Synopsis
Before the original story even began, I was reincarnated as a minor noble drowning in debt.
I managed to scrape by by selling bits of information to an underworld intelligence guild, but even that had its limits.
Then, just as the original novel was about to begin, I remembered something.
The villainous ducal family was looking for a fake contract daughter-in-law—someone who would pretend to be pregnant so they could delay declaring their missing eldest son legally dead.
If I played the role for just a few months, I could earn a fortune.
I intended to be nothing more than a quiet, professional fake daughter-in-law…
But then—
“If you stay here, I’ll give you all of Ekyian’s inheritance.”
Even my father-in-law, the Duke, became completely devoted to me.
“Why solve everything with money? Why not officially adopt her and arrange for her to remarry instead?”
My mother-in-law was already trying to rewrite the family registry beyond recognition.
“You really did marry my brother, right? You won’t leave when he comes back… right?”
Even my young brother-in-law—the future villain of the original story—became attached to me.
Meanwhile…
“They said we’d kill some time, then get you divorced, and my parents would personally find you a wonderful new husband.”
“…Remarry? You mean… marry someone else?”
The head of the information guild I’d worked with before was acting strangely.
“That husband of yours… will probably return.”
What is he talking about?
According to the original story, the Duke’s eldest son never returns.
“E-Ekyian? Is that really you?”
“Y-You’ve come back? You actually came back?”
That’s impossible.
The eldest son of this family was never supposed to return.
“Yes.”
Who is this ridiculously handsome man casually walking into the ducal estate?
“It seems I’ve gotten married. Where is my wife?”
Wait…
How did I suddenly end up with an incredibly handsome husband?
