Hakushaku Wo Machiwabita Kabe No Hana / Original Title: HOW to START a SCANDAL (Harlequin History Karu Special)

[Machine Translation] On the night of her debut in the ballroom, Violet's dreams were shattered. She had promised her childhood friend Seth her first dance, but as soon as he saw her in her dress, he turned away without a word and went off to war without saying goodbye. Seth must have been disillusioned because I was not beautiful. Six years passed in despair. Violet's father scolded her to leave if she could not find a husband, and then Seth returned from the war. He becomes a sinfully handsome man. He has inherited the title of Earl of Dalton after the death of his brother, and is soon to take a wife. He asks Violet, "Why are you still single? Why are you still single? Why are you still single?

社交界デビューの夜、バイオレットの夢は砕け散った。幼なじみのセスと最初のダンスを約束していたのに、彼女のドレス姿を見たとたん、彼は何も言わずに背を向け、そのまま別れの言葉もなく戦地へ行ってしまったのだ。わたしが美しくないから、きっとセスは幻滅したんだわ...。それからの月日は絶望のうちに過ぎ、6年が経った。夫を見つけられないなら出て行けと父に叱られたバイオレットの前に、戦地から帰還したセスが現れる。罪深いほどすてきな男性になって。兄亡き後ダルトン伯爵の称号を継いだ彼は、近く妻を迎えるという。そして、彼はバイオレットにきいたのだ。「なぜ君はまだ独身なんだ?」。