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Giselle, a reincarnated saint, has been ordered by the church to enter into a contract marriage with a cold-hearted duke. One of her conditions for marriage is that they have a drink together once a week!? As she drinks with the cold-hearted duke, she discovers a surprising side to him... Enjoying the gourmet food of her previous life and spending delicious, happy days with the duke and his subjects, the story begins!
One day during her childhood, Willemina, a duke’s daughter, suddenly gains a stepbrother. Believing him to be her father’s illegitimate child, and seeing that he knows nothing about studies or etiquette, she treats him harshly while attempting to educate him. Yet Nigel never shows even a hint of displeasure. Instead, he follows her around devotedly, calling out, “Sister… Sister…” She is certain he must hate her — so why does he act like he adores her…? A slow-burn, doting love story between a quiet, sister-obsessed stepbrother and a strong-willed duke’s daughter.
To take on another’s misfortune and share one’s own happiness— the daughters of the Edelstein family are born with such a special power. For generations, the heads of the family have expanded their influence by marrying these daughters into powerful noble houses. The nobles desire only the daughters’ abilities. Love has no place in these unions; they are purely marriages of political convenience. However, Kshel, born into the Edelstein family, possessed no such power. As a result, she was scorned and abused, derisively called a “pebble.” When Kshel is married off to the up-and-coming noble house of Baron Ertz, she prepares herself for the worst—fully expecting that once her lack of power is discovered, her husband will be disappointed… perhaps even kill her. Yet Jeremias, the man who becomes her husband, never mentions her lack of ability at all, and instead welcomes Kshel with genuine warmth and kindness—
