On their wedding anniversary, Berenice discovers her husband’s infidelity and decides to divorce him after only three years of marriage, in search of her own life.
‘Now I’m done with love. I will follow in my father’s footsteps and become a merchant!’
However, after their divorce, her ex-husband, who treated her like a fish out of water throughout their marriage, starts displaying incomprehensible obsession, creating chaos in her life.
To make matters worse, he demands reconciliation and even directly threatens her!
‘It seems like it won’t work. To get rid of that guy, I need to find someone new.’
No reunion. No falling in love again. What does she need?
‘A young, handsome man with a noble title who can lend me his name.’
He must be around the same age, a widower with a son who has no need for an heir.
He must have a high rank and his entire family must be out of the picture
I now have a personal relationship with the Duke, who is experiencing financial difficulties…
”Let’s enter into a contract marriage. I’ll let you borrow the funds from the company. If you want, I can even be a shield for the Duke and your son as a mere duchess in name only. In return, the Duke just needs to be my shield. How about it? Will you do it?”
Can she truly abandon love and start anew as a top boss just like she wanted?
What stands out is the deviation from typical tropes - the MC usually protects the innocent ML, but here, she's the wealthy stepmother showering gifts on her new stepson, while the ML has a child. The roles are reversed, and MC falls in love first. My only gripe is the cover art and the depiction of the main couple; I've moved past the allure of white-haired characters, and the stereotypical pretty blonde MC doesn't particularly appeal to me. Fortunately, the narrative doesn't dwell on their physical appearances much.
The male lead (ML) isn't her ex-husband, as established in Chapter 1. Following their split, the ex-husband seeks reconciliation, leaving the FL with no choice but to look for a suitable business partner, such as Duke Roberto. In fact, there's still potential for this novel if the chapters accumulate. I might come back later to satisfy my curiosity when more content is available.