Zhuoya Qiu

Born for greatness, Steven Langley is forced to trade the battlefield for books. He takes his fiancée and her family under his wing, only to be betrayed and scorned for choosing scholarship over the battlefield, unlike the mighty Leopold Marlowe. Turning away from humiliation, he returns to war, rises to rule the land, and proves he is far more than a general—and far beyond her reach.

Five years ago, a food safety scandal shattered Abigail Jensen's world—her father took his own life, her mother lost her sanity, and their family name was ruined. To spare her boyfriend from the fallout, she staged their breakup, breaking both their hearts. Now, when fate brings them together again, resentment turns to regret as he learns the truth and fights to win her back.