A Young Lady Finds Her True Calling Living With the Enemy

Bertine was born into luxury as the daughter of a powerful marquess in a small, prosperous nation. However, her privileged life shatters when her king commands her to marry Cecilio, a general representing the very country that defeated her own. Offered as part of the war reparations, she crosses the ocean with a heavy heart, resigned to a bleak future. Instead of a husband, she finds only Cecilio’s absence and the cruel, humiliating treatment of his servants. Stripped of her family's protection and her former status, Bertine refuses to surrender to despair. Determined to survive on her own terms, she escapes the hostile estate armed with nothing but her resolve. In this unfamiliar enemy territory, she begins forging a new path, gradually uncovering a remarkable hidden talent for business. Meanwhile, Cecilio—infamous as "The Battle-Crazed Savage"—remains a looming figure in her new life. What begins as a foundation of misunderstanding and reluctant negotiation slowly blossoms into an unexpected romance between a resilient noblewoman and a fearsome general.