Chapter 0
A 300-year-old ghost suddenly finds herself bound in an unwanted spirit marriageto an 8-year-old boy named Lucian.Though annoyed at first, she can't ignore how pitiful he is, living alone and surviving on nothing but roasted potatoes. She begins secretly taking care of himcooking and doing choresonly to discover something shocking:He can see her.The lonely boy warmly accepts her as his "ghost bride," even giving her the name Ria. As they grow close, he makes a promiseto one day take her as his real bride.But fate separates them.Years later, Lucian returns no longer a helpless child, but the emperor of the empiredetermined to fulfill the promise he made to his ghost bride.+
Chapter 1
"Herwin! I like you! Please go out with me!" Lucia Agnes has confessed her feelings 98 times over the past 13 years to her longtime crush, Herwin Peneus. "I'm sorry, Lucia. I already like someone else." And each time, Herwin has turned her down. After her 99th confession is rejected, Lucia finally decides to let go of her feelings for Herwin and agrees to an arranged meeting set up by her parents. But just as she starts to consider getting engaged to her match, things begin to take an unexpected turn... "Before the engagement... Shouldn't you make sure how Herwin really feels?" Will Lucia finally succeed in love?