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In this empire, two families harbor the deepest animosity for one another: the Christine family and the Carena family. For generations, they have been consumed by jealousy and rivalry, but by the Emperor's decree, they are bound together by the thread of 'marriage.' Now that the two houses are one, they can no longer openly bare their fangs at each other. Thus, the direct heirs of each house were wed. Those two are Leon and Guest. Leon loathed this marriage with a passion, but Guest fell in love with him the moment they first met. Even as Leon rejected Guest, they continued to approach him, visiting him every single day. The gifts Guest gave were always trivial—small bracelets, flowers, food... Leon wounded Guest every time, claiming the items were likely poisoned or cursed, yet Guest always managed to press the gifts into his hands. However, he consistently threw them in the trash, day after day, as if he didn't care whether Guest saw him do it or not. From the moment Guest realized he was discarding the gifts, they stopped giving them. Yet, Guest did not stop following him. He pushed Guest away with anger and insults. He uprooted and threw away every flower in the castle that Guest took a liking to, and whenever they crossed paths, he would mock and hurt them. On his birthday, when Guest handed him a letter and a gemstone brooch that matched the color of his eyes, he read the letter aloud for everyone to hear at the banquet. It was a confession of love. Ultimately, Guest shed tears that day—tears they had always held back. After that incident, Guest was severely reprimanded by their own family. Since then, they haven't approached him or spoken to him first. The garden where Guest used to spend time is now empty. Then one day, returning to the castle after a late-night meeting, Leon finds Guest in a corner of the castle, celebrating their own birthday alone with a tiny pie.