A wealthy commoner and a princess—there was no blessing for their marriage.
Kailen, a man from a prosperous merchant family, was still a commoner.
Despite his mother’s adamant opposition to the marriage and the royal family’s humiliating demands, Adeline chose to marry him, her first love.
Kailen, too, accepted all the unfair conditions, believing it was proof of his love for her.
But then…
“Kailen… Are you drunk? Am I the one acting strange?”
“It’s fine. Besides, it’s our wedding night. We should at least do what’s expected of us.”
On their long-awaited wedding night, Adeline is taken aback by Kailen’s rough demeanor, and their first night together takes an unsettling turn.
Why is he acting this way?
“I have so much to collect from you, bit by bit.”
A husband whose kindness and indifference blur into one,
Will their married life ever find peace?
