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My Disfigured Duke Husband Helps Me Plot My Revenge

A powerless woman’s worst nightmare is marrying someone against her will. When those who are supposed to protect her betray her in the vilest of ways, Leonor is forced to marry a Duke known for his cold nature and repulsive appearance. After a miserable childhood, it shouldn’t have been a surprise to her that her future was never truly in her hands in the first place. Duke Desmond de Montclair was nobody before the war. He garnered the King’s favor by doing the impossible in battle. Unfortunately, any achievement is eclipsed by his appearance and unbearable personality. In a kingdom that idolizes beauty, there is no room for someone like him. At first, Leonor finds life with the Duke to be what she’s used to - walking on eggshells and never speaking what’s truly in her heart. Eventually, things slowly start to change as the Duke learns about the horrors she faced while living with her family. His power becomes the key to her revenge. However, in a moment where she feels cornered, Leonor confesses to the Duke that she’s in love with someone else. The progress she has made with the Duke comes crashing down around her. Will her magic abilities be enough to convince the Duke not to throw her out? If she can make herself useful to him, perhaps she can gain his sympathy somehow…

QueenFrieza · Fantasy
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306 Chs

A Promise

The most beautiful part of telling the truth was not having to remember one's lies. To have the truth was to have freedom. 

Leonor couldn't keep track of her lies and she certainly didn't feel free. She began loving someone and it was the most hurt she had ever been, realizing she had to turn against one to choose the other. 

She did not want to stop loving Valerio but he was becoming more of a concept than a palpable person. On the other hand, the duke was very real and he was within her grasp.

To finally acknowledge her love for him felt like following the light at the end of a tunnel. Except following that light meant she had to leave behind the dying body of someone she did love too. 

How her heart chose two people was unfair, but to keep getting close to the duke and never acknowledge the possibility of feelings wasn't fair to her heart either. It wasn't fair to the duke's heart if he felt the same for her as well.