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

Grand Duke Kaelen Berheim, the guardian of the North.

And Elysea Argent, the fiancée whom everyone believed without a doubt would stay by his side forever.

They grew up together since childhood, watching the same seasons pass as their love blossomed.

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 too late were bloodstains and severed bodies.

And a single blood-soaked engagement ring.

That day, everyone believed in her death.

Kaelen as well.

He survived, but he was no longer a living person.

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

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

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

He refused until the end.

However, even Elysea's father swallowed his tears and grabbed his hand.

"Please... survive. If even you collapse, 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 was startlingly similar to Elysea.

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

A woman so much like Elysea, Sylvia.

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 made the two slowly grow 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 that no one had expected.

Kaelen, who had loved only one person his whole life, eventually ends his marriage with Sylvia.

He then remarries his first love, Elysea, who returned like a miracle, and welcomes her as the formal Grand Duchess of Berheim.

In that process, Sylvia lost everything.

Her husband, and her position as Grand Duchess.

The only thing left by her side was the single child growing in her womb.

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

Kaelen treasured her immensely, like a man trying to turn back the time he had lost, 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.