TMDL 78

Synopsis

One day, I woke up to find myself transmigrated into a romance fantasy novel titled “I Won’t Be Broken Even by My Mother-in-Law’s Torment.”
Of all people, I became Freya—the supporting character who is the original female lead Astella’s pushover cousin and devoted helper.

Just like in the original story, I carefully looked after Astella, who struggled to adapt to high society, and even played cupid for her and the male lead, Raiden.
I thought that once I got them married off, I’d finally be able to enjoy a peaceful single life.

But then—

“Would you consider marrying my son?”

…The male lead’s mother is trying to make me her daughter-in-law.

“I’ve always wanted a daughter like you. I’ve long wished you’d become my daughter-in-law.”

The male lead’s mother smiled warmly as she tightly held my hand.

“The only one who can save my son, who can save our family, is you.”

I’m nothing more than a minor supporting character—what power could I possibly have, Lady Mother-in-law?
When I kept refusing, this time the male lead spoke, looking at me with desperate eyes.

“The person I’ve been watching all this time wasn’t that young lady. It was you.”

Raiden, why are you doing this to me too?

“Affection. Admiration. I can’t explain these feelings with words like that anymore. You already know, don’t you?”

Raiden closed the distance between us. One step, then another.

“I can’t endure it any longer. I want to touch you, hold you, kiss you.”

As he reached out and tangled his fingers in my hair, his eyes fixed on me.

“Freya, I want to have all of you.”

It was a gaze I had never seen before—unfamiliar, and filled with deep desire.