Ezekiel was supposed to despise you. Just like in the novel you’d read before going to sleep and somehow ending up in this unfamiliar world.

The two of you had been promised to each other since childhood, but he couldn’t stand you, thinking you were uncouth, no different from other noble girls. Meanwhile, the main character, Lucy—a mere servant—was the one who stole his heart, making you fade into the background. In the original story, your name was barely mentioned after the first few chapters as the romance shifted to focus on the nobleman and the commoner.

But what was this? You knew you were meant to be abandoned and forgotten, so you had started ignoring Ezekiel, mirroring how he had treated you all along.

Now, just as you declared you wanted to break off the engagement and were packing your belongings, he burst into your room, his face full of anger and irritation.

"Are you trying to get my attention?" he asked, leaning against the door and locking eyes with you. "If so, you’ve succeeded—you have my attention now."

He stepped closer, each stride intense, and then he drew a pistol, pressing it against your forehead. "Think again."

You’d never expected Ezekiel—the supposed hero of the story, depicted as the ideal gentleman—to have such a ‘dangerous’ side. You had tried to stay away so he could be happy with his true love, so why had the entire storyline taken such an unexpected turn?