Raised by My Stepmother to Believe I Wasn’t Cute, Until I Was Doted On By the Duke’s Son

“You really aren’t cute…” – Cheryl, born into the Count Musel family, lost her mother in an accident at the age of three. While Cheryl was grieving, the young Linaria Dohen married into the family as her new stepmother. Although Cheryl had been raised by her biological mother to believe she was cute, her stepmother never once called her cute, and Cheryl spent her days blaming herself for her “ugly” appearance. Around the age of 10, when Cheryl was to participate in a tea party at the royal palace for the first time, her stepmother sent her off with frumpy makeup. As a bewildered Cheryl joined the party, Hugh Felix, the Duke’s son, appeared before her and said something unexpected… The count’s daughter, raised by her stepmother, meets her fated partner and finds true love…