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.

the Brumayer family. She fell in love with the Duke at first sight and proceeded to ask her parents to marry

that time, Duke Reinhardt

woman before his marriage. But Rose

Count’s family struggled day and night to fulfill their daughter’s request, and at

was

a swordmaster, Duke Reinhardt spent most of his time on the battlefield. Adding to that, he had been killed by a prisoner while preparing to come home from the war. Rose had only just been married legally, but ended up losing her husband before

This wasn’t the end.

of the Duke Reinhardt’s

received a huge sum of money from the marriage contract. Count Brumayer

send a bride. But the household couldn’t let their precious Rose

why Laritte would

spent her whole life as if she were

be tormented by her half-sister. Instead, she would spend the rest of her life alone with

was glad that the bastard child she had seen as a

even hesitate to hit Laritte who spoke

tone with me? You lowly

Smacked by the furious Rose, Laritte’s cheek turned red. However, no one

there for her family.

It was then–

Laritte who had lived under the Count obediently for seventeen years, had done another unexpected

her slender hand before striking

“Ack!”

one here. It has always been you

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

“You are absolutely insane!”

The two pulled and yanked on each other’s clothes before the Count jumped out

to sleep under, yet you dare touch your sister?! You know nothing about

“Kyaa!”

Laritte who was screaming over the carpet and started beating her. He mercilessly stomped on

that wench until she’s

control her breathing. Laritte bit the Count’s ankle

“Aak!!”

weat ee ike dog swit no mwar! (I won’t let

into her jaw as

other foot and she fell off of him with an unidentifiable

spit it out as she glared at him with a blue glow in her eyes. Now, Laritte Brumayer was a beast that no