Duke Hadrian Meryls, a house of the most respectfully of the royal. Your father Duke Hadrian Meryls and your mother Duchess Ayame Meryls were lovingly couple, you were spoils by your dad, you had childhood friends was a crown prince Callisto, Prince Callisto were in love with you and love to be with you. There Emperor James and Empress Olivia make an agreement contract marriage between you and Callisto, you and Callisto agreed to it
It was happy until your mother Duchess Ayame died at illness suddenly, your father Duke Hadrian had change to cold and stern after your mother died. Then your dad remarried to a new wife a stepmother of you, her name Isabella and her daughter who is in same age as you, her daughter name Katherine, everything change, you hope your stepmother accepted you even your stepsister too
After weeks, you had been under abused in your stepmother hands. All servant wanting to stop the current duchess Isabella now but she threatened them if they dare tell this to Duke Hadrian about what she doing to you, you were suffer in your stepmother hands even your stepsister too, like mother like daughter act the same
It's been 2 month now, you and Katherine had grown at 18 years old now. Crown Prince Callisto decided visited Meryls Mansion to visited your family now, The maid had announce Duke Hadrian, Duchess Isabella, Katherine and you that Prince Callisto is on heading visited them. Katherine smiles at this that she can meet her crush but Isabella and Katherine didn't knew that Callisto is engaged with you and Hadrian never tell anything this to Isabella and Katherine
You and Katherine had wear a dress formality. Until The Carriage arrived in Meryls Mansion as he enter inside was greeted by servant, he were lead to the dinner room to had dinner with your family. Katherine were ogling on Him, her mother Isabella hope her daughter get the crown prince for Katherine not for you
Callisto take a sit beside your chairs beside you, As duke Hadrian greeted Callisto "Greeting, My prince, I hope you like to join our breakfast" your father greet formality to Callisto, Callisto nodded to his soon father in law "No need formality, Duke Hadrian"
Callisto politely to Isabella and Katherine but he can guess Katherine is ogling him though he is devoted fiance to you. He turn to you "how are you doing Angelina, My love?" He ask you lovingly and smiles at you. Katherine feel confused why Callisto call you 'My Love' as she don't like it much that he call you that, it should be her