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Edel’s awful family just won’t leave her alone. That so-called father of hers needs to be taken care of and I hope ML crushes him. Last time Edel was forced into marriage with the old Duke by that so-called father then he renounced her when the rebellion failed. Now he wants to claim she’s his daughter again. This time, I hope Barbara and ML come out strong fighting for Edel. Both have power that someone powerless like Edel needs.

NO. Ines is not ready to know that Carcel knows about her past. He remembers her saying in ep69 that one day soon she will tell him everything. Even from Ines pov, she’s not ready for Carcel to know her past. I don’t think readers understand the guilt she feels over killing her own child. She also blames herself for leading an innocent man to his death. Then there’s the part with Oscar that would be difficult for her to reveal.

Ines doesn’t yet realize that Carcel’s love is so unconditional, so eternal and so beyond anything she’s ever experienced. She actually thinks that Carcel wouldn’t continue to love her if he finds out about her ‘sins’.

Inés’s words in ep69 (copied from speech bubbles):

SO PLEASE, GIVE ME A LITTLE TIME... WHEN I'M ABLE TO COME TO TERMS WITH IT, THEN... ...I'LL TELL YOU EVERYTHING. SOMEDAY, I'LL FULLY OPEN UP TO YOU ...

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From the above, it’s Inés who needs to introduce the topic of her past. Cárcel is doing the right thing by waiting for her to open up to him.

When it comes to Ines, Carcel’s heart is always deeply affected. Generally, Carcel is a man who is all about duty. From a young age, he was taught to not get attached to his father because he is the heir so when his father dies, he will be the one to take responsibility for the family. Due to this, Carcel is a dutiful son to his father but is not easily affected by the things that happen to his father.

With his mother and brother, Carcel is a dutiful son and older brother. His heart is softer towards his mother but he’s still not as affectionate with her as he could be. I think it’s because of an incident that occurred in his childhood that will be revealed later where he probably felt he needed to act mature and endure for his mother. He also takes care of his brother but there are some parts of it that comes across as duty.

When it comes to himself, Carcel most often ignores his pain, physical or emotional. The physical part is something that Ines has already expressed alarm about. Examples of his callous neglect of pain are when he intentionally slammed his hand against the balcony rails to punish himself at the admiral banquet, when he got grazed by the bullet and was bleeding out like it wasn’t a big deal, when he slammed his head against the ground in Bilbao, etc. Dr. Maso even said during war he got shot and was up and fighting again by the next day. Carcel is numb to pain when it comes to himself for a reason. It will be revealed later in the story. He pays little regard to his own injuries and feelings.

HOWEVER, when it comes to Ines, Carcel is very emotional. How could he not be after finding out how much HIS BELOVED WIFE has endured? One thing Ines always complained to him about is the way he would always call her small and delicate when she’s taller and stronger than most women in Ortega but not to Carcel. He loves her and treats her preciously since the day she became his wife.

Carcel remembers all the horrid things that Oscar used to tell him about Ines even calling her a whore or ‘no more than a night at a brothel’ thus equating her to a prostitute…so then how could his heart not hurt? He knows and can imagine the hell she went through. He loves her preciously and treats her preciously because that’s what she means to him. Then to know that PROUD and precious person was trampled on, degraded and tormented for years must hurt him so deeply. He didn’t even know why but he always disliked the way she was nonchalant about BJ. He’s not a selfish lover so he always hated this one-sided act. Now he connects the BJ and her nonchalance to Oscar and he’s exactly right because Ines’s POV already revealed how Oscar would force her to give him a BJ after he just came back from the brothel after visiting male and female prostitutes. That’s the manhwa chapter where she bit his private part and made him bleed. Carcel now understands the things she had to endure and his heart rightly breaks for her.

So, while Carcel is not generally an emotional man with ALL the other characters, he is very much in tune with his emotions when it comes to Ines because he deeply loves and adores her and the only other people he would probably treat like that are his children.

In ch33, I can’t believe they think she’s blushing because of overwork. LOL. I can tell they’re both inexperienced in romance. Anyway, I just love how Edel is setting up a proper residence for Laslo and his sister. I’m sure all the servants will also experience a better working environment now with much better benefits.

For those who do not know, the main story will resume this Saturday. This is the tentative schedule:

Ep105 (108 here): Saturday, September 20th
Ep 106 (109 here): Saturday, September 27th
Ep 107 (110 here): Saturday, October 4th
Hiatus: Saturday, October 11th
Ep 108 (111 here): October 18th

I love that she doesn’t compromise to please those who complain or hate on her work. I love that she says she writes for her fans. I love that she stands up for her own ideas and thoughts rather than caving to people who hate her work:

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Kim ChaCha (Novel Author of TBR) - MTL of her blog post

After writing for several years, basically, I always think that there are more people who hate my writing than people who like it, and it's been a long time since I wrote without expecting a good response.

So, conversely, I do not evaluate the value of my work based on the likes and dislikes of others.(I LOVE HER FOR THIS)

I write a lot of things that people hate. But there are people who really like it. This is not the self-deprecating meaning of 'someone might dislike my writing', but it is closer to the information that it is originally like that.

I won't change just because someone hates or likes me. Just because someone hates it doesn't mean it's not worth it to me. (I LOVE HER FOR THIS)

If you think that way, you may not dig even if you get a little bit of criticism, and you may not have wind in your lungs just because you get some compliments.

Nevertheless, I want to write something that people who like my writing will continue to enjoy. (FOR HER FANS)

I can write this and that on my own, but I am not a person who changes just because I curse. I think the most important thing is to write what I can understand myself moment by moment and what I want to write, and my strengths and weaknesses come from that. Just as there are pros and cons everywhere.

So honestly, try writing like this, try writing like that, quickly finish the text without content...Even if you give an instruction hard, even if you mock it out of malice, I'm really very sorry I don't listen and put it into practice. (LOVE HOW SHE STATES THAT SHE WONT LISTEN AND CHANGE HER STORY JUST BECAUSE OF CRITICISMS OF HATERS)

All the haters of this story seem to be coming out of the woodwork today. There are some new ones and then there are the ones who come every time a chapter updates to hate on the story, hate on the characters, etc. I don’t know what is so difficult in spending your time on a story you like instead of coming here to hate-read all the time. What a colossal waste of time when it can be spent on so many other stories out there that are released. One thing the novel author of this story stated many times is that her story IS NOT for everyone. That’s the author telling those who do not like her story to feel free to move on. It’s great advice to those who can’t seem to move on from a story they hate. Let it go.

Carcel finally acknowledges in his thoughts that Ines was originally his wife. He knows this now but he doesn’t actually remember the true first timeline yet. It’s the same with Ines. She doesn’t actually know yet the vision was the first timeline but she’s already begun to think it was indeed the past.

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Carcel’s thoughts:

When Inés was behind his back… Inés Escalante who had ran against him with all sorts of joy......

In the end he was deeply moved that she came back into his arms alive. Going around a very long way. Only after a very long wait. As if he had become the previous 'him' before living several lives,

There was finally 'them'.

Due to health issues, BR will be on hiatus until September 5th. They will release the mini comic strips on August 22nd and August 29th. On September 5th, they will release ep105 in South Korea.

The English version now lags behind the Korean version by two chapters so the upcoming release looks like the following:

August 30th: hiatus
September 6th: mini comic strip
September 13th: mini comic strip
September 20th: Ep105 (ep110 on here depending on ch numbering)

Most manhwa readers probably would never be able to read TBR novel especially if the reader cannot accept facts given in the novel. Most of us hate Oscar. Heck, I feel intense rage when I read some parts of Ines’s life with Oscar. However, facts are still facts. It’s what sets TBR up to be realistic. If you don’t want facts about Ines/Oscar, please ignore this comment.

Below is an excerpt from Inés Valeztena narrating her life with Oscar where she admits she did love him and wanted their child. (I can accept this about Ines/Oscar because she didn’t know yet there was such a man as Carcel in the world who is her perfect match) However, it wasn’t long before she had to admit life was hell with Oscar and in hindsight, perhaps it was good she miscarried and her children died. However, she had to kill that hope/longing to have their child.

As a side note: Inés is not like modern people who think a child in the womb is just a fetus. If Ines gets pregnant in the near future with Carcel’s child, do we expect her to think she’s just carrying a fetus and if she miscarry it, she shouldn’t be upset because after all, it’s not a child? If Ines reads a book to her pregnant belly or tells Carcel not to say such and such a thing because the baby is listening, why is she even doing that when it’s just a fetus and not a child? That’s because a baby in the womb is a precious child to Ines, whether you like the father or not.

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NOVEL EXCERPT:

And then, for three years of bullshit she WASN’T able to let go because of HER LOVE for him.

In RETROSPECT, the four miscarriages were a blessing. A seed as such was better off dying. It shouldn't have even been born into the world. Such a man should not have left behind his offspring. One day, he had to die as if he had never existed in the world. Without any traces of his life. If one [child] had been born safely, it would have been an irreversible sin. HER WOUNDS…THE DEEP SENSE OF LOSS…she let them all go (This shows how distraught she was over the loss of her children). If the child had been born then... she would have broken up into countless tears even at night.

Once she made up her mind (about not having his child), she changed her stance faster than anyone else.

Yes, not having children was the only comfort in this unfortunate life. From the moment Inés married Óscar, her life was nothing short of being stuck in an irreversible gutter anyway. THE CHILD MAY HAVE BEEN PRECIOUS TO HER, but it would have never saved her.

She had wishes that life would change, HOPES FOR A CHILD. She reckoned she would be happy if she had a child... SHE KILLED THE LONGING FOR A SON that remained like residue and several frustrating expectations with the feelings of beheading Óscar.(This shows she still had expectations towards Oscar before killing those feelings with thoughts of beheading him).