Cindy knew the script by heart. In the original novel, she was nothing more than a supporting character, the elder daughter of a minor baronial house and the jealous older sister of the heroine- Clara Valeria.
When the beautiful and traditionalist Princess Veronica von Aethelgard grew jealous of the Duke’s interest in Leanne- the novel´s heroine, she used Clara as a pawn to poison the girl. The result? The Baron’s house was razed, and Cindy’s head rolled in the Imperial Square.
Now, reincarnated before the main plot unfolds, Clara has a different plan. She won’t touch the poison. She won’t betray Leanne. Instead, she will do the unthinkable, walk straight into the lion’s den and become the Princess's tutor and find her a new love interest!
But the game has changed. Veronica, the woman who was supposed to be obsessed with the Duke, has become dangerously codependent on her tutor. She doesn’t want the Duke’s heart, she wants Clara’s undivided attention.
"The Duke spoke to me for twenty minutes about the southern fortifications. It was agonizing. I nearly fell asleep standing up.”
“You were supposed to be swooning, Your Highness. That was the plan for tonight's pursuit.”
“I was swooning, Clara. But only because I could see you in the reflection of the wine fountain, looking so terribly bored with everyone else. Tell me… did you find the Duke’s speech as dull as I did, or were you too busy counting the minutes until we could be alone?”
This… how did it turn out like this!