The Dukes of Teze, who hold the highest power, and the Ohara family, who control all the wealth in the world—on paper, their union couldn’t have been more perfect.
If only there had been no deep love involved.
“Evangeline Ohara is a perfectly prepared duchess. Finding another woman now would be a hassle, and there’s no guarantee anyone else could do as well as her.”
To Decarno, there was no duchess greater than her.
So a little bankruptcy? That was something he could handle. But she wasn’t like that.
“I want to stop now.”
“……Are you talking about breaking the engagement?”
“Yes.”
Evangeline stepped forward empty-handed, giving up everything she had.
And because she let go of everything, he was able to let go too—even the feelings he had been holding onto alone.
“I liked you, Your Grace.”
“…….”
“You don’t really think I was only after the title of duchess, do you?”
He couldn’t understand it. How could she leave so easily after saying she loved him?
Every tangled problem, every complicated thought—it all came from her.
In the end, there was only one way: to set everything back in place. Decarno sets out to find Evangeline, who’s desperately trying to stand on her own.
“You said you’d survive. Someone like me shouldn’t be hard to handle, right?”