A Marriage Bestowed

In her past life, Clara Sinclair was murdered by her cousin, Eleanor Vance, who pushed her into a lake to drown. She also learned that her unborn child was lost due to safflower secretly administered by Eleanor, and her fiancé, Frederick Thorne, had grown cold to her because of Eleanor's manipulations. Reborn on the eve of her sixteenth birthday banquet, Clara Sinclair is determined to get her revenge. At the banquet, she locks the door to the room where Eleanor Vance and Frederick Thorne are, lights aphrodisiac incense, and leads the guests to discover their secret affair. She uses this opportunity to break off her engagement and smoothly arranges for Eleanor to marry into the Thorne family. Eleanor believes her dream has come true, unaware that the Thorne family has already fallen from grace and Frederick Thorne is far from a good husband. Later, Clara Sinclair circulates an indecent scroll depicting Frederick Thorne and Julian Shaw, causing a massive scandal. In a rage, Eleanor Vance kills Julian Shaw, and Frederick Thorne is sentenced to be executed in the autumn for murder. Clara Sinclair then arranges for "special" treatment for Frederick Thorne in prison, completely settlin…