Pereshati Zahardt may be the sole heir to her late father's county, but she can at least rely on her stepmother, stepsister Reina, and loving fiancé Schiff. However, she soon finds herself proven wrong, landing her on her deathbed. Schiff wedded Pereshati at the behest of Reina—his true lover—so they could promptly inherit Pereshati's fortune and title. Defenseless, Pereshati can only watch as her loved ones turn against her. Shockingly, Pereshati somehow wakes up in the past, mere months after her father's passing. Although uncertain whether the betrayal she experienced was real, she takes precautions moving forward in her second chance. She seeks out Grand Duke Therdeo Lapileon, a war hero with a bloody reputation, and proposes a one-year contract marriage that will ward off their respe