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Second Female Leads' Playbook

In every story, there is a male lead, a female lead and a second male lead. But what about the second female lead? Be it the unloved queen of a cold and distant king, the plain bodyguard of the forgotten prince, the evil stepsister of the well-loved genius, the servant who died protecting her lady or the defeated villainess. No one cares about their stories. This is the playbook of all forgotten second female leads. Volume IV: The Villainess who was defeated by the Gods (completed) 'In every story, there is a villain who has been defeated. What happens to the defeated villain?' After Lorelei's plot to overthrow the gods failed, she was stripped of her power and voice. She became a mermaid bound to a lake, with her enemy (the god) keeping guard of her. This is a story between a defeated villainess and her enemy. Volume III: The evil stepsister who has lived through FIVE lives (completed) 'Please let me rest in peace!' Odette was once an heiress who had it all, be it money, status or fiance. When her perfect stepsister appeared, she realized she was just a villain in this story. Odette, being the evil stepsister, was of course killed off halfway through the story. When she opened her eyes again she was reborn, but no matter what she did, she died in the end. Having experienced burning on a stake, the guillotine, hanging and stabbing to death, all she wanted now was to die normally after a normal life. Volume II: Body guard of a forgotten prince (completed) "You're just my tool. Know your place." It's her duty to follow her master's command. Even at the risk of injuring herself or losing her mind. It's his right to use her cold-heartedly. Even discarding her when she had become useless. She was a bird trapped inside a gilded cage, slowly losing her mind in the process. Volume I: Rebirth of the unloved, forgotten Queen (completed) "Let's break off our engagement. I don't want to be Queen anymore. You don't like me anyway." At twenty, Liana died as she watched her country burned to ashes. When she opened her eyes, she was sixteen again. The first thing she planned to do was breaking off her engagement with Prince Sebastian. This is her story as a reborn queen. -------------- A series of inter-related second female leads' stories set in a fantasy historical world. Readers can choose volumes they like to start with!

Butterfly_effect · Fantasy
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Chapter 6

I woke up extra early this morning. I could not sleep last night. I visited Mother immediately after breakfast.

"Mother, you really didn't write to Prince Sebastian before my birthday?"

"No, I did not. How many times do I have to tell you. Do I need to swear on my power to prove what I'm saying is the truth? I have not written a single letter in ages!"

"You didn't? Then why did Prince Sebastian talk to me yesterday?" I mumbled.

"Liana!" she squealed. "My dear daughter, why didn't you tell me this yesterday? Such excitement!"

"You didn't ask him to talk to me, did you, Mother?"

"I told you I did not!"

If Mother said she didn't, then I believe she really does not do so. She could tell lies (she was brought up by a nanny who can tell when someone is lying). Then what made Prince Sebastian changed? My rebirth? But I didn't do anything that will affect him for now...

"What did you say? I hope you didn't bring up the break off engagement nonsense!"

"I planned to, but was pushed off. Mother did you know the stones on the encyclopedia are real?"

"I did not look really closely. They are real? See, my dear daughter, how much Sebastian likes you! And you wish to break off the engagement!"

Mother did not understand, something was strange. Sebastian had not acted like this in my previous life. Why did he change? Everything was exactly the same as before, except him. And I had to break off the engagement. There were only a few months left and tragedies would start. My family needed to leave this country before then.

I would tell him about the engagement today. But how could I warn him without drawing attention to myself? I needed to think about that.

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Did I really understand Sebastian?

When he came by in the afternoon, Mother happily pushed the two of us into the drawing room.

I tugged at my dress. I should tell him. It's time to break off our engagement. We were not suitable. If this continued, it would only create more endless suffering. Especially for me. But why did I feel a bit sad at that moment?

"Prince Sebastian, I... I have something I... want to tell you about."

He looked at me, holding a cup of tea. Every bit the elegant and noble prince. Even though he didn't say anything, I knew he was asking me to go on. This silly instinct from the two years we had been married.

"I... Prince Sebastian, ... let's break off our engagement."

He looked at me with his eyebrow raised. The same expression he had had when he had seen me entering the throne room that very last day. The expression disappeared in a second.

"Write me a proposal, I will consider it."

"Proposal?"

"Yes. If you don't know what that is, look through your encyclopedia." There seemed to be a spark of amusement in his eyes.

Was he teasing? Sebastian teasing me?

"Did you bring the books you want me to hand over to the jeweler?"

I was stunned for a moment. That's it? He wasn't shocked? He didn't even ask for reasons?

He really did not care. I smiled bitterly. I guessed the proposal thing was just to make things more official.

"Prince Sebastian, you... really don't have to..."

I was planning to break off our engagement, how could I receive more presents from him?

"You're my fiancee. Adrian spends more than half of his salary buying presents for his fiancee. That's nothing."

Did Sebastian just reveal another secret of Adrian? Was that really my brother? Sneaking off work, spending more than half of his salary... No wonder he always complained of being poor and refused to buy Mother new hats!

I still didn't think that was suitable. I tugged at my dress.

"I need to spend thirty minutes coming here. If I left empty handed, I would have wasted one hour."

If he had to put it that way, what could I do but to take out my books? One was an empty notebook. Another was my favorite romance novel.

"I will contact you when they are done."

"The pro...proposal. I will..."

"Give it to me when you have finished writing it. I will consider it."

He gave me a nod. I was dismissed... no he was leaving now. I walked him to the door. I knocked on the coffee table when I was sending him off, the cup fell off the table.

If it's before I could have saved it easily, but I knew my body condition. I hesitated and the tea cup fell down, the tea inside pouring out, staining my dress. Dizziness took over me and when I opened my eyes after blinking, the cup with tea was safely on the table, my dress clean. Not a spot.

"What... the cup. My dress..."

"See you next time." Sebastian gave me a nod and walked off, leaving me staring at the cup, confused.

I was sure that cup fell over, the tea inside had spilled out and stained my dress. I was sure. But why...

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