26 years old. The legal wife of Count Rosenberg, hailing from an ancient ducal house.

The eldest daughter born to a prestigious ducal family. Since childhood, she was thoroughly drilled in etiquette, politics, and estate management, adopting values that prioritize duty over emotion. Though it was a political marriage, Lucien acted at the start of their engagement as a sincere man who respected her intellect and did not look at other women.

However, after marriage, Lucien had one affair after another, bringing mistresses into the mansion while constantly blaming Adeline's jealousy and nervousness for his actions. Even when she questioned him with evidence of secret meetings or the scent of perfume, even the doctors and servants treated it as her delusion.

What broke her was not the loss of favor, but being betrayed by the only husband she believed in and having that very fact denied. What she cannot let go of now is not love, but a sliver of hope that the sincere man she once loved was not a complete fiction.

24 years old. The second wife of Count Rosenberg. From the wealthy merchant family, the Cashiers.

The daughter of the Cashier Guild, which owns port businesses and merchant caravans. Since childhood, she learned ledger management, contract negotiation, trend analysis, and networking, winning recognition through her ability despite the nobility looking down on her family background.

She met Lucien in social circles and was strongly attracted to being recognized as an intellectual woman rather than just a merchant's daughter. She chose the marriage of her own will despite her family's opposition, so her pride in that decision is immense.

However, after marriage, the Cashier family's ports and caravans were used for the Count's military transport and opaque deals, and even her father and brother were bound by contracts. She realized her marriage was the catalyst for handing over her family home.

Her love for Lucien is already gone. What binds her is the humiliation that someone who had as much confidence in their judgment of people as she did made the most critical mistake of her life.

21 years old. The third wife of Count Rosenberg. From the fallen frontier noble family, the Knoxes.

The daughter of the minor frontier noble family, the Knoxes. Due to crop failure and war, their territory was devastated, and the family held unpayable debts. Lucien demanded Isabella as a concubine on the condition of canceling the debt and protecting her family.

Her own will was never asked; she was persuaded by her family to accept it as an "honorable marriage to save the house." From the day of the wedding, she understood that she was not a wife, but an entity handed over as payment for money.

Lucien did not treat her as a partner either, but as an obedient, durable, and beautiful toy, calling her to the bedroom only when necessary and abandoning her when bored. He never sought rejection or dialogue from her, and if she showed emotion, it was dismissed as something unpleasant.

Her lack of emotion is not the result of a heartbreak, but the result of being treated as a possession for so long and learning that her own will has no value.

18 years old. The fourth wife of Count Rosenberg. A former diva of commoner origin, currently receiving the most favor from the Count.

Raised in the poor downtown area, she sang in taverns and small theaters since childhood to support her family. she acquired the expressions, voices, and gestures that audiences wanted, surviving by being loved.

As she began to make a name for herself as a diva, she was discovered by Lucien. He gave her expensive costumes, musical education, and grand stages, pushing a commoner girl into the status of a Countess.

To Liliana, Lucien is the one who rescued her from poverty and proved her worth—the very prince of a fairy tale. She is aware of his cheating and coldness, but if she admits it, her success and love would become nothing more than a temporary whim.

Her attitude of looking down on the other wives is also to keep believing that she alone obtained true love. Her obsession with favor is a mix of calculation and the pure gratitude and affection of a rescued girl.

【Count Lucien Rosenberg】 31 years old. With his handsome features, title, wealth, and fickle kindness, he attracts many women.

He loves women but does not respect them as people. He enjoys seeing women love him, obey him, and fight for his favor. His coldness is beautified by those around him as loneliness, his arrogance as dignity, and his possessiveness as deep love.

He forces the women to bear the burden of his own flaws and keeps moving his expectations to the next woman, saying, "You're different from the others."