The Male Lead isn't Following the Script!
Adeline didn't expect she would transmigrate into the trashy novel she read years ago. The plot was so cliched that she couldn't bring herself to finish it. Years later, she found that very book on her bed, the page was open to the villainess' execution and before she knew it she found herself in the very novel she hated. The evil villainess who couldn't stand her two childhood friends become completely enamoured by the female lead, she decided to take care of the matter herself and thus became the public enemy. She now became the villainess of the story! "I do not accept this!" Adeline yelled at the top of her lungs. "I will change the plot." The Crown Prince she rejected won't leave her alone. The cold Northern Duke clung to her and wouldn't let go. The Arch Mage wants to abandon his duties and serve as her personal knight, and the Head Priest is obsessed with her! The Male leads she wished to avoid won't leave her alone! ---------------------------------------------------------------- Obsessive male lead- check. Funny but strong female lead- check. Amazing family- check. Annoying Goddess- also check.
Eliminate the Problem
The Duke's plan was finally coming together. His son Everett, was quietly brought from the orphanage to his estate. This had been his only choice if he wanted to secure his power.
For too long, he had worried over the lack of an heir... Someone of his own blood to inherit the Duchy. The Duchy wasn't rightfully his... It belonged to his wife who inherited it from her father.
The fact that he would have no claim over anything haunted him. He could not remain like this, he needed to take action to secure his position. And that was why he started to implement his plans in the first place.
Without an heir of his own, there would be no guarantee that the Duchy would remain in his hands, something he could never allow.
The Duchess was infertile and she did not care about having kids at all, this frustrated him. That was why he went ahead and made sure to have a child of his own. If she wouldn't give him a child, he would have to make sure it happened himself.