As a biological daughter of nobility, Ivy spent five years as the substitute wife for Kael, the Alpha Moon‑Touched. All his tenderness was pretense, since his heart belonged to their adopted sister Evelyn. After seeing through the deception, Ivy faked her death and fled the capital. She reopened her passion for painting by running the Little Hibiscus Art Studio in a border town. Exposed for plagiarism, Evelyn showed up to make trouble. Remorseful Kael begged for reconciliation but was firmly rejected. In the border town, Theo, a respectful and appreciative Beta, kept her company silently. Eventually, Ivy let go of past pain. Neither obsessing over revenge nor accepting belated remorse, she lived for herself and stepped into a brand‑new life.
