I’m just confused why she would still go as his date? She knows he should be escorting his fiancé
She still went as his date when she had already agreed to go with another man, knowing it was Eris ceremony and that the Prince is Eris fiance and should go with her
Probably because she feels like it’s her place and the empress and crown princes hyped her up into that role. I mean they made her wear the same dress as eris on purpose
To be clear. I don't think she is innocent, just stuck between a rock and a hard place. Like going has his date is bad and its own level of fucked up since he is engaged. I think she has resigned herself to being his concubine.
But she definitely didn't know about the dress.
Like she isn't Trashita from remarried empress level bad. She's just a push over, but seeing how she reacted to the dress, even she has lines she won't cross.
Helena clearly DID NOT KNOW. Like she was so shocked. Why the hell is the prince and empress putting her in that situation????
This has been an interesting twist on the super sweet protagonist that steals has a harem. She isnt clueless. She is powerless and stuck. The more the prince favors her the more the world hates her.