Prologue

Having finally secured adequate sustenance for her famished family, Eleanor Osborne couldn't have foreseen capturing the discerning gaze of Lord Noah Hayward.

Eleanor, possessing a remarkable resilience, held onto a steadfast determination to keep their destinies from intertwining.

Noah Hayward, positioned as the heir to a prestigious dukedom, bore the weighty expectation to follow the path set by his father. Yet, his encounter with the exasperating Eleanor Ambrose was fated. In that very moment, Noah grasped that the very essence of his life was on the brink of a significant transformation.

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