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Summary  The Unwelcome Fated Marriage Born from an unwanted political marriage, Lysithea has known nothing but disdain. "If it weren't for you, our family would be perfectly fine!" "I'll never forgive the sister who killed my mother." "Aren't your siblings still young? How can you, as the eldest, be so petty?" At sixteen, during a harsh winter, Lysithea reached her breaking point with her family's unfair abuse and neglect. It was then she realized the truth: she was the unwelcome villainess in this story. 'Do they really think I'll let this rotten ending play out?' After countless attempts to change her future, she uncovered a grim truth: nothing she did could alter it. "You have, at most, one year. How you've lasted this long in such a condition..." Even her own fate—death within a year—was sealed. 'It's unfair enough that I have to die; I won't be the only one miserable!' Determined to exact revenge on those who tormented her, Lysithea seeks out Grand Duke Cassius, another villain in this world. "Please become the heir to my fortune, Your Highness. So my family will regret losing it." "No, I don't need your fortune. But if it's marriage... that's a different story." To her surprise, he proposes a contract marriage to a woman already living on borrowed time. But then... "Can't you pity me, unable to do anything with my beloved wife by my side?" "You can do whatever you wish with me. I'll endure anything you desire." His overly affectionate behavior starts to stir unwelcome thoughts within her. "You shouldn't have been so kind, then."