I Was a Cooking Lady Whose Engagement Was Broken, So I Signed an Exclusive Contract with a Cold Duke

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I Was a Cooking Lady Whose Engagement Was Broken, So I Signed an Exclusive Contract with a Cold Duke 婚約破棄された飯炊き令嬢の私は冷酷公爵と専属契約しました ~ですが胃袋を掴んだ結果、冷たかった公爵様がどんどん優しくなっています

Melfy, a noble girl abused by her family and treated as a mere “cook,” is suddenly dumped by her fiancé—who chooses her stepsister instead.Thrown out of her home, she ends up working as a chef for the feared “cold duke,” Luke.But the duke’s household is in chaos, with barely usable ingredients…Using her skills, Melfy prepares meals that gradually change the duke himself—softening his cold personality and bringing warmth to his life.

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Steve Ferguson

ML is willing to kick out chefs who don't cook to his level of quality, but sits back and doesn't lift a finger to punish the maid who purposely destroys his property...

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Christine Vu

Seems like the maid was long gone or managed to vanish quickly before Miquette delivered the news to Luke.

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DeadSasha

Duke has only three servants and they all were with mc or duke at that time. So yeah a little dumb))

And his fenrir was very sick at that time.

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Usperking
Chapter 02

Merciless...more like gluttonous duke. All he thinks of is food. Hes like fenrir from campfire cooking

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Giulio Frignani
Chapter 01

Is there any sign of the wicked maid leaving the mansion, or is she squatting in some unused room, ready to mess up things again?

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Kinkaiser
Chapter 05

"I wonder what their relationship is?"


Someone dressed as a maid is delivering food to a nobleman. Geez, I wonder what their connection could be. If only there were any context clues.

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Kinkaiser
Chapter 02

Man, lots of thoughts on this chapter.


  1. Her cooking is so obviously magical that everyone should have figured it out in-universe. She instantly cures chronic illnesses with a meal! That's better than a doctor could do.
  2. Less obvious in-universe, her cooking seems to give or enhance magical power, but seems like it doesn't last long if her sister is already weakening after what, a few days?
  3. So it looks like the saboteur maid escaped and went back to FL's family's house. This also means that they very very clearly intentionally sent someone into the Duke's house to sabotage and destroy it, including tampering with his food. I'm pretty sure there should be massive consequences for that, as they've basically declared war on him.
  4. The fenrir is magical, so that's probably the excuse but...that meal FL made is straight up poison to dogs and wolves. Spicy foods, garlic, and green onions are all bad to dangerous for them.
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Usperking
Chapter 01

The names feels like jumbo words written on paper, thrown into a jar and then picked out.

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DeadSasha

After i read 6 chap I droped this. I don't wanna to read even if was free and with ideal translation. That so stupid. I even remade legendary quote a little to show my feeling for how this fictional world and charcters works:

"Mr. Author of this manga, what you've just write is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone who read this is now dumber for having wathching to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."


For those who wonder - maid that destroyed food supply and kitchen wasn't punished, fl's household wasn't even quiestioned (forget even about complain to them), and when fl meet that maid whose now fired (cause ML didn't fire FL) that bitch try to shame FL and trhew tomatos at her, and FL don't give a f*ck.

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DeadSasha
Chapter 06

That so stupid. I even remade legendary quote a little to show my feeling for how this fictional world and charcters works:

"Mr. Author of this manga, what you've just write is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone who read this is now dumber for having wathching to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."

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DeadSasha
Chapter 03

If you had problem with burning people alive you should have frozen them to death

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DeadSasha
Chapter 02

So the classic - real saint was always the neglected child which power by some mean was partly transferd to bitchy child?)))

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Mars
Chapter 09

Sister needs to take a chill pill

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