In my seventeenth summer, three months before I went into isolation, the first daughter of Marquis Leonard, my “sister” returned, having disappeared shortly after birth.... more>>

Everyone in the mansion loved her, and only her.

It didn’t matter.

Because from the very beginning, I’d known that my parents were utter tr*sh.

I would’ve helped and organized all the documents for land management, but I saw no point in bothering the family that would soon fall.

A family that would fall, should I, the one who actually did all the work instead of the Marquis, disappear.

So, all I need to do is to isolate myself and get away from this place…

--It was extremely cold! It must've been a long time ago.
A self-proclaimed junior spirit I encounter ever so often, tells surprising stories.

“Then who will protect you?”
My 'sister', no, that woman, tried to 'protect me' under the guise of being a real sister.

“What do you think, young Lady? If it's this much of a loan, wouldn't it be useful? Go ahead and run before someone snatches it away.”
The wily duke, who'd signed a mutual deal with me, would be entitled to a loss.

And…

“I’ve prayed to God, whom I’ve never prayed to before.”
When I saw my sweet childhood friend, who said just that, it seemed that in the end, we would no longer be just friends. <<less