When the wedding date was approaching, the prince of Calbery, Harper Scott, turned around and married his first love.

It was all because she was about to marry the most notorious playboy in Calbery.

He said she was like a piece of jade just born and should not be sullied by anyone else.

He became the subject of admiration in Calbery, praised as a devoted man. As for me, I was reduced to being discarded like trash.

Who would have thought that the playboy would publicly announce that he was going to marry me?

For the sake of the reputation of my family, the Frost Family, I agreed to him.

But Harper seemed to be regretting it now.

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"Harper, we're done!"

At my family’s house, Harper stood in front of me, holding various branded bags.

"Zelda! I know you're angry! But I can't watch Grace fall into the mire. Trust me, we're really just having a fake marriage. After a year, we’ll divorce! For this year, we’ll just have a secret relationship, okay?"

At that moment, Harper made me feel disgusted.

From today onwards, I would never believe Harper's words again.

Three days ago, both our families were preparing for our wedding.

To make the scene look good, our family specially invited many big shots from the business world to dinner.

What was supposed to be a pleasant dinner gathering was interrupted by the appearance of a woman.

"Harper! Save me! I don't want to marry that scoundrel Axel!"

When Grace burst in, she was wearing a white dress and with her delicate makeup, she looked like an angel descending.

No wonder it made Harper panic instantly.

In Calbery, Harper was the prince of the white way and Axel Knight was the prince of the black way.

The two of them were known as the two great princes of Calbery, so it was normal for Grace to seek out Harper.

But I never expected that the vows Harper once made to me would shatter into bubbles that could break with just a touch the moment Grace appeared.

Watching Grace sobbing in Harper's arms, tears streaming down, Harper kept comforting her with both hands.

The two of them didn't care at all about the faces of the elders of the Frost Family.

"If you want to hug each other, you can go outside!" I glared at the two of them with an unfriendly expression.

Harper glanced at me and muttered, "I'm sorry," before swiftly pulling Grace away.

That evening’s banquet turned my Frost Family into a laughingstock in Calbery.

When I next heard news about Harper, it was when they announced their engagement in the media.

And the next time I saw him was right now. At this moment, he was no longer my fiancé; he was Grace’s husband.

"Mr. Scott! You come from a prestigious family, so please don't keep lingering around my house!" I spoke coldly, wanting to kick him out.

"Zelda! You have to believe me, Grace and I are really just acting!"

I interrupted him, "Oh, really? Then if our secret relationship gets exposed, how are you going to explain it to the outside world? Are you going to say your marriage is fake? Or are you going to say I'm the mistress?"

Harper fell silent. Honestly, I shouldn't have asked that question.

"Now! Please get out of my house!" I couldn’t take it anymore and gave him the boot.

"Zelda! You can't do this! I love you! Truly, in all of Calbery, only I am worthy of you! If you don’t marry me, no one will dare to marry you!"

I fell silent.

Harper was right. After he rejected me, I feared I would never be able to marry in Calbery again.

At that moment, a voice suddenly came from outside the door. "When did your Scott Family become so powerful in Calbery?"

"Axel!"

How did this troublemaker end up here?

It wasn’t just me, Harper was also stunned.

"You're Zelda?"

To be honest, I didn’t like the way Axel was looking at me.

"Yes," I replied quietly.

"Oh, you're not bad looking. How about we give it a try and see if we can make it work?"

I looked up and sized up this so-called troublemaker. The more I looked, the more handsome he seemed and he didn’t appear as scary as everyone said.

"Alright, there are three hours left before sunset. Go prepare the betrothal gifts. Just don't let me be disappointed!"

With that, I turned and left, not paying any attention to Harper shouting behind me.

After walking a few steps, I stopped. "By the way! Make sure to throw him out too!"

Before long, Axel returned with the betrothal gifts.

Actually, these things were just a formality for us.

It was only at this moment that I realized I had foolishly married the infamous troublemaker of Calbery, Axel.

And we had set our wedding date for a week later.

Harper hurriedly pushed Axel away and came to stand in front of me.

"Zelda, all of this today, you’re just doing it to make me angry, right? You didn’t really marry that scoundrel, did you?"

I looked at Harper in confusion.

"Are you crazy? Who I marry has nothing to do with you!"

For the first time, I felt like he might actually have a problem with his brain.

"You can't marry him. He's not a good person! Zelda, wait for me, just for one year. Believe me, okay? I'll marry you next year!"

I couldn't help but roll my eyes. “I’m not someone who can’t get married! Why should I wait for you for half a year!”

At that moment, Grace appeared. She saw me and immediately knelt down. "Zelda, please don't steal my man! I beg you, please!"

I was so startled by her actions that I took a step back.

With her causing such a scene, it made it seem like I was the villain here.

"Zelda, as you know, I'm different with you. You have a prestigious background, but I have nothing left. All I have is Harper! Please, I beg you, let me have him, okay?"

Grace made herself sound so pitiful and she kept crawling on the ground.

It was only when I inadvertently glanced at the bracelet on her wrist that I realized something.

That was the Scott Family's heirloom, a treasure meant for their future granddaughter-in-law.

Now, it was on her wrist and Harper kept claiming that he loved me. That was ridiculous.

"What's going on?"

"I don't know, but it seems like the young lady from the Frost Family is ruining the marriage of Mr. Scott. The original bride even came to confront her!"

Sure enough, rumors didn’t need the wind to spread. They just took off as soon as they appeared.

Neighbors passing by started to take notice of the commotion.

"Grace, if you can't keep your own husband, why are you coming here to trouble me?" I snapped.

What I hated the most were people like her, pretending to be innocent.

"You've caused all this trouble just to force Harper to marry you, right? And now you've even brought Axel into this! So there's no way I'll marry him!"

I looked at her in disbelief! She even made herself look so aggrieved! "You're crazy! Your husband came to find me! Instead of wasting time here, why don't you go manage your own husband!"

If she had no shame, she would truly be unbeatable.

I didn’t want to continue dealing with her, so I turned to look at Harper standing nearby.

"If you don’t take your big drama queen away, I can’t guarantee what Axel might do!"

I think my reminder came a bit too late. With Grace's scream, everything escalated.

The wine in Axel’s hand was already splashed on her face.

"You guys are going too far!" Harper quickly pulled Grace into his arms and hurriedly walked out.

In that instant, everything felt strangely familiar.

Axel asked, "It’s cold. Why aren't you wearing more layers, Zelda?"

It was also the phrase Harper said to me the most during winter.

One time, when it was snowing outside, I accidentally lost my keys and Harper was at a meeting in the company at the time.

When I found out I couldn’t go back home, she immediately dropped everything to come find me.

At that time, he cared for me just like he did for Grace. He brought me clothes and as soon as he saw me, he tightly embraced me. After we got home, he made me ginger soup.

And after that, I completely gave my heart to him.

Now, I finally understand. It turned out that love could be disguised.

"What's wrong? Are you still holding onto your ex?" Axel's words pulled me out of my memories.

"He's just trash, there's nothing worth missing!"

I looked at him, for the first time examining this man carefully. I had to admit, compared to Harper, he was still handsome, just a little bit of a rogue.

It’s almost laughable. The man who everyone avoided like the plague was now going to be my husband.

After getting rid of Harper and Grace, I finally had a moment of peace.

It was then that I remembered there was an auction I had to attend tomorrow and by chance, I had mentioned this to Axel.

The next morning, after getting ready, I headed out.

Now, news of me was everywhere in Calbery, so I had to be extra cautious when going out.

As soon as I entered the auction house, I overheard people talking in hushed voices.

"Did you hear? Mr. Scott has declared that the pigeon blood red must be secured for Grace today!"

"Of course, I've heard! Isn’t he engaged to Zelda? How did he suddenly marry Grace? I heard her background isn’t even that good! And it seems like she was supposed to marry Axel, but in the end, Mr. Scott snatched her away!"

"Who knows, but Zelda from the Frost Family has now become the laughingstock of Calbery!"

"You know what? Zelda got engaged to Axel yesterday!"

"Oh my God, this sounds like a novel!"

That's how it was in Calbery. Good news might not spread, but bad news would be all over the city.

When I arrived at my seat, I found Harper and Grace sitting beside me.

"Isn't it a surprise to see you at the auction, Zelda? Where's Axel?" Grace had this kind of charm that, the moment she spoke, made me feel disgusted.

"Zelda, when someone doesn't love you, it's painfully obvious."

Harper was just as sickening.

I rolled my eyes and turned my attention back to the auction.

The items being auctioned were mostly unremarkable and everyone was just waiting for the final piece, the pigeon blood red.

As expected, when the pigeon blood red appeared, everyone's attention was immediately drawn to it.

“No matter who it is today, don't compete with me! This pigeon blood red must be mine!” Harper said confidently.

Although I also liked it, I wasn’t willing to spend a high price to compete with them.

“Thank you, honey!” Grace kissed Harper on the cheek.

It seemed that Harper quite enjoyed it.

At that moment, a voice interrupted. “Miss Frost, Mr. Knight said that the pigeon blood red will be given to you as a gift!”

It was only then I noticed that Axel's assistant had been by my side the entire time.

“Forget it, I won’t compete with them anymore!”

I was never particularly interested in these things anyway. Perhaps the assistant wasn’t sure what to do, so he called Axel for instructions.