Julia is the daughter of the Count Woodkreis family.

However, she was an illegitimate child the Count had fathered with a commoner, and had been taken in as a young lady two years prior.

She inherited her looks, intelligence, and special abilities from her father, and was a very clever and talented girl.

However, this only invited jealousy, leading her to be neglected and ignored by the legal wife and her half-siblings.

She was barely given any food, and except for the study hours ordered by her father, she was made to work like a servant from morning till night, making Julia terribly thin.

Because of this, her family called her "Withered Tree Daughter," and the servants called her "Withered Tree Young Lady."

However, her father, who traveled all over the world and was busy with work, was rarely home and thus didn't notice his daughter's situation.

Then one day, a marriage proposal arrived for his daughters from their father. It was said to be a baron, a business partner of their father.

Her two older sisters strongly refused the marriage proposal their father brought.

They declared it was out of the question for them, as daughters of a Count, to marry into a lower-ranking baron's family…

And so, Julia, who had the marriage proposal pushed onto her by her sisters, headed to the meeting place with her escort.

"He's probably an old man around Father's age anyway. But a baron is better than a high-ranking noble. I'm just a pseudo-Countess anyway…"

That's what Julia thought, but she was surprised when she saw the baron who appeared before her.

Because the party to the marriage proposal was the owner of a large farm, known in town as the "Flower Baron," and was still a young man.

What's more, he was a man of unparalleled beauty with vibrant, flowing red hair and bright, shining green eyes…

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This is a story with strong fantasy elements, not modeled after any specific country. The rules and customs of royalty and nobility are also loosely defined!

《I had posted up to chapter 19, but then the novel app I was using stopped opening, making it impossible to post tens of thousands of characters. I'm too shocked to rewrite it immediately. I do hope to rewrite and complete it eventually…

I will be taking a break for a while. To everyone who has read it so far, I apologize.》

★ I have started posting again.

I would be happy if you would read it again.