Sylvie and Annette, the twins of the Donier ducal family, were renowned for their beauty.

However, the younger sister, Annette, had too stark a contrast between her public persona and her true self.

She reveled in a sense of superiority derived from disparaging others; if someone appeared happy, she would spread rumors and actively seek to sabotage their joy. While possessing such a hidden dark side, publicly she spared no effort in garnering the admiration of male nobles as a beautiful ducal lady.

Annette yearned to become engaged to an astonishing partner whom everyone would envy, solely so she could look down on those around her.

Upon learning of Crown Prince Gerald's return from his studies abroad, she elbowed Sylvie and her friends aside to approach him, eventually securing the position of his fiancée. Reaching the pinnacle of joy, Annette boasted incessantly with triumphant laughter—but then...

Her downfall from that point was swifter than anyone could have imagined.

As Annette, whose twisted desire for validation led her to dig her own grave and rush towards ruin, Sylvie stood by...

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