Fuyu Fuyu Aoki

Born with an unusual birthmark on her back, Chloe Ardennes was immediately branded a cursed child by her superstitious family and locked away in their estate for her entire life. Forced to cook and clean, Chloe's world shatters one day when an encounter with her mother at knifepoint drives her to flee the only home she's ever known. Desperately seeking...

Having escaped her abusive home, Chloe finds employment in the capital as Lloyd's live-in housekeeper. But as the distance between them shrinks overnight, neither is prepared for the sudden change. A curious spectre from Chloe's past returns to haunt her, leading her to doubt her worth as Lloyd's housekeeper, but Lloyd is resolute in his desire to help her heal....