Beneath the Gilded Crown

Layla Chanler, the Empress Dowager of Vania, breaks one of her legs only to have her son, Charles Astor, born safely. However, during her second pregnancy, her husband takes his last breath due to illness, leaving her behind and the throne to his young son to take over. To prevent internal conflict, Layla is left with no choice but to live in Hollow Abbey with her unborn baby.