After my restrained adoptive brother took everything from me, I gave him the “perfect ending” with my own hands.
[Synopsis]
My name is Roald. I'm the sole heir to the Greystar family, yet I grew up as nothing more than a foil for their adopted son, Edward.
He is disciplined and orderly, the perfect role model in our parents' eyes. I long for freedom, making me the good-for-nothing rebel in their eyes.
He took our parents' favor, the family's hopes, and finally even Maria, the ray of sunshine I secretly loved, becoming her groom.
I once thought my life was just a clichéd, terrible script in which I played second fiddle to him.
Until that night, when I held a knife and whispered in his ear, “Brother, I love you.”
His pupils quivered. He pulled me into his arms and replied, “I love you too, Roald.”
The next second, the blade sank into his heart. The warmth of his blood felt more real than his embrace.
“Why?” he asked as he lay dying.
I wiped the blood from my fingertips and smiled.
“Because I want to write the perfect ending to this rotten novel with my own hands.”
Our parents were furious, and the nobility was in an uproar. No one knew this was only the beginning.
When I tore open the century-old hereditary curse on the family and exposed the sordid secret of my birth mother's replacement, everyone realized in horror:
The wastrel who seemed to live a life of reckless abandon was the clearest-headed player in this bloody game of chess.
[Reader Advisory]
Two male leads, intense emotional push and pull: the carefree real heir versus the flawless adoptive brother. Love and hate intertwine, with angst and sweetness in equal measure.
Dark themes and twists: family secrets, a hereditary curse, and the truth behind the replacement. Twist upon twist, with plenty of satisfying payoffs.
