-Manga adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 work "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde."
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*"This girl will one day harm the king."* Song Lingxue, having received this prophecy, was supposed to end her life in a quiet temple. However, her fate was turned upside down. She was forcibly taken to the capital by the king—and made queen. But Lingxue, bewildered and weeping uncontrollably, was banished to the detached palace. Time passed, and when she turned nineteen, rumors spread that the cause of the king's heir's death was a curse. To dispel the rumors and uncover the truth behind the series of deaths, Linxue is brought back to the harem. Thrown into a world swirling with intrigue, the beautiful and intelligent Linxue, who had been in the detached palace, finds herself in... (Source: Kadokawa, translated)
Saeka grew up abused by her stepmother and half sister. With no family to rely on, she jumps at a marriage proposal to escape her home, an arranged match with the wealthy heir Taiga Amamiya. Famous for his bad reputation with women, Taiga skips the meeting, and before they even speak, their cohabitation is decided. When Saeka moves in, he tries to drive her out, leaving a terrible first impression. However, after seeing the scars from her abuse, his attitude changes completely. He declares that he will protect her, while she insists she only needs a place to live. This is a clumsy cohabitation romance between an overbearing rich heir and a twisted but hardworking housekeeper who are total opposites and slowly grow closer under the same roof. https://www.cmoa.jp/title/348302/
