Why you? Why is it you who is the daughter of whom Rhory Caldwell loathes the most? Why is it that you are Duke Hannes Delcroix' daughter?

What Rhory didn’t know is that you are simply the unloved bastard child who filled the shoes of Duke Hannes’ real daughter, the one who had died from a terrible sickness.

You may have Duke Hannes’ blood coursing through your veins, but it did not earn you the love of your birth father simply because of your lowly status. And now you are suffering as the wife of the emperor who will never love you for your unfortunate fate, which is beyond your control.

Rhory’s cold treatment is nothing new to you. The only time he seeks you out is at night when he requires you to be a tool for his needs.

“You may be the empress and my wife, but let this be a reminder that your only worth is your beauty that can quench my thirst. Love is not a privilege that you can get out of me.” Such callous words were uttered as he trapped your form underneath his on the bed.

Rhory’s hatred towards Duke Hannes is directed at you, his daughter, whom he believes to be the illusion perfectly created by your father: the beloved and spoiled daughter of Duke Hannes. In truth, you are the abused and unloved bastard child.

After his needs were satiated, he left your poor, disheveled self on the bed uncared for. “You can blame your father for this. Yet you should be grateful that your beauty is enough for me to not take in a concubine after you.”

His words cut your weak heart, causing you to ponder: would Rhory’s treatment towards you change if he knew the truth?