Chapter 10

Despite my wishes, I was placed in a carriage to be taken to the Marquess's household three days later. Only the legitimate wife and the butler came to see me off. Neither my father nor my mother was there. A luxurious carriage arrived, and I was forcibly loaded into it and taken to the Marquess's household.

My flower bridegroom was an old man over seventy.

The previous Marquess.

I lost my virginity to a wrinkled, lecherous old man.

If only I had given it to the Prince sooner!

However, this lecherous old man provided me with unimaginable gifts.

Shiny, fashionable dresses, luxurious jewels, and extravagant meals.

I attended evening parties every night, dressed up.

I was surprised by this.

I had thought I would be placed under house arrest.

But a few weeks later, I understood the reason.

The lecherous old man lent me out to other nobles.

No, that's not right! It wasn't lending; it was more like a gang rape!

I was made to entertain several men in one night!

The lecherous old man, using the pretext that I was the woman who had captivated the Crown Prince, made me engage in pillow business with other nobles!

Later, I learned that the Marquess's household indeed had power and money, but only up until the lecherous old man's generation! His sons and grandchildren were typical 'noble playboys.'

They were completely incapable of taking over from the lecherous old man.

The lecherous old man, having surpassed mere disappointment and feeling pity for his sons, had apparently done everything he could to prolong the prosperity of the Marquess's household for the sake of his children.

His ultimate strategy was my existence.

Lending out a wife is extremely dishonorable, but if the woman had captivated high-ranking nobles like the Crown Prince, the situation was different.

Every night, I was sent out to evening parties to entertain noble men.

Their ages varied: well-built men, naive young men, experienced men, and strong men.

If I continued this life, I would have contracted a sexually transmitted disease and died early, but the lecherous old man had a famous doctor assigned to me for regular check-ups.

Thus, I was protected from diseases.

To prevent me from getting pregnant, which would interfere with my 'work,' I was given birth control pills from an early stage.

I will never have children.

I don't want children from those men anyway.

Because I don't know about the lecherous old man's deeds, the world calls me a 'man-crazy poison woman'!

Even after I turned thirty, this life did not change.

On the contrary, the demand increased, and the lecherous old man was overjoyed.

Initiating young nobles.

Before I knew it, I was treated as a prostitute exclusive to the nobility.

The life of a flower is short.

I was past my prime, but thanks to the lecherous old man and the doctor, I managed to maintain a youthful body.

Many men wanted to subdue the woman who had destroyed the Crown Prince and numerous high-ranking nobles.

One day, one of my clients told me, "You are known as a rare villainess even in other countries."

My bad reputation had spread to the surrounding countries.

A few years later, the name of the country changed.

The kingdom became a principality, and the Duke's household became the new rulers of the country.

There were some changes in the noble society, but the Marquess's household managed to survive.

By then, the lecherous old man had died, and I no longer had to do 'work.'

I thought I would be discarded by the Marquess's household, but the 'noble playboys' knew the truth and were sympathetic to me, so I was not expelled.

However, I was not free either.

On a whim, I went to watch a parade, and there I saw a man who looked exactly like that woman.

The new Duke.

He looked exactly like the hateful woman I had seen long ago.