The Secret Circumstances of the Fake Ducal Couple

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It was a nostalgic scent, reminiscent of a rainy forest.

In a house in disarray after being ransacked by debt collectors, Jane, who was sitting on the floor, looked up to see a man standing by the door, which had come off its hinges and was wide open.

For a moment, Jane thought she’d seen it wrong. There was no way he’d show up at her tiny, shabby abode.

But it’s really that man.

There is only one person in the kingdom with bright blonde hair, eyes like the sea, thick eyebrows and a towering nose, and a combination of grace and rawness.

Cain Hastings. Jane’s ex-fiancé, and the sole Duke of the Great Kingdom of Embelon.

The arrogant man’s gaze swept over the messy house.

“You abandoned me, and look at you now, terrible.”

Their reunion after seven years came when she least expected it, when she was at the lowest point of her life.

He stomped into the house.

“Lousy.”

Each word pierced Jane’s heart like a dagger.

“Tacky.”

Jane closed her eyes tightly and opened them slowly.

“How did you… get here?”

Jane’s voice trembled badly.

Clean, noble, and dignified, he didn’t belong here.

“Wrong question. You should ask why I’m here.”

“…… Please leave”

Cain’s expression became fierce. However, he soon erased his expression and spoke. 

“I’m here because I have some business to do. We’re not seeing each other for no reason.”

Jane caught her breath at the unexpected words.

A familiar face with an unfamiliar expression. Her eyes trembled as she looked at the face of the man who had once been her fiancé.

She was barely able to take her eyes off him because it felt like she was being drawn back to the times when she loved him unconditionally.

Cain’s lips, which had whispered to her that he loved her, stood in a business-like manner and spat out a cold voice.

“I need a woman to be my child’s mother.”

His cold eyes felt heartless.

This man needs me.

A rude proposal from the man who was once my fiancé and now a stranger.

A familiar realization flashed through my mind as I saw the look in my ex-fiancé’s eyes that hadn’t changed.

“Get ready.”

The realization that I have no choice.