Barley Sikhye

Accused of consorting with a demon simply for dreaming, a once-gentle husband turns cruel, leaving his wife to endure a life as fragile as a dying candle. A mysterious man appears like salvation, drawing her into a forbidden bond that awakens desire and hope alike. To survive, she must grasp the hand offered to her even if that salvation is impure.

"That night, it was a mistake." I was the ill-fated duchess, killed by my husband, the final villain and mastermind in the novel. A weak duchess who couldn't even do her job properly. I planned to divorce him after playing the role of a business-like, show-window couple, but I ended up making a mistake with my soon-to-be ex-husband. "Do you not remember?" But from that day on, the Duke started acting even stranger..? "If you think it was a mistake, let’s check. Do it again." When I came to my senses, I was already in my husband's arms. And when I realized that his embrace, which I thought was always cold, was actually warm, it was too late to turn back in our relationship. My husband, why are you so obsessed when we agreed to divorce?