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Charlotte Bourbon, a 19-year-old widow, was happy in her life after she got married to the man of her dreams. However, because of a sudden illness, her husband died within a month, and Charlotte's life came to a sudden halt. 

‘She became the curse for her husband that he died young.’

‘She is the one, who killed her husband.’

‘She should have died with her husband.’

Numerous such things Charlotte would hear from the people around her in the palace when she decided to take her life. However, was it that easy to die?

Édouard Bourdillon was the eldest son of King Christian Bourdillon of the Kingdom of Escana. He decided to marry the widow of his late younger brother so that he could take over the Beromont territory which his brother possessed. 

But was this the only reason he wanted to marry Charlotte?
 
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"What are you doing?" Terrified Charlotte asked as she saw Édouard unbuttoning his shirt. 

"I am hot, so I am taking off the shirt," Édouard said and reached for the last button. 

"But it's cold weather," Charlotte said and knitted her brows. 

"Not here, Charlotte. Your mere presence around me makes me hot," Édouard said and took off the shirt. 

"Ahhh!" Charlotte quickly brought her hands in front of her eyes and covered them. From the gaps between her fingers, she peeked out of curiosity. 

A lump formed in her throat as she saw his perfectly carved body with a few scars on the chest and near the abdomen. 

Charlotte saw him approaching her and she tightly shut her eyes. A few seconds later, when she realized everything was so quiet, she opened her eyes again and found him before her. 

She promptly moved back and hit the wall behind her. She thought to leave the room when Édouard caged her petite body between his arms. 

"Are you going to—" 

"Yes. I want to be wild with you tonight, Little Cherry," Édouard said with a smirk, and the next second, he lifted her in his arms.

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The Second Husband

"Charlotte, these files do not mention anything about the incidents in the palace from that time," Édouard said as he stacked the five files together. 


"So, we need to put them back in the archive center," Charlotte said. 


"I will do that," Édouard replied. "What about you? Did you find anything useful?" he asked. 


"Nothing. It seems they have not recorded anything in that particular period for some reason. I asked about Uncle Philip from my Father, but he had no idea about this. Since he was never a part of the palace affair, he only heard what everyone knew," Charlotte asserted. 


Édouard took the file from her and looked at the wall clock. "It's already three. Let's do the rest tomorrow. We do not have to rush anything," he opined and got down the bed. He put the read files on one side of the cupboard. 


As he closed the cupboard, he heard Charlotte say, "Édouard, did Damien and Andrew return from the Barnard family home?" 


None in my family knows [Bonus chapter]