Why would they vacation at an exs house?

I agree, it does put a dark shadow over the rest of the story. But, I'm kind of hoping that the gardener said that to his ex just to be nice. That's what I keep telling myself. The feeling I get from him is that he is completely head over heals for young master, both physically and emotionally. But yeah, that made my heart hurt.

i really hope thats true, it still would have been nice to have a scene where the gardener is confronted. it was disrespectful from the very moment he even took him to his ex lovers house. =(

I agree - totally disrespectful. There are a lot of people that just don't think like that though. I know the gardener had another reason he wanted to go, but I would never take my boyfriend or date to an ex's, nor associate with them for that matter. The potential for conflict is just too much, even if there is nothing between them.

you make a great point. everyone has their own mind and opinions. its up to us to know, what kind of things we would find acceptable in a relationship. what kind of disagreements we can put up with. if only that scene hadnt been included this would have been one of my favorite mangas. i like to pretend that one chapter doesnt exist. XD

I know exactly what you mean! I usually don't read comments but I just had to see if anyone else caught that -_- It left such a bad taste in my mouth that I honestly couldn't enjoy the second half of the story like I did the first half. I know this might sound crazy but I think I would have rather had him (the gardener) cheat, apologize profusely and then proceed to say the sex meant nothing and it was all a huge mistake. I know that both scenarios are horrible but I guess that would be my best of 2 evils. That one page really stabbed me in the heart. I know that sex doesn't necessarily equal love and I know he's crazy in love with his master but really?? I'm so bad ugh

*mad

I really thought they were joking around