GDS | Chapter 001

“Because Elizabeth has become like this, you will marry Baron Herion in her place.”

He stammered several times in a single short sentence.

To marry her sister’s fiancé, who died for the sake of the family!

She had thought him a good father, but it seemed she was mistaken.

Geneve looked at Marquis Tanisia, who was avoiding her eyes, and tried to think of a response, then suddenly realized.

‘I know this story.’

‘That’s why I felt déjà vu from the beginning.’

The names of people and places felt familiar for some reason.

After a full month of living in this body, she finally realized she had entered the world of a novel.

She was just an ordinary employee.

But after her death, she woke up in a completely different world, treated as a precious young lady.

At first, everything was strange, unsettling, and detestable.

But thanks to those around her, who became like family, she gradually adapted.

Of course, Geneve’s memories helped her as well.

But for there to be more to it?

She laughed sarcastically in her shock.

It was hard to believe this was really happening, but in the novel, three patterns were mentioned when someone awakens after death:

The first: going back in time.

The second: possession.

The third: reincarnation.

In her case, it was possession.

And among the options, she had “entered a book.”

‘Why didn’t I notice this?’

‘Did my brain cells get destroyed during my soul’s transfer?’

‘Or is there another reason?’

In any case, questions and thinking could come later.

Now, she had to respond to the waiting Marquis.

Refusing the marriage would not be accepted.

‘I know why he wants to marry his younger daughter to a worthless man after his elder daughter’s death.’

So, she needed to impose conditions to buy time.

In the novel, “I” was killed by the enraged heroine after the engagement announcement was published in the newspaper.

“Very well, I will agree.”

“What?”

The Marquis, who had expected refusal, was surprised by his daughter’s compliant response, his eyes widening.

“Are you serious?”

“Yes.”

The Marquis’s love for his children, especially his frail younger daughter who would not live long, was well-known.

She had to take advantage of that.

Geneve closed her eyes as if shedding tears and pleaded with the Marquis:

“But please, let this remain a secret until the wedding.”

“A secret? Why… Ah!”

In noble families, weddings were usually loud and lavish, as they represented the union of families, wealth, and political influence, so displaying power was natural.

But her marriage to Baron Herion did not belong to any of that.

Moreover, marrying a man who was engaged to her sister would bring gossip.

The Marquis realized the reason for her request, and his face grew somber.

‘If it weren’t for that letter from twenty-five years ago, I would never have considered this marriage.’

The Marquis suppressed his discomfort and nodded.

“I won’t announce anything. If you wish, the wedding can be quiet, with only the family.”

“Yes, thank you. May I go upstairs now? I feel a headache.”

“Yes, yes. Go and rest. The wedding preparations will be tiring, so take care of your health.”

The Marquis watched his daughter’s back as she climbed to the second floor and sighed.

After Elizabeth’s death, everything changed.

His cheerful, reckless son had become like an old man, and his pampered younger daughter, once full of life, had become distant, like a stranger, after recovering from her shock.

All of this was because of the incident a month ago.

During the hunting competition held by the Adelio family, Elizabeth died when her horse fell, and Duke Adelio, who had just inherited the title, disappeared.

The Adelio family announced it was a shooting accident, but with no witnesses, only rumors spread.

Feeling a headache, the Marquis stopped thinking and began writing a letter to Baron Herion to inform him of his daughter’s agreement.

“What are you doing?”

When Geneve entered her bedroom, clothes were scattered everywhere.

“I’m packing your things.”

Betty turned with a grim expression and answered.

“What things?”

“Until the Marquis gives up this foolish marriage, you’ll stay somewhere else temporarily. Marrying that Herion is impossible!”

Betty was the nanny who had raised the three Tanisia children.

After Elizabeth’s death, she stopped eating and drinking for a while, blaming the Marquis for an unsuitable marriage from the start.

And when she heard of Geneve’s engagement, she acted immediately.

“Do you think I’ll let that cursed man devour my lady again?”

If Geneve didn’t know the truth, she would have laughed at Betty’s words.

‘He’s not a monster who devours anyone!’

But now she knew.

‘He didn’t devour her, but the incident happened because of him.’

‘How great was his love that he killed two people to marry his beloved?’

In any case, since she knew the future, escaping as Betty suggested was the best option.

In the novel, the story begins when the heroine, Leoni, who killed the Tanisia sisters, is executed and then goes back in time.

After her regret, she breaks off with Herion and heads to the capital to live a different life.

There, she falls in love with the Grand Duke Demar, the master of the house where she works as a maid, confronts troublesome nobles, and shines in society.

But after everyone thought the Grand Duke was the true hero, he dies, and Leoni marries Herion, the bad choice, which angered readers.

The problem was that Geneve’s place in the novel was unclear.

After Leoni’s return in time, she lives a different life, and the Tanisia family does not appear in the novel.

‘So, if I die now, there might not be another life.’

‘Is it possible I could go back in time as part of the novel’s world?’

‘I don’t have the courage to gamble on something unknown.’

“Betty, don’t pack those clothes; pack these instead. I won’t need party dresses while escaping. But where will I go?”

Betty’s packing meant she had a place to send her.

“In Terrace House Street, my cousin lives. The homeowner died years ago, and the new owner is in the army, so he won’t return soon. You can stay there temporarily. During that time, I’ll convince the Marquis.”

“What will you say?”

“I’ll say I won’t allow your marriage to Baron Herion even if it costs me my life. If he doesn’t cancel the marriage, you’ll never return!”

In the novel, the Marquis yielded to his children’s nanny, but would it be the same this time?

In any case, escape was necessary.

Even if the engagement wasn’t announced, it couldn’t be kept secret forever.

In any case, escape was necessary.

Even if the engagement wasn’t announced, it couldn’t be kept secret forever.

‘I must hide before the news is published in the newspaper.’

Bang!

“Miss! Miss!”

While packing with Betty, the door burst open, and the maid Maggie rushed in.

“What’s the matter? Is there something bigger than my marriage?”

Geneve asked coldly, and Maggie, panting, held out what was in her hand.

“Your marriage news was published in the newspaper!”

“What?”

Since becoming Geneve, she had gone through many events without feeling any emotion.

Living in a strange body, in a strange era and environment, felt surreal, like a dream, devoid of feelings, living indifferently.

But after realizing she was in a novel’s world and that death was near, her senses awakened.

She shed the sense of detachment from reality and began planning for the future.

But after finally realizing this was reality, she faced the danger of death directly.

‘It hasn’t been half an hour since I heard about the marriage, so how was it published in the newspaper?’

‘It wasn’t the Marquis who did it.’

He had agreed to her request to keep the engagement a secret.

Even if he wasn’t serious, this wasn’t the internet era.

It was impossible to print and distribute a newspaper in such a short time.

‘Then, there’s only one culprit.’

‘The person who would benefit from this marriage.’

‘Baron Herion.’

Perhaps he announced the engagement to make refusing it impossible.

‘No, I can’t rule out that the Marquis contacted the newspaper beforehand.’

Geneve took the newspaper while thinking of various possibilities but changed her mind as soon as she saw the headline on the front page.

“No, that’s not it.”

“What? Isn’t the marriage news published?”

Betty looked at the newspaper anxiously and asked.

“It wasn’t Father who published it.”

“How do you know the Marquis didn’t do it?”

“Because he wouldn’t use such words in his announcement.”

Geneve held up the newspaper toward the confused Betty and Maggie.

There, in large bold letters, was written: “Marquis Tanisia Loses His Mind.”