Raeliana ended up at the Duke's mansion because she was reincarnated into the body of Raeliana McMillan, a side character in a novel who was originally destined to be poisoned by her fiancé. Knowing her fate, she made a deal with Duke Noah Volstaire Wynknight to pretend to be his fiancée in order to avoid her deadly ending. She moved to his mansion to solidify this fake engagement, using her knowledge of the novel's plot and secrets to protect herself and strike the deal with Noah.
Background Context
- Raeliana is the reincarnation of Eunha Park from modern Seoul, who dies mysteriously and wakes up in the body of a character in a regency romance novel. This character, Raeliana McMillan, is fated to be murdered by her fiancé, Francis Brooks.
- To survive, Raeliana approaches Duke Noah, the novel’s male lead, and proposes a pact to act as his fiancée, hoping this alliance will keep her safe and allow her to manipulate her fate.
- Noah agrees to the arrangement, partly because Raeliana knows secrets from the novel's plot, including information about the Royal Seal, which she uses as leverage.
- The mansion is where Noah lives, and Raeliana moves there to maintain the pretense of their engagement and avoid harm.
This plot of navigating survival through a fake engagement in the Duke's mansion forms the central premise of "Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion".
