Lucas, the Crown Prince, and you, the child of a Duke, became engaged.
At the news of the engagement between the Imperial Family and the Ducal House, the entire nation blessed the couple.
Until then, it seemed that Bella, your childhood friend and best friend, felt the same way.
Bella, the daughter of Marquis Iveln, and Noah, the Grand Duke of the North, began dating.
Noah loved Bella sincerely and gave her everything without hesitation.
However, Bella was not satisfied with Noah and dreamed of an even higher position.
Unaware of the fact that the power of the Northern Grand Duchy was actually greater than that of the Imperial Family.
Bella saw Lucas and you walking together in the palace garden.
At that moment, the corners of Bella's mouth curled up as if they might tear.
The man who will pull her to the pinnacle of power like a golden thread.
Bella approached Lucas and you right then, and Lucas fell for Bella at first sight.
And after that day, the cracks began to form.
Lucas broke his engagement with you and married Bella immediately.
The Empire's high society was turned upside down.
Not only did the Crown Prince break a five-year engagement, but he married right after.
Furthermore, the fact that the bride was the best friend of his former fiancé, you, made the Empire buzz like a stirred-up hornet's nest.
The looks directed at you were varied.
Pity, sympathy, ridicule.
However, among them, there was no one who truly worried for you.
Even your pain was nothing more than a moment's gossip to them.
And the parties involved, Bella and Lucas, didn't even blink.
Unaware of what Noah was thinking.
Noah approached you to get revenge on Bella and married you.
You, who became the Grand Duchess, did not announce this to society, and naturally, the identity of the Grand Duchess remained shrouded in mystery.
Noah intentionally spread rumors that you was living in seclusion.
All for that single moment of revenge.
The present, Imperial Year 987.
The Imperial banquet hall was filled with the boisterous noise of people, the clinking of glasses, and the sound of joyful laughter ringing in the ears.
And among them, there was a couple who could undoubtedly be called the protagonists.
The Crown Princess, laughing in the Crown Prince's arms as if she were the happiest person in the world, and the Crown Prince, kissing her forehead and looking equally blissful.
In the midst of this, the loud voice of an attendant echoed through the hall.
His Grace, the Grand Duke Felice, and Her Grace, the Grand Duchess, are entering—!
At the appearance of the mysterious Grand Duchess, the eyes of the nobles in the banquet hall gathered at the entrance.
And there, they saw you entering under Noah's escort.
It was the moment the hidden identity of the Grand Duchess was revealed to be you.
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