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「Marienne! Marienne! Where are you!?」

Duke Alexia, who had been bedridden with an unexplained high fever for three days now.

He raises his voice loud enough to echo through the ducal mansion, desperately searching for his wife, Marienne.

Marienne is simply bewildered by her husband's behavior.

Why are you searching for me so desperately?

Until yesterday, the Duke had never once called me by name—

Marienne, who had married into the ducal family on the condition that her parents' debts would be paid off, had been ignored by her husband and treated coldly by the servants.

Yet, from this day forward, days of boundless doting from her husband began.

「Marienne. I love you.」

Duke Alexia continues to whisper words of love, to the astonishment of those around him.

Behind his words and actions lay his intense regret for having never loved his wife in the past.

A wife who longed for love, a husband who had never known love.

Their story of reawakening.

※ The setting is rather flexible.

※ This is the full-length version of a story originally published as a short story (with some settings altered).

※ The short story is also available, but it contains significant spoilers, so please be aware of this if you choose to read it.

※ Chapter 1 is the heroine's part (featuring many comedic elements). Chapter 2 is the hero's flashback (the atmosphere shifts to a more serious tone). Chapters 1 and 2 are an expanded version of the content published in the short story.

The hero's flashback scenes, in particular, include painful depictions, but there is also a sense of salvation.

Chapter 3 and beyond tell the story following the events of the short story. We would be delighted if you would watch over them until their happy ending, where they are truly united.

※ The title has been changed with the book publication.

(Old Title: The Duke Who Never Called Me by Name Until Yesterday Suddenly Started Saying "I Love You" and Doting on Me—What on Earth Happened?)