Yeah i somewhat agree. I think they try to make it come down to the huge reward at the end (of the deal) and that she doesn't mind how the prince looks (i think she's been open w the fact she thinks he's handsome). Plus, there's desserts? xD
I honestly think it's the part with her father being involved with him that got her
I felt like the reason was kind of contrived for the sake of plot too
from the beginning, ive been seriously thinking this and ive come up with two things in mind:
firstly, ofc we wouldnt have a story to read had the author not segued into Estelle's character for the sake of the plot to move (which ofc was a little weird to use for plot development but were here now)
but a second thought kind of vaguely reminds me that if she doesnt agree to it, wouldnt she get killed by the prince since she'd be a loose end to this no matter if she tells anyone or not so she agrees to this since she dont wanna die, with a future assured of utter laziness which she is totally into. i prolly need to reread her motivations but ye, this is what i remember because its rly out of her character (〜￣△￣)〜
I love this story, but I still think it doesn't make sense she accepted the prince's proposition with her character. Seems like way to much work, when she could have been all lazy in her past work, and earned enough money to live