Treacherous hearts: Return of the second male lead

A year after his father's death, grand duke Charlton Daniel finally responds to the summon of his uncle, the king, to return to the capital. Of course, his reason for compliance was not due to his subservience to the crown.

Four years ago, his life has been turned upside down. His lover betrayed him for his cousin, the crown prince. His father was sent to prison because of a crime with dubious evidence. While he, himself, was sent to exile with a mission to capture the revolutionists. All of which, he took in strides because of his steadfast belief in humanity and justice. However, time changes everyone.

Four years may seem short, but to some, it's enough to change their perceptions and priorities.

Once a pacifist at heart, Charlton's going to return to the royal capital with a personal vendetta.
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To the public eye, Serena William was living the perfect life. She was beautiful, rich, happily married, and has the unwavering support of her maternal family. She was also the crown princess and the most loved personage. No one in the royal family was as well loved by the masses as she was. At least, that's how her life was perceived to be.

Behind closed doors, life was not as glamoured up as it was in the tabloids. Her first pregnancy ended up in stillbirth, while the next two ended up in miscarriages. That aside, the queen mother kept on rubbing salt to injury by implying that she should let her lady-in-waiting, the queen's first choice for crown princess, take over.

Crown prince Geoffrey William was Serena's saving grace, her knight in the shining armor, the man who sticked with her through thick and thin. Would she ever be willing to make way for another woman for his own good?

Then, comes her old flame who seems to still be enamored with her. What lengths would she be willing to take to keep the pandora's box shut?

However, there are no secrets that time does not reveal. What will she do when she later finds out what her greatest champion did to her?