
what an interesting reading experience. i've never wanted the toxic lead to be even MORE in love with the FL before lmao... but rn i want the ML to become more and more dependent on her, and then i want him to fall into despair as his obsessive behaviour pushes him further and further away from earning the love he unknowingly craves from her. hope FL stays strong in her "idgaf about you, ill give you what you want just so you can be disappointed about it" attitude because i really need this dude to get his heart broken as a direct result of how he's been behaving.
poetic justice, too. llianna could've earned a pure love if she'd just treated him nicely. and the emperor could've earned a pure love if he'd treated her nicely too. but alas, here we are. sustained hatred makes us all lose.
another thing im really curious about is her mother, though. i suspect the mother was actually the one abusing her, both physically and psychologically.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE *EXPECTED* TO NEED A SECOND RING