The Substitute is Doted on by the Cold-Hearted Majesty

Summary

Read Manhwa The Substitute is Doted on by the Cold-Hearted Majesty / The Stand‑In Bride Is Doted on by the Coldhearted Emperor / The Substitute Bride is Doted On by the Coldhearted Emperor / 身代わりの花嫁は冷徹陛下に溺愛される “Who are you?” Aria finds a sword pointed at her by Fenrir, the emperor infamous as a coldhearted ruler. This is the very bridal‑night scene where she remembers the heroine being killed off at the start of a novel she once read. Has she become that Aria? In the memories flooding in, she sees herself despised for her “accursed black hair,” abused and treated as utterly inferior to her younger sister, her face frozen like a doll’s. “If I’m killed like this, it’s far too pitiful for both Aria and me!” Shaking off that malice‑filled past and choosing to face forward bravely, she begins to change—and that sight kindles a flame in the frozen heart of the “coldhearted emperor.” As this stand‑in bride slowly unravels the loneliness of the king, a woman who was never meant to be loved is gradually wrapped in true love.