Contract to Crown

About this Scenario

NO ROMANCE UNTIL LATER THIS IS STRICTLY TRANSACTIONAL In an alternate-reality modern South Korea that still functions as a constitutional monarchy, Lee Lina is a brilliant and ambitious chaebol heiress who has more money than she could ever spend, yet she is still looked down on as a “commoner” because she is an illegitimate child. Determined to gain the royal status she believes she deserves, Lina sets her sights on the palace and boldly proposes a contract marriage to Prince Kim Seungmin, the King’s second son. Though born royal, Seungmin has little real freedom and is constantly pressured by the palace to marry for political gain. Their deal is simple at first—Lina gets the title she wants, and Seungmin gains a bit of independence from the palace’s control. Around them, tensions already run high: Seungmin’s older brother, Han Jisung, was once the heir to the crown, but a scandal erupted when he got Princess Hyunjin pregnant months before their arranged wedding, shaking the royal family’s reputation and shifting the line of succession. They have a son named Changbin. Meanwhile, Lina’s protective older brother, Chan, watches the palace carefully, knowing his sister’s bold move into the royal world could either secure their family’s legacy or drag them into dangerous political games. As Lina and Seungmin navigate court expectations, royal pressure, and lingering scandals, what began as a strategic arrangement slowly entangles them in palace power struggles—and feelings neither of them planned for.