Chapter 1

Her parents died when she was fourteen, and she was given the title Viscountess Isabella Gounarelli. Her only remaining family member was her fiance, Marquess Mellakou, who, despite the fact that they were engaged, never visited her. For as long as she could remember, the girl had been on her own.

'I want to see my fiance,' she decided one day.

The girl went to meet him in secret because she craved the company of her only family member. However, she received a cold response.

"What brought you here?"

"I-I…"

The man scolded the girl on the verge of tears with a thunderous voice.

"Do not return here," he said.

The girl didn't expect him to greet her because she was used to his cold indifference, but this vivid memory left a deep scar.

'My fiance doesn't love me,' she told her maid baroness Emilia, who had nursed her since childhood after her parents died and acted as her mother.

"Do not cry, dear madam, everything will be fine," the maid said as she embraced the sobbing lady. Despite caring for the young lady, the baroness was forced to leave because she was pregnant and was forced to leave by the head maid. Despite her departure, the baroness promised to return to serve the lady again.

The Viscountess grew up with a broken heart, and she was upset that the baroness who promised to return was forced to work somewhere else by her aunt.

Despite this, the baroness quit her job and returned to tutor her. The baroness was beside her, holding her one-year-old son. She frequently played with the boy Portio, whom she treated as her brother, and it was soon time for her to make her debut.

She could hear rumors as high nobles arrived at the ball to see the Viscountess. Despite the fact that it was her debut, the nobles were drawn to Isabella's cousin Meredith. She was twice as beautiful as the Viscountess and quite popular. She didn't mind much, but she wished her fiance would come.

'He didn't show up today, either.'

"Do not be concerned, my lady; he will come," the baroness said.

Waited for an hour, two hours, and at midnight, her grand debutante ball was held in her fiance's absence. She eventually left the banquet hall, depressed.

'Did he not come because he is embarrassed by me?' A man appeared in front of her as she cried to herself.

"My lady, why are you crying?"

It was the Marquess's friend and the baron , Lord Elias. His words were warm, and his gaze was focused. It could have been a kindness that the man could have given to anyone. But for the girl who had been denied intimacy for so long, he felt like a savior.

She began to follow him like a shadow after that day, begging for his love until she succeeded in becoming his lover. She secretly had sex with him, and he adored her without telling Marquess's father and mother Even her fiance was unaware of this. They both made a secret connection. During tea one day, the young Viscountess made an unusual request.

"I'll give you whatever you want. You only need to love me. Please marry me because I do not want to live a life without peace."

The youngest baron was pleased with her decision, and they both embraced with affection. She vomited a few days later and discovered she was pregnant. The baroness was astounded by how things turned out, so she told her the entire story and revealed who the father was. She went to inform the baron of the news, but he had already left for war, and she learned months later that her love had died in the battle.

She was heartbroken and wanted to kill the baby but alas she didn't give up, she went straight to her ignored fiance and seduced him though he didn't want it. She then shared the news to her fiancé's parents using the Marquees that she's having a child with him to hide the truth that it was actually her lover's child.

Without further ado, the Elder Marquees of Mellakou happily gave her marriage to her fiance, who was disgusted and avoided her. Without the his love, the newly appointed Isabella was pregnant for four months but drank regularly to relieve her stress and soon gave birth to a girl. The parents were overjoyed with the news, but they were killed in a carriage accident, leaving the Marquees and Isabella alone. He had all the power now that he was the new Lord of Mellakou, and he announced something Isabella would not believe.

"I never had feelings for you. I no longer require your affection. I never want a drunken wife, and to be honest, I've fallen in love with Scafoti's princess. That child isn't mine, and it's Elias. As a result, sign these divorce papers and depart from the palace."

He made her sign the papers and bid farewell to the girl whose only wish was to love him. She was devastated after their relationship fell apart.

"You, too, abandoned me. You will never be forgiven by me."

After a while, the princess married the Marquees. Isabella, now Lady of Gounarelli, resisted her uncle and aunt's attempts to marry her off to someone else, but she would throw things or kick them out. The love of the baroness who looked after her was removed because she didn't want the baroness to see her state any longer, and the baby she gave birth to was sent to the nanny because she didn't want to take care of the baby because she was an alcoholic mother and feared the daughter would fear from her own mother.

She became a drunkard and hated by the society. One night, she had to leave to the palace to celebrate the announcement of pregnancy of the duke's new wife, the princess of Scafoti. She didn't bother and continued enjoying her party. She sobbed and cursed herself. When sobbing a voice came in, as she turned she saw the princess of Scafoti.

"Are you okay my lady" the princess said

*Sob* "Yes my queen"

"Im sorry!.."

"Huh , sorry for what my queen"

"Im sorry for taking your husband, I felt pity that the marquees doesn't have heart though he knows that he has a child and now I'm pregnant, he pretends that he doesn't have a child before"

Isabella holded the lady and said, " The baby isn't his but my lover, I don't have any connections with him anymore. You are lucky to him. I share my blessings to you lady."

She goes to the waiter and brings two glasses and hands a glass, " My Lady, you have brought me into light, I have been a bad mother and want to resolve as a mother. From this forward I will quit drinking and act as the Viscountess I have entitled and bring up my daughter and wish to tie connection with your baby and hope both live to be friends"

The Lady hugs her, " surely, both alof our offspring will connect together and share a great connection" she raised the glass " Cheers to future"

Isabella smiles , " Cheers to future"

As the princess shared a drink, she then proceeded to leave the balcony. Isabella now realizing her actions decided to mend her ways. As she tried to leave the ball to avoid the celebration, she heard screams.

As she saw the commotion. She found out that the new duchess had consumed poison at a banquet and fell into a coma.