The Ugly Wife of the Shady Duke

e even better.’

But since taking over this body, the deep hatred towards herself had dominated her thoughts.

As the woman stared at herself in the mirror for a long time, one of the maids’ faces turned pale.

“Shall I put away the mirror?”

“It’s okay.”

Why were they so fidgety just because she looked at the mirror for a moment?

In fact, the woman knew the reason.

‘There’s no other way.’

She had received the memories of the body’s original owner when she possessed it. read only at salmonlatte .
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‘That’s probably why my self-loathing is rising.’

It was so terrible. read only at salmonlatte .
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‘In fact, she didn’t look so terrible before.’

Due to staying indoors for a long time, her muscles had decreased, and she had gained weight, so she looked ordinary at best. read only at salmonlatte .
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“Madam, the bath is ready.”

“Can we serve you today?”

“….”

The woman shook her head and went into the bathroom alone.

Anyway, getting served in the bath was awkward. read only at salmonlatte .
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As she soaked her body in warm water, the woman muttered to herself.

“I guess she didn’t like showing her body.”

In any case, the long-awaited bath helped improve the woman’s mood. read only at salmonlatte .
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The clothes in the closet were mostly dark colors.

‘They all look the same to me.’

In her view, the designs were all similar, but the maids worked diligently to pick out the clothes.

The reason was that it was her first walk in a long time, so she had to wear nice clothes.

As the woman confidently stepped outside in her dark blue dress with almost no lace or ribbons, everyone looked surprised.

‘Originally, I didn’t go outside much before, and I also haven’t taken a step outside my room since I came here.’

But still, the woman didn’t shrink back.

Actually, she tried her best not to.

Instead of going to the usually deserted backyard garden, she headed towards the luxurious garden near the front gate.

The gardener was startled and hid when he saw her.

The garden looked even more vibrant and gorgeous up closer than through the window of her room.

“Looking at it closely, it looks like this….”

“Master ordered us to make sure it’s visible from the window of the Madam’s room!”

The maid who followed her said with a broad smile.

“His Highness?”

“Yes!”

She was like a puppy hoping to be praised. read only at salmonlatte .
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But the woman found it amusing.

‘As if that could be true.’

 She knew the original’s situation all too well.

While she half-listened to the maid’s chatter, she heard the sound of footsteps.

“My Lady.”

Saaaaaa- The wind rustled the leaves as they stood face to face.

“……”

The woman looked at the man who had revealed himself before her.

“Why did My Lady show up here?”

“Was I not supposed to come?”

“That was not what I meant.”

With a blink.

The man’s appearance was reflected in her turquoise eyes.

Warm brown hair more beautiful than any color, and green eyes as clear as jade.

The handsome man smiled warmly.

“So then?”

“I was worried.”

She inwardly scoffed at the word “worried.”

‘What a load of bull.’

The man standing across from her was Benjamin Felton.

The sub-male lead in the novel “The Saint’s Wish.”

And the body she had possessed was that of “Grace Felton,” who had never directly appeared in the novel…

She was the wife of this sub-male lead.

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Grace Felton, her name before marriage was Grace Linden.

As a woman from a minor noble family who could no longer increase the power of the Felton dukedom, she was forced by the imperial family to marry into this family.

Although her family had a deep history as nobles, Grace was the daughter of a viscount who was no different from a peasant now. read only at salmonlatte .
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After meeting Benjamin only three times, Grace had her wedding, and shortly thereafter she no longer appeared in society.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s just like this.”

Grace glanced back at Benjamin, who was walking behind her.

Benjamin smiled whenever Grace turned around to look at him.

Then Grace would turn her head forward again with a heavy heart.

Their marriage was forced upon them by the royal family, and many sympathetic readers felt sorry for Benjamin’s situation.

‘Because he married an ugly and insignificant woman just to prove his loyalty to the royal family.’

According to the few remaining memories of Grace she had, they didn’t even fulfill their marital duties, let alone kiss at the wedding.

Their marriage was simply a result of a complicated relationship and could not be called a true marriage.

Despite all that, Grace had a comfortable life, living off the luxuries of the duke’s family.

However, in the latter half of the story, Grace dies of an unknown illness.