Leorote

Ten years of marriage.
	Known since childhood.
	Yet, he felt he had never known her.
	What he saw was a loving and gentle wife. But what he heard about her from others had always been different.

	One said she married him for his money.
	One said she seduced a Prince behind his back.
	One said she spiked her sister and sent her to a man’s bed.
	One said she tortured the servants behind his back.
	One said…
	He had heard many such things but never believed anyone.

	Until one day, he saw how she scolded his brother, slapped his sister-in-law in the face, and pushed his nephew into the pool.
	He couldn’t take it anymore and asked for a divorce but she rejected to his face.
	Then he heard the news that she obtained the shares of their company and was about to overturn his brother’s position.

	“How did she turn into a scheming wife?” he asked, not really expecting any answers.

	But he got a chance. He woke up to the day he got married.

	He thought it was his chance to get rid of the woman from his life. He would save his brother and his family from his ‘wife’. He will get a divorce from her.
	But…
	Why couldn’t he get rid of this wife at all?
	Had she been so scheming all her life? Clearly not.

	In this life, he started seeing her life the way he had not seen before. From her perspective, she had shed tears without him knowing.

	He realized that he had been a bad husband all along.

	Suddenly his life changed from trying to divorce her to changing her ‘fate’.
	Who would win in this battle?
	Her fate of becoming a scheming woman? Or his determination and … love?

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Awakening of the Scheming Wife

"Mhmm… I… want… kiss…" She shook her head again and said.

Vernon froze. Well, he did not expect that. "What?"

"I… said… I… want… kiss…" Helena drawled out her words again, but she looked straight into his eyes with determination.

If not for her slurry words and swaying body, he would doubt if she was just acting to be drunk.

"Ummm… let's talk about that tomorrow morning?" Vernon asked.

"No," Her voice sounded cute as she shook her head like a stubborn little child.

Vernon couldn't help but chuckle, "Fine, fine. You are the boss."

He lowered his head and planted a soft peck on her forehead. "There you have it. Now, change your dress and go to sleep. Get up."

He helped her get out of the bed without waiting for her reaction.

Before she knew it, Helena was already standing on her feet on the floor. She had a night dress on her hands Vernon had just placed in them and she was already standing in front of the changing room.

Kiss? Yes!