After I Laid Five Golden Dragon Eggs, the Dragon King Regretted Chapter 02

After I Laid Five Golden Dragon Eggs, the Dragon King Regretted Chapter 02

The shimmering script told me:

[Ahhh, the female lead has arrived! As expected of the Princess of the Wild-kin, she’s stunning.]

[No wonder the male lead chose her over the side character. Who could resist such a dazzling beauty?]

[Power belongs with power. This white lotus trope is so last century.]

I didn’t understand the script, but I understood the woman in front of me.

She said her name was Seraphina, a Princess of the Wild-kin, and that she and Valerius had been betrothed since they were children.

She claimed that if I hadn’t used “despicable methods” to force Valerius into marriage, they would have been wed long ago.

Seeing the divorce agreement in my hand, Seraphina looked even more delighted.

“It seems Valerius has already spoken to you. That’s right—the reason he annulled the marriage is because of me.”

“I’ve seen many like you—lowborns who use tricks to climb the social ladder. I suggest you leave Aethelgard on your own; it will look quite ugly if you are thrown out.”

At her words, my eyes suddenly lit up. “You’ve met many ‘Ungifted’ like me? Where are they?”

I had been abandoned by my mother in Briar Hollow and had never met another of my kind.

If I could find others like me, could I find my mother?

I was asking in earnest, but Seraphina was displeased. She gave me a cold stare. “Are you intentionally playing the fool in front of me? Valerius might fall for that act, but I won’t.”

“Let me tell you, we are to be wed soon, so don’t you dare—”

“There is no such arrangement,” Valerius interrupted, his voice cutting through her words.

He strode over, helped me up from the ground, and only breathed a sigh of relief after checking that I wasn’t injured. “Princess Seraphina’s visit to the Dragon Lords is to discuss urgent matters between our tribes, not a marriage alliance.”

I let out an “Oh,” but before I could say more, Seraphina erupted.

“Valerius, what do you mean by this?”

“When the Dragon Lords sent envoys to the Wild-kin begging for our Aegis, your attitude was quite different. Now that my father has taught you how to use the relic, you’re turning your back on us?”

“Do you believe me when I say I’ll tell the Council of Elders? Let’s see if the Dragon Lords can even keep—”

“Seraphina,” Valerius interrupted her again.

“Did your father not instruct you that this matter is not to be mentioned before Commoners?”

As a Princess of the Wild-kin, Seraphina had never been scolded like this.

She grew even more furious.

“Fine. Fine!” She shot me a vicious glare. “Since you have no interest in an alliance, there is no reason for me to stay.”

She turned and stormed away.

Valerius watched her retreating back, his brow furrowed.

“Ember, go pack your things. I will arrange for your return as soon as possible.”

He offered a hasty comfort and hurried after the Princess.

[Sigh, the side character is so pitiful. Publicly abandoned and forced to watch the lead chase the heroine.]

[Wait, didn’t you hear him? He’s not marrying her; he’s after the Wild-kin relic. What kind of relic do they have?]

[A fertility rite! You forgot that Wild-kin are highly fertile. The Dragon Elders have been nagging the lead for years to take a concubine to produce heirs. Coming to the Wild-kin must be about having children.]

Ah?

Does Valerius want children that badly? Enough to annul our marriage just for a chance at an heir?

But I have already laid five drakeling eggs for him. If he knew, would he still want the annulment?

Thinking this, I took a few steps in the direction Valerius had run.

However, the word “Commoner” he had used suddenly flashed through my mind.

I had been his wife for a hundred years, yet in his eyes, I was still an Commoner.

Would he truly want five eggs from an Commoner like me?