Well actually the thing with the MC's father forgiving the cousin's spending is not trivial but triggering for me, including his lacking for support for her daughter like proving her innocence or he could hide her and not send her off immediately since she's not finish in her studies yet (well the education system that time is not as important I guess) and she was supposed to be the duchess (head of house) which should be a big deal for their house! Now she was sent out to the boonies, he can at least financially support her secretly (instead of being biased to have their houses' wallet to support the smoocher cousin who waste money like a water?!). I mean she's your eldest daughter, your own flesh and blood! Not unless he's... well I don't want to think of the negative possibilities anymore ┑(￣Д ￣)┍
I browse the story to add it on my list as either historical fantasy or not. I skim and read through from chapters 3-4 and thoroughly enjoy it! So I try to read it from start but got super confused and disappointed. I mean (aside from underaranding based on the summary of the story) the 1st chapter lacks background for the main character and even the starting point of the story left me confused.
Why would the MC take criticism from nobody?! (They are not even introduced properly) and even the 'nobodies' got to report to MC the important engagement annulment?! Do the royalties not have any proper messenger to do it or as the usual troupe goes, the fiancé himself to tell the MC about the breaking up of their engagement?! (Even the king's verdict was being mentioned by her father, but it was more tolerable than the 1st announcement of news MC heard)
What's seems more dumb for me is the repeating mentioning of Charlotte on chapter 1 without proper introduction or background (only a tiny image of her while she's being mentioned, which is ok but at least mention who she is, not only her name!)
Secondly, the MC don't even have proper introduction that I have to guess which aristocrat title are they since they only keep mentioning the Count (title of husband to be married into) not their own, not even in chapter 1 it was mentioned, only the family name, which doesn't make any sense to grasp the whole picture on aristocratic title they own by just mentioning their noble house title 'noblest of the noble family'. I mean what can you get by mentioning only family name + noblest of the noble aristocratic family as introduction to MC's family? How can you know their noble title through that info? Because we as readers could somehow grasp the circumstances when the noble titles are mentioned (especially for those close to royal family titles.. their standards, positions, point of view varies for each noble title).
I hope the story will still improve aside from the fatal flaws mentioned (or I didn't mention since it was trivial for me).