After years of clawing his way up from the bottom, William finally made it into the office of one of the Rhine Empire's most powerful figures: the ice-cold beauty, Duchess Moyin Sicilia.
The good news was that the young and beautiful Duchess Moyin was in high spirits, ready to try out some torture techniques on him.
The bad news was that, as her ex-boyfriend, he had once rejected her marriage proposal in front of everyone.
"I, Moyin Sicilia, will discuss only personal matters today, not official business!"
"I will rid the Rhine Empire of a scumbag who plays with people's feelings!"
A flash of white magic, and an adorable little girl appeared out of thin air.
"Daddy? Mommy? Why aren't you fighting in bed this time?"
You've got to be kidding me. Even the kids playing in the mud by the roadside know that Duchess Moyin and I, William, are sworn enemies!
If I landed in her hands and escaped without being tormented to death, that would already be a miracle. How could we possibly have a child together?!
The situation was gradually slipping out of William's control.
Because the little girl had actually wrapped her arms around the leg of the "Iron-Blooded" Chancellor, Ottilie Bismarck, and said, "She's my mommy too."
William was forced to start living together and raising a child. He had to help with her homework, navigate the tension between the two women, and fight to survive in the Empire's treacherous political arena.
William was at his wit's end. How was this any different from the life of a kept man I had imagined?
