Summary
Six years. That’s how long Duchess-to-be Leila waited for her fiancé to return from the battlefield. But his homecoming brings not joy, but betrayal: he arrives with another woman and a child, declaring he won’t abandon them. Heartlessly dismissing Leila as ‘not an official duchess’ while still burdening her with ducal duties, he expects her to simply accept her fate. But Leila refuses to be discarded like trash. With her engagement shattered, she decides to reclaim her life.
Her bold question to His Majesty, Kalian—’How far can I do what I want?’—is met with an astonishing answer: ‘Except for selling this empire, you can do anything you want. Because you’re my representative.’ Now, with unprecedented power at her fingertips, will Leila truly sell the empire, or will she forge a new destiny, leaving her past behind in the dust? Discover her defiant journey in chapter 1!