yoojee

Aideen Ruan, though a royal princess, was always unwanted due to the circumstances of her birth. Born blind to a hostage concubine, she possessed an intriguing beauty; however, her disability rendered her utterly useless to the royal family.

Even when the struggling Count Crueder reluctantly agreed to take Aideen as his wife to secure the royal dowry, her life failed to improve. A year into their marriage, Aideen's inability to produce an heir sealed her fate. The princess was destined for exile to the Temple, consigned to spend the remainder of her days in isolation and abandonment.

Contrary to her anticipations, instead of the Temple, Aideen found herself within the cold walls of Duke Tillian Valentine's castle. Duke Valentine, the last scion of the once-revered Valentine family that ruled the Kingdom before the "Fratricide Rebellion", now presided over the desolate Northern lands.

Faced with fear and confusion, Aideen expected her life to perpetuate its cycle of misery, only to discover that Duke Valentine might hold the key to a new opportunity, a chance at a life she had never envisioned.

"You bewitched my body and soul. Put an intoxicating spell on me, shackled my heart to yours with your magic. If I could exchange my eyesight with you, I would do it just to make you see what a man dying from love looks like."

Saved By The Mad Duke

Melania waited for the Queen to leave the tea room, bowing down politely and patiently waiting for the woman's footsteps to finally disappear. Once the air in the hallway became still again, the princess fell back into her chair, rubbed her pulsating forehead, and released a long sigh. Her whisper filled with irritation as she noted to herself,

"One day, I will surely suffocate from so much tension when I am around her... Alright. I have to take care of the doctor issue first."

As the young woman opened the doors to her drawing room, she noticed that Loraline was already there, anxiously waiting for her lady's return. When she noticed the princess too, she jumped to her feet and ran towards her, her voice ringing with despair as she exclaimed,

"Goodness, Your Highness! What are we going to do? The doctor! The doctor will come to see you tomorrow!"

The Market