When The Count’s Illegitimate Daughter Gets Married

Prologue.

“You will marry the duke, Laritte Brumayer.”

The older man had adopted a habit of the previous head of the house, tapping on his desk with his finely crafted quill as he spoke. Laritte stared at the gloved hand holding the quill.

Memories from her childhood rushed to her head, for Laritte feared those white gloves. Any mistake she made resulted in a beating.

“Are you listening to me?”

“Of course, father.”

She replied to the Count in a clear, meek tone with no hint of malice. Her half-sister, Rose, stood behind the Count and observed the situation.

She burst into a fit of laughter.

“Did  you ever dare to dream that you’d become the duchess? You’re an illegitimate child… be grateful to father.”

Laritte, who’d only been watching the Count’s hand, finally looked up. Her strange yet sparkling blue eyes stared at Rose.

Rose hated those eyes. Those eyes were of a color that did not belong to the Brumayer family, and yet they felt so piercing.

‘Laritte will answer obediently, as she always has.’

That was the type of person this illegitimate child was. No matter what Rose did, in the end, Laritte would always respond obediently. She was like a straw doll with no choice but to remain in its house, even if that meant it would be torn and broken by its cruel owners.

But this time, Laritte reacted differently and retorted in a clear yet soft tone,

“Of course. Thank you, father. The Duke I will marry has been robbed of all his wealth, accused of treason, and has died on the battlefield. How can I dare to be devastated about my marriage to such a ghost Duke?”

For the first time, the doll rebelled against its owners.

Rose’s eyes widened, expression panicked. Laritte laughed at her.

‘Are you shocked?’

They really believed she’d continue to act stupid though she no longer had any obligation to be obedient to this family.

This was it. Laritte Brumayer’s life would soon end. Because, just as they said, her marriage was a lost cause.

Rose, who was a year older than Laritte, was originally marrying the Duke.

of the Brumayer family. She fell in love with the Duke at first sight and proceeded to

that time, Duke Reinhardt was

his had been that he had no interest in any woman before his marriage.

to fulfill their daughter’s request, and at last the marriage

was

of his time on the battlefield. Adding to that, he had been killed by a prisoner while preparing to come

This wasn’t the end.

of the Duke Reinhardt’s plan

the marriage contract. Count Brumayer wished to expand his business, and in order to invest, he needed

had to send a bride. But the

why Laritte would

had been born to an unknown mother and was neglected by the Count. Laritte spent her whole life as if she were an uninvited guest trying

no longer be tormented by her half-sister. Instead, she would spend the rest of her

her sister. Rather, she was glad that the bastard child she had seen as

didn’t even hesitate to hit Laritte who

using a sarcastic tone

by the furious Rose, Laritte’s cheek turned

the beginning, the option to ‘hit Laritte’ had always been there for her family. Although there were

It was then–

Laritte who had lived under the Count obediently for seventeen

slender hand before striking Rose right

“Ack!”

has always

longer needed to obey her. Marrying a ghost of a Duke meant death. It meant being kicked out of this house with nothing. Laritte was sure this family would not give her

“You are absolutely insane!”

clothes before

and gave you a roof to sleep under, yet you

“Kyaa!”

was screaming over the carpet and started beating

that wench until she’s

fury, unable to control her

“Aak!!”

swit no mwar! (I won’t let anyone treat me

her strength into her jaw

on her head with his other foot and she fell off of him with an unidentifiable lump of flesh

spit it out as she glared at him with a blue glow in her eyes. Now, Laritte Brumayer was a