Forced to Marry My Ruined Ex: The Duke's Revenge - Episode 1

At a grand event celebrating Commander Luciano's new title as Duke, the impoverished Cordelia confronts her affluent relative Veronica, demanding the return of her late mother's necklace. Veronica cruelly refuses, belittling Cordelia and threatening her for interrupting a chance to meet the Duke. In a flashback, a younger Cordelia is shown heartlessly rejecting and humiliating a desperate man named Luke. In the present, guests recognize Cordelia, while Luciano privately confirms his six years of hatred are directed at her. The episode ends with Luciano, the newly minted Duke, spotting Cordelia, setting the stage for his promised revenge.