MFIMEH|03

Half a month ago, Lady 0ba84699e1 Prisia, the wife of Grand 4deb78d019 Duke Requies, sent divorce papers 97f1bddbf4 to her husband, who was 7ca241ed3f away on the battlefield subjugating 75e7a854d9 demonic beasts.131a05c26c982bd3

Requies was located in the ef7e48bb77 northern part of the continent, 77a86e8f71 the region where demonic beasts 7a605a55be appeared most frequently.
The current Emperor, Patous, 0e6a22fb91 had granted the title 30a7e2414c of Grand Duke and bc895ec98e the territory of Requies 0c5dad7094 to his half-brother Kyle. But in truth, it ab01ab9ff9 was no different from 044f0fda8b ordering him to spend 2785e0dd47 the rest of his 682566fa91 life dealing with demonic 4b5664ef20 beasts until he died.0bd395c219452efd

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

As always, Kyle was in 0ebafc7165 the midst of wiping out 6eeaa1a60b a rampage of beasts that 15cf4ee1b4 day.
The subjugation was going 7678185789 smoothly, just like any 9a7ab549d5 other time—bbc9ed270724cba0

Until a carrier 0301581f71 pigeon from the c9c90f7757 Requies Grand Ducal fedce4f233 Castle arrived, bearing 2fd35c5b88 divorce papers.38136cab97230d54

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Kyle stared blankly 6b7f0be0af at the divorce dcea0ab9cd documents.
Perhaps because he had already 9ab92f6de9 anticipated this, he felt neither bda9d2fcbd surprise nor emotion.
So he simply stored 1e06672536 the papers carefully to 23cbe43cb7 avoid creasing them.1b745f88f69b7933

Three days later, he completed 87dcc70379 the subjugation earlier than planned e3edd66fb1 and returned home.
The castle’s staff came out to greet their master, who had once again achieved victory, just as always.d6142895b2d98282

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Welcome back, Your Grace.”
“Where’s Prisia?”40959c1956a22795

The moment he stepped ba2b8e3306 into the castle, he 8f8f2f28ef asked for his wife.
The elderly butler, who b2e49fb84c had managed the Requies 1e1f362865 estate for over 40 8a26561c09 years, glanced behind and 6e8f482c36 bowed his head.828fe3b557d3c5ce

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“She’s in the garden.”fdbb61b959e72388

The Grand Duchess hadn’t come out to greet her husband upon his return.
The servants were c23a2cb06b visibly displeased by c1b86a49e0 her behavior.
Kyle unfastened his armor and 7683b6b2bd handed it to a servant 011206e247 before striding directly toward the b922a6587e garden.2da764da43a0eb3d

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Until Kyle’s arrival, the Grand Ducal Castle of Requies had been a ruin.
Thanks to him, it was 1095370ef1 transformed into a livable space, adeb2e8172 and it was only after 55ef3dfa9a Prisia came to live here aa2b2ffeb9 through marriage that the place 26a5ddcdbf took on the appearance of bca00eef81 an actual castle.
Prisia, as the Grand 2b37f1e77d Duchess, never did anything 928c5955ba carelessly.
She supported the Grand Duke 1d4a13cdfd with dedication and managed the 0567f54fe0 castle and territory with the 461e2a9ea0 utmost care — as the 468f522435 Grand Duchess.
Always as the Grand Duchess.b8671f317b000de9

Your Grace, the Grand 4d0f93fa84 Duchess, Your Ladyship.
She must have grown sick 2b2aa6da18 of hearing that title.680101fdbb43171f

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

So thought Kyle as he bacd49a33a ascended the stairs.
He had expanded the castle 6f84fd2dab to create a garden just 5303384206 for Prisia, who loved flowers, 65c9c54ea9 and had installed magic stones 3e29cd43b4 to maintain it.
Thanks to that, even 8f411b4a30 during the harsh winter, 49ade464f7 the garden was filled 8a956bd03f with the warm scent f25014814a of flowers.8475665fdadcdea3

Soon, Kyle found 169bbdce8c his wife sitting 04c007d07f in a chair, 634d0ccdfd as though buried a61f569089 among the blooms.1175682b0a19624a

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“…Prisia.”3fa9afa3a4afac78

He softly called her name.9732c1ee00fc39b0

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Prisia. Prisia Requies.901d58564f4c1451

Once renowned as a great 0f1f8eb324 mage, she is now a 18e28fe76e pitiful woman withering away in e88489012e the barren land of Requies, 45dbe63d3e having lost all her magical 9c542cdefb power.5d5c746665e0a4a1

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Prisia turned to d7f56f420c her husband, her d5fe0e3f32 face even paler cbc4991e78 than before.
Her golden hair and d0ca15f248 skin so white it cb41a497ea seemed almost translucent made 9b399f67de her appear otherworldly.
Kyle swallowed dryly.
Perhaps it was 9bdb997fae the heavy scent 813627822f of flowers, or 9fd7a0233e maybe the suffocating 5500b16a83 atmosphere — his 149337d266 mind swayed.
He forced himself to 3dd65c5180 focus and took out 71c9f4353f the divorce documents his 75749d3f40 wife had sent him.b790de1ac34dfc58

“…I signed them.”
“…”
“They just need to be submitted.”241c7bf92e2382a0

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Prisia stared silently at 06fac3ef09 the papers on the 1d9e49a21f table.
Documents handled directly 1f15a8ad24 by the temple 73e14341dc — the divorce ec9a4d906a papers she had 8dc067fea0 sent.
She looked at them without 52c6391d65 any visible emotion and let eaaa69deb7 out a faint breath.ef739690bd3a1d37

“…Why aren’t you asking me anything?”0ccf6bdadaab6b39

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Her voice was slightly 73af348e38 cracked, perhaps from a 32f2914eed dry throat.
Kyle gazed at her 052df1daa7 hair for a moment, 13fb32d93e then finally spoke.b1f4b6e02ecba904

“You said you wanted a divorce.”
“…”
“It’s what you wanted.”d5114e96f4fff58e

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Kyle meant it.
He was being sincere.
But at those words, 6907dd2ff4 Prisia sharply raised her 2a68e82e8c head.
Caught off guard by her 8c1167b1c6 sudden gaze, Kyle gasped.
Though subtle, her 3155276859 eyes were trembling 677218ade8 with anger.3af64f4e02e6c25a

Why?
Why is she angry?887e4775a0c0fbd1

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

As Kyle wrestled with 4164b5873d confusion, Prisia spoke again.d07cfed3a5a01025

“Why don’t you resent me?”7771629f3e2eb23b

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Kyle couldn’t understand the question.c6ae66719af20bde

“…Why would I resent you?”46774186a45a3a73

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

He answered with a e08298886f puzzled expression.
He truly didn’t understand why c3a4ca3644 she was asking that.
Then Prisia’s face darkened.6ee928f886d4c993

“Your Grace… have you ever loved me?”1132237dc4d479e4

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

In that instant, 30ffd0f561 Kyle froze like 17004573d7 a stone statue.
It was the first 640f193e0a time he had ever f0c4479068 heard that word from 6f84e86d65 her lips.
He couldn’t understand why she was bringing up love here, now.
Staring at her with adf5dbf920 shaken eyes, he asked,e2b946c4b0a1d3ee

“…What are you saying?”e3b9ca50b3703447

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

At that, Prisia’s face was 5ac731be47 overtaken by despair.
She let out a hollow 297ce8ea95 laugh, as if having lost f28cb5000c even the tiniest bit of a6969d206c hope.1af6b1490b4134ad

After silently laughing, she 9a5f5af55b pressed her lips into 6abcac617f a cold line.6bd90a21515f279c

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“…Forgive me, Your Grace. I was being rude.”a16ccbb3b1a15719

With that, she stood.
Before Kyle could even collect ef9bf691a9 himself, Prisia swiftly left the 4e1b566765 garden.
Kyle could only stand 3b6739e245 there, watching her retreating f69e004712 figure.
Amid the fully bloomed b7e3caf548 flowers, Prisia vanished in 5e61c8c9a5 disarray.88e7d74ebea47b1a

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

That was the last cf96139693 conversation between the Grand fa39ff619a Duke and Duchess of 77fdb72294 Requies.ab4c2fb7585294c0

A week passed.25036eb6498a6321

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Since then, Kyle and 6225238054 Prisia had neither dined 9b0512ac6a together nor shared any 58b9d24c98 time.
They simply lived in 806f93c534 their separate spaces.
During that time, rumors began ca6333f008 to spread among the servants 4075f48ed3 — that the Grand Duke 9f9fdee0a0 and Duchess were soon to 0730994e8c be divorced.
Even the children ef53af11c4 doing chores in 44a7d11546 the kitchen spoke 1fc72a6120 of it openly.96378e76147b272a

“Shh! I told you not to 1e222846a5 say things like that, Tony!”c2bdf7fb820e5941

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

The maids of Requies 86308b5144 Grand Duchy tried to 3305fca2cd hush the rumors and 9fa026a922 let them die down.
But when the Grand Duke 788b314343 continued to eat alone in d759666335 his study, and the tea 075a5e10ae times in the garden—once a 27e57cacd1 mandatory form of couple’s interaction—became 99988a63c7 occasions attended by the Grand 80b0e21155 Duchess alone, there was no 2bf442cef6 stopping it.bfa7be037516a619

Eventually, Lulan, the head maid 007408a685 of the Requies Grand Duchy, 37d6c63f82 who had been quietly observing 0ec714b3d1 everything, could no longer bear ede5687dbc it and went to see f202a3a333 Kyle.
But Kyle remained indifferent.
His life went 6910a93898 on just the 4eb6bd6ea2 same, flowing forward 51102867ae as usual—unchanged and 3e37630d05 undisturbed.e3320863563f460c

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Then one night—4cf41327fe3d871e

Unable to sleep, Kyle left a0e78733c3 his bed.
It had been over a fbdf0858e2 week since he and Prisia 292727f58b began sleeping in separate rooms.
Escaping the cold, b421fed56e lifeless bed, he 80efc604ee threw on a fb5911d58b robe and stepped b473620ef9 outside.
The air was cold against 741f974b36 his skin, and the moonlight 573bed19c0 dim.
Requies was deep 78ac019b4a in the throes 10e3f1bc02 of a brutal 7361430460 winter.
Even in summer, temperatures 356d302288 dropped below freezing, and 7acaff7047 winter was far worse.895b5e64f78efaba

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

But Kyle, unbothered by 0ac33b8ff1 the cold, kept walking.
Wandering through the snow, 1512349906 he eventually stopped in b23571484c the center of the c3a3e9d31d castle garden.
There lay a large, deep 1d2cd522f2 lake.
A place that could 390cd484c9 easily become dangerous — 1ccb46beba Kyle had taken precautions 0fccdaafa2 to ensure its safety.
Sturdy fences and magical stones 3b62158619 surrounded it securely.a394978dbbd283b1

Staring at the moonlight rippling 9ea28d3b02 on the lake, Kyle exhaled 0a952404ff deeply.
His breath turned 55dca1107e white in the 60f7c4f02e air before fading.6f71a2192d393b82

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

And then —
Kyle spotted a shawl e6b619e6a9 and a pair of 01faf126bd small shoes.26e54197b9d07cf3

They were Prisia’s.16f274b6aacba2ad

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Recognizing them instantly, Kyle c496653791 blinked rapidly, grabbed the 1fd49ca888 shoes and shawl, and 6a3c5041f8 lifted his head.838c78b7a27ffc64

Something was rising from the f0f90dcf3f center of the lake.3e9286747f82fdb5

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

It was his wife, Prisia.dd4de07e80581298

* * *34035bbe78f735b1

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“I… did that, huh.”e904e428e220a25a

Hee-ju was confused. The more she listened d56a204b00 to Kyle’s explanation, the eacd5a8019 more dizzying it became.03cfd71a91fd78b1

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

‘Prisia took her own life?’da1eaac761533836

Prisia in the 1f91598008 novel wasn’t someone 9aed7ebae1 who would commit f4f64f596d suicide.
She always dreamed of the fba8bedbcd future and moved forward with f9cff2e622 resilience even in difficult circumstances.aa3eaf58087485b0

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

‘It’s strange that she didn’t show herself at all for three years after breaking off the engagement with the Crown Prince.’34fbf28cf84c123b

Prisia had never 173896b07a been fond of 536b38db2b the engagement with 320d47934f the Crown Prince d6d19dde87 in the first 5ad559676f place.
It had been ab243feab0 something her father, 1b79dc69a7 Duke Zeltier, had ee0403f4dd forced upon her.5871441e16b45232

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Then why had she stayed 32c07e1823 home and never stepped outside 28f9ec8296 for three whole years?f8050e8796d98954

It didn’t quite add 66f5a3dcaf up to say it 6c8c2dcef5 was due to the 5e8dd36140 shock of the broken 625342adf1 engagement.
Deep in thought, Hee-ju looked 312d029c4b at Kyle, who was sitting cc2ea1791b beside her with his head 29548f9e67 lowered.
From what she’d heard, 436f01e71f their marriage hadn’t been f40ac5eff2 particularly good.
But even if it had a56442aa57 been a loveless marriage, witnessing 8f0a2c9566 your wife’s death up close f1ee141eb3 must have been a huge 318db86662 shock.ff3dd5edbe33f851

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

‘Why did it have to be me, at this time…’3399b035b51e59b4

Her head began to ache. She had no idea what 1585eaf569 she was supposed to do.df881028feb8fe33

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“…Then, how should I address Your Highness?”
“Just call me Kyle. You used to, after all.”
“…Kyle.”910fdfa494f1779e

She was familiar with fad2ef9b77 the name, as it 44963648c4 was her favorite character 0f93ca19b8 in the novel,
but saying it out loud c515c1d942 felt awkward.
Still, she had to 2703edcfc9 get used to it.
Because right now, d307ea68a6 she was Prisia.2ff9f61eecfb2c79

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

‘Could it really have been a coincidence that I entered the novel?’0335a2305b4f97db

Right before she woke up 743d0edd7b in the story, the house 046573ceb3 had been filled with water—as f69822ec92 if Prisia had fallen into fbeda53b74 it.61dfe0c093a62161

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

‘It doesn’t feel like a coincidence.’dabbbd5d1535e5bb

She didn’t know 398342a875 the reason, but c035987d89 the fact that 06c1e881b2 she had entered 2feafdd7b4 the novel surely adcefff5e3 had something to 650e97b065 do with Prisia.f5aa825ec340815e

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

If so, could she also 329e83e7aa access Prisia’s memories?17a5c9527512c284

The ten-year gap ec0d2db960 was entirely Prisia’s a2f819da25 memory, and Hee-ju 36f81221d5 knew nothing of 20164f9c5b it—
but considering everything that 1f46915d2e had happened, it wasn’t 78cd66c8de something she could completely 7804a00e24 ignore.e7b74847b0a5a733

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Either way, she was 4bc2d252fd now Prisia.
She had to 7c35005eef live Prisia’s life 5dcd4e5432 from now on.f809711c4d9823e0

Hee-ju looked quietly 23e22d2bed at her arm, 32a4a8db72 which was dotted b4622fb754 with red marks f4bc092b54 from repeatedly pinching 8f3f32289a herself.
She had tried everything 95db0e8c35 under the blanket—pinching herself, 2ec2ca8f89 all sorts of things.
She had hoped was a 02c5ea4667 dream, but the pain told 445645e91b her it definitely wasn’t.dd3c437617687991

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

That fact, though it struck ba2e60760d her with sudden fear and 971128e93a dread, left her with no ccb88d96d5 choice but to accept the 0175ef8eaf unavoidable situation.85abf5a4d5948084

‘Yeah. I have to do something, no matter what. First…let’s stop the divorce.’fa65d4462ddef8c0

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

That was Hee-ju’s wish.3819500f212cb92c

She didn’t know what dfdca0ab96 Prisia had truly thought.
Even if Prisia had genuinely 43846b5aa4 wanted to divorce Kyle and c8f28616a1 end her life,
Hee-ju, who was now f0a83502b6 Prisia, had no intention 2e61b4027c of doing so.
Besides, if Prisia and 30b54f1b8a Kyle divorced, she’d have e51979b0af to return to the 55b78f14af horrible Duke’s household.
The thought of it was 78c02ba2c2 unbearable—sickening, even.cc52d04a0b611b04

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

She had fought to survive.
She had risked everything 57b2c14d9f with her life on b644999cf5 the line.
So there was no d52950e5e8 reason she couldn’t survive f764b093f8 here as well.66745d6a73cf4766

‘First, let’s retrieve Prisia’s memories.’5375dcdd27669fc5

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

She didn’t know if 1c040b55dc it would be possible,
but to live 5249bbe13b in this place, eceb7fc307 she had to e1b56b0ec3 recover the lost 0b54207a7b memories of the 4a002f1677 real Prisia.
If she acted as 6ffc6f7cde Prisia, perhaps a miracle f1f2f38853 would occur and the 8d6ff34421 real Prisia’s memories would 911d3ca23e return.3125cdb83232d951

Hee-ju tightly shut her eyes. Then she repeated Prisia’s 893dffc6ee name over and over 79a8a2a155 in her heart.728dcab0d7db6f4a

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

‘Prisia, Prisia…’e4b407a76b0adb5d

Hee-ju—no, Prisia—continued to recall that b024279399 name.
Until it became more familiar, 01994ace50 until she became Prisia—again and 95f65bf17a again.a546f6f4732a24f8

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator