I'm as shocked as you, he's such a slave to love. I really feel sorry for Ruediger, luckily he's a good kid so he's not vengeful. or maybe he just accepted it all because he was used to it. sophia and maximillian are equally crazy. one is a slave to love, the other mourns Vanessa's death too much. I know how close she is with vanessa, but that's too much until she always relates everything to Vanessa. but overall this is really good especially between luca and judith, it's very touching when they open up to each other. I'm rereading it.
People with black hair have a genetic predisposition to loyalty. (Think of the Japanese)
And they have a unwavering, illogical sense to it.
Ur telling me that duke maximillian was willing to marry a woman he didn't even like, and accept and raise a child that WASNT EVEN HIS just so he could marry the duchess(sophia)?? More than that, even after girly died, the duke was still willing to make that same child his SUCCESSOR putting aside the legacy his family had kept for so long of keeping royals away from the goblet.
Moreover, he set aside his OWN BIOLOGICAL CHILD, Ruediger, to make Jonas the successor, all because it was Sophia's wish. He set aside all of Jonas' flaws and mistakes, and even him wanting to commit treason, with his breaking point being jonas INSULTING AND MISTREATING SOPHIA?? I mean sure, other reasons contributed, but his breaking point was literally that jonas mistreated his wife and even said he'd kill her.
Actually top #1 Yearner bro, you go to the yearner competition and he's already at the head judge's seat as the reigning king