It all happened in an instant.
Adeline, with her cheeks held in Cassius’s grasp, had no way to avert his gaze. His red eyes bore into hers, and before she could feel any discomfort, something brushed and then left her lips.
“What is this now…”
Adeline looked at Cassius, her eyes stained with confusion.
As their gazes steadfastly met, Cassius slightly lifted the corners of his mouth.
“You’re not avoiding me now.”
Adeline found herself unable to look away from the Duke.
His red eyes seemed to harbor a small flame within, growing more intense as they locked with hers, eventually seeming to blaze.
“Don’t avoid me again.”
His eyes, now a vivid scarlet, shimmered mischievously as he gently lifted her chin and tilted his head, drawing closer.
Adeline involuntarily closed her eyes as their faces neared. Their lips touched, and Cassius’s breath invaded her space, leaving her motionless.
She felt light-headed.
Both lost in each other, the sound of the relentless rain became inconsequential.
As their kiss deepened, a flash of lightning briefly illuminated the room before vanishing. The sudden brightness jolted Adeline back to reality.
“Ah!”
Startled, Adeline pushed Cassius away with a hurried motion. He stepped back willingly.
“Um…”
Adeline, at a loss for words, didn’t complete her sentence.
Cassius, gazing at her unsteadily, brushed his fingers over her reddened lips.
“Go wash up.”
His eyes still held warmth, but he stepped back, allowing her space.
Embarrassed, Adeline quickly retreated to the bathroom, leaning against the door as her heart pounded uncontrollably.
Why did it all change so suddenly?
She hadn’t expected a simple zipper assistance to lead to a kiss.
‘What should I do now…’
She lightly touched her swollen lips, her mind overwhelmed by the memory of Cassius’s kiss.
Her face burned, even as she doused it with cold water, unable to calm her racing thoughts.
Unbeknownst to her, she was no longer as fearful of looking into Cassius’s eyes as before.
The sky outside had cleared, as if the storm had never happened.
After her shower, Adeline encountered Cassius in the hallway.
His crimson eyes reminded her of their earlier encounter, and she quickly averted her gaze, her face flushing.
“Mel, I’m going to town!”
“Now? Suddenly, why…”
Cassius seemed ready to join, but Adeline was not willing to wait.
“I’ll be back soon. Don’t follow me. Take care of the house!”
Without waiting for his response, she swiftly left the mansion.
The thought of being with Cassius was too overwhelming, her mind unable to shake off their recent intimacy.
Though she felt embarrassed about the kiss, she had urgent business in town.
The broken window needed fixing, or Cassius would surely call a repairman.
Thus, Adeline headed towards the village, stopping at a hardware store to pick up some basic tools.
Adeline noticed a boy selling newspapers in front of a store.
‘Could there be any news about me?’
For some unknown reason, the empire’s sole Duke, injured, was in this remote village. It had been quite some time since the Duke had disappeared from the capital.
Since his disappearance was almost equivalent to missing, Adeline assumed there would be a huge story in the capital’s daily newspapers.
“Hey kid, give me one of those newspapers.”
Adeline called the boy over, handed him a coin, and took a newspaper. Contrary to her expectations, there was nothing about the Duke in it. Instead, the headline prominently featured the disappearance of a Duke’s daughter.
[Breaking News! The beautiful daughter of the Credeon Duke has disappeared] [The Duke’s daughter of the Credeon family, with wheat-colored hair and grey eyes…]The first page of the newspaper detailed Adeline’s appearance.
‘Why are they publishing an article about me now?’
Adeline was perplexed. It had been a while since she left home. Why had the quiet Duke Credeon suddenly started looking for her?
It was clear what the detailed description of her appearance in all the media, under the control of the Duke’s family, implied.
The Crown Prince must have started searching for her through Duke Credeon.
Adeline felt enveloped by the sensation that the Duke would soon find her and throw her before the Crown Prince.
‘This is like a death flag.’
Adeline trembled with fear that seemed to choke her.
Just then, she heard grand footsteps in the quiet Horn region, like someone marching in hard boots on the muddy ground.
Anxious, Adeline hid herself at the corner of a small alley.
After a while, she saw several shadows on the main road from the alley.
“Have you seen anyone who looks like this?”
“If I had seen such a beauty, I would have remembered instantly! Never seen her.”
At the newspaper stand where she had just been, a man in uniform was inquiring about someone. From her limited view in the alley, Adeline could see the emblem on the man’s shoulder.
The emblem of the Credeon family.
The grey epaulette embroidered with two pairs of entwined snakes sent shivers down her spine.
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.
