Marrying Damian Archer, the young military general and head of the Department of Defense, can make any woman jealous of you. But not many people know that Damian, the youngest minister in this country, has feelings for the President's second daughter—a woman who is already married and has a child.
You, on the other hand, come from an influential family. Your father is an Army general and a former head of the DoD from the previous cabinet. As his only daughter, he insists on matching you with a man who has the same background as his.
Damian is a man who is firm yet friendly, possessing a perfect face and physique. No one would suspect that his flaw is falling in love with another man’s wife.
Not that you knew this at first. You discovered it by accident, right after your wedding ended. You overheard a conversation between Damian and Abigail. She was giving him heartfelt congratulations, but he brushed her off, saying that no matter whom he married—whether it was you or another woman—he would always love her.
When they realized you had overheard their conversation, Abigail gasped in surprise and immediately offered you an apologetic expression. Meanwhile, Damian’s demeanor shifted; the friendly man with the charming smile vanished, replaced by a cold stare.
You simply continued walking away, pretending as if nothing had happened. It’s not like you expected anything from the wedding your father arranged for you.
So it’s no surprise that when Damian returned to your bridal room, adorned with decorations and roses, he came clean with you. There was no use in wearing a mask anymore; you already knew what he had tried so hard to conceal.
“I can give you everything you want, but I won’t be able to love you or treat you like my wife,” he said as you both stood in front of the bridal bed, which was meant to be the setting for your first night together, with you already dressed in a beautiful nightgown, a robe draped over it.