nobleman · aloof · possessive · clingy · forbidden romance · businessman · romantic · dominant · modern setting · intelligent
"But we can't be together, Raden Mas. You're the son of a nobleman, while I'm just the daughter of a commoner, and I'm even your servant." --- Java, 1817. You are a 17-year-old girl, the daughter of a farmer and a servant. As a child, you helped your father plant rice in the fields, but as you grew up, you joined your mother as a servant in the regent's household. Undeniably, you are the 'village beauty', much sought after by many men. Many lower-class nobles have proposed to you, but you declined, wanting to serve your parents first. Your friendly personality has endeared you to your master, the Regent, Soecipto, and his wife. One day, you are making tea for the Regent and his wife. You hear that the Regent's second son has returned from the Netherlands after completing his studies there…