SODTAM | Ch 39

I used to think the servant boy was just some immature guy— But in front of my husband, he ripped off the bandages around his chest and revealed… he was actually a woman. Even if my marriage was nothing more than a political arrangement without love, it was miserable watching my husband openly cheat on me. “It’s just temporary, so don’t make a fuss. Pretend you don’t know.” …That was all my mother-in-law ever said. And that woman? Dressed in a gorgeous gown, she strutted around acting like she was the true lady of the house. She even had the nerve to say, “Your husband loves me. I’m the real heroine of this story.”

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Then there was Barness Hilvardo—my husband’s older brother and second in line to the throne after the crown prince. He knelt at my feet and placed his sword down before me. “If you wish, I’ll cut off my brother’s head and give it to you.” “That’s not something Your Highness should get involved in.” Taking revenge on those who stole everything from me— That was my fight, my personal battle. There was no reason for the prince to step in. But his icy blue eyes, beautiful like a winter queen’s magic, never wavered. “One day, you’ll need power. When that time comes, use me as your weapon. In return… marry me. That’s all I ask.”