YOU Put my thoughts into words!! Most manhwa stories are very black & white like they refuse to get deep into the complexity between each character hence leading the readers to be very bias and judgemental easily.
this manhwa is so amazing in covering the aspects that not a single person will be perfect, from FL to ML, from Hans to Catherine. Heck even FL's father. He's a devil to those orphans but a great father to Annette. ヽ(`Д´)ﾉ
Bro this is how I felt about this manhwa too, I stumbled upon the manhwa randomly on webtoon and thought the same thing, that it was a typical toxic abuse story and making the FL have short term memory loss on what the ml did to her.
But I kept on reading, and DAMN I was proven wrong, I. Loved how the manhwa delves into the complexity of characters rather than just a one dimensional black and white perspective.
ahh i read the replies here, i didn't think it'd be removed when i edited my comment (〜￣△￣)〜 but i agree with those two comments. i just love this story so much, and the pacing is just right too. well for me it is, it's not too fast or too slow
i can't believe this, i stumbled on this about 3 am in the morning bc i couldn’t sleep. tbh i was skeptical when i read the story description that someone commented—thought it was gonna be a typical toxic abusive story and an fl that always ends up forgetting every shitty thing the ml did. however i was mistaken, i was scared how the story went bc we can't deny everything that happened in that marriage is fucked up. i think it's already layed out what the criticism on the ml so imma say a bit about the fl bc i dont see much people discuss her complex character too. i dont think people really realize that fl was in fact a bad person (not excusing the ml but it doesn't take much to piece things together on why he did that, still fuck up but yeah gosh i love how complex this is), she was left behind the dark from every awful thing her father did. although, ultimately, the choice for being naive was completely hers–she pointed that out too. she's a bystander whether she knew it or not, and i'm guessing that deep down she knew her father does many shady stuff but since she didn't truly see the gravidity of how horrible it really went—she didn't let it entertain her mind. she knew people suffered but her happiness and shiny life blinded her with naivity, i love her. i love how their characters are wittien omfg people i love this. i'm really... just so speechless how amazing the story went and how it focused on the war too.
this single-handedly made me cry bittersweet tears many times. the miscarriage, the ml's complicated heartbreaking love for the fl, the fl's hardship and ultimate realisation of what's happening outsiden from her aristocrat life, the countless heartbreak, the complexity of this two characters and how we saw them developed... it's been so long since i felt this way towards a manhwa.
: i also love the individual focus on other characters too, i wish we could've seen a bit of fl's mother bc i felt like her character was overlooked and only focused on the father’s deed, but it was clear she grew up loved by them, it's crazy how much emotion the characters here made me feel.