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Summary

Yvette, the eldest daughter of the Marquis Cleaves family, dreams of one day bearing and raising the child of the person she loves. But one day, she is informed that her fiancé has fallen in battle. Then, on the very day of his funeral, the Crown Prince tells her that she is a “damaged” woman—unable to bear children. On top of that, she is ordered to marry Archduke Owen Langford, a man feared as a “war maniac.” In order to protect the Cleaves family, Yvette agrees to the marriage. However, she soon discovers that Owen already has three children. And worse, the children—unable to accept a new stepmother—do everything they can to drive Yvette out…!? Can Yvette overcome their rejection and misunderstandings to truly become a family with them? And what is the hidden truth behind this political marriage? A story of wounded people who have lost what they held dear, slowly coming together and becoming a family.