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While the two conduct a detailed negotiation on the duration of the contract, room sharing, and loyalty conditions, Anri reveals her passion for art; Edwin, on the other hand, informs her that to avoid reputational loss when the agreement ends, Anri will need to be made to appear as if she has died.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"In Chapter Draft 12 of the series The Duke's Obsession With His Wife, Anri sits at the table in Duke Edwin Ascar's study to establish the rules of the fake marriage she will enter with him. While the two conduct a detailed negotiation on the duration of the contract, room sharing, and loyalty conditions, Anri reveals her passion for art; Edwin, on the other hand, informs her that to avoid reputational loss when the agreement ends, Anri will need to be made to appear as if she has died.","key_events":["Eunice says she found a handsome dance partner at the ball who promised to write her a letter.","Anri introduces her brother and closest friend Eunice to the guests; the guests admire the dress Anri adapted for Eunice.","Edwin and Anri negotiate the terms of the contractual marriage, its confidentiality, duration, and rules, agreeing on a 3-year trial period.","Edwin informs that it is not possible to divorce without reputational loss at the end of the contract, therefore Anri Wentworth will need to be announced as deceased.","The next day, Anri goes to Edwin's study to discuss the details of the marriage contract."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MY BEST FRIEND AND SISTER, EUNICE!\nSTAND STRAIGHT. BE CONFIDENT.\n\nIT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU. DID YOU ENJOY THE DANCE?\nY-YES, MY LADY...!\nI HAD A WONDERFUL TIME, THANK YOU.\n\nHER..?\nHA!\nGET A LOAD OF THOSE FACES!\nOH MY\nYOUR DRESS...\nWHAT A LOVELY WAY TO INCORPORATE MODERN TRENDS TO A CLASSIC GOWN.\nDID YOU DO IT YOURSELF?\nE-EUNICE...?\n\nN-NO, IT WAS ALL ANRI...\nI JUST SPRUCED IT UP A BIT.\nEUNICE'S BEAUTY IS WHAT MAKES THE DRESS TRULY COME TO LIFE!\nRIGHT YOU ARE.\nYOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL, LADY EUNICE.\n\nANRI'S SO WARM...\nBUT WHERE'S THE GENTLEMAN YOU WERE WITH?\nEUNICE FOUND HERSELF A HANDSOME DANCE PARTNER, YOU SEE.\n\nH-HE PROMISED TO WRITE ME...\n\nO-OH MY.\nHOW WONDERFUL FOR YOU, MY DEAR.\nWHO IS THIS GENTLEMAN?\nLOOKS LIKE WE'LL HAVE PLENTY TO TALK ABOUT TOMORROW.\n\nCINDERELLA FOR HIRE (4)\n\nTHE NEXT DAY\nTHIS MUST BE...\n\nEDWIN'S STUDY!\nTHIS IS WHERE EDWIN DOES ALL HIS SCHEMING...\nENJOYS HIS HOBBIES...\n...AND WHERE HE KEEPS A SECRET SPACE, KNOWN ONLY TO THE LORD OF THE MANOR!\n\nTO THINK I FINALLY GET TO SEE THIS PLACE IN PERSON...\nYOU'RE EARLY.\n\n?!?\nGOOD... MORNING, DUKE BRISTON!\nI KNEW I WASN'T IMAGINING THINGS.\nSHE'S BEEN AVOIDING MY EYES EVER SINCE YESTERDAY.\n\nI FEEL SO AWKWARD AROUND HIM NOW THAT I KNOW HE'S EDWIN...!\nI CAN'T KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE...!!\nJUST IN CASE...\nI'D LIKE TO REMIND YOU THAT THERE'S NO TURNING BACK NOW.\nWHAT...?\n\nI'M TALKING ABOUT OUR AGREEMENT.\nI'M SURE THAT WORD OF OUR ENGAGEMENT HAS ALREADY SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE KINGDOM.\nOH, YES. I SUPPOSE YOU'RE RIGHT.\n\nI CALLED YOU DOWN THIS MORNING...\n...SO THAT WE COULD DISCUSS THE TERMS OF OUR CONTRACT.\nTAKE A SEAT AND READ THIS THROUGH.\n\nI CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING...\nMARRIAGE CONTRACT\nBy entering into this contract marriage with Edwin Ascar, Anri Wentworth will agree to the following terms:\n\nI'M ABOUT TO GO THROUGH A CONTRACT MARRIAGE WITH THE EDWIN ASCAR...!\nARTICLE ONE.\nNO ONE MUST KNOW THAT THIS IS A CONTRACT MARRIAGE.\nBOTH PARTIES WILL KEEP THIS CONTRACT A SECRET FROM OTHERS.\n\nARTICLE TWO: THIS CONTRACT IS VALID FOR 30 YEARS.\nTHIRTY YEARS?!\nI'M WILLING TO REDUCE IT TO 29.\nNINETEEN?\n\nIS HE SERIOUSLY TRYING TO HAGGLE WITH ME?\nTHREE YEARS.\nAND NOT A DAY LONGER.\nTHEN LET'S JUST MAKE IT A THREE-YEAR GRACE PERIOD.\nIF WE MAKE IT THREE YEARS WITHOUT VIOLATING THE CONTRACT, WE CAN TRANSITION INTO A PERMANENT AGREEMENT...\nWHICH WILL BE VOIDABLE AT ANY TIME.\nON SALE\n\nTHAT'S FINE.\nBUT TERMINATION WILL REQUIRE AT LEAST THREE MONTHS NOTICE.\nWE'LL NEED TIME TO ARRANGE OUR SEPARATION, AFTER ALL.\nALRIGHT...\nK-KISSING...?!\nY-YOU WANT ME TO...\nDisplays of public affection, including kissing, will be negotiated in advance.\nThe bride must spend at least one night per month in the groom's room including the night of their wedding.\n\n...SPEND THE NIGHT WITH YOU?!\nHOW DARE HE PUT SUCH LEWD THOUGHTS IN MY HEAD!!!\nWE'LL JUST BE SHARING THE SAME ROOM, NOTHING MORE.\nOH!\nWAIT, WHAT ABOUT THIS PART?\n\nNEITHER PARTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENGAGE WITH OTHERS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX WHILE THIS CONTRACT IS IN EFFECT.\nNEITHER PARTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENGAGE WITH OTHERS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX WITH ROMANTIC INTENTIONS.\nI'D LIKE TO REWORD THIS.\nWHY IS THERE ANY NEED TO GET SO SPECIFIC?\n\nIT'S A CONTRACT, SO THE MORE SPECIFIC, THE BETTER!\nOTHERWISE, THIS CLAUSE MIGHT RESTRICT ME FROM EVEN SPEAKING TO ANOTHER MAN.\nFINE.\n\nLADY ANRI.\nYES?\nYOU MENTIONED YESTERDAY THAT THERE WERE STILL MANY THINGS YOU WANTED TO DO WITH YOUR LIFE.\nMAY I ASK WHAT THOSE THINGS ARE?\nOH... WELL, YOU SEE...\n\nI GUESS YOU COULD CALL IT A LIFELONG DREAM OF MINE.\nI'M SURE YOU'VE ALREADY NOTICED...\nBUT I LOVE ART... ESPECIALLY PAINTINGS.\n\nALTHOUGH I DON'T HAVE MUCH TALENT IN CREATING IT FOR MYSELF...\n...I KNOW GREAT ART WHEN I SEE IT, AND I APPRECIATE FINE WORKS.\nI'D LIKE TO SPONSOR PROMISING NEW ARTISTS...\nAND OPEN UP A LITTLE GALLERY OF MY OWN.\n\nI'D ALSO LIKE TO TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD, IF I CAN GET THE CHANCE.\nTRAVELING AROUND THE WORLD TO DISCOVER NEW MASTERPIECES...\nDOESN'T THAT SOUND LIKE A DREAM?\nI SEE.\n\nSHE'S WILLING TO GIVE UP A LIFE OF LUXURY AND A PRESTIGIOUS NAME...\nALL FOR THE SAKE OF SOME PAINTINGS?\nIS SHE BEING SERIOUS?\nI HAVE A FEW THINGS I WANTED TO DISCUSS...\nABOUT THE DIVORCE PROCEDURE AT THE END OF OUR CONTRACT.\nABOUT THE DIVORCE?\n\nOF COURSE, IT WON'T BE A LEGAL DIVORCE.\nBECAUSE THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY WAY WE CAN DIVORCE ONE ANOTHER...\n...WHILE PRESERVING BOTH OUR GOOD NAMES.\nSO, THAT MEANS...\n\nYES.\nANRI WENTWORTH...\n...WILL HAVE TO DIE.","bubble_count":117,"pages_count":30,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"In Chapter Draft 12 of the series The Duke's Obsession With His Wife, Anri sits at the table in Duke Edwin Ascar's study to establish the rules of the fake marriage she will enter with him.","spoiler_summary":"In Chapter Draft 12 of the series The Duke's Obsession With His Wife, Anri sits at the table in Duke Edwin Ascar's study to establish the rules of the fake marriage she will enter with him. While the two conduct a detailed negotiation on the duration of the contract, room sharing, and loyalty conditions, Anri reveals her passion for art; Edwin, on the other hand, informs her that to avoid reputational loss when the agreement ends, Anri will need to be made to appear as if she has died."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/the-duke-s-obsession-with-his-wife-5a64q63y/chapter-12-shjee3","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — The Duke's Obsession With His Wife #12: CINDERELLA FOR HIRE (4)","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-10-19T08:52:20.747Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/the-duke-s-obsession-with-his-wife-5a64q63y"}}