fitting to throw a grand celebration.
But somehow, that alone seemed insufficient. It didn’t seem like something Rosette would desire.
After some thought, Adrian smiled.
“I have a good idea, Daniel.”
“What is it, Father?”
Adrian shared his idea with a smile, and Daniel also smiled in response.
A week had passed since Rosette joined the Adrian household. During this time, she hadn’t done anything in particular.
She just ate well, played well, and slept well.
It wasn’t an exaggeration – these three activities were all she had done. At night, she secretly tried to create a mana core, but she failed each time. This made her even more determined to eat her breakfast heartily.
However, despite that, no one demanded anything from her. Thanks to this, Rosette found herself deep in thought every morning.
‘Is it really okay to be like this?’
The statement that she didn’t need to do anything for a while seemed true, as Adrian had not assigned her a tutor. Even Celine hadn’t visited her since the first day.
Was it really alright to be like this? If she couldn’t prove her usefulness, was she unworthy to stay here?
Once, her concerns must have shown on her face, for Adrian stroked her head and said,
‘Rest easy.’
A child should grow up carefree, he added.
Oh, there was one requirement.
‘But from now on, you must eat a lot. Grow fast and strong. Of course, except for shrimp.’
But was that really a demand? Doubtful, but Rosette committed to meeting his expectations by earnestly stuffing herself with food at every meal.
It wasn’t a difficult task. The chef at Adrian’s house was exceptionally skilled.
Thanks to this, in just a week, Rosette’s cheeks had become slightly plumper. Although no one openly mentioned it, everyone was pleased with the change in her.
And today. The day of Rosette’s birthday, which had kept Adrian’s house busy for the last week, had arrived.
“Little one!”
Early in the morning, Lucas burst into Rosette’s room. The maids tried to stop him, but it was futile.
When male lead is the homewrecker
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
I’ve read the novel below twice already. Girls, I’m highly recommending it to you!
The female lead? Not a good person.
The second male lead? Not a good person.
The male lead? Willingly plays the third party, breaking up the female and second male lead’s relationship despite all the warnings from his friends—so yeah, he’s definitely not a good person either.
Basically, nobody in this novel is simple-minded or without scheming.
The female lead starts off as the male lead’s secretary, but don’t worry—later on, she takes over the company while the male lead steps back to support her. He won’t steal her spotlight, overshadow her, or dull her shine.
I love novels where men are out here snatching wigs, tearing each other down, and going to war just to win the female lead’s affection. And this is exactly that kind of novel. Most of Hai Dai Ran’s works have this dynamic. You’ll see the male characters’ emotions being pushed to the absolute extreme.
There’s even a scene where the second male lead exposes the male lead online for being a homewrecker. The brotherhood immediately gangs up on him, dragging him through the mud. I find it compelling —it completely flips reality on its head, where usually, women are the ones fighting over a man and getting torn apart by the sisterhood.
For me, female leads in the novels I read should only struggle in their careers, not in love. But if the brainless romantics in the story are all men? I have zero complaints.
I’ve pretty much read all of Hai Dai Ran’s novels and even translated all of them—her works are just my thing. I’ll slowly upload everything here. One day, when my website is official, I hope I can invite her to join as one of the star authors.
Here’s the story synopsis:
One-line summary: She is his lifelong obsession, to the point where he was willing to be a third wheel, scorned by society, just to wedge his way into her relationship with her fiancé.
Cold-hearted and indifferent female lead + Scheming and subservient CEO male lead
Intro 1:
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
With blood trickling from his clenched fist, Rong Xiu gazed at the woman before him, his eyes clouded with anguish. Hidden in the wardrobe, he had witnessed Fan Xia – the woman he desperately loved – in an intimate embrace with her fiancé. Yet his heart still yearned for her, defying all reason.
Fan Xia, the elegant and composed assistant, carried something mysterious in her eyes whenever she looked at her fiancé, Wen Lan Sheng. Strange occurrences began to surface – secret meetings with the young Gu Jin Yi, an unexplained withdrawal of 5,000 yuan… Then suddenly, her fiancé’s sister, Wen Jing, violently attacked her.
In this matriarchal society, Rong Xiu had risen to become the chairman of a powerful healthcare conglomerate, breaking through gender prejudices. But for the first time, he willingly stepped into the shadows as the other man, disregarding his friends’ warnings to become her secret lover.
Because he had discovered the truth – Fan Xia wasn’t the pure angel everyone believed her to be. And perhaps, he was the only one capable of helping her execute her mysterious plan…
Intro 2:
Rong Xiu’s biggest regret in life was missing out on Fan Xia.
He secretly loved Fan Xia for 7 years.
Watched her go public with her boyfriend.
Watched her kiss her boyfriend at their wedding.
Until that man blissfully nestled in Fan Xia’s arms, obtaining everything he could only dream of.
The crazy jealousy stripped away his hidden secret love, layer by layer, burning like wildfire.
Fan Xia, how can I have you!
【Reading and Trigger Warning Guide】
1. Female dominant, male submissive, male pregnancy
2. Male lead schemes his way to the top, male competition
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