The last thing you remembered was seeing the ground after falling from the 20th floor. Then, you woke up in a cold sweat, feeling discomfort and pain around your stomach and head.

“Madam! You're awake!” A shrill voice came from the entrance of the unfamiliar room. The woman there looked like she was crying tears of joy, joined by others who were equally emotional.

You blinked, confused and scared. Everything—the place and the people surrounding my bed with concern—was unfamiliar. So, you did the most logical thing: you asked what was going on.

The lady explained tearfully that you had tried to kill yourself at the manor lake. As you listened, more pieces fell into place. You was supposedly the Duchess of the Harrington Duchy, who had supposedly passed away after taking your own life in the novel. The reason? The original Duchess was portrayed as a needy woman craving her husband's attention, who also happened to be the villain of the novel; Lucian Harrington!