Toyed by a False Confession: Three Years Later, My Ex Won’t Let Me Go

Synopsis

The protagonist, though a commoner, attended an elite magic academy thanks to her wealthy merchant family. She was in a relationship with Gilbert, the son of a marquis, until she overhears that his confession was a lie—a punishment game. Misfortune compounds when her parents die in a maritime accident, leaving no inheritance after compensation claims. Unable to afford tuition, she withdraws from school.

On her final day, emotionally unstable and unable to explain herself to Gilbert, she disappears from his life. For three years, she works at a pharmacy, utilizing her talent for alchemy, believing their relationship is long dead.

Then Gilbert unexpectedly visits her shop. She treats him with indifference, and he seems to accept it. But when they’re finally alone, she loses consciousness. When she awakens, she’s restrained and branded with an obscene spell: “For every time you say ‘I love you,’ your affection deepens for your partner.” Gilbert whispers, “Finally found you. I won’t let you escape again.”

※Nameless reader-insert fiction.