Read manhwa This Emperor Runs a Marriage Scam online in English. Also known as This Emperor Is Running a Marriage Scam, This Emperor Commits Marriage Fraud, and 이 황제는 결혼 사기를 칩니다.

Dying under a mountain of debt was bad enough, but waking up inside a fantasy novel as a penniless extra with nothing but a crumbling seaside shack? That requires a whole new level of survival instinct. Determined to carve out a quiet, self-sufficient life, she ignores the main plot and focuses on putting food on the table. Then a suspiciously adorable little kid stumbles into her world, all big, pleading eyes and nowhere to go. She can barely feed herself, but turning him away feels impossible, so she pours her heart into raising him with everything she has left.

Years later, that sweet child she nurtured with her own calloused hands presents her with a marriage registration form and the cheerful demand, “Noona, I’m going to marry you.” She laughs it off and signs the paper as a joke, certain a minor cannot legally bind her to anything. Then the registration gets processed. Then she discovers exactly who that little boy has become: the calculating emperor himself, a master of disguise who has been playing a long, patient game to claim the one woman who never saw a throne in her future. Suddenly, her peaceful life of hard-won stability is swallowed by palace intrigue and the outrageous affection of a scheming husband she never agreed to marry.

This series may appeal to readers who enjoy comedic isekai, slow-burn romance built on unconventional foundations, and twist-filled fantasy stories where the male lead’s dedication is as powerful as his deception.