I Became the Obsessive Male Lead’s Ex-Wife

Before Pervin went to look for Irwen, the situation was like this. He went there after receiving the emperor’s call and heard a sound like a thunderbolt.

 

“Duke Lilias is coming next week.”

 

There was no movement on Pervin’s face, but he was a little surprised on the inside. Leon Lilias, a young ruler who ruled the Duchy of Verma, succeeding the previous duke who died suddenly during the war. He saw him once at the wedding, and hasn’t seen him since. Of course, the relationship between the Principality of Verma and the Theresian Empire was friendly, but it was not easy for the head of one country to visit another country. His visit to the Theresian Empire must have been for important reasons.

 

“He says he’s coming alone this time. You and your wife should receive a special welcome.”

 

“Weren’t you coming with the Duchess?”

 

“My wife says she is in the early stages of pregnancy and needs to rest. Anyway, that’s not the point, Pervin. Do you know why he comes here alone, without his wife?”

 

The Emperor sighed and added:

 

“How worried Duke Lilias was for his sister. He is very concerned that her sister may be under pressure because she is childless about the Duchess and you.”

 

Pervin’s face turned pale. He had expected it to happen someday, but when it did happen, his eyes were blank. For the past four years he had corresponded with Duke Lilias. He was a kind brother, so he left a message in each letter asking for the best care of Irwen. He sometimes added that he hoped the two of them could live happily together. So he could not tell Duke Lilias. The past, which Irwen had hated to death for the past four years, and the present, which attracted him with a new charm as if he had become a completely different person. To the emperor who was looking at him as if demanding an answer, Pervin hurriedly spoke.

 

“But my wife and I have been married for five years now. Everyone seems to be overly worried.”

 

“You said she has the power to create a child, but it’s not yet time for her to have an heir, right? Wow, you left behind a famous quote of the century. Well, you probably said that because you were that confident. You’re famous for your strength, right?”

 

Pervin’s ears perked up at the half-playful tone. It was clearly a conversation between family vassals, but it was questionable how it reached the emperor’s ears. However, the words he spoke with confidence had long since spread throughout social circles.

 

“You say that, you only say things like that when you’re lovers. You are not an heir who does not have to worry about children, but the head of the Carlisle family.”

 

He was right in every detail, so Pervin had nothing to say. She just listened quietly, and she added one word to the Emperor.

 

“And what does a child make on his own? You know that just because he wants a child doesn’t mean it will happen.”

 

Pervin’s face turned bright red as the emperor’s words struck her straight to the point.

 

“Don’t you know that Lord Lilias is a man who especially cares for her sister? However, I heard that there hasn’t been any positive news in the duchess’s letters so far, and there hasn’t been any correspondence recently. He might faint if he found out that the Duchess had collapsed recently. You haven’t informed Prince Lilia of the Duchess’s condition yet, have you? The fact that he fell and woke up with a bad attitude?”

 

When Pervin nodded her head, she clicked her tongue as if she knew the Emperor would do that.

 

“Anyway, he is truly worried about your couple’s future. Every time a letter came, he kept asking you and your wife if there were any signs of pregnancy.”

 

She told herself that the two of them should live happily together, and she wrote those words in a letter to the emperor. In the end, does it mean that Lord Lilias also desperately wanted Irwen to become pregnant? Pervin’s mind was complicated. The emperor continued talking without notice.

 

“So I said. The Duke and Duchess of Carlisle haven’t even seen their fetus yet. Then he said he would come and see you and your wife in person.”

 

“What do you mean by looking into the couple’s private life?”

 

“No, well, I won’t look that deeply. Except, wouldn’t she say a word to the Duchess? I’m telling you to pay more attention to the issue of successors. Isn’t she also very loyal to the Principality of Verma? That’s why she married you.”

 

“I will discuss that matter with Lord Lilias when he comes.”

 

While talking with the emperor, Pervin glanced at a corner of her banquet hall. Just a moment ago, he could see Irwen sitting on the chair over there, making eye contact with him and munching on his food. Several young nobles, despite hearing her warning, walked around her without knowing that her life was a waste. She was so anxious to ask him to dance that she was seen hovering around her undetected. They were discussing with serious expressions as if there was a war, but they were stopped by Marquis Celestine who came running from somewhere and turned back. Marquis Celestine seemed genuinely concerned for their lives. I saw the young men looking back as if they couldn’t help but regret it. Pervin unconsciously put pressure on her hand. Without even knowing it, Irwen was eating her food alone.

 

“Pervin, Lord Lilias is planning to stay at her mansion, so please keep it in order. If there is any evidence of a cold war with the duchess or something like that, get rid of it immediately. If he thinks that his younger sister has been treated poorly, he may become angry. Did you understand? Are you listening to me? Pervin?”

 

Pervin roughly ignored the emperor’s words. She couldn’t take her eyes off Irwen’s figure, but she eventually turned her head when the emperor repeatedly asked for confirmation.

 

“All right.”

 

As soon as the emperor had finished speaking, she again turned her head to Irwen. But, she disappeared. She looked all over the banquet hall, but she wasn’t there. She can be seen between couples dancing and women chatting together.

 

“I’ll go first.”

 

“Oh yeah? Talk to me some more…”

 

As Pervin disappeared, leaving the Emperor with is pale face, the emperor stroked his chin wistfully and muttered:

 

“Seeing as you were only looking at where the Duchess is, I guess your relationship isn’t that bad. Why on earth hasn’t the child come in yet?”

 

* * *

 

This was where Pervin arrived after asking around. The place where he was standing was the rose garden, a place for lovers to meet publicly in the palace.

 

‘Could it be that Irwen is having a secret affair with another man here?’

 

Even though he knew it was a ridiculous imagination, Pervin’s face turned pale. She hid behind bushes and trees and searched undetected by numerous couples making love. And then he found his wife walking aimlessly in the corridor next to the garden. Her face was red and her feet were shaking, as if she had lost her way. Pervin approached her, trying to hide her sigh of relief and the heat boiling beneath her chest.

 

* * *

 

Pervin pulled me hard by the waist and looked at me.

 

“Why are you here?”

 

I swallowed my saliva without realizing it. It is said that emotions are always reflected in the eyes, but it was impossible to even read emotions in his dark eyes. Pervin, looking at me with his back to the moonlight, slightly tilted his head towards me. His chest crashed against mine as he took a quiet breath.

 

“I told you I would be there soon, couldn’t you just wait there?”

 

“I stayed still.”

 

“I made eye contact, smiled, and made sure you weren’t bored. Was that not enough?”

 

I shrugged my shoulders at the gaze that seemed to be questioning whether my actions were insufficient. What makes you think that would have alleviated my loneliness?

 

“But I’m so bored because I’m alone. Otherwise, why not introduce me to some friends or leave me alone and lonely? Are you trying to tease me?”

 

Pervin seemed to lose his words for a moment due to my counterattack, but she soon counterattacked.

 

“So you were wandering around lost like this? Besides, this is the place I got lost in. Do you know where this is and are doing this? How long have I been looking for you…”

 

Pervin bit her lip, as if trying to suppress the emotions rising to her chin. Because he raised his head, the green plant hanging from the wall passed his head. He looked away as if he was concerned. Where we were standing was under the mistletoe.

 

“It’s mistletoe.”

 

Pervin muttered as if nothing had happened. In the distance, several couples could be seen under the mistletoe hanging at the end of the corridor. They were kissing passionately, their lips moving together. It felt like sweet whispers were coming from all over. After staring at the mistletoe, my gaze fell on him standing tall beneath it. Pervin gave me a dangerous look.

 

“There is an old saying that if lovers kiss under the mistletoe, they will become happy.”

 

“Well, I know, but I don’t think it has anything to do with us, do you?”

 

“Why do you think it doesn’t matter?”

 

“We are a couple, not lovers.”

 

I could see Pervin’s face becoming increasingly hard as he listened to me. I felt strength coming from his hand on my waist. Pervin leaned his face closer to me.

 

“Couples can also be lovers, as long as they love each other.”

 

“Did we love each other?”

 

“At least on my side.”

 

He whispered in a breathy voice. At what Pervin said, his mind seemed to freeze and he became dazed. I pondered for a while, wondering if I was intoxicated by the atmosphere or if I just said it while drunk. Why is this man doing this? The sweetness he unconsciously shows shakes my heart. In the gently blowing night wind, his hair fluttered like my heart. I remember what he said the first day I had dinner with him.

 

-Don’t appear in front of me again, don’t shake me up.

 

He told me not to shake him, so why am I shaking him? I bit my lip and glared at him. For a while, we just looked at each other without avoiding eye contact. Was it my mistake to feel the deep longing in his eyes as he looked at me? I had the urge to respond to the look in his eyes. When I looked up at him in his arms, he suddenly turned his head. However, his eyes narrowed as if he had discovered something, and then he lowered his head.

 

“What’s wrong?”

 

“Stay like this for a moment, I’ll explain later.”

 

Pervin placed his lips on my face. To be exact, he put his lips close to mine. The moment I was nervously in his arms, I heard a familiar and familiar voice from far away.

 

“Where on earth are you? I clearly saw it going this way.”

 

I turned my head slightly and saw them through the gap created. I saw the Duke of Sibelom and a blonde daughter wearing a revealing dress. She was Baroness Rosamund Rassendyll, a attendant to the Empress, and she was one of the women who followed Sibelom. Sibel Rom pushed her against her breasts in his arms as if to show her annoyance.

 

“Why do you keep following me?”

 

“You too, Duke. The Duke couldn’t even find the person he was looking for. So, I will fill the Duke’s empty heart on your behalf. I like my body better.”

 

Rosamund pressed her voluptuous breasts, keeping an eye on Sibelom, but Sibelom looked around her with regret.

 

“It’s dark so I can’t see very well.”

 

“Earlier, the Duke of Carlisle threatened you not to look for or see the Duchess. But I don’t know if I can find her wife in a place like this. “What would you do if the Duke of Carlisle caught you?”

 

Sibelom looked pitifully at Rosamund, who was fussing next to him.

 

“Carlisle, what do I know? If it’s pretty, you should embrace it first. But where on earth is my Lady Irwen? Is she that woman?”

 

Ah, now I understand. Sibelom was targeting me. She was shocked, angry, and scared at the same time. As Sibel Rom came closer, she held me tighter. Everything except his face was buried in his huge embrace. As she was held in his warm arms, she felt her fears disappearing. As if Sibelom was getting close, a loud muttering sound could be heard as he tasted her again.

 

“Both male and female find a mate and share affection. But where did Lady go? It’s really strange. Although this body of hers was about to offer up her deepest affection to Him.”

 

“Wait a minute, Your Highness. You can see her white blonde hair there. Could it be His Royal Highness the Duke of Carlisle?”

 

At the sound of Rosamund’s whispering, Sibelom seemed to stop his steps for a moment.

 

“I can’t see very well.”

 

“Then you can take a closer look, Sibelom.”

 

The reason couples often came to the dark corridor was because it was difficult for others to see them properly. Soon, Sibelom’s voice was heard.

 

“There is no need to look closely at Carlisle, he is a man who doesn’t even know how to take a woman, so even if he were alone with a woman in a place like this, it would be obvious that he would remain stiff. The whole world knows that Carlisle is a piece of wood, but what?”

 

I didn’t know why I’m so angry at that statement. Meanwhile, Pervin’s behavior towards me, the night we spent alone in her cabin, and other moments spent with him passed quickly before her eyes. What’s a piece of wood, how hot can a man get once he’s on fire?

 

“Still, shall we see it again? Carlisle may be holding Lady Irwen here forcibly.”

 

The moment when Sibelom’s unpleasant voice invades once again. I put my arms around Pervin’s neck and pulled him towards me. His lips, which had missed, completely overlapped mine. When I met his surprised green eyes, I closed my eyes without realizing it. Because the dark green eyes were shining as if they were going to swallow me up. Per Vin seemed slightly surprised and his lips seemed to tremble. However, he brought his body closer to me and covered my face with his. His hot lips touched mine, and unlike their rough texture, they were so soft. His fingers on my back were so hot. Without realizing it, I pressed closer to him and slightly parted his lips. Before I had time to react, rough, hot lips attacked my lips. The hand that was on his waist sneaks up to my back. My body arched at the feeling of his large hand caressing my back. When I slightly opened my quivering eyelids, I saw that the dark green eyes contained all of me. Everything was hot. Those warm hands that wrap around my back to keep it from touching the cold wall. His deep green eyes looking at me. Lips covering my lips. My tired body relaxed and I leaned against him. I was just pretending to kiss him, and I was just trying to make an example of Sibelom for ignoring Pervin. I was reacting to his hot kiss without even realizing it. His body was hot and he was breathing heavily. Per Wien attached my body to his own as if he was familiar with it. His solid body was pressed against mine. I was so out of my wits that I didn’t know what was going on, and I was just completely exhausted from my first passionate kiss. The moment when moist lips are filled with the squishy sound of engulfing each other. I heard Sibelom ‘tsk tsk’.

 

“No, there’s no way Carlisle, like wood and stone, would make love so passionately.”

 

While I was in Pervin’s arms and pressing my lips against his, I almost burst out laughing when I heard those words. Pervin’s eyes flashed with anger. Soon Rosamund’s voice was heard.

 

“I dare say, you won’t find the Duchess of Carlisle even if you look for her. She could have gone home.”

 

“I guess so. Originally, she was not a woman who liked social circles. Then, say chicken instead of pheasant. Come here.”

 

Sibelom tried to put her hand inside her dress. Rosamund giggled and shouted at Sibelom.

 

“Oh my, what if you do this here! “Let’s do it over there in the dark.”

 

A woman and the Duke of Sibelom passed by us, exuding a strong scent of perfume. Only after confirming that the sound of their shoes had disappeared did I lightly push Pervin’s body. It fell from his hot lips. His hand was still lingering on my waist, so I quickly pushed it away. If my body touches him even for a moment, my heart feels like it will explode. The moment you hit him. Pervin’s excited face was quickly covered with a cold expression. Pacing back and forth in front of me, he hurriedly opened his mouth.

 

“I’m sorry about that kiss earlier. But I had no choice but to cover you. From next time… Don’t let this happen.”

 

“No, I was the one who touched your lips first, so let me apologize. And I didn’t force it.”

 

On the outside he was trying everything he could to stay calm, but in reality his heart was pounding and his heart was pounding like it was going to jump out of his chest. As Pervin looked at me like that, her expression changed every moment as if she was confused. Sibelom had a good reason to be looking for me, and Pervin apologized to me. More than anything, I was trying not to feel embarrassed about my first kiss. I pretended to be cool and said whatever came out of my mouth.

 

“Wow, Duke Sibelom showed up and got really scolded. Duke Sibelom looks fine, so I don’t know why he goes around doing things like that.”

 

Pervin’s face turned pale for a moment at the name Sibelom. It was as if he was trying hard not to show the anger and jealousy in his heart. But I was so busy trying to control my own emotions that I couldn’t even understand his emotions. My face was flushed and confused from the ecstasy of the kiss just moments ago. This was the second time my lips met Pervin’s, but I could say that this was a real kiss. If the light kiss he gave me after the cultural festival was sweet chocolate, the kiss I shared with him now was like flavorful wine. Ripe, rich, and the kind of lips you want to devour again and again… No, wine. I couldn’t escape the strange feeling of my first kiss. I was so drunk with that feeling that I didn’t notice Pervin’s dark eyes.

 

“Don’t say other men’s names in front of me, Irwen.”

 

When I saw him growling at me, my heart skipped a beat. For no reason, his face got hot and I couldn’t look at him. Because my eyes kept going not to my eyes but to my moist lips.

 

“It’s happening again. Why do you suddenly get angry again when you’re doing well?”

 

His eyes wavered at my words. As he caught his breath, a softer voice came out.

 

“What have I got to be angry at you for? I’m just angry at those insidious eyes looking at you.”

 

Per Vin came closer to me, biting his lip. Without realizing it, I took a step back. There was a dangerous atmosphere in his eyes. Pervin looked into my eyes for a long time, and then he suddenly took my hand. His hands were as hot as his pounding heart. He guided my hand to his flushed cheek. He rubbed his heated cheeks and pressed his heated lips to my palm. Dark green eyes stared at me clearly.

 

“I hate you seeing other people and paying attention to other people.”

 

A voice rough with desire flowed from my heated lips.

 

“Because I want my wife to only look after me.”

 

Thump.

 

My heart finally started to beat out of its own right, so I held my chest hard, unable to control it. It was fortunate that it was night so I could hide my blush. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard this from him today. Asking you to be kind only to me, not leaving me too pure, and wanting you to only look at me. I could see his eyes sparkling hotly towards me. There were a lot of questions I wanted to ask, whether this was sincere and why he was saying this. But the things I wanted to say got lumped together and twisted together, and I ended up saying random things that were different from my heart.

 

“Even if I don’t love you?”

 

Pervin’s eyes trembled. I saw him bite his lip and let out a long breath as if he was trying to regain his composure. But everything failed. In the end, his gaze, which entangled me, was flashing dangerously. As if he couldn’t control himself, he gently brushed my lips.

 

“I don’t care. Because I love you too.”

 

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Translator Note:

There won’t be a new post next week since I will take a little vacation. See you next year!!

Merry Cristmas and Happy New Year!!