Holy shit, that is not what I anticipated. Still, the Duke is trash for venting his anger on Olivia.
Yes people know that spoiler, it's been repeated for a while now in the comments
Yeah but all the latest comments are how its the Duke's fault for not keeping it in his pants and cheating
Dang that’s crazy, I truly feel bad for hazel and Olivia, thinking your husband cheated but was SA and a poor child being brought into a horrible environment
I think ppl dont know this spoiler
The father did not have an affair. He was drugged and raped. The imperial family are the main villains. They threatened the Mc's mom to drug and sleep with the Duke. She refused ofcourse so they drugged her too and threatened her. So she slept with the Duke then ran away. She was a victim so you do pity her but then she turns around and does this shit. She knows the Duke hates her but brainwashes Olivia that if she was good, the Duke and his family would accept her. Even if she was dying , why would she send the fl to that hell house I dont know. She tells her to just keep bearing the torture since young so Olivia becomes a pushover.
Also the Duke is irredeemable trash. The absolute worst. Yes he was forced against his will. But he literally tortured a tiny little kid. He purposefully got her in the house to send her as crown princess knowing the royal family are evil, he wantedly appointed that specific nanny cuz he knew she would torture and abuse Olivia and starve her. It got so bad that the Duchess lost all love and hope for him watching his act like a villain.