Thorned Throne

**〖Synopsis〗** I despise the daughter of Count Ralph. That young lady is gentle, sweet, shy, and timid. She likes to speak to people in a soft, delicate tone, enticing men to offer her both jewels and affection—including my foolish brother and my fiancé. She certainly knows I despise her, but that doesn't stop her from saying to me in her refined and innocent voice, "Miss Cholmondeley, you are the daughter of the Governor of Lampatan. One of your three brothers will inherit the title, one is an officer, and another is a clergyman. And you? What about you?" She does it on purpose. She knows perfectly well I will have nothing. I will only become a praiseworthy object, bestowed with a large...