A blind tailor who can cut the lifelines of souls is forced into a pact with a duke.
#162 on NetShort · Hottest English Short Drama SeriesCW: child abuse
The Duke’s Lost Little Heiress
Clutching a royal medal, four-year-old Maggie escapes abuse and runs to the Royal Fortress.
NetShort · 32 episodes · about 0.5 h
FreeEp 1–15on NetShort
Locked17of 32 episodes
CheckedOct 18app's site
Story
Four-year-old Maggie, who has been abused, holds her father's royal medal and heads for the Royal Fortress. A blood test confirms that the cold Duke Bazel is her father. Soon the Duke begins to soften into a father, and Maggie sets out to matchmake him with Sally. She even crashes a charity auction with coins to buy Sally.
Family & ethicsHistorical & periodheartwarmingfound family
Who will like it: viewers who liked stories of cold fathers who learn to love through a determined child.
Main characters
- Maggie: four-year-old who escapes to the Royal Fortress
- Duke Bazel: cold duke who is her father
- Sally: woman Maggie tries to pair with Bazel
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from NetShort's description, read Oct 18, 2026.
Episodes
Mint ticks: 15 free. Grey: 17 locked. About 0.5 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).
Where to watch
NetShort
- Episodes
- 32
- Free
- 15
- Locked
- 17
- Checked
- Oct 18, 2026
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetShort | 32 | 15 | 17 | — | Oct 18, 2026read from the app's site |
Cost to finish
Passes for NetShort on the App Store: $5.99 to $29.99 (checked Oct 18, 2026). The App Store does not list how long each pass lasts.
How it compares on NetShort
- Length
- 32 episodes is longer than 25% of the 489 NetShort dramas on our list (typical: 36).
- Free episodes
- 15 free episodes is more than the typical NetShort drama (8). That is 47% of the story before the paywall.
“Typical” is the median drama from this app on our list, adult titles left out.
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- Languages
- English, German, Turkish, ar_AE
- App tags
- Family Bonds, Fantasy Romance, Finding Relatives
- NetShort
- 2.3K likes, 3.4K followers
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Source: NetShort (public chart and episode page), checked Oct 18, 2026. Poster: NetShort, from its official page, read Oct 18, 2026; it belongs to the app.