Summary
Lizelle’s life of extravagant luxury has finally caught up to her family, leaving them on the brink of bankruptcy. Desperate to avert financial ruin, she stumbles upon a leaflet offering an astronomical reward for the Duke’s lost child. Conveniently, Lizelle remembers this exact plot from a novel she once read, leading her straight to the abandoned male lead, Lapel, in a desolate village.
She triumphantly delivers Lapel to Duke Chester, expecting her reward. Instead, the skeptical Duke insists she remain at the mansion to confirm the boy’s identity, initiating an awkward cohabitation. But Lapel quickly grows attached, refusing to let his ‘mother’ Lizelle leave. Then, the Duke proposes an outrageous solution: a one-year contract marriage, promising ten times the original reward. Lizelle, initially stunned, finds herself agreeing to this bizarre arrangement.
What starts as a purely transactional union quickly takes an unexpected turn. Why does the Duke’s gaze linger with such intensity? And why does he keep appearing in her room every night? Unravel the mysteries of their peculiar family life. Read chapter 1 now!