43 - evil sister kidnapped her, beat her up, had her shoulder dislocated, & tried to sell her to slavery. Just cause. At the ball the ML took her to so they can prove his innocence and get his title back from the asshole queen. She fails to sell her sister and the Duke save the FL. She heals and adjusts to her position more and attends a ball to start rumors to throw thieving rose off. Even more so to show she is loved and that the marriage wasn’t forced.
The female lead is an illegitimate child in a Counts household who’s abused because of her lineage. One day the legitimate daughter is arranged to a traitorous Duke. So to avoid sending their favorite daughter and still get the dowry, They send female lead in her stead. She then meets the Duke who what is said to have gone missing and possibly had died and nurses him back to health.. their relationship blossoms from there.
When The Count’s Illegitimate Daughter Gets Married