Adlyn is a popular model student who secretly loves reading manhwua and mangas. One day after school, she and her bff openly spoke about their love for reading. A fangirl overheard their conversation and gave her "Varia of the Black Beasts". Forced...
She uses her beauty to her advantage to get anything she wants.
'Beauty is power' is the ideal she has but-
No amount of beauty can hide her revolting nature.
It didn't help her get close the Duke of the North, Phileo Boleoti.
All she was met with a cold and indifferent rejection.
So she got married to another man and live happily ever after.
But that all came crashing down when she heard that Duke Boleoti has an illegitimate child and is housing His Royal Highness, the second prince.
Her heart grew heavy with envy and jealousy.
Jealous to the woman who gave birth to the child
Jealous to the girl who received the Duke's affection
Jealous to the prince who occupied the Duke's attention
That mysterious prince whose mere rumors outshine her influence.
That boy, she can still remember the first time she saw him.
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After Cerena is rejected by Phileo, she can only stand as he walks away from her.
Watching his back growing smaller, with each step, before he disappears.
She breaks her stupor when nobles start to talk of her rejection from the stone cold Duke. Some even come over to comfort her, saying 'It was expected' or 'Duke Boleoti isn't looking for marriage' and all the sorts.
Her face reddens at her embarrassment from the ordeal.
She couldn't accept this. She thinks before briskly walking out the ballroom.
Her fists tighten as her knuckles turns white as her head turns to find the black haired man.
'No one can reject her.'
She is the most beautiful woman in her generation.
The Duke must have been busy with work to realize what he did.
Yes he just thought she was talking about business.
He was dedicated to his work that he was blind to her beauty.
'The answer from him was an obvious yes.'
The Duke will probably beg for her forgiveness.
As she thinks of what to ask the Duke for her forgiveness, she sees a shadow near the trees.
She is in the garden close to the ballroom.
Normally, this is forbidden from nobles to be here but Cerena thinks this is the perfect place to find her Duke. His carriage hasn't left and he's not at the party so he must be here.
