Honestly I understand from Maxi's point of view as to why she is trying to hide the fact that she was treated poorly by her sonovabitch father. She is ashamed of being an abuse victim. She has never been taught that in such a case you need to ask for help and ask for justice. She has such low self esteem, that she is scared that once Riftan gets to know that she was treated horribly rather than like a princess, she will be perceived as a leftover thrown at Riftan. She wants to protect that dignity she has. Riftan on the other hand I am sure loves her for who she is and is incredibly broad minded for someone of that era. Girls were already treated like a burden and on top of that she has a speech impediment. Its a surprise that they did not scream "possessed". The fact that he did not treat her stutter as a disability rather, accepted her for who she is and continues to lavish her with gifts. Its very heartwarming. He is a very dominant character. I mean I see male characters in all these historical webtoons treated as alpha males. As prince, emperor and what not but I rarely do I see such an assertive character. Many females might get turned off by his approach, but for someone like Maxi, I think he is perfect. He is reassuring and strict in his fondness for her. Maybe not the best at expressing himself and bit selfish at times, but he....atleast for the time being looks like he has a good heart. Its a good character design.
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Honestly I understand from Maxi's point of view as to why she is trying to hide the fact that she was treated poorly by her sonovabitch father. She is ashamed of being an abuse victim. She has never been taught that in such a case you need to ask for help and ask for justice. She has such low self esteem, that she is scared that once Riftan gets to know that she was treated horribly rather than like a princess, she will be perceived as a leftover thrown at Riftan. She wants to protect that dignity she has. Riftan on the other hand I am sure loves her for who she is and is incredibly broad minded for someone of that era. Girls were already treated like a burden and on top of that she has a speech impediment. Its a surprise that they did not scream "possessed". The fact that he did not treat her stutter as a disability rather, accepted her for who she is and continues to lavish her with gifts. Its very heartwarming. He is a very dominant character. I mean I see male characters in all these historical webtoons treated as alpha males. As prince, emperor and what not but I rarely do I see such an assertive character. Many females might get turned off by his approach, but for someone like Maxi, I think he is perfect. He is reassuring and strict in his fondness for her. Maybe not the best at expressing himself and bit selfish at times, but he....atleast for the time being looks like he has a good heart. Its a good character design.