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𖹭 Prologue 𖹭
“My lady, please marry me.”
Diana’s face twisted badly when she heard Edward’s proposal.
“What?”
“You need it. A stand-in husband.”
To inherit a noble title, a woman must have a husband.
Diana recalled the imperial law and looked at Edward with a cold expression. But Edward only smiled brightly and continued.
“One year.”
“……”
“After four seasons pass, I will leave Your Grace’s side… no, the Grand Duke’s side.”
The man smiling dazzlingly was Baron Edward de Mare, known as the richest man in the empire.
“You’ll need money if you want to do politics.”
“I have plenty of money.”
“I know. But no matter how much you have, it’s never enough.”
With a golden smile, Edward spoke again.
“Just marry me for one year. You become the Grand Duke, and you gain money too. Isn’t that a good deal?”
“Then what do you gain?”
With her head slightly tilted, her pale lemon-colored blonde hair flowing, and golden eyes brighter than any gold—Diana de Kailum.
“The honor of being the first husband of a beautiful Grand Duke.”
Crazy bastard.
It sounded like she cursed, but Edward didn’t mind. He wasn’t stupid enough to miss the laughter that followed—it meant she accepted his proposal.
