Fab August 13, 2025 2:36 am

I'm lowkey so peeved how the story ended I'm so sorry I led you guys astray. But maybe it'll be some of your guy's cup of tea idk. I reread the parts to write a summary and it just made me so mad omg.. I really thought the author was cooking but in the end it seems it was only I in the kitchen

    cash register August 17, 2025 2:02 am

    why what pls tell me

    Tsunchan August 17, 2025 3:59 am

    Whyy. Did it ended? Tell usss

    Fab August 17, 2025 7:13 am
    why what pls tell me cash register

    Read previous write ups if you want more context. I don't really wanna reread the excellent lead up just to know it ends in a dumpster fire so I'm just gonna give the ending here:
    Keitha decides to stay with Seyard in the LAST CHAPTER. After her and Gale's second grand escape attempt there is a big earthquake and Keitha freaks out thinking Seyard went into the concert hall when trying to follow her decoys which collapses. He didn't and actually "let her go" and Keitha is like wow he's a changed man ily EVEN THO LITERALLY A FEW CHAPTERS EARLIER SHE WAS SAYING STUFF LIKE "it might be comfortable to give up entirely, but that feels like losing myself forever" and that he was "a man who claimed to love Keitha but would break her will to have his way". Seyard does compare himself to Princess Arta and sees that she's disgusting and they may be more similar than he realizes but literally that's it??????? He barely has any character growth (at least in my perspective this summary is biased as hell yall sorry). There's side stories but I am not reading them cause they're still together.

    Now Featuring: me malding over the ending
    Like ok he "let's" you escape but he should've done that in the first place??? Like I'm an advocate for ppl changing or whatever but he needs mental help not a relationship with a kid on the way!!!! Keitha my girl what happened like it would've been such a good dissection of obsession and dealing with grief after someone who you loved who treated you badly passes away but whatever. And all the stuff i praised the story for just goes kaput too. I pray to God the manwha changes the ending but I highly doubt that. Also like screw Gale ig?? Like what happens to my guy he does so much and hes actually genuinely nice and gives Keitha real choices not to manipulate her?? Normally I don't root for the second ml or whatever in these stories cause I can figure out who's endgame but I just can't believe she stays with Seyard. Wtf happened to "If You Wish to Keep Me"? Like girl no one should be keeping you I thought that was the arc you were going on. Anyways whatever so sorry I hyped this up but maybe it'll be some ppls cup of tea if you like the toxic lovers thing

    Tizi August 17, 2025 11:13 am
    Read previous write ups if you want more context. I don't really wanna reread the excellent lead up just to know it ends in a dumpster fire so I'm just gonna give the ending here:Keitha decides to stay with Sey... Fab

    Thank you so much for your summaries! You saved me from wasting my time on yet another manwha where the FL fails to break free from an unhealthy abusive relationship.
    I have yet to come across a realistic novel, where two people can actually go seperate ways in the end. I swear authors come up with the dumbest shit so the MCs will end up together, no matter what.
    I'm glad that most of the time that doesn't apply to the real world. But I cant help but wonder what these hundreds of toxic love stories with the same disappointing endings teaches young women.
    That you can never leave an abusive relationship? That, as long as he says sorry, he can do to you whatever he wants?

    sighs

    I'm so unhappy with this.
    Is there a novel out there where FL cherishes herself for once actually manages to leave ML for good?

    I know some manga where the love interest shifts to 2nd ML halfway through the story. But are there any korean or chinese novels / manhwas with that outcome?

    Tsunchan August 17, 2025 4:26 pm
    Read previous write ups if you want more context. I don't really wanna reread the excellent lead up just to know it ends in a dumpster fire so I'm just gonna give the ending here:Keitha decides to stay with Sey... Fab

    Bruh wtf. I can't with these Stockholm fl. I'm outta here. Thank you for the spoiler

Fab July 20, 2025 8:27 pm

Heyyy so since it seems ppl wanted spoilers and some more information I'm just going to copy and paste the og write up I made of the whole plot so ppl don't have to go in that previous thread and read my multiple comments lmao. Here's some more info and backstory and some more context for you guys. It's long as hell tho sorry lol

Seyard and Keitha go on a official date. It's all cute and stuff, he gives her too many gifts, she's ashamed of hers, all that classic stuff I'm sure we're all familiar with. The notable parts are 1. They go to a show and Keitha compliments the violinist, Gabriel and 2. Keitha gives Seyard a handkerchief that she wove his initials into. He makes a face but it quickly changes and he says he's thankful.

Later, for their engagement prep, Keitha finds Seyard hired Gabriel as their violinist for their engagement ceremony and that Seyard is sponsoring him to continue his education in a country focused on music. Keitha also thinks Gabriel has a crush on Seyard.

Yeah, anyways Keitha goes to the princesses teaparty to deliver their engagement invitation to the princess. There's some conflict but it gets to her and the princess opens the invitation to be shocked and suspicious. Keitha can't find anything wrong with the invitation but discards the event as the princess just being upset about their eventual marriage.

Keitha tries to get close to Gabriel out of guilt bc she didn't want to make him play at the ceremony of his unrequited love. Seyard notices this and gets jealous and intimidates Keitha to try to find out what they've been talking about. Keitha says it's Gabriel's personal matters.

During the engagement ceremony, Keitha overhears Gabriel talking to someone saying that he'll have a serious convo about their feelings. Keitha, thinking Gabriel is going to confess his love to Seyard, follows him to his rendezvous. She finds it's actually Gabriel and Princess Arta and that they were secret lovers. Gabriel laments to Arta about how he can't continue bc he wants to be free of this relationship to continue his career and stop their toxicity. Arta responds by threatening and saying "he'll never escape her" and continuously assaults him until he would admit that he'll give up on his plans. Keitha tries to interrupt this to save Gabriel but Seyard pops out of nowhere and holds her back telling Keitha she'd just make the situation more complicated. She agrees.

The next day, Gabriel requests that Seyard find an escape route and refuge where the princess will never find him, even tho it means he can't continue his violinist career. Keitha and Seyard agree and Gabriel gives the parting words of telling Keitha that you always comes first when it comes to love. He successfully departs.

The next day after this the princess arrives unannounced to their abode and looks in all of the rooms saying she's searching for something. Of course, she comes up with nothing and snidely remarks how it's "interesting that both brothers have identical tastes in women". Seyard makes a face but changes the subject and gets her to leave. The comment leaves Keitha confused but she brushes it off.

This is where things get a bit messy cause I was skipping around here sorry .

Seyard and Keitha confess their love to eachother and it's all happy and nice.

On a date of theirs, they go to see a play and Keitha says how she thinks the lovers suspicions were reasonable and even tho the two lovers in it forgive eachother she didn't think the fl's were her fault. Seyard disagrees and tells Keitha that he believes "love and suspicion do not belong together". Keitha really takes this to heart and this theme STICKS AROUND

Keitha gets granted a key from Seyard that unlocks all the rooms to his house. But tells her not to open one door specifically, for any reason. She is suspicious, but respects his privacy(literally the Bluebeard tale)

I'm not sure if this is the same date or not but Seyard and Keitha run into what seems to be an old friend of Seyards from the monastery (I kinda forgot this guy's name and I just remember it starts with an O so I'm just gonna call him "O" lmao) the next day, Keitha sees in the newspaper that a guy matching O's description was stabbed to death, interesting

    Fab July 20, 2025 8:11 pm

    Aaaa shoot I forgot to erase something, skip the paragraph after I say "the comment leaves Keitha confused but she brushes it off"

    Fab July 20, 2025 8:36 pm

    SPOILERS CONTINUED I DIDNT REALIZE THERE WAS A WORD LIMIT IN POSTS:

    Keitha comes across a diary of Seyards that says about how he wants his brother dead (probably because of unfairness on how he's stuck in a monastery but yknow) and this greatly unnerves her.

    Seyard and Keitha sleep together sometime, they also go to a very gorgeous villa to spend time together

    Daniel ig like assembles the avengers of witnesses or whatever and they force their way into meeting Keitha. One is a monk from the monastery who is beside himself and confesses to Keitha about how he overheard Seyard and O plan to kill his brother Visherk. A count is also there saying Seyard is sus. Keitha immediately asks if they have any physical evidence and none of them do. She is alarmed but thinks back to Seyards words and decides to trust him, kicking everyone out.

    Seyard does some casual cryptic shit

    While wandering, Keitha comes across an old painting of Visherk. This causes her to get a flashback to the first time she encountered him, which she forgot about. She first met him at a teaparty of the Princess's for an introduction to her engagement partner, Visherk. Keitha feels really sick but goes there in her fav dress that she hadn't worn yet that was a gift from Daniel. Keitha automatically dislikes Visherk thinking he seems cold and just like her father. When she was gushing about the dress from Daniel Visherk walks over and "accidentally" spills his wine on her dress. Keitha gets very shaken up and Visherk, very nonchalantly apologizes and offers to get her a replacement. Keitha says it's fine and leaves the party early. Later on, she gets sent a dress from him, with the exact same design, but in red.

    I don't quite remember the exact reason, but all the suspicions eventually pile up and Keitha enters the forbidden room while Seyard is away for business. She finds it to be empty, except for one colorful scarf. It was her childhood scarf from her mom that she lost and on the other side there is a splotch of blood. She faints from shock, exhaustion, and confusion and gets a flashback

    When Keitha was a child, she ran away from home to find her beloved cat. She gets chased after by a man bc she's in fancy clothes and an expressionless boy a few years older than her with red hair stops him. She begs him to help her find her cat cause he seems smart and after some initial refusal, he eventually concedes. They search for a long time for the cat and see a pretty villa that Keitha compliments. They come across an old lady who tells them the street cat "went on a journey that all cats do" which the boy knows is bs. Keitha doesn't and tells him they can go home but she just wishes she could've said goodbye to the cat one last time. The boy and Keitha tell eachother their names (you dont know his name still for a lil). The boy then finds the missing cat in an alley, gathers it in his arms, and brings it to Keitha telling her she can say goodbye. Except the cat is dead (most likely from other street animals). Keitha has a meltdown seeing her cat dead but the boy doesn't understand and keeps bringing it closer to her. This causes a commotion and Daniel, who also ran away but to play with some friends, comes across the two. He threatens the boy and takes the still distraught Keitha back home. The boy frozen standing with the dead cat in his arms. (Keitha dropped her scarf unknowingly in her misery over the cat)

    Keitha wakes up on the floor in the room. I won't be able to describe this scene in the absolute suspense this is but I will do my best. Seyard is at the door. He's calm and tells her she can ask anything she wants. Keitha is greatly confused how he could be in this exact room when he was supposed to be somewhere else far away and doesnt seem betrayed at all. She comes to a conclusion, he was testing her this whole time. Seyard confesses that this was all for her to recall their first meeting and she realizes he's Visherk, which he confirms. (I'm going to separate the twins from now in with "r!Seyard" being the real one and just "Seyard" being Visherk).

    Seyard took on his brother's indentity solely to be with Keitha. He orchestrated their first meeting because he knew Keitha instinctively didn't like Visherk because of the lingering resentment from her trauma with the cat. He staged it all like a play. The Brother and Count sharing their suspicions with Keitha were in on it too so it'd make her want to go in the room more. It wasn't a coincidence that Seyard sponsored Gabriel, he did so to threaten Princess Arta with his knowledge of their relationship so Arta wouldn't harass Keitha anymore. The villa they traveled to had the exact same design as the one she complimented in her childhood. It now made sense why a supposed man "raised in a monastery" could take over a duchy so easily. However, Seyard claims to have never meant to deceive Keitha, which leaves her even more confused.

    Keitha asks if he really killed his brother and Seyard says it's because of self defense and he had to regrettably kill him. Seyard then drugs Keitha with a sleeping pill in her tea and she passes out. You then learn in his flashback it wasn't really self defense. R!Seyard was begging for his life bc Visherk was lying in wait already knowing r!Seyards plot to kill him. Visherk kills him anyways.

    Keitha wakes up and immediately understands that she got fucking drugged and accuses him but Seyards all like sowwy ily so much I'm so glad you know everything now i can show my full extent of my love. She also figures that she now can't really trust Seyard at all and doubts his lie of self defense.

    Keitha starts to plan to run away, and behaves more closed off and in shock. Seyard thinks she'll eventually get over it and they'll be happy ever after again. She tries to hint at her father that Seyard isn't what he seems and her father reveals to her that Daniel is in jail for royal conspiracy and is probably going to be executed. Both Keitha and her father know Daniel was set up (guess who?) but her father doesn't care and still wants her to get married anyways.

    When hope was nearly lost since Keitha didn't have enough of her own money to run away, Hazel turns up wishing to give Keitha a large amount of the reward money from selling out Daniel. Keitha accepts it but asks Hazel how she was able to cut Daniel off even though she loved him. Hazel answers that Daniel did it first by harboring an "an obsession with something he couldn't have" aka Keitha (mirroring Keitha and Seyard)

    Keitha starts to lose hope of leaving because she doesn't have anyone to help her but at a party she comes across a noblewoman who's in charge of a trading company named Manoa who sees Keitha as a kindered spirit. Keitha requests help to escape since she has no one else to turn to and Manoa tells her a plan. However the only time she can escape on boat as the dawn of their wedding ceremony.

    Keitha abruptly changes her behavior towards Seyard so he wouldn't suspect anything, going on dates and sleeping with him. She successfully does flee but runs into her nanny and they have a sorrowful farewell, the nanny wishing Keitha would've told her more about her woes. She makes it onto the ship and meets the captain? head guy? Named Gale. He gives her a gun from Manoa and teaches her how to use it and tells her to not hesitate to pull the trigger. Later, Keitha cuts her hair off.

    Seyard is left alone at the wedding, his estate and Keitha's dad's in a frenzy searching for her. Seyard seems eerily calm and confident, knowing he'll get Keitha back no matter what.

    Keitha arrives safely in another countries small village and she lives happily with a woman named Mana and her daughter, Daisy, who don't really know anything about her situation. Gale visits monthly/weekly to check in and give gifts. He also shares information that Seyard and her father are saying that Keitha fell ill but the public has thousands of other theories ofc in contradiction to that.

    Gale and Keitha learn that Seyard is sneaking around asking literally every person Keitha talked to if they know where she is. Unbeknownst to them Seyard actually has an informant tracking Gale literally just bc he gave Seyard "a bad look" when Seyard went to question Manoa and that Gale went to one of Keitha's favorite sweet shops.

    Keitha finds she's pregnant and Gale offers her to get an abortion. She decides not to bc she's always wanted a family and even if her kid might look and act like her abuser at first she can raise them with love and care and they'll end up differently (it's really sweet how she puts it).

    Gale is very supportive and gives Keitha a ton of herbs and books for pregnancy and makes sure to have her visit a doctor even tho it could be dangerous.

    Keitha worries that Mana will kick her out now knowing she's pregnant but instead she tells Keitha (cause she highkey ships Keitha and Gale) that Keitha should say that Gale is the father of the baby so Keitha doesn't have to face scrutiny from the villagers like the she did for being a single mother. They don't have to pretend to be married or anything tho. This makes Keitha really happy to know that she has people to support her and that she won't be kicked out.

    Keitha thinks Gale is going to say no but Mana is like he'll definitely say yes . And when Keitha does ask, Gale immediately agrees to let Keitha say he's the father lmao.

    Keitha and Gale find they have to move locations because a suspicious man is lurking around the village and Keitha has to say goodbye (it's so sad) but Seyard is already there stalking them (he's so scary).

    Gale and Keitha move to a nearby city but Seyard tricks Keitha into opening the door by using Gale's secret knock. Now Seyard isn't exactly an angry, betrayed character. He is instead very manipulative and knows how to play emotions correctly. He gets into her room and while he's asking for Keitha to come back a knock is at the door but from Gale.

    Seyard tells her to answer the door and she does a smidge and Gale thinks she's hiding from him bc of an awkward interaction the night before. He says her suspicions are right and he confesses his love for her and says she doesnt have to reciprocate he just wants to help her and her future kid be happy (their build up is actually pretty sweet, he's very devoted but not in a creepy way like Seyard) (Keitha btw did suspect his feelings but wasnt really ready for anything cause she's still coping from Seyard and her leftover feelings). She tries to get him to stop talking cause Gale doesn't know Seyard is in the room but Gale leaves to give Keitha some alone time.

    Seyard doesn't really react to any of that but does figure out Keitha is pregnant. He continues visiting for days basically lovebombing her wanting her to come back and Keitha knows that it's almost impossible to escape from him now. She gives up, mentally and physically exhausted from her pregnancy and Seyard, and agrees to go back with him. But makes him agree to not harm Gale and the family she was previously staying with (she knows Seyard would most def try to get rid of Gale slyly especially now that he knows Gale likes Keitha).

    While traveling on their way back, Seyard makes Keitha join him to see a performance. Gabriel is there performing on his violin. However, Keitha is too ashamed to go talk to him since she didn't successfully run away from her abuser like he did and she feels like a hypocrite. I believe Arta also is now in a relationship with another performer? I kinda skimmed that part sorry.

    They stay at a hotel and when Keitha is alone in the room she hears Gale's secret knock at the door!!! And now I'm left on a cliffhanger again like you guys waiting for the rest of the chapters to be translated.

    Fab July 20, 2025 8:38 pm
    Aaaa shoot I forgot to erase something, skip the paragraph after I say "the comment leaves Keitha confused but she brushes it off" Fab

    Wait I'm so messy ignore this comment I figured out how to edit posts so sorry girlies

    Doomed Pickle July 23, 2025 4:40 am
    SPOILERS CONTINUED I DIDNT REALIZE THERE WAS A WORD LIMIT IN POSTS:Keitha comes across a diary of Seyards that says about how he wants his brother dead (probably because of unfairness on how he's stuck in a mon... Fab

    I hope you'll continue it when it gets translated

    Superhappy5467 July 23, 2025 4:55 am
    Wait I'm so messy ignore this comment I figured out how to edit posts so sorry girlies Fab

    It's funny how on mangago you can edit posts but not replies

    Superhappy5467 July 23, 2025 4:57 am
    SPOILERS CONTINUED I DIDNT REALIZE THERE WAS A WORD LIMIT IN POSTS:Keitha comes across a diary of Seyards that says about how he wants his brother dead (probably because of unfairness on how he's stuck in a mon... Fab

    Horror, that's exactly where the stupidest trope of "they love each other more than anyone can understand because they had a random boring meeting once when they were toddlers" belongs >:3

    Princiecharming July 24, 2025 1:18 pm

    idk you, but i love you. tysm for the spoilssss girlypop

    Leori July 24, 2025 10:52 pm
    SPOILERS CONTINUED I DIDNT REALIZE THERE WAS A WORD LIMIT IN POSTS:Keitha comes across a diary of Seyards that says about how he wants his brother dead (probably because of unfairness on how he's stuck in a mon... Fab

    Is he ever physically violent with her? (Hitting, sa, ect) Because that's the thing I'm kinda triggered by so i'm scared to keep reading it

    Fab July 25, 2025 1:35 am
    Is he ever physically violent with her? (Hitting, sa, ect) Because that's the thing I'm kinda triggered by so i'm scared to keep reading it Leori

    The only thing similar is when Seyard was restraining her when being jealous over Gabriel and how Keitha still slept with Seyard while making plans to run away as she didn't want him to suspect anything but other than that, no, there isn't any physical violence, at least not from Keitha's pov. I cannot vouch for Daniel tho as I skipped most of his chapters

    Leori July 25, 2025 7:08 am
    The only thing similar is when Seyard was restraining her when being jealous over Gabriel and how Keitha still slept with Seyard while making plans to run away as she didn't want him to suspect anything but oth... Fab

    Okay thank you!! You are a godsend

    Cephalia July 25, 2025 5:10 pm

    Just reading all of this has me locked in even more to the current story like omg…

    Fab July 26, 2025 7:53 pm
    I hope you'll continue it when it gets translated Doomed Pickle

    I will make an update post when the rest of the novel gets translated

    LKO July 27, 2025 5:23 pm
    SPOILERS CONTINUED I DIDNT REALIZE THERE WAS A WORD LIMIT IN POSTS:Keitha comes across a diary of Seyards that says about how he wants his brother dead (probably because of unfairness on how he's stuck in a mon... Fab

    I'm actually so sad about this. I was hoping for Seyard to be a good guy and maybe have some sorted past but it went full on drama kinda tragedy. Damn

    Fab July 27, 2025 10:32 pm
    I'm actually so sad about this. I was hoping for Seyard to be a good guy and maybe have some sorted past but it went full on drama kinda tragedy. Damn LKO

    I'm so sorry yeah it basically turns into a psychological thriller

    LKO July 27, 2025 11:02 pm
    I'm so sorry yeah it basically turns into a psychological thriller Fab

    Thanks for putting the plot for those who wanted to know tho. I'm glad I didn't get my hopes up for a certain plot direction. I've had a lot of that happen lately

Fab July 13, 2025 1:52 am

I skimmed through the entire novel that is translated because I hated the cliffhanger and the plot went an entire different direction than I was expecting. I know there isn't very detailed spoilers atm so if anyone is like me and really wants to know what happens feel free to comment under this and I'll respond with the deets. However, I will warn that the spoilers pretty much change your entire perception of the story so if anyone does want spoilers look at your own discretion.

    kurokii July 13, 2025 3:56 am

    hi yes please spoil!! im curious to know what happens next

    Fab July 13, 2025 5:39 am
    hi yes please spoil!! im curious to know what happens next kurokii

    I'm writing so much, I'm so sorry in advance

    riri July 13, 2025 9:03 am

    waiting for the spoilers!! (๑•ㅂ•)و✧

    Fab July 14, 2025 12:12 am
    waiting for the spoilers!! (๑•ㅂ•)و✧ riri

    I want to preface by saying that what Keitha says about Seyard is not some overdramatic lie in the first chapter. When I first started this I was like "oh it's gonna be another one of those stories where there's a dumb misunderstanding and then they get back together, this is just angst bait". IT IS NOT!!!!! This story seems to be a reconstruction and critique of the classic troupes of historical romance such as "the perfect coincidental meetings" and "I still love this man even tho he killed someone, I can fix him". It literally turns from a romance to a psychological thiller.

    Seyard is Visherk all along. He sets up their first meeting because they've met before in the past and Keitha got traumatized and forgot about it. He was manipulating her the entire time and set up a whole scheme for her to suspect him and recall the memories. The real Seyard did plan to kill Visherk but Visherk knew about it and when Seyard was begging for his life Visherk kills him anyways (he lies to Keitha and tells her it was self defense but she knows he's bs-ing). He also drugs Keitha with sleeping pills and says that now that she knows everything he can show the full extent of his love, but it truly just seems like obsession.
    Keitha runs away right before their wedding with the help of a noblewoman named Mamoa who owns a trading company. Keitha's family and Seyard say she's just very sick so that's why they had to hold the wedding back but the public do suspect that something seems off.
    A higher up? captain? of the trading company named Gale helps Keitha arrive safely in another countries small village and she lives happily with a woman and her daughter who don't really know anything about her situation. Gale visits monthly/weekly to check in and give gifts.
    Keitha finds she's pregnant and Gale offers her to get an abortion. She decides not to bc she's always wanted a family and even if her kid might look and act like her abuser at first she can raise them with love and care and they'll end up differently (it's really sweet how she puts it).
    Gale and Keitha learn that Seyard is sneaking around asking literally every person Keitha talked to if they know where she is. Unbeknownst to them Seyard actually has an informant tracking Gale literally just bc he gave Seyard "a bad look" when Seyard went to question Manoa and that Gale went to one of Keitha's favorite sweet shops.
    Keitha and Gale find they have to move locations because a suspicious man is lurking around the village and Keitha has to say goodbye (it's so sad) but Seyard is already there stalking them (he's so scary). Gale and Keitha move to a nearby city but Seyard tricks Keitha into opening the door by using Gale's secret knock.
    Now Seyard isn't exactly an angry, betrayed character. He is instead very manipulative and knows how to play emotions correctly. He gets into her room and while he's asking for Keitha to come back a knock is at the door but from Gale. Seyard tells her to answer the door and she does a smidge and Gale thinks she's hiding from him bc of an awkward interaction the night before. He says her suspicions are right and he confesses his love for her and says she doesnt have to reciprocate he just wants to help her and her future kid be happy (their build up is actually pretty sweet but I'm trying to keep this short which I'm failing miserably at ) (Keitha btw did suspect his feelings but wasnt really ready for anything cause she's still coping from Seyard and her leftover feelings). She tries to get him to stop talking cause Gale doesn't know Seyard is in the room but Gale leaves to give Keitha some alone time. Seyard doesn't really react to any of that but does figure out Keitha is pregnant.
    He continues visiting for days basically lovebombing her wanting her to come back and Keitha knows that it's almost impossible to escape from him now. She gives up, mentally and physically exhausted from her pregnancy and Seyard, and agrees to go back with him. But makes him agree to not harm Gale and the family she was previously staying with (she knows Seyard would most def try to get rid of Gale slyly especially now that he knows Gale likes Keitha). And on the way back they stay at a hotel and when Keitha is alone in the room she hears Gale's secret knock at the door!!!
    And now I'm left on a cliffhanger again like you guys waiting for the rest of the novel chapters to be translated. Also BTW a lot of other stuff happens before this big reveal (Visherk is Seyard) but I cut it cause I already wrote so much but if ppl want to know I'll share lmao

    riri July 14, 2025 1:58 am
    I want to preface by saying that what Keitha says about Seyard is not some overdramatic lie in the first chapter. When I first started this I was like "oh it's gonna be another one of those stories where there'... Fab

    this is insane omg thank you for taking time out of ur day to type all this, I appreciate it bc now I know I gotta prepare myself for the drama LOL

    [email protected] July 14, 2025 1:27 pm

    Give me the deets please!!

    Fab July 14, 2025 4:33 pm
    Give me the deets please!! [email protected]

    I provided them a couple replies above you ^^

    Diluc is a bottom July 14, 2025 7:19 pm
    I want to preface by saying that what Keitha says about Seyard is not some overdramatic lie in the first chapter. When I first started this I was like "oh it's gonna be another one of those stories where there'... Fab

    Damn I'm looking forward now

    Cystxinx July 16, 2025 3:47 am
    I provided them a couple replies above you ^^ Fab

    HIIIIII, do you have any spoilers on the ex and Mistress?

    Superhappy5467 July 17, 2025 10:06 am
    I want to preface by saying that what Keitha says about Seyard is not some overdramatic lie in the first chapter. When I first started this I was like "oh it's gonna be another one of those stories where there'... Fab

    Wow an actual plot

    Fab July 19, 2025 4:11 am
    HIIIIII, do you have any spoilers on the ex and Mistress? Cystxinx

    Yas I can, but tbh I kinda skipped most of Daniel's chapters cause I was sick of him lol. Soon I believe Hazel goes to visit Keitha begging her to take Daniel back cause he's so miserable without her. Keitha ofc goes hell no. Hazel and Daniel continue to have a unhealthy relationship throughout the story.

    What ends up happening to Daniel is he snoops around a lot to find more info about Seyard, and a preist who was in the monastery with Seyard and a count agree to go with Daniel to plea for Keitha to leave Seyard. They say Seyard planned and killed his brother Visherk and that Seyard is dangerous (the priest actually did witness the planning of the real Seyard but he and the Count are actually in cahoots with "Seyard"/Visherk to make Keitha suspect him). Daniel also gets beaten to an inch of his life but I don't remember when lmao but he still kept snooping.

    The ending for Daniel is that Keitha hears from her Father that Daniel is in jail for being in a royal conspiracy and in best case gets life in prision and worse case execution. She hears this when the big reveal (Visherk is Seyard) already happened and she is trying to convince her dad to cancel the engagement without saying too much. Since the father gave this info willingly she can tell he too also knows Daniel is too dumb to pull off that scheme and that Seyard set him up but the dad ofc didn't care and still wants her to continue the engagement.

    When hope was nearly lost since Keitha didn't have enough of her own money to run away, Hazel turns up wishing to give Keitha a large amount of the reward money from selling out Daniel. Keitha accepts it but asks Hazel how she was able to cut Daniel off even though she loved him. Hazel answers that Daniel did it first by harboring an "an obsession with something he couldn't have" aka Keitha (mirroring Keitha and Seyard)

    Superhappy5467 July 19, 2025 12:33 pm
    Yas I can, but tbh I kinda skipped most of Daniel's chapters cause I was sick of him lol. Soon I believe Hazel goes to visit Keitha begging her to take Daniel back cause he's so miserable without her. Keitha of... Fab

    Do the dark parts feel fetishized or romanticized or is it just pure dark dark?

    Shy_Alien July 19, 2025 2:53 pm
    I want to preface by saying that what Keitha says about Seyard is not some overdramatic lie in the first chapter. When I first started this I was like "oh it's gonna be another one of those stories where there'... Fab

    Wow I'm glad I checked the comments and this spoiler! First of all I thank you for the spoiler.
    This story seems so interesting, finally a plot where the Mc doesn't meet a good person in their contract marriage.
    I knew something was wrong with Ml! so excited for this!!

    Cystxinx July 19, 2025 5:12 pm
    Yas I can, but tbh I kinda skipped most of Daniel's chapters cause I was sick of him lol. Soon I believe Hazel goes to visit Keitha begging her to take Daniel back cause he's so miserable without her. Keitha of... Fab

    Thank you so much! Do you happen to have more pertaining to the princess?

    Fab July 19, 2025 8:56 pm
    Do the dark parts feel fetishized or romanticized or is it just pure dark dark? Superhappy5467

    Pure dark dark, Keitha at first tries really hard to trust Seyard because he told her "Suspicion and love do not go together" (he later says he lied about that because he wanted her to suspect him the whole time with his scheme) and it is hard to watch Keitha try to blindly trust Seyard the whole time before he openly shows his true colors. After he does, Keitha processes and does actions very similar to an abuse victim and the story does not excuse Seyard at all even tho he has his crazy reasons. Hopefully the manwha depicts it the same way!

    Fab July 19, 2025 9:09 pm
    Thank you so much! Do you happen to have more pertaining to the princess? Cystxinx

    I do! I wrote a lot about it in my og write up so I'll just copy and paste it here.

    Seyard and Keitha go on a official date. It's all cute and stuff, he gives her too many gifts, she's ashamed of hers, all that classic stuff I'm sure we're all familiar with. The notable parts are 1. They go to a show and Keitha compliments the violinist, Gabriel and 2. Keitha gives Seyard a handkerchief that she wove his initials into. He makes a face but it quickly changes and he says he's thankful.

    Later, for their engagement prep, Keitha finds Seyard hired Gabriel as their violinist for their engagement ceremony and that Seyard is sponsoring him to continue his education in a country focused on music. Keitha also thinks Gabriel has a crush on Seyard.

    Yeah, anyways Keitha goes to the princesses teaparty to deliver their engagement invitation to the princess. There's some conflict but it gets to her and the princess opens the invitation to be shocked and suspicious. Keitha can't find anything wrong with the invitation but discards the event as the princess just being upset about their eventual marriage.

    Keitha tries to get close to Gabriel out of guilt bc she didn't want to make him play at the ceremony of his unrequited love. Seyard notices this and gets jealous and intimidates Keitha to try to find out what they've been talking about. Keitha says it's Gabriel's personal matters.

    During the engagement ceremony, Keitha overhears Gabriel talking to someone saying that he'll have a serious convo about their feelings. Keitha, thinking Gabriel is going to confess his love to Seyard, follows him to his rendezvous. She finds it's actually Gabriel and Princess Arta and that they were secret lovers. Gabriel laments to Arta about how he can't continue bc he wants to be free of this relationship to continue his career and stop their toxicity. Arta responds by threatening and saying "he'll never escape her" and continuously assaults him until he would admit that he'll give up on his plans. Keitha tries to interrupt this to save Gabriel but Seyard pops out of nowhere and holds her back telling Keitha she'd just make the situation more complicated. She agrees.

    The next day, Gabriel requests that Seyard find an escape route and refuge where the princess will never find him, even tho it means he can't continue his violinist career. Keitha and Seyard agree and Gabriel gives the parting words of telling Keitha that you always comes first when it comes to love. He successfully departs.

    The next day after this the princess arrives unannounced to their abode and looks in all of the rooms saying she's searching for something. Of course, she comes up with nothing and snidely remarks how it's "interesting that both brothers have identical tastes in women". Seyard makes a face but changes the subject and gets her to leave. The comment leaves Keitha confused but she brushes it off. (Also Keitha figures out later on that Seyard def knew about Arta and Gabriel's relationship and only originally sponsored him to torment Arta and so she wouldnt continue to bother Keitha after she delivers the invitation, he literally plans everything out in this story like 100 steps ahead)

    Later on in the story after the runaway arc and Seyard is dragging Keitha back she learns that Gabriel is preforming again in the country and sees him preform. However, Keitha is too ashamed to talk to him since she didn't successfully run away from her abuser like he did and she feels like a hypocrite. I believe Arta also is now in a relationship with another performer? I kinda skimmed that part sorry

    nekok July 20, 2025 12:33 am

    Thank you sooooo much for this!!!! MVP

    Fab July 20, 2025 4:41 am
    Thank you sooooo much for this!!!! MVP nekok

    No problem ^^ ngl i wrote all this because I wanted other ppl to suffer over the knowledge with me lmao

    Fab July 20, 2025 8:06 pm
    I want to preface by saying that what Keitha says about Seyard is not some overdramatic lie in the first chapter. When I first started this I was like "oh it's gonna be another one of those stories where there'... Fab

    I just put everything in a new comment for you guys with more info instead since it seems more ppl are interested in spoilers than I thought lol

    Fab August 4, 2025 12:59 am
    Do the dark parts feel fetishized or romanticized or is it just pure dark dark? Superhappy5467

    Oml nevermind the story finished and I'm so disappointed it's romanticized not dark anymore

    Superhappy5467 August 4, 2025 3:47 am
    Oml nevermind the story finished and I'm so disappointed it's romanticized not dark anymore Fab

    Tsk, how exactly?

Fab March 23, 2025 1:35 am

Yall I don't think it ended. If you look at the previous volume the .5 chapter said "End" there too. The chapter before the 29.5 said "to be continued" at the end as well. This manga has also been mislabeled for a while as completed too

Fab March 8, 2025 10:44 am

I didn't even notice this was finished until I read the comments and went back to check. Extremely odd ending, I feel like the last chapter actually gave more questions than answers. What's going on with the witches in the dragons Kingdom? Why doesn't fox guy eat? Will the mc and him ever sort out their differences? It just felt like the ending of one arc leading to the next. It might make sense if this was like a one shot that's advertising for a novel but this was quite a few chapters. Just kinda disappointing, I wanted to see more :(

Fab July 22, 2021 11:11 am

Tbh I hope the I can fix him mentality that the mc has for the crown prince doesn't work out. I almost dropped it at the beginning once I saw it. But luckily, so far it hasn't really shown any change in his character. I hope her I can fix him thing stops soon

    sam July 22, 2021 4:29 pm

    she never actually intended to "fix him." she's said that she just wanted to keep him in check so that she can get her freedom. she's basically manipulating the situation like saying "you truly are kind"

    Fab July 23, 2021 2:31 am
    she never actually intended to "fix him." she's said that she just wanted to keep him in check so that she can get her freedom. she's basically manipulating the situation like saying "you truly are kind" sam

    That is what she is doing now, but if you look in chapter 10 she says herself "If I show him love and affection, I'm sure he'll start to gradually change". I just didn't like how her plan started off with cause it gave me a bad vibe. Whatever I'm up for being wronggg

Fab July 19, 2021 10:22 am

When I read "Why was the novel named Persona?" I got literal chills down my back

    miao~ July 21, 2021 6:30 am

    YOOOO SAMEEEEEEE (/TДT)/

Fab July 13, 2021 10:39 am

I feel bittersweet that this ended. The whole plot and stuff feels finished but not Abeno's and Ashiya's relationship if that makes any sense? Idk I would've liked to see more of them in the aftermath dealing with it together since the majority of the manga kinda hinges on their relationship. Idk I'm just blabbering

    vaneella July 16, 2021 1:48 pm

    Same sis and i kinda wish we got background stories on Abeno too, he is a person with very unique circumstances and existence. How did he end up in Aoi's care, does he have no attachment at all to the mundane world, etc. An epilogue that shows their relationship in the future would be nice even.

Fab July 12, 2021 3:42 am

Anyone know when they'll find out that she was mistreated?

    Cosmicshadow July 12, 2021 3:54 am

    I would like to know too

    Triste-chan July 12, 2021 4:23 am
    I would like to know too Cosmicshadow

    I'd also like to know I wanna see him raise hell

    Tezu019 July 12, 2021 4:37 am

    Spoiler








    He’s gonna see it himself

    mhelle July 12, 2021 4:46 am
    SpoilerHe’s gonna see it himself Tezu019

    How?

    kangarootoess July 12, 2021 8:24 am
    How? mhelle

    ALOT of things are gonna happen before he sees it himself, probably around 2022 we'll see it in the manhwa, but going from the Korean novel spoilers, a big fight happens, maxi gets badly injured (she was the healer and put up a huge shield on the Battlefield) Riftan sends her back to Croix castle, she gets mistreated by her father there, Riftan finds the urge to burst into the castle cuz her father was preventing him from meeting her, then he saw her father beating her with a whip

    Triste-chan July 12, 2021 11:37 am
    ALOT of things are gonna happen before he sees it himself, probably around 2022 we'll see it in the manhwa, but going from the Korean novel spoilers, a big fight happens, maxi gets badly injured (she was the he... kangarootoess

    Wait it's that slow paced? Imma prob let the chapters pile up so I can binge later. Also fuck her dad butch ass with a cactus

    kangarootoess July 12, 2021 11:47 pm
    Wait it's that slow paced? Imma prob let the chapters pile up so I can binge later. Also fuck her dad butch ass with a cactus Triste-chan

    It's not "slow paced" really, I recommend to read the novel. Because all the things are necessary to lead up to riftan knowing her father's mistreatment. Remember, she can't up and tell him either, because Maxi would think that he'd be disgusted that his wife is a fake.
    Once again, I recommend the novel, it's way more faster than the manhwa and updates every other day~

    Triste-chan July 13, 2021 3:39 am
    It's not "slow paced" really, I recommend to read the novel. Because all the things are necessary to lead up to riftan knowing her father's mistreatment. Remember, she can't up and tell him either, because Maxi... kangarootoess

    Ah okok Idkw but I had the assumption that that little things were gonna happen until the reveal

    Tezu019 July 14, 2021 5:32 am
    Ah okok Idkw but I had the assumption that that little things were gonna happen until the reveal Triste-chan

    So far from the chapters Ive read from the novel and the spoilers, the issue with his father was kinda like just a “passing”. It wasnt focused that much( what I meant like maybe this issue was like just a chapter or two in the novel) but it was honestly heartbreaking I would say. Especially when you have read Riftan’s POV (yes there’s a separate book for that), you could see how much he treasured Maxi and worked so hard to be considered worthy to be with her or have her.

    Triste-chan July 14, 2021 6:18 am
    So far from the chapters Ive read from the novel and the spoilers, the issue with his father was kinda like just a “passing”. It wasnt focused that much( what I meant like maybe this issue was like just a c... Tezu019

    Awwwe hopefully we get a second webtoon for it too

    Fab July 14, 2021 8:01 am
    It's not "slow paced" really, I recommend to read the novel. Because all the things are necessary to lead up to riftan knowing her father's mistreatment. Remember, she can't up and tell him either, because Maxi... kangarootoess

    Thanks for all the info everyone!

Fab July 7, 2021 2:35 am

I feel really bad for Hana. She seemed to have a crush on Kanoko. At the end there it sounded like the beloved she was talking about was Kanoko. Am I the only one?

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