The Ex-Duchess Who Became Empress

Summary

When news of his beloved’s death came, my husband, Lord Gareth, who was celebrating my birthday with me, threw himself into the lake, abandoning everything. It was then I realized he had never given up on Seraphina Hayes.

Reborn to my coming-of-age, he didn’t come to propose to me. Instead, he arrived with a grand procession, banners unfurling for miles, to marry his beloved. I watched their lavish celebrations last for ten days and ten nights, then turned and walked away. From then on, we chose different lives.