Summary
Bethia, the adopted daughter of a destitute baron, has long suffered mistreatment and been used by others. Her bleak existence takes a sudden turn when she encounters a mysterious duke at a temple. To her astonishment, upon learning her name, he urgently begs her to marry his son. Even more bewildering, her intended groom offers to surrender his entire fortune to her. Surrounded by such bewildering events, Bethia wonders if the world has gone mad—and why she has become the center of it all.