
We all agree that we hate Derrick, even I myself feels disappointed in him ever since the beginning but I wanna bring this up because I feel the hate he’s been getting is a little too much Y’all can still hate him but after Yvonne came back, I ask myself if that’s really Derrick who is doing everything on his own accord. The fact that he is brainwashed, he doesn’t know anything that’s going on hence when the father slapped him, it looks like he came back to his own senses. The hate should be directed to Yvonne due to her being able to brainwash anyone, I pity Derrick because he did care for his og sister but for him to be used by her is kinda ironic itself.
I said what I said. Y’all can disagree and that’s okayI just want penelope to have her happy ending

Reynold and the duke are also being brainwashed but maybe not as much as Derrick, bc boyhave sister complex, I feel at some point Reynold felt really guilty about how he kept it a secret about the necklace(I believed) and how Penelope was the one punished instead and for the duke I feel like he grew on Penelope, maybe that’s why the brainwash was not a strong as Derricks. I’m not excusing them, it’s horrible how they’ve treated all these years. I just hope she gets away from them

Yall hating the wrong person here, i get that derrick has been a piece of shit but like yall gotta remember that yvonne has him wrapped around her fingers and has been bewitched(BRAINWASHED YALL)

That’s why i said he’s a piece of shit, I’m not forgetting the fact that Derrick hasn’t done anything to apologize to our mc. I wouldn’t condone him after he got brainwashed by yvonne but there’s so many people in the comments that are hating on him because of how he brought yvonne to the party. I get that people should hate him for everything he has done to the mc but like after yvonne came back, you can’t help but think, if derrick is acting like this because of yvonne’s brainwashing.

He is acting on her brainwashing, just look at his eyes: they have a faint teal glow, apart from being more cooked-fish than usual. Also he has just a faint recollection of what happened, as if in a dream.
The same teal glow is in the maid's eyes when she brings Yvonne's cup, which is poisoned.
In my opinion, the brainwashing works on who has personal agendas towards Penny or doesn't have an high enough favorability: as far as I know Derrick's the lowest between all MLs, and doesn't see her as a sister, not to mention he feels guilty for losing Yvonne when they were kids, so he's the easiest to manipulate.
Same for Eclise, he wants Penny and won't stop at nothing so long as he can be near her and she'll depend on him only. I don't remember if he was brainwashed or just verbally manipulated, might be the latter since he's already batshit crazy. But I'm pretty sure Eclise had the teal glow when he found Penny near the incenerator where she was trying to destroy the fragment.
I'm not sure about Renald that one time in the garden: it might be that he had doubts toward Penny at that moment, and his favorability is not high enough to be considered "trust", so he got momentarely brainwashed but snapped out of it fairly soon since he does consider Penny as a sister who he must apologize to.
So far Yvonne hasn't been able to brainwash two of the MLs, Vinter and Callisto, the first because she never had a face-to-face meeting with him as he's hiding and on Penny's side fully (but has personal feelings for her, so they might be a problem if it develops into selfishness).
The crown prince is the worst candidate to brainwash, since he has the highest favorability, unconsciously loves Penny and trusts her as a person and partner. I'm sure Yvonne tried to when she met him outside the greenhouse, and failed miserably since he pointed the sword at her anyway.
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Him to come back after 10 years of no communication is……he better have a good ass explanation cause if not..yeaa idkk
Damn but 10 yrs is too long. No explanation is acceptable (〜 ̄△ ̄)〜
Im sayinggg im tryna be lenient cause “pretty privilege” and most people already too happy that he’s back but like own up to it bro
if she forgives this guy easily and accepted him right away. id be so mad i wanna sue the author.
Real dropping it right away