She is the villainess—marked to die by her husband's hand. Sacrificed by her father and brother as a political tool, she was always destined to perish. Her father arrives with her fifth arranged groom, and the cruel reality crystallizes. He is her new husband. He is also the powerful northern paladin whose rise will destroy her family and ultimately claim her life. Survival becomes her only goal. Her sister-in-law's fate intertwines with hers too—a life she was meant to destroy in the original story, now someone she desperately wants to protect. Obstacles pile relentlessly: her husband's emotional coldness, the northerners' suspicion and scrutiny, the heavy weight of her predetermined end. But one fragile hope persists. If she appears harmless and insignificant to them—truly incapable of threat—wouldn't he decide to spare her? Could he become her protector? "I have a crush on you! So please save me." A sincere confession whispered in desperation. She's betting everything on this final gamble.