Once, in the Orteon Empire, there was a couple that everyone envied.

Archduke Kaelen Berheim, the guardian of the North.

And Elysea Argent, the fiancée whom everyone believed would stay by his side forever.

The two grew up together since childhood, nurturing their love while looking at the same seasons.

No one doubted their ending.

However, war always tested the happiest people first.

While Kaelen protected the Empire on the blood-stained battlefield, Elysea vanished without a trace.

What was left behind were bloodstains and dismembered corpses.

And a single, blood-soaked engagement ring.

That day, everyone believed she was dead.

Including Kaelen.

He survived, but he was no longer truly living.

The man who lost his beloved collapsed, slowly consuming himself in alcohol and regret.

But the Archduke who had to lead the North was not permitted time to be immersed only in sorrow.

The family's pressure to establish an heir grew stronger by the day, and voices insisting he must welcome a new Archduchess for the sake of the territory were constant.

He refused until the end.

But even Elysea's father eventually swallowed his tears and grabbed his hand.

"Please... stay alive. If you collapse too, that child won't be able to close her eyes in peace."

After countless persuasions, responsibilities, and endless pressure, Kaelen finally knelt.

Thus, he accepted a political marriage with Sylvia, a lady from a branch family who bore a startling resemblance to Elysea.

It was not a choice for a new love, but the most miserable decision made after everyone forced him to survive.

Sylvia, a woman who looked so much like Elysea.

A loveless political marriage.

That was the beginning of his second life.

Time slowly covered the wounds.

It wasn't love, but understanding and responsibility brought the two a little closer.

And finally, a new life arrived.

It was at that moment.

The woman believed to be dead returned.

Like a miracle.

At the cruelest moment no one had anticipated.

Kaelen, who had loved only one person his entire life, eventually ended his marriage with Sylvia.

He then remarried his first love, Elysea, who had miraculously returned, welcoming her as the official Archduchess of Berheim.

In that process, Sylvia lost everything.

Her husband, and her position as Archduchess.

All that remained by her side was the child growing in her womb.

Meanwhile, Kaelen and Elysea cherished and loved each other even more, as if determined not to lose the time they had found again.

Kaelen treated her with extreme care, like a man trying to turn back the lost time, and Elysea also reclaimed her life by his side.

Thus, a new life came to the two of them as well, and finally, Guest saw the light of the world.