After witnessing Martin's disreputable behavior, the Duchess of Peacefield announces to the man she just met, Timothy, that she will marry him instead. She then presents Timothy, bound and captured, to his father to claim a reward, revealing her pragmatic nature. While Timothy vows revenge, the Duchess uncovers a mysterious object on him, prompting her to investigate his true background. Meanwhile, the King rewards her by promoting her original fiancé, Martin, to Vice Minister of Finance, setting the stage for a tangled web of political and personal alliances.