I Became the Obsessive Male Lead’s Ex-Wife

Pervin placed the book on the table and shook his head.

 

“How can Irwen read such a straightforward description? I can’t do that.”

 

“I don’t know why. Aren’t you both old enough to know?”

 

“Ha… Anyway, I can do just fine without these things.”

 

Duke Lilias seemed surprised by the stronger reaction than expected, but he did not give up his argument.

 

“Verma’s work has already exploded in popularity with many women. The bigger the better. Isn’t the title itself attractive?”

 

“A lot of women read this stuff?”

 

“The dreamy descriptions and breath-taking bed scenes are especially exquisite, and it is said that couples entering the period of boredom become newlyweds for the second time after reading this book. This is the work that even noble ladies look for every day. Best bed scene, I can’t buy this author’s work because I don’t have the book. It would be good in many ways if I read this book today and have Irwen read it too.”

 

Suddenly Pervin’s ears perked up. I was curious as to what kind of work it was that Duke Lilia praised it so highly. When Duke Lilias saw that Pervin was showing increasing interest, he encouraged himself and added some advice.

 

“Once you’ve applied the lubricant of novels, this drink might be a good way to relieve tension at night, Lord Carlisle.”

 

“You mean alcohol?”

 

Duke Lilias nodded, perhaps gaining his confidence as Pervin’s eyes sparkled.

 

“Whenever my wife and I felt overwhelmed, we would console ourselves with a light drink after dinner. And, the power of alcohol is greater than you might think. My wife’s charms double and she returns to me.”

 

“Then I guess there’s no need for alcohol.”

 

Pervin thought of his own body getting hot just by looking at Irwen’s insides. Duke Lillias advised him again with a sinister expression.

 

“The relationship I had through the power of alcohol felt particularly ecstatic.”

 

Pervin thought as he ruffled his platinum hair. So, there was no need for something like that between them. Even without lube, alcohol, or anything like that, she was drawn to Irwen. But he was flipping through the novel.

 

* * *

 

A few days later, at the mansion. Duke Lilias and Pervin went hunting at the emperor’s invitation, and I was alone guarding the mansion and reading a book. This was the book Pervin gave me before he left. This book is unusual even from its title.

 

“Bigger is better?”

 

The title was written in small print on the inside of the gorgeous red cover. This book, which was clearly an adult novel at first glance, had dirt and grime as it had been read by many people. Some passages were even lined up in red. I quickly fell into the book without even paying attention to the lined parts. Because the letters were small and dense, my eyes began to hurt more and more. But it was worth reading without even realizing that my eyes were bloodshot.

 

“Oh my, oh my, oh my.”

 

From the non-stop romantic scenes to the bed scenes that make you read while checking to see if anyone is around. It was truly a perfect novel. It was a really fun and informative novel… Why on earth did Pervin give this to me to read? Now that I think about it, I remembered his stern face when he gave me this book. He tried to remain calm, but looking at his open ears, it seemed like he had something up his sleeve. For some reason, he avoided my gaze and muttered as if he was looking at a distant mountain.

 

“Someone I know recommended it to me. You will read it and give me a review on whether I should read it or not.”

 

His face was frozen and he could not see me clearly. I had doubts as to whether I really hadn’t read it, but those doubts soon disappeared as I became immersed in the story. The story of the male and female protagonists was interesting, but more than anything, the scenes that stimulated primal instincts were excellent. Although I had the noble status of a duchess, I was also a human being who could not help it. I sat down to do some light reading, but before I knew it, I had missed lunch. Without realizing it, I read and reread the parts that impressed me. It was a part that had already been lined up. 

 

-The sculpted body, sharp jawline, and voluptuous waist were clear evidence of the emperor’s supreme virility. 

 

-They came in in the cold rain, getting hit hard by the rain. As the woman shivered from the cold, the burly man’s body came upon her. Her heaving breasts bounced up and down her body angrily. 

 

-As the woman bit her lip without realizing it, the emperor bent down towards her body. He made the woman sit on his body and guided her hands to his body. From ripped chest muscles to abs, and…

 

I looked around at no one and buried myself in a book. The writing was so good that it seemed like scenes from the novel were floating before my eyes. I felt dizzy. But was it my delusion that I kept thinking of Pervin while reading? The male lead’s voluptuous waist, the tendons that bulge every time he hugs the female lead. It was a similar description to when Pervin hugged me. My face kept getting hot and she felt like she was going to die. I couldn’t get out of my thoughts. Memories of Pervin taking off her top, Pervin hugging me tightly, and Pervin confessing that she loved me tickled her whole body. I cooled my hot face with my cold hands. When the maid, Marianne, came in through the slightly open door, I hurriedly hid the novel under my dress. Marieanne looked at me and quickly delivered a message.

 

“The elders of Carlisle have come. They are waiting in the reception room…”

 

“Uh, really?”

 

I naturally got up and dropped the novel I had hidden in my dress on the dressing table. Marianne continued to look at my face and spoke with concern.

 

“But madam, aren’t you sick somewhere? If you feel uncomfortable, wouldn’t it be better to bite people?”

 

“It’s fine.”

 

“Are you running a fever? I heard that feverish colds are popular these days.”

 

“No, nothing like that. I’m going down now.”

 

I tried to soothe my burning face with a hand fan and went downstairs. There, the Carlisle family’s vassals were waiting in a huddle, unable to hide their excitement. They all have white beards and chubby bodies like Santa Claus. Although he shared the same last name as Pervin, who had a slender build, they seemed to have little resemblance. It’s my second time seeing them, but it’s the first time I’ve seen them as overflowing with joy as this. When they saw me, they all jumped up and bowed as if in worship. One of them trotted over and handed me a piece of paper.

 

“The annexation date has been set after a whopping six months.”

 

“Ah, yes, thanks… yes? What is the date of the annexation?”

 

I was dizzy again because these men got straight to the point without any introduction. I read the date inside.

 

“April 30th of the Imperial Calendar. This…”

 

“We paid a large amount of money to an astrologer for the best day for a child to arrive. It was a truly blessed day.”

 

They informed me with pride.

 

“Today, ma’am.”

 

* * *

 

An evening when the sunset has almost passed. Numerous nobles were turning their steps at the hunting ground where the hunt was coming to an end. Among them, there were two men who remained to come until the end. It was Perwin Carlyle and the Emperor. The Emperor naturally placed his favorite, Pervin by his side. Duke Lilias and Marquis Celestine, with whom he was a close match, could be seen faintly walking in the distance. Pervin aimed his arrows carefully, as if trying to focus his attention, but he failed every time. The Emperor was visibly delighted by this sight.

 

“What is going on? The world’s greatest archer, Pervin Carlisle, missed his shot!”

 

“I’ll do it one more time.”

 

Pervin seemed indignant and hurried to shoot his arrow again. However, he was distracted again by the illusion that shimmered before his eyes. He put down his huge bow and sighed in exasperation. This was all because of Duke Lilia. He only roughly read the novel he gave him, but the remnants of it remain and dominate his consciousness. The adult novel he read for the first time in his life was powerful. In particular, he was very shocked by the description that seemed to come to life right before his eyes. But the most embarrassing thing was that he kept getting swept up in the erotic atmosphere of the novel. In the novel, the man and woman spend a passionate night, and they become one and achieve unity. He was just angry that he kept assigning him and Irwen as the main characters in the novel. And he couldn’t stop thinking about it, not even to himself.

 

“Now that I look at it, I see you’re paying attention to something else. Is that it?”

 

The Emperor had a sinister expression on his face, as if he knew something. Pervin neither confirmed nor denied. He pursed his lips and looked away. The transparent green eyes had suddenly turned into a rich dark green. The Emperor chuckled and hit him right on the spot.

 

“So, did Lord Lilias tell you a secret? If you have something good, share it.”

 

“There is nothing like that.”

 

“Hey, Pervin, don’t take it out. How worried he was that you weren’t capable of that. It’s been a few years since I’ve seen you, but even though I defended him and said it couldn’t be like that, he was so worried. He said he would make you a man, but what, is that progress?”

 

Pervin turned his expressionless face towards him. His teeth were not visible, but his expression seemed to be giving an unspoken warning.

 

“I will take care of my own affairs.”

 

“It’s such a strange thing.”

 

The Emperor let out a small laugh as if he found Pervin even more hilarious.

 

“There will definitely be pressure from the inside and outside of the successor, but the person concerned is actually calm like this.”

 

“Excuse me for a moment.”

 

Pervin spotted a messenger coming with his horse from afar. The messenger, who was wearing the Carlisle family’s ‘lily of the valley’ flag, soon got off his horse and paid his respects to the emperor and Pervin.

 

“Greeting Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Duke. Your Highness the Duke, there is a letter for you.”

 

Pervin took the message with one hand and released it in a relaxed manner. But soon tens of thousands of expressions passed over his face. He was surprised, then shocked, then regained his composure for a moment, then with a cold expression again. The sparkle in his eyes only proved that he was interested.

 

“Your Majesty, I will not be able to attend the dinner held today at the Marquis Celestine’s residence. So please understand.”

 

“Why not? Duke Lilias is coming too, so what if you don’t come?”

 

Pervin silently showed him the letter. 

 

[We wish you had a good day, so we hope you return home quickly. All members of the Carlisle family.]

 

The Emperor nodded his head with a smirk on his face.

 

“Then I am willing. I hope there is good news.”

 

Pervin bowed his head in silence and turned his horse’s head. His steps toward home were particularly light and heavy. The first official reunion since the first night. This was a different tension from the night he spent with her in the cabin.

 

* * *

 

“Then please, I hope there is good news.”

 

“Cheer up!”

 

When the vassals of the Carlisle family returned with high expectations, the servants of the Duke’s residence were filled with joy upon hearing the news and did not know what to do.

 

“What is this? How many auspicious events have already happened in a month?”

 

“I heard earlier that it was an auspicious sign obtained from a brave astrologer at a temple. It is said that if a couple unites on this day, a baby they never had will be born from heaven. Hoho!”

 

“It’s sloped, it’s sloped. At last, the sound of a baby crying can be heard in this quiet Ducal residence!”

 

It was, of course, Mrs. Tilly who calmly directed the extremely excited employees.

 

“Marianne, stop chatting. Quickly clean up the bedroom and sprinkle some lily of the valley petals. Sally, tell me to go to the kitchen and prepare the midnight snack with the ingredients I received from His Highness Duke Lilia. Jane, please tell Alfred and ask him what time his royal highness will be arriving today.”

 

“Yes, I understand.”

 

The maids dispersed to carry out their duties in perfect order. I looked at them blankly and barely came to my senses. What was coming was coming. Since I was already anticipating the day of annexation, I planned to overcome this situation as resolutely as possible. But when it happened, I couldn’t help but feel my heart pounding. As I went to the luxurious bathroom, I hurriedly washed my hair with rose scented oil and washed my body neatly with water with rose petals in it. After drying her, Mrs. Tilly tried to apply something of her own to me. She wondered if it was a musk, and when she instinctively tried to stop it, Mrs. Tilly said as if she was disappointed.

 

“It’s just an ordinary lily-of-the-valley perfume, ma’am. You can spray this much.”

 

“Okay, this is probably okay.”

 

I sat down in a comfortable chair with only a large towel wrapped around my body. Before I knew it, the maids were clinging to my hands, feet, and hair and began to dress me up. I was swaying around like crazy, but for a moment I came to my senses.

 

“Wait a minute, but I have to tell you that it’s not right to schedule such an important routine while your brother is staying with us.”

 

“Madam, my vassals told me earlier that Duke Lilias was invited to Marquis Celestine’s residence and will be sleeping there tonight. So, you don’t have to worry about being disturbed by outsiders. As expected, Duke Lilias is quick-witted.”

 

“…is it so?”

 

Oh, I was so embarrassed that I didn’t even know what’s going on. I was so out of my mind that I couldn’t even hear what they were saying. What I heard clearly in my ears was Conception and Hapbang. I had certainly spoken with Pervin before, and I told him that this was simply an act of my duty as a Duchess, and that he would respect my will. I was sure I had no reason to be anxious, so why was I so nervous? Marieanne came running noisily after returning from cleaning up her couple’s bedroom.

 

“Ma’am, the top of the dressing table has been cleaned. Oh, by the way, there was a red book, so I left that out.”

 

Everyone’s eyes were on me.

 

“The red book?”

 

“Aha!”

 

She smiled sinisterly as if Mrs. Tilly knew.

 

“As expected, Madam, it wasn’t as if you didn’t have any intentions about it. Something like that should soothe my empty heart.”

 

The moment Marieanne held the top nightgown up to me and took it away to tell me that she should fix the ribbon, Madame Tilly whispered in my ear.

 

“It’s okay, ma’am. Is that something to be ashamed of? If I don’t have hands, I eat with my feet, and when my body is weak, I’m drawn to that. But you won’t have time to read such books in the future. You’re going to spend time with master anyway, so why bother reading a book?”

 

“What… What am I doing?”

 

“Ma’am too, indeed. You know, but you do it for no reason.”

 

I couldn’t resist Mrs. Tilly’s smirk. She smiled and dressed me in a thin nightgown. This pearly white and transparent nightgown barely covered my chest, stomach, and pelvis. It looked even more erotic because it was made of material that showed white skin. I played around with the slip-type pajamas that clung to my body and fell softly.

 

“It’s no different than not wearing this.”

 

Mrs. Tilly quickly accepted my words.

 

“Then would you like to wear nothing underneath and a robe over it? That doesn’t seem like a bad idea either…”

 

“I will wear it.”

 

I cleared my throat and looked at Marianne who was approaching me. Marieanne put on her ankle-length flowing nightgown over the nightgown I was wearing. The point of this gown, made of white silk, is that it looks almost see-through or not. And what bothers me the most is this design. I asked, fiddling with the waist strap dangling around my side.

 

“I’m sure this won’t break, right?”

 

“The charm is that it breaks. Look here.”

 

When Marieanne gently tugged on her long straps, the tight gown came loose and the tension holding her gown was released all at once. The transparent pajamas I was wearing were clearly exposed in the wind. I shouted urgently, holding on to the pajamas that were slipping off my body.

 

“Tie it back, quickly!”

 

“Now that I’ve told you, use it well, ma’am. No, my master knows about this.”

 

I tied the ribbon on my nightgown as tightly as I could. I have to keep it from coming loose, of course, so he doesn’t have to touch my body. However, I was very worried because of the slippery feel of the silk. At that time, the voice of Pervin’s servant, Alfred, rang loudly throughout the house.

 

“Master, you have eaten!”

 

At those words, all the maids were startled and dispersed to their seats. Some maids went to the kitchen to have dinner, and some servants went to the entrance to greet the Duke.

 

“Go to the bedroom quickly.”

 

“I’m First? Can I go later? Otherwise, it would be better if we go in together.”

 

“If you get exposed to the outside air, this neat appearance will be ruined, so please come inside quickly, ma’am.”

 

I entered the bedroom at Mrs. Tilly’s insistence under the guise of a request. As I sat for a while shaking my white pajamas, I became curious. I walked to the door, opened it slightly, and tried to check the movements and see when they would come in. But then, suddenly, the door opened. Pervin was standing there, all wet, as if he had just come out of the shower. The front of the loose-fitting white gown was wide open. He gazes at me with a dangerous look in his eyes, as I wear seductive, almost transparent pajamas. As he took a step forward, I quickly took a step back. He muttered, lowering his eyes.

 

“I’m a little late because I was making my own preparations.”

 

Without even having time to reply, he started gulping and walked away. I don’t know what preparations were made, but I do know that the scent coming from the body is tempting. I could see water droplets flowing down the chest in front of me. I heard Pervin click and close the door. I knew nothing would happen, but a strange tension took over my entire body. You need to come to your senses, Irwen. First of all, I have to get away from that man. When I see that naked body, I start imagining things without realizing it, and my heart won’t break out. I was frantically taking a step back, but for a moment my foot got twisted. I was so startled that I almost fell backwards. Pervin firmly pulled my arm and held me in his arms. I quickly pulled myself away from him as the slippery nightgown began to slip down to reveal his shoulders, but it was already too late. The soft silk robe slipped off my body. Pervin’s eyes and mine also turned to my body. Me in pajamas that are even sexier than what I was wearing. My body was pressed tightly against his bare chest.

 

A hot feeling, like skin touching. Pervin gave me a strange look.

 

Thump-thump, thump-thump.

 

The sound of my heart rang loudly in my ears. That’s when I swallowed my saliva. He announced the start of the night in a languid voice.

 

“I don’t think there’s any need to go to bed. What do you think, Irwen?”

 

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