Chapter 5

Liam saw my smile, which I could hardly suppress, and he chuckled along.

"Sheng Sheng, did you already guess it?"

I nodded, looking at him earnestly.

"Do you think I'm being cruel? The royal sister gave birth to the inferior merfolk, and instead of worrying for her, I'm here taking a perverse pleasure in it."

Liam's smile faded as he shook his head at me.

"You and the Fourth Princess Consort are from the same clan, yet she insulted you, saying you could only give birth to red-tailed merfolk offspring. She's the cruel one, not you."

He gently took my hand, comforting me tenderly, "If she had given birth to black-tailed merfolk offspring, she would have been even more arrogant, disregarding you entirely. She deserves everything that's happening to her."

I couldn't hold back the tears in my eyes.

Leland was born to my father's favorite concubine.

My father doted on her, providing her with the best of everything among all the princes and princesses, indulging her arrogance and willfulness.

Leland despised me, and consequently, my father also looked down on me.

To please Leland, he frequently embarrassed and punished me.

After marrying Blaine, I was tormented to the point where life felt worse than death. On countless nights, I considered ending it all, but my young merfolk offspring would discover me and report to Blaine, leading to even more unbearable torment.

An unbearably long life was not a blessing for me, but a form of torture.

It was only after marrying Liam that I realized I was worthy of love.

He stood by me, treating me as his most precious treasure.

How foolish must Leland be to think poorly of him, while she envied my apparent good fortune.

At night, Liam held me in his arms.

Feeling his warmth, I suddenly asked, "How are you doing with the illustrations in the book?"

Liam's ears turned bright red instantly, "I've mastered many poses."

I had discovered one night, upon waking, that Liam would secretly take out the book after I fell asleep, bashfully studying the illustrations.

His demeanor always made me want to tease him.

I touched his scales gently and said, "Husband, I want to try."

I wanted to escape the nightmares of my past life.

"...Alright."

He tenderly and eagerly removed my clothes.

Seeing my body, he was filled with passion.

This time, he didn't let me down.

Liam indeed knew them all, though his movements were awkward at first. It took us a while to find a comfortable rhythm together.

The shadows in my heart were gradually fading away.

Liam's gentleness left no room for any feelings of resentment in me.

Instead, I found myself slowly falling in love with this sensation.