Blythe's POV:
Everyone believed I was suffering in the countryside, living a miserable life. None of them knew the truth—my adoptive parents were actually powerful figures who had withdrawn from the center of high society in Ashcroft City.
My adoptive father had once been the youngest major general in the entire military district, and my adoptive mother, Belle Donovan, was a member of the influential Donovan Family.
Tired of the endless struggle for status and power, they chose to leave it all behind and live quietly in the countryside with me.
In my previous life, when I was still living with them…
One winter, my mother pulled me aside and said gently, "Blythe, we're going to have an important guest today. Be good, alright?"
I nodded and wrapped myself in a thick win
