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Leticia whose been living her life quietly in the outskirts of the Kingdom of Otis, met a bloodied man lying on her lawn in the middle of the night.

Deciding to save the man whose identity is still unknown, Leticia did the bare minimum aid and determined to let him go when he gets better.

'Well... I mean, I can't afford to help and sheltered an unknown man when I want to get married, right?!'

But what's this?

Why are you not leaving? And why are you so good at doing household chores?! And you know how to cook too?!

You're making me hesitate to let you go!

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The rumored notorious Duke Hugh Naville decided to stay quiet and enjoy the life he has with Leticia until knights came and begged him to go back as his marriage candidates lined up to meet him, plotted for political purposes of the Queen.

Thinking that the Queen shouldn't have his way with his life, Duke Hugh saw Leticia as the best option.

"Leticia... Will you become my lover?"

"Huh? Why would I do that?!"

The response from Leticia made Duke Hugh smile. He became sure that she's the only answer to his crisis.

"I want you to become my fake lover..."

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But what will happen when suddenly Leticia had a glimpsed of her future and one of those is her life hanging in a thread?

'I should leave before I can, right?'

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This work will be participating in Webnovel Spirity Awards Spring 2021

P.S. Photo not mine. Credit to the owner.

The Duke's Fraudulent Lover

She hopped in the carriage with Hugh helping her.

"You didn't really need to see me out…"

Hugh was in a daze seeing that and later on, smiles.

"No, something like this is fine."

Leticia felt like the embarrassment of that night was buried in the grave and now Hugh can act the way he always acts around her.

'It's a good thing…' She thought to herself.

In that way, she wouldn't need to think about things so much and make theories and conclusions in her head.

As they left the mansion, Austin, who was there as her escort suddenly say something.

"I've never seen the Duke like that."

She looked at him and wondered what he was suddenly getting at.

"I mean… we've never seen the Duke interact with a woman before. That itself was already a surprise for us, his knights. But the way he acted towards you…"

MY NAME IS MARY!