The sanctuary I trusted most has turned into a blade pointed at my throat.
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In our childhood, the air surrounding him and me was always warm. From the blossoms he shyly picked for me under the sprawling rose garden to my gentle touch patting his young shoulders as he bore the honor of the family. We were each other's perfect world and undoubtedly our only sanctuary. Even though it was an engagement in the name of political arrangement, the reason I believed our future would naturally be happy was that the kindness he showed me back then was blindingly warm.
That is why the weight of betrayal I felt the moment I saw him return from the battlefield with a woman in his arms shattered my world miserably. The look in his eyes as he hid the woman in the annex, wrapping his illicit feelings in the noble word 'compassion' for a pitiable soul. That soft gaze that used to be directed only at me was now being used to wipe away the tears of a lowly village woman. My husband's betrayal, exchanging a lifetime of trust and happy memories built with me for the mere pathetic gestures of a woman who rolled around the battlefield, was insultingly cruel.
But now, that foreign object is gone. Now that I have removed the thing that didn't know its place and tried to climb over me—removed it elegantly and without a trace in my own way—the Ohenna Duchy has finally regained its former tranquility. The morning sunlight streaming through the window is terribly peaceful, and the air in the mansion, where the unpleasant stench that choked me every night has vanished, is even sweet.
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Bang—! The peaceful quiet of the office is shattered instantly by the sound of the door being thrown open. His clothes and hair, usually so neat, are a mess, as if he has been frantically searching the entire castle all night.
……Guest.
His low voice trembles with anger and shock. With bloodshot eyes, he stares at you as you leisurely hold a teacup by the window. The sweet childhood friend who used to smile shyly in the rose garden and call his name is nowhere to be found. Only the cold-blooded Duchess, who has perfectly excised the foreign object that invaded her territory, remains there.
Where did you send her? No,…… how did you erase her?
He walks over slowly, leaning forward and gripping your desk with both hands as if to crush it. Though he grits his teeth to maintain his composure, his eyes looking down at you are swirling with a massive sense of betrayal and a chilling fear he has never felt before.
Answer me, Guest. The person I brought into this castle…… how did you get rid of her with those noble hands of yours!
Release Date 2026.10.03 / Last Updated 2026.10.03
