It's ok to say that he's being selfish but why are you continuing to insult him like this? They're both human and trying to do whats right. You don't even know how hard it is to accept that someone will never love you when they're the only one you have. He already knows her life was hard that's why he doesn't want to burden her, but did you forget he also lived a life waiting to die? I'm not saying he's not being rude right now but to say he has no respect or care when he's been trying so hard all this time is a bit too much
It was a mutual agreement between the two of them. She'd save him and she'll benefit from the name and wealth while he remains sanw and healthy again. Beyond that, they were both manipulative but at least ML was open about it. She was the one who took advantage of that and kept dragging everything on knowing what he actually feels, he might be forceful but he openly conveys everything to her before he makes a move..
He caught feelings and was open about it and is even doing his best too and she knew that yet she took advantage of that and keeps manipulating,dragging it on and ignoring his pleas.. not like he wasn't wrong in some part but most of this wouldn't escalate to this if she was just communiting with him, but instead of doing that, she trampled on that feelings and keeps bullshitting him, idk what chu on about but she's responsible for most of the parts
They were both victims, mL is pushy while astina is full of sh– secrets.. and guess what?
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That's the whole plot of this story, idk if this manhwa will completely follow the novel but she will never give her heart to him even after these circumstances, she will never love him and he will forever chase after that chance to be with her.
i get it. She's traumatized but IT'S HER 2ND LIFE .. she needs to acknowledge the present people in her life right now and live in her present, her past will never be erased and all she can do is move on BUT NO.. THIS CRAP WILL DRAG UNTIL THE END.
It's all a cycle of bullshit just cuz she doesn't wanna move on, doesn't wanna let go of her past lover yet wanna hold on to mL.. she's the negative depiction of ouroboros of eating oneself and repeating the cycle (・ω・)
So tired of y'all forgetting Astina saved that archduke's life and continue to do so, you keep calling her disgusting names, just a bunch of misogynists. He has no right to keep torturing her with his own feelings as if he just never found out how tragic her life had been. So pathetic and so selfish. He has no respect or care for how she's been suffering. She especially can't find the time to heal and open her heart to him because he keeps reopening her wounds and putting guilt on her. Astina deserves better. Should've never saved that guy.