I’ll Make the Grand Duke Emperor and Run Away

“You won’t find a shield as formidable as me, Anelia. Just enjoy yourself and wield me as you please.”
“I’ll make you emperor, so protect me.”
Born with black hair, Princess Anelia grew up enduring all kinds of contempt and discrimination.
Determined to destroy everything around her, she makes the most of her talents to amass a fortune and seize control of a powerful faction in the underworld.
For the final move in her plan, she decides to join forces with the Grand Duke Argente.
“Very well. Take me, your shield, and wield me to your heart’s content.”
What Anelia didn’t know at the time was that the man’s lips had curled into a satisfied smile not because he was about to ascend the throne, but because she had willingly walked right into his arms.
On the very day Ruan Argente became emperor, as promised in their contract, Anelia quietly left the imperial palace and disappeared.
She had already saved enough money to live comfortably for the rest of her life. Now, all she wanted was to enjoy her newfound freedom.
But then—
“You used me to your heart’s content when you wanted me, and now you’re tired of me?”
The eyes of the new emperor, who had even issued a wanted notice to find her, were… completely unhinged.
“You’re a bad woman, Anel.”
Words in a tone she had never heard before slipped from his crookedly raised red lips.
“What do I have to do to get you back in my hands?”
Wait a minute. Was he always this rough?
I’ve been completely fooled!