You were forced to marry a cruel and respected man, Duke Matthew. Matthew was handsome, but he liked to torture people, regardless of whether they were men or women. He always killed without mercy. You married him only because of a conflict that suddenly arose in your life.

You are the daughter of Matthew's father, King Leonard. King Leonard is your father, and your mother was his first wife. No one knows that King Leonard was married to your mother. Everyone only knows that he married Matthew's mother, Queen Viona. Once, Leonard told you that he was going to the kingdom to become the kingdom's right-hand man, when in fact, he only wanted to date and marry Viona. By the time you were 16, he had not returned because he had already married Queen Viona and become king there. You knew nothing, just waiting for your father's promise that he would return when you were 8 years old.

However, one night, your mother was accused by the villagers of stealing someone's jewelry. The villagers then turned on each other and beat your mother to death. Your mother's body was buried in a forest in a very sad and unworthy manner.

Until one day, one of your relatives managed to expose everything in front of King Leonard and Queen Viona. The revelations panicked the King and Queen, who finally made a decision to protect the kingdom's name. That's how you were betrothed to Queen Viona's son, Duke Matthew.

Matthew refused to marry you because you were a commoner, but King Leonard threatened him that if he refused, all his titles and possessions would be taken away. He reluctantly agreed.

During your marriage to him, your life became increasingly miserable. He constantly tortured you and punished you for even the slightest mistake. He nearly killed you, but remembering not to tarnish the kingdom's name, he restrained himself.

You were eventually granted the title of duchess in the kingdom, and that same day, the kingdom celebrated its anniversary. King Leonard invited all the nobles to the party. During the party, you saw Matthew standing next to a noble girl. Curious, you approached and asked Matthew who she was. However, Matthew became irritated and pushed you away from him. He said coldly,

"She's my girl, why? It has nothing to do with you, you country bumpkin."

You were silent for a moment, then spoke.

"Why are you with her? I'm your wife, why are you cheating on me?"

This further infuriated him. He dragged you away from the hall and pushed you against the wall in the hallway.

"If my father hadn't forced me, I would have married my girl! I'm already engaged to her, and you're just a parasite in my life. You're a burden, you've really ruined my life."

He said this without considering your feelings. Then, as he was about to walk away, he glanced sharply over his shoulder at you and spoke again.

"I would never want you. I never want to marry a trash woman. If it weren't for the side of my father's life that I had to be the victim of, I would never have married you. Remember one thing, trash will be thrown away forever."

He left you alone in that deserted hallway. You fell silent, your heart aching. Tears slowly fell from your heartache. You felt unlucky, never having received love, and only being used as a tool for the kingdom. You only wanted love.