
"Wow, you're so skinny!"
Except her boobs are each bigger than her head. I understand it is a comment about how she has been deprived of food but there are women who have body proportions to where they would be underweight and still have curves, just not that large. And those villainess dresses must be made of magic to not only stay on but also keep her ladies lofted. I've friends as large and they don't like working out because they have to wear 2-3 sports bras so they don't get hit in the face. Those dresses would be a nightmare for them.

"You looked like a real family for a moment."
Oh hey look: a win-win situation. Why drag the child back to that horrible situation? Even if you want him for the throne, it looks like he'll have a much happier life with these royals. Strengthen relations and all that. Plus, since bird people are both genders, it doesn't matter if our main couple has a boy or a girl.
At least, this is where I see this going.

This chapter was like turning off the engine at an intersection.
Yeah, Jia did a crappy thing in the past. She's the only one who moved passed it. The two of you don't even want the same things anymore. And like everyone else is saying, that editor just needs to peace out; if his HR department knew, it would be a conflict of interest so they shouldn't be pushing him to remain her editor.

Well, with the way his father acts, I thought pimping his son out happened at a much younger age. Not that it's right (because clearly he knows he can do this despite what the first time looks like,) but he's such trash I wouldn't have put it past him to have subjected his child to it. Hell, if we find out he pimped out his wife while she was alive (I think I remember she's dead,) that would fit his shitty personality.
Our boys need happiness soon. May the aunt rip the dad apart legally to the nth degree.

I thought for sure it was a body part. I was genuinely surprised it wasn't.

I was thinking a hand or finger. It seemed more "accidental" by way of being cut by an ice skate if someone was knocked on the ice.
If I was mafia, fingers and toes are very painful and easier to remove than facial feature; fingers especially have a lot of brain neuro activity. Ears are cartilage and don't have as many nerve endings. But I do like the idea of preventing "in one ear and out the other."
Father Evan has half his mind back and is putting his foot down. Sir, your daughter is the same strong, intelligent woman your wife was. You know she'll make the best choice for her self. Let your new son-in-law over the entire kingdom to prove his love like he's already planning to do and let it happen.