A suspicious scent filled the air. Sierra stepped out of the pharmacy. She walked past the strangely tidy path toward the nursery. A bizarre sight greeted her. The small building glowed with a flash of light. Gold leaf now covered the walls. She narrowed her eyes and approached. [Sierra] "What on earth is that?" Neighbors gathered on the path, sharing her confusion. In a small village, rumors traveled faster than the wind. [Sierra] "What is going on here?" The moment she spok

As her eyes sparked with the mischief of a tiny villain, Cassius snatched the letters with an elegant motion. [Cassius] "I will punish them. Every single one." [Hanael] "Go ahead then!" The little lady sprinted back into the house. Cassius watched her retreating figure. He didn't feel a sudden, overwhelming bond with the daughter he just met. Rather, her striking resemblance to Sierra softened his heart. Sierra, Hanael…… Cassius whispered the names. These two names brought ba

The one-week restraining order worked perfectly. Cassius, acting like a man who committed a crime, declared he would accept every word Sierra said. His behavior annoyed her, but she had no choice. She bought herself a week of time. During those seven days, she intended to find out exactly what happened to him. I must discover what changed him so much. Contacting Cassius now was the worst possible move. He would only repeat four things: regret, apologies, guilt, and kneeling.

Five years passed since Sierra moved to this quiet village to raise Hanael, her sister's daughter. Today was no different. Sierra walked toward the nursery to pick the girl up, but an odd sensation hung in the air. First, the weather. A bitter wind howled, and the sky turned a bruised purple. Thunder threatened to break at any moment. [Sierra] "The weather looks grim......" Bad weather happened often in the countryside. Sierra arched an eyebrow and kept walking. Then, a stran

Years ago, a one-night stand ended. Now, that man returns as a Duke. Cassius Ideos claims he regrets abandoning Sierra. What is he talking about? We ended things cleanly. Why the regret? To make matters worse, he looks at her sister’s daughter—the child she raised—and reaches a bizarre conclusion. "I never knew. I never imagined you raised our child alone." What is going on? Just then, her niece hides behind her back and sticks out her tongue at the Duke. "I hate you, bad mis