"Isolette, your mother has bequeathed you to me." Seven years have passed since Isolette Harper became independent from the ducal household she was once indebted to. The young lord who suddenly appears, summoning her to the duchess’s funeral, seems just as he was in her memories—yet somehow different. Clearly remembering the reason she left the estate, Isolette can’t begin to understand why Julian the young duke, is claiming he inherited her based on the will. A young and handsome duke, a popular actress in the capital— Isolette has no desire to become entangled in a cliché, third-rate romance. Everything is confusing. What lies at the end of this unexpected inheritance? “Responsibility. Isolette, where do you think responsibility begins and ends?” Julian's voice, always calm and composed, posed countless questions. And for the first time, Isolette realized—he felt like a stranger.