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I was the eldest daughter of the Duke of Ashbourne, yet I threw it all away to elope with a lowly gamekeeper. I drained the dowry my mother left me, paving his way from the rural woods to becoming a Royal Army Officer. But once he achieved glory, he publicly forced me to sign divorce papers so his pregnant mistress could become his lawful wife: "You were the one who abandoned your engagement to follow me. What gives you the right to put on airs as a Duke's daughter now?" "You couldn't even give me an heir after all these years. Did you really think you could occupy the position of my wife forever?" When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the moment before I recklessly eloped with him. I slowly set down my travel bag and turned to my lady's maid. "There's a man harassing me at the back gate. Have the estate guards throw him out. The further, the better."