Sumiko Sonehara's Manga List

While attending a lavish party, Lily Alexander finds herself caught in the arms of the devilishly handsome aristocrat Tristan Romero. When the billionaire playboy offers her a night of passion, she finds herself drowning in his blue eyes. And when their one-night stand proves fruitful, lily sees flashes of good in the eyes of the haunted Spaniard. Even though he tells her he can never truly love her, Lily agrees to marry him, believing all the while that the power of her love can chase away his demons.

While being attacked by a pair of thieves, noblewoman Lexie is saved in the nick of time by the Marquess of Stormaston, who proceeds to steal a kiss from the young dowager as a reward. Shortly after, Lexie learns that, though dashing he may be, the marquess is reputed among the aristocracy to be a relentless womanizer. When they next meet at a masquerade ball, Lexie approaches him with cautious attraction. However, that very caution is thrown to the wind when she challenges him to a horse race and promises to become his mistress if she loses...

Adrien's dream was to restore Grange Manor to its former glory. But after the owner suddenly leaves without paying the contractors, she's put in quite the bind. While trying to find a means to pay the restoration fees, she comes face-to-face with her old crush Chay, who Adrien came to know at Grange Manor. Due to a past incident, she doesn't want anything to do with Chay. Unfortunately, he's bought the property from the previous owner, meaning Adrien has no choice. Even though Adrien feels as if she's being tormented, she can't help but see how hard Chay is trying to fully restore Grange Manor. Is Chay really the heartless man she's always imagined him to be, or has she been mistaken all these years?