[It turned out that the fake saint was real] This is a novel set in a romantic fantasy world. [Gods, magic, spirits and monsters - everything that can be expected from such a genre was fully present here.]
People in this world were forced to defend their lands from monsters.
But even victory over the monsters did not bring complete deliverance; miasma emanated from their bodies, poisoning the soil, water and air.
It was to fight this poison that the Saint was needed.
The Saint is the only creature capable of purifying contaminated lands, water and sky.
Therefore, she was revered as the savior of humanity, and the countries where the Saint was born were considered blessed.
The main character, the Saint, had a tragic fate from the very beginning: the illegitimate daughter of a noble family, who survived years of violence and neglect. Only by luck does the main character find her, who recognizes her as a Saint and takes her with him to the palace. This is how their story begins.
The ending, as expected, is the wedding of the main characters and a happy life until the end of their days.
[A happy ending achieved through the development of their love...But can one truly believe in it among this blooming “garden”?]
Reading the novel, Adaline didn’t think about it, it seemed like it should be so. But once inside this story, she suddenly realized how absurd everything was.
[How convenient: as soon as the main character becomes happy, the story automatically ends with the words “The End.”]
[The world was saved, but Adaline, the villain, did not fit into this “saved” scenario.
[Crap. I always sympathized with the heroines! I have always been the reader who is on their side, no matter what happens...]
Adaline sighed heavily as she realized this.
In addition to the main character, there were several other men in the novel who were in love with the heroine:
- an evil magician who controls monsters,
- head of an underground organization,
— the crown prince, weaving intrigues, seems to be breathing.
[Each of them was given by the author as an example of how even the most dangerous can fall in love with the heroine.]
[And among these “admirers” one could easily imagine that one of them killed Adaline.]
[Even the most powerful villains usually die spectacularly - leaving a mark on history until the last. But Adaline was written out of the story prematurely.]
[Poisoning or something else - her death was passed off as suicide. The investigation was never carried out.]
[Isn't this too cruel for a girl who has been betrayed by her fiancé since childhood? Even if she herself tried to kill someone...]
[Apparently, Adaline actually tried to poison the main character. But...]
[...The author seems to have gone a little overboard.]
Adaline made a firm decision: [never to harm the main character.]
[After all, even at the beginning of the story, Adaline was not a simple villain.]
[Her “awakening as a saint” began only after she was killed by one of the men in love with the heroine.]
[Either out of guilt, or out of awareness of one’s helplessness before this death.]
[What kind of nonsense...A man who is a control freak feels guilty?]
[Adaline, having lost her fiancé, been poisoned by another suitor and used as a “catalyst for awakening,” looked on with despair.]
[Is the author using Adaline too conveniently?]
[If she hadn't played a key role in the heroine's awakening, she might have simply been forgotten.]
[But even a passive role ended in death from poison.]
Divorce seemed to be the only salvation. No matter how much she thought, everything led to one thing: [she needs to leave this game.]
Adaline was not interested in other people's things. [Even though Shane Blanchard is handsome and charming and seems like the perfect groom, that's not a reason to fight for him.]
[What's next? Feed yourself on his charm? Live it?]
For Adaline, who had already experienced death, this did not make sense. [Even rolling through the mud seemed like a better prospect than repeating the same thing.]
From that moment on, she began to study the characters in the novel.
Having begged information from her parents, accompanying her requests with tears and hysterics, she received a very voluminous dossier.
[The prince is still in the palace, there is no need to search separately. But where the heroine, who has not yet become a saint, is located is still unclear. Until the magician who summons the monsters appears, we will not be able to accurately understand the structure of the criminal network... As for the main character...]
[For “childish curiosity” the data was too detailed.]
There was especially a lot of information about Shane. Everyone decided that Adaline was simply showing interest in her fiancé.
[This is why the rich are so scary. Once even a drop of anger appears, the consequences can be dire.]
Adaline Bertrand, the youngest daughter of a noble family, is quite a suitable candidate for the bride of the Duke's son.
The Blanchard family held the title of marquis, below dukes, but still high in the hierarchy of the Empire.
With an ancient history, vast lands and a strong financial foundation.
[Born with a silver spoon in her mouth, it seemed like life would be a cakewalk.]
Comparing the vague memories of the affair with reality, Adaline became more and more convinced: [the killer was never revealed. Not in the book, not now.]
[And there is no point in going too deep - you won’t find it anyway.]
Anxiety squeezed my heart more and more.
[Who is the heroine? What to do with the groom? She didn't know.]
[But one thing was for sure: she didn’t want to get into a position where she would be killed again.]
[Dreams are becoming more and more vivid...]
At first she thought it was just a memory of a book she read in a past life, popping up in her dreams.
But now it seemed to her that everything was much more serious.
Adalyn remembered the events of this morning...