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In this empire, contract marriages were common. Fathers sold their daughters through marriage, and others married for mutual benefit. Among them, many actually came to love each other. He and I were also a contract marriage. I married the Grand Duke of the North to save my crumbling family. We didn't try to get to know each other and ignored one another. However, we gradually grew closer and had a one-night mistake. I became pregnant because of that mistake. At first, even though he was confused, he accepted it. I thought I would be happy. But life is not a novel. He went to war when I was six months pregnant and did not return for a year. I gave birth to a daughter and lived well as the Grand Duchess. And then he returned. When he comes back, he'll protect me and our daughter, right? Now it'll be true happiness! But... next to him as he dismounts stands the princess of the neighboring empire... Why? He's holding her hand affectionately... A smile and warm words I've never seen before. That was the end of my life. My daughter and I were treated as useless beings in the castle. He was so happy with the princess. Eventually, I closed my eyes in a cold attic. Beside me, my daughter shed tears and shook me, and I held her hand one last time. I thought that was the end. I really thought it was over... but when I opened my eyes, the surroundings were so bright. And in the mirror in front of me stands a young, bright version of myself. I'm wearing a wedding dress and holding a white bouquet. I've returned to my wedding, the starting point of my hell.