I really don't understand why the mc thinks ml will leave him if he presents as an alpha. Am I missing something???
I am so sad for Shinwoo...I almost feel sick from how heartbreaking this is. TT
I'm surprised everyone feels so bad for the wife. She knew ML was gay before they got together. He originally turned her down because of it. She told the bar owner that she was at least partially *glad* ML was still in a one-sided love with him because, even though it hurt her husband, it also kept ML married to her. Again, she **knows** he is gay. She just wanted to be with him anyway because she loves him. But, even if they are never alone, this marriage stops both of them from being able to be with someone who can actually genuinely love them back as a romantic partner.
I'm not saying she deserves what's going on. No one does. (...Maybe the bar owner.) This story is about how adults are foolish and make bad decisions, especially when they are in love. And **everyone** in this story does that.
I will say, despite everyone in this story hurting each other, I do love that the MC had the sense to stop things until ML resolved things with his wife. Because, even if ML didn't love her as a partner, he still cared for her and she was still there for him and loved him. He was also smart enough to realize that, other than love, he had nothing to offer ML. So, they each took time to get to a better place and begin their lives together properly.
A smile is not always an indication of good things. I feel like he is taking steps to resolve relationships before making a very bad choice.
I know we all saw this coming, but those last panels in Ch 32 are gorgeous. Exactly what I've been waiting for.
I actually really like that the story didn't gloss over Yuri's unaddressed problems as soon as things were "resolved" for Mr. Lee. Yuri still has fears of abandonment/neglect stemming from his family (and Mr. Lee), he's still deeply jealous, he's still affected by Mr Lee's alcoholism...
He's not being totally cruel to people around him or himself to quite the level he was before, but he's hiding his feelings in a new way and being even more manipulative to avoid direct confrontation. He's comfortable essentially engaging in self-harm to avoid facing his fears and, in his mind, to avoid being abandoned by Mr. Lee.
I really hope that he's able to get his issues addressed, either by Mr. Lee forcing the issue like Yuri did for him, or through some other means.
