tbf the horrible treatment didnt JUST start after he got brain washed. He's always been indifferent and condescending toward her.
He was like that before the brainwashing
He got brainwash coz he's stupid and that's that he doesn't even try to resist Yvonne
Yikes, to me this reads as "yes Penelope go back to your abuser, cant you see how bad he is feeling? make him feel better by returning"
seeing him like this, I felt bad too, but that's by forgetting what happened. he wasn't brainwashed before and still made her life shitty, letting her go to prison, accusing her of everything and thinking only gifts could bring HIM the smile he wants to see... he never once tried to understand her, nor make her feel better, he contributed greatly to the neglect and abuse she was suffering from in HIS home... so yeah, seeing his emotional face stings, but she's right. at least reynold had the decency to say sorry, and to acknoledge she didn't have to forgive him. Derrick didn't, he's just selfish wanting her to shut up and smile for him, ignoring her pain
Did you just forget what he did or how he behaved with her in the beginning of the manhwa and even before laila was introduced? He always treated her like the rebel little girl who's always just hot headed and does whatever she wants. No matter whose fault it was,he always chose to pin the blame of Penelope cause that was always convenient. It's not the fact that he's being brainwashed, but the fact that that's what he's always been like.
Unlike the pink head(can't recall his name) and the father, who showed actual character development and honestly started to feel remorse; Derick did not show any of those things that are supposed to make him likeable.
Up your bar of standard girl
I feel bad for Derrick... Please Penelope stop being too harsh to derrick, you know his suffering from the brainwashing ╥﹏╥
Penelope go to the prince, together finish your quest hehehe