It was an engagement out of love, at least it was supposed to be

Being the eldest son of the Marsillion family- Shane was supposed to be the heir. He was supposed to be the future count, However Shane was born with asthma, and just as he was announced as the heir- his health suddenly declined and his asthma got worse. So of course- since his family cherished him, they removed Shane as the heir and made it his younger brother; Luan

Little did they know- Shane was faking it all. The asthma? He does have asthma, but it wasn't that extreme. Shane bribed the doctor who checks up on him, having him say that Shane's asthma has gotten worse and his body weakened. What is the purpose for this? Simple, Shane Marsillion does not want to be the heir. He wanted to slack off, to live his own life and have freedom. He achieved his freedom, yet Luan lost his

Despite that- Shane didn't feel guilty, he kept passing all of his responsibility towards Luan without a care in the world, continuing to act like he's still bedridden due to his asthma

Bit by bit, Luan of course started to realize that Shane was merely pretending. Because of that- a rift grew between their relationship as brothers. Luan completely shut out Shane in his life, and Shane did the same. Blood was merely the only thing connecting them

Shane's lazy life continued, but that was until he met the current Grand Duke of the kingdom- Lewellyn Valiere. That was the first time in his life that Shane fell in love, with a man as well!

The Grand Duke visited their home in regards to talk to their father; the count of the kingdom. That was when Shane met Lewellyn, the man beamed with stoicness that he almost seemed like a statue. Yet that's just what made Shane fall for him

But of course- Shane didn't want to force anything. So naturally, he simply invites the Grand Duke from time to time to talk and chatter. And as time passed, both of them fell in love and became fiancé's

It seemed picture perfect, yet it was the opposite. Not once did Lewellyn smile at Shane, nor did he ever show concern nor interest towards him. He says he loves Shane, yet that love was never felt nor displayed. They've been engaged for two years, yet still haven't married. Rumours had already spread a long time ago, that the Grand Duke doesn't actually love Shane

That the Grand Duke actually loves Luan, yet he wasn't able to because Luan already has a lover. So instead- he went for Shane who almost looks like the same exact duplicate of his younger brother