[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-qt-i-hijacked-a-harem-system-and-now-i-m-ruining":3,"chapter-qt-i-hijacked-a-harem-system-and-now-i-m-ruining-qt-i-hijacked-a-harem-system-and-now-i-m-ruining-chapter-93":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","QT: I hijacked a harem system and now I'm ruining every plot(GL)",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1854682,2462,"Chapter 93: Happy","qt-i-hijacked-a-harem-system-and-now-i-m-ruining-chapter-93",93,"\u003Cp>Chapter 93 - Evelyn POV\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The castle is in full swing, a flurry of servants brushing down tapestries, polishing silver, and airing out rooms usually reserved for esteemed guests. For once, I don’t have to give a single command. They all know why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My sister is coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Crown Princess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’ll be staying for two nights at the Callum estate. I should be anxious. Most duchesses would be, preparing for a royal visit. But I’m not most duchesses, and she’s not most royalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is my sister. And it has been far too long since I last saw her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frida laces the back of my gown, tugging with quick, practiced hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You seem... happy, Your Grace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do I?\" I murmur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Radiant,\" she says, and I roll my eyes but say nothing. Maybe I am.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I haven’t felt this kind of anticipation in a long time. I missed my sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the royal carriage finally arrives, I wait alone at the front steps, ignoring the collective bowing of the staff around me. And then she steps out—tall and graceful, her long black hair tied up in a regal twist, her crown gleaming under the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when her eyes land on mine, she smiles like a sister, not a princess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Evie,\" she says, and I break protocol by walking forward and hugging her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She squeezes me tightly. \"You look older.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you don’t age,\" I reply. \"Unfair.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She laughs. That rich, confident sound I missed so much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, we retreat to the royal guest wing, a private bath drawn and steaming with flower oils. Just like we used to, back when we were girls in the palace, sneaking in together after all manner of etiquette lessons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I had them prepare the bath with the oils you liked,\" I say, disrobing and slipping into the warm water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You remembered,\" she smiles and sinks in beside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We sit in companionable silence for a moment, letting the heat relax us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So,\" she finally says, arching a brow, \"tell me about your mysterious Lady Daphne.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blink, nearly slipping beneath the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Evie,\" she says in that older-sister tone I used to hate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You sent three letters over the past few months that mentioned her. Don’t think I didn’t notice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not—she’s just... different.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? Different enough for the ever-composed Duchess of Callum to mention her in multiple letters?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I groan and splash a small wave at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She dodges it and grins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just think she’s a kindled spirit and we get along,\" I say, choosing my words carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get along, huh?\" she says, in that tone that says she absolutely does not believe me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. You know how lonely I’ve been... It’s nice to finally have a friend.\" I try to keep my voice even, calm. Safe. But she eyes me with that same suspicious glint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will not intrude anymore. I’m glad, though. You seem... happy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I look away, afraid that I’ll give something away with my expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is the palace?\" I ask, changing the topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She groans, dramatic and immediate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Horrible. There are snakes everywhere. The prince is an idiot. Not a moment of ease in that dreadful gilded cage. My only light is my son.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Treason,\" I say with mock horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh no, what will you do? Report me? Honestly, I wouldn’t be too sad. A trip to the guillotine would free me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sorry,\" I say quietly. I mean it. She married the crown prince so that I wouldn’t have to. So that I could have a life—not a performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What for? You’re the most important person in my life—my son excluded ofcourse,\" she adds with a grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your happiness means the world to me. Seeing as to how women of our stature are all miserable, I wanted to make your life a little less miserable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it is. I do not have to cater to my husband’s needs. That alone sets me apart from nearly every woman I know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you,\" I say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That aside,\" she says, a little too casually, \"is the relationship between you and the duke good?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I look at her with immediate disgust. \"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She doesn’t respond. Just looks down. And I remember—I remember Daphne’s need to bite, to suck, to leave evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh dear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I flush. Bright red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh... yes. It is,\" I say. It comes out awkward. Strangled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifts her head and laughs. Loud and lovely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really are the worst liar, Evelyne.\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slide lower into the bath until only my nose peeks above the surface, avoiding her eyes. She doesn’t press further. But I know what she’s thinking. I can feel it in the amused silence radiating from her side of the tub. She’s always had that talent—pulling truth out of me without even trying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blow bubbles into the water like a child and mumble beneath them, \"I’m not a bad liar. You’re just annoying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She snorts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it helps your pride, I’ll pretend to believe that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We sit like that for a moment. The bathwater is warm, laced with oils and dried rose petals, the scent of something herbal and grounding rising with the steam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This used to be our favorite time of day, growing up—when the servants were gone, and we were just two sisters in water, pretending the world outside didn’t exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You seem happy,\" she says quietly, her tone softer now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I mean it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am.\" I say it before I can stop myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She doesn’t comment. Doesn’t mock. Just hums, a little pleased sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We both know what I meant. And we both know who that happiness is tied to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I rest my head against the edge of the tub and close my eyes, letting the warmth seep into my bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You deserve it, you know,\" she says after a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if it’s not... sanctioned.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I open one eye to peer at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You mean, even if it’s dangerous and could destroy everything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shrugs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It wouldn’t be love if it didn’t come with a little danger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hate how she’s always right.\u003C\u002Fp>",1015,"2026-06-09T07:29:29.584Z",1,"novelbin.me","b73cd9d5ffaf9e9e411957f8769032913166960ef8249f4b908b6cce676f480d","qt-i-hijacked-a-harem-system-and-now-i-m-ruining-chapter-94","qt-i-hijacked-a-harem-system-and-now-i-m-ruining-chapter-92",399,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fqt-i-hijacked-a-harem-system-and-now-i-m-ruining-cover.jpg"]