After witnessing the death of the woman who saved him as a child, Prince Alexei vows revenge and turns bitter and jaded, eventually taking the throne and becoming Emperor. Little does he know, the woman who saved him was reborn as the daughter of a duke, a taciturn young lady with a secret. When fate throws them together, will they recognize each other, or will their jaded pasts keep them apart?
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A woman born with the appearance of a monster and living in a remote forest rescued a boy who was being attacked by a magical beast. The woman named the boy Ham, and Ham called her Pai. The happy life of two lonely people, however, did not last long, and the boy's beloved Pai, the only person who ever really loved him, was killed in front of him. Ham, whose real identity was the abandoned prince Alexei, fought to become emperor in revenge. Meanwhile, Pai was reincarnated as the duchess Eleonora, widely known as a quiet and secretive beauty. The two are reunited at a fateful ball without knowing anything about each other...?

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