Living As the Villainess Queen

consideration, while he actually wished she would go wake her daughter up without him asking.

After she brought him a book, Dana left him unattended on purpose, to further study his response.
But when she returned to the sitting room after two hours, she found him absorbed in reading, sitting right on the sofa just as she had left him before.
To her surprise, the aura of his surroundings was calm, without any sign of waver.

According to the servant, the Desert King concentrated on his book without asking if his wife was awake, not even for once.
Upon hearing that, Dana had started to see her son-in-law in a favorable light.

She then recalled how she was faced with Eugene’s strong opposition when she cautiously suggested divorce to her daughter last night.

[Mother, why would you say such a thing? You have no idea how much he means to me.
He was the only person who distinguished me from Jin before I met you.]

Eugene had then tried to convince her, saying that the marriage was first agreed only under a contract, for many complex reasons.
She had also said that Kasser was only married to Jin in name for the last three years before Eugene came to this world.
When she was finished, she told her that she and Kasser have now become a true man and wife adding the fact that he could clearly tell her apart from Jin.

Dana listened intently to Eugene and even chimed in for her sake every now and then.
However, she couldn’t help but to click her tongue inwardly, as she realized that her daughter was deeply besotted with her husband.
She also felt dejected for a moment as it seemed like it was too late for her to split them up.

Moreover, she couldn’t help but to feel dubious about her daughter’s explanation.
She specifically found it hard to believe that Kasser was married in name only, without sharing the same bed with his then wife—the imposter Jin—for once over the course of three years.

However, Dana was starting to get curious to find out more about the Desert King, since he had made a favorable impression on her earlier.
She brought in tea, in an attempt to strike up a conversation with him.
They hadn’t spoken much, but she was pleased with her findings from the conversation.

‘She’s married to a good man.’

Dana felt relieved as the Desert King seemed like a man of good character, with not much of emotional ups and downs.
A well-rounded personality was the best, in her opinion.

She was especially fond of his prudent manner of speaking.
His words were concise, and he paid no mind to flatter her with meaningless fine words.
She’s got this impression that he only speaks words he can be responsible for, instead of giving halfhearted responses.

What her daughter had said about him only being married in name before, was beginning to sound convincing to Dana as both him and the imposter wouldn’t have tolerated each other’s temperament.