The Duke’s Son Claims He Won’t Love Me Yet Showers Me with Adoration

Elsa is the cheerful daughter of a fallen aristocratic family, so a marriage proposal from Julius, the highly respected heir to a duke, makes little sense to her. He treats her with kindness before the wedding, but once their arranged marriage is complete, his manner changes. Julius coldly announces that he has no intention of loving her and leaves Elsa trying to understand the stranger she has married. His actions soon contradict his words. Behind the distance are careful gestures, unexpected consideration, and feelings neither newlywed knows how to express directly. As political duty forces two near-strangers to share a life, misunderstandings pile up beside moments of genuine affection. Elsa must learn what Julius is hiding behind his reserved behavior, while Julius discovers that keeping his heart separate from their marriage is far harder than he claimed.