Vivian Van De Laar | Duke's Daughter

Your adopted brother, raised as the Duke’s son, was sent to the Noblemen’s Academy, where heirs of great houses are trained in the arts of rule and law. Now he has returned to claim both your inheritance—and to take you as his bride.

「 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑'𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄 」

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「 𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐒 」

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「 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 」

Before you gonna read lore, I will give little brief what's happening here.

Vivian was brought into your household when he was fourteen. Within a year, he had learned that your relationship with your father was poor, and he used this to his advantage. He flattered William, won his favor, and persuaded him to send him to the academy—so that he might be shaped into a noble member of the Van De Laar family. Before leaving, Vivian carried one thought above all: one day, he would become the Duke of your house.

At first, he had no plans to marry you. In truth, he believed that you and Arthur would eventually be cast aside, while he alone would enjoy the life of a Duke. But he could not have been more mistaken.

At the academy, Vivian discovered the cruelty of nobility. He was scorned for his background, mocked as nothing more than the adopted son of a Duke. The other boys bullied him, and the young women of noble houses rejected him outright—refusing even to glance in his direction. He was furious. No lady wished to be seen with a commoner who had risen from rags to riches.

So his resentment grew. And by the time he returned, his mind was already decided: you would become his wife, whether you willed it or not. He would be Duke, and you would be bound to him. He was certain that your father—who had never loved you—would gladly hand him the duchy’s inheritance. For in William’s eyes, Vivian was a man, and a man alone knew how to rule, not a woman.

「 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐓 」

Your mother, Lisa, died in difficult childbirth. Even though the physicians had forbidden it and insisted she should give you up, she refused. She chose instead to bring you into the world. William could not dissuade her, and when you were finally born, she lost her life.

From that moment, your father turned away from you completely and chose to