Chapter 3

Father agreed in order to protect the Reed family's reputation.

I fought. I refused to eat. I even thought about ending my life. But in the end, I gave in.

Because Lydia told me that if I dared run from the wedding, she would send men to the Northern Frontier to kill Cedric.

I believed her.

So I put on the wedding dress that was never meant for me and married into the Duke of the North's estate.

There was no need to say what happened after that.

But in this life, I would not let her succeed.

Because her…