Summary
Elizabeth’s world shatters when a tragic accident claims her parents, leaving her vulnerable to an archaic law: an unmarried woman cannot inherit her family’s vast fortune and prestigious title. With a predatory uncle eyeing both her inheritance and her hand in marriage—a man she suspects may be behind her parents’ demise—Elizabeth has one year to act. Her audacious plan? Not to marry, but to escape! She’ll abscond with a fortune equivalent to three decades of the empire’s budget, stage a fake engagement with her maid, and flee to a distant land. Her ultimate goal: to spend every last coin, ensuring her family’s wealth never falls into the wrong hands. But Elizabeth’s meticulously crafted escape takes an unexpected turn. A drunken night leads to an encounter with a captivating stranger, a man eerily reminiscent of her first love. When dawn breaks, he refuses to let her go, insisting on joining her on this wild ‘bankruptcy journey.’ Can Elizabeth truly achieve her goal of peaceful financial ruin with a mysterious, possessive man now by her side? Dive into chapter 1 to witness her defiant adventure!