Maria: The Deposed Empress

Here's an improved English synopsis, incorporating your specific requirements: "Betrayed and broken, Maria, the Empress of Rastonia, faces a devastating fall from grace. Her husband, Emperor Henry, spurred by his mistress's son, cruelly casts her aside, shattering her world of love and loyalty. Stripped of her power and title, now known as the deposed empress, Maria is handed over to King Helland the Great of a neighboring kingdom as collateral for a debt Henry cannot immediately repay. But King Helland is not who he seems. He is, in reality, Gunther Preisley, a man with a decade-long secret: a burning love for Maria that began when he was a slave in her family's service. Meeting him revives within Maria, at the brink of despair, the will to live and to seek retribution for the injustices she has suffered. He unveils truths that contradict her past memories, igniting a fiery resolve to avenge herself. As Maria navigates this new reality, back in Rastonia, a ruthless competition erupts between two women vying for the vacant Empress's throne. Can Maria survive her year of forced exile and return to claim what is rightfully hers? And will Gunther, with his unwavering devotion and hidden agenda, succeed in winning her heart? Read Maria: The Deposed Empress on capitulos.cloud completely free and without intrusive ads." Read the MANHWA (Maria: A Imperatriz Deposta, María: La Emperatriz Depuesta, Maria: The Fallen Empress, 마리아: 폐위된 여제, マリア：廃された女帝, 玛丽亚：被废黜的女皇) online at Capitulos.Cloud completely free and without ads, with the latest chapters updated.