
also i know now why Angenas ultimately failed. the queen might be evil, but she's incredibly intelligent and powerful. it's just that she's surrounded by complete morons with ego issues like her son, her father, and the emperor lol. no chance of seizing the throne while dragging that dead weight.
imagine if she'd been born a man in this era...

because honestly the main one where Ariadne keeps sneaking around with the prince is lowkey tacky and it bores me so much lmao
i love solo revenge mode Ariadne. Or Cesare alternating between being a sympathetic lovesick dandy and a sleazy two-faced rat bastard. I'll even take entitled Isabella slowly going unhinged in her attempts to get back into high society. literally any other aspect of the plot is more interesting to me compared to the prince and Ariadne's tepid love affair.
every other chapter is just me tearfully screaming at my screen "LEAVE HIM ALONE AAAAAAAAA"
also
rich overbearing CEO ML: tired, passé, just upholds current uninteresting realities
rich overbearing CEO FL: MORE. I NEED MORE
FR WE NEED MORE RICH FLS