The Reason for Marriage

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“I heard you have a fiancé? Do you love him?”

One day, Daniel comes to Iveka, who has lost her memories of working for the Bureau of Judicial Affairs, and arrives with an unexpected offer: marriage.

“You must be busy, but it’s a simple matter of business. How about marrying me?”
“Excuse me? Of all women, why me…?”
“Of course, you can refuse if you don’t want to do it. You might not even like the queen’s position.”

However, it won’t be like a fairy tale. He had not fallen in love with her at first sight. It was a proposal unlike any other, and a sudden fate as a queen. Will she be nothing more than just a queen to be taken advantage of?

The reason for this wedding is yet to unfold.

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A Reason for Marriage
Reason for Marriage
결혼의 이유
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6 Reviews


astralmech
astralmech
Aug 15, 2021
Status: --
Normally I greatly dislike the smut genre due to it being absolutely rife with toxic tropes that the authors try and pass off as being 'sexy' or 'romantic'. But this one? Pure as all hell and we love to see it.

The basic premise (under spoiler cut cause kinda long)

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Spoiler

is that Iveka (FL) is the illegitimate daughter of the Countess, born from an affair she had. Because of this, she faced a lot of discrimination from her family and peers for not inheriting the their beautiful blonde hair. As the Count didn't wish to have Iveka around, he sent her off to attend college where she went on to join the Bureau of Investigation at the age of 18. 4 years went by and eventually Iveka wished to leave her work for unknown reasons. Before she can, however, they give her the choice of being monitored for the rest of her life (to avoid leaks) or to have her memories of the past 4 years erased. For whatever reason, Iveka chooses to have her memories taken. After that, she is approached by Daniel (ML) with a proposal of marriage. Daniel himself is the King of their nation (of which there are several nations ruled by Kings who serve a central Emperor). He was originally a third prince with no desire for power, but the struggles of his siblings eventually resulted in the crown being put in his hands though happenstance. Not wanting that same struggle to continue on in the future, Daniel wishes to take a wife and have a child as soon as possible so that if something were to ever happen to him, succession would fall to his own child rather than another relative.

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As for their relationship, it's so cute! Iveka has fairly low self-esteem and she can never understand why Daniel would want her. She constantly feels like she needs to do something to prove her worth in order to be a valuable and worthwhile partner. She feels this way due to the fact that the last 4 years of meaningful work she had done with the Bureau is basically nonexistent in her mind. Daniel is greatly saddened by the fact that she feels that way, but is always ready to reassure her-- saying that he doesn't need to her be 'useful' to him, and that merely having her be happy at his side is enough for him. He also tells Iveka that they are family now, and that even if the Count scorns her and her sisters hate her, the new family they're creating will always be there with her. He even goes as far as to show her the secret passages in the castle (originally known only to him) so that she may have time to be alone if she ever needs it. But even as Iveka is uncertain about her value, she's still an extremely intelligent and amazing woman. She wasn't welcomed as a member of the Bureau for nothing! There are plenty of moments where she shines incredibly bright.

And during the snu-snu time? Daniel is so attentive and kind. Iveka is left to wonder why Daniel cares so much for her pleasure during all of it, especially since their only aim is to have a child. Her happiness during the ordeal shouldn't matter, right? But Daniel is constantly asking her if she feels good, if what he's doing is okay, and it's clearly important to him that she feels pleasure during every moment of it. The author even goes as far as describe Daniel's constant asking for consent as an 'obsession'. Even when he himself is teetering on the edge of desire, Iveka always comes first. We love consent!!

The only real uncertainty that comes from their relationship is Daniel's supposed love for another woman. It's well known that Daniel once had a woman he was fiercely in love with but that she disappeared at some point. The only remnant he has of her is a pen she had gifted him on his birthday with the initials "E.J".

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Though, it's implied (at least in my opinion) that Iveka is E.J, but that she may not remember due to the memory erasure and Daniel can't tell her because that would be a breech of contract. Though I could be wrong. But I feel it in my bones lol.

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I'm really liking this one, which is rare since I really dislike the smut genre as many are based on awful tropes that function more as kink fulfillment rather than an example of a good, well balanced relationship. I hope the author continues on this path and doesn't try any toxic or problematic stuff like so many others in the genre do. <<less
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znukhsoc
znukhsoc
Dec 09, 2022
Status: c66 part2
1, 5 stars
I thought I was reading a masterpiece with real-life-like harshness, BUT it turned out to be an overly dramatized "piece of mess". With all the secrets and schemes, the writing makes you assume there is an actual plot in this story. No, it's completely stretched out annoying as hell misunderstandings. What a HUGE letdown...
In the first half, she was too timid and had no backbone for quite a long time. Didn't like that aspect, however, the plot and the secrets made me want to finish this... more>> story. THEN the author cuts the story at a big cliffhanger and writes 20 chapters of undisturbed past! That drove me insane..... How could you want me to focus on their past after that cliffhanger? I hated it. AND they do this TWO times!! In the most important scenes. IT'S TORTURE.

The end is rather a quick one. It feels like everything is summarised. Sadly, the annoying misunderstandings just swallowed this story.
In my heart, it's a 1 star. <<less
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moniquesparklove
moniquespark
Jul 01, 2021
Status: c3
I'm still early but there are already glimpses of the character's past, their motivations and their connections to each other. All of these are implied subtly and not In-your-Face type kind of description other novels tend to do, which is fortunate! It's interesting. Will edit once I read further.

As for the amnesia, MC was neglected by her family because she had a different hair color and suspected to be illegitimate. She did well in school and got to work in an independent government department but was transferred. Prior to transferring... more>> jobs, it was required for her to wipe away her memories (4 years worth of it) so that the department's secrets are safe. She has a pessimistic but realistic mindset, but she's not wallowing in self-pity either, which I appreciate. <<less
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n0isy.ninja
n0isy.ninja
Jul 29, 2022
Status: c63
This is such a beautiful novel. It is getting close to the end and I wish the translation is faster. Not sure why the rating is only a 4.

Ah, ah I feel like melting :)

"The only reason for this marriage was that he loved her so much that he couldn't stand it if he didn't have her around no matter when, no matter what she looked like."
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Roroqui
Roroqui
Feb 23, 2022
Status: --
Cute story so far, backstory and events that lead to the present are being revealed at a good pace.
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mango.hula
Nov 06, 2023
Status: Completed
Long time ago, I picked this up and instantly fell in love with the ML's demeanour (yes, I am a sucker for ML who worships the FL). However, I dropped, and pick it up again because I remember how good the novel was.

I was hoping for a different kind of ending, one where I could experience solid payback (e.g. When a villain get called out during a ball or what not), but the novel is mature.

And I don't mean mature as in, adult mature, I meant mature as in one... more>> of the big plot points was the constant back and forth talk about class and meritocracy. Which is understandable as FL is born out of wedlock and the ML is an unplanned king.

However, I do like the pace (?), the read through experience of comfort love where each only have each other against the whole world, provided through the novel and the way both of them love each other. The ending seems to be happy, open ending where it ends when the characters confesses out of each's secret and promises on growing old together. There were no extensive ending on whether the characters resolve their fear of being left out, it ends with the characters finding solace within each other and I think that's beautiful at par.

If even after you read all the reviews and think, "should I read this?" let me answer for you: Yes! At least for a few chapters, as it tells how the novel is written and plot points. <<less
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