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?

#WSA2025 #Mindreading

Awakening of the Scheming Wife

He had a mischievous smile and used his own phone to dial the number.

But before the phone could ring, he hung up.

"Boss?" His assistant looked at him in confusion.

Merlin sighed before looking at him and asked, "Did you see what the time is right now? She should be asleep by now. How can I disturb her at this hour? I didn't realize but why didn't you stop me?"

"..." 'You wanted to call. How can I stop you as your assistant? I want to live, alright?'

He grumbled to himself but on the surface, he lowered his head and apologized immediately, "I am sorry, Boss. I didn't notice the time either."

Merlin did not care and calmly took another skewer of shrimps and started munching on them.

The sky was dark. It was in the middle of the night. Just because he was awake doesn't mean that a young lady like Helena would be up as well, right?

Call? Yes!