becomes a baroness all on her own through a hunting competition that only men can compete but she found a loophole to compete. And even though the men didn’t give her a land she deserves from getting a title, she was happy with receiving monthly allowances, something that women don’t get. In her world women cannot own anything. They are always someone’s wife or daughter.

like the MC, supposedly very smart, beautiful and independant but still like a child at their FIRST fake date when she "didn"t expect that much attention bc she's out there with the powerful, magnificent duke", almost crying, revelling herself totally on her "most happy day" when I will say it again : it's their first outing !!! They shouldn't have any emotionnal time. And then what ? She's kidnapped an saved like a damsel in detress... No. Just No. If want to sell a powerful and dangerous woman, don't portray me a damsel in detress needing help for everything and emotionnal as f**k. And the ML... I didn't read any longer bc of him honestly : 0 charisma. Like the man is super smart, super strong : okayyy but is just like a doll. "Oh he hates women bc of how awesome he is when they are all vile." : okayy but then why does he accepts her immediately ?? And about the ledger, please, he's a master in the sword, couldn't he have just went with it without signing ? Does he need this to overthrow the count ? Couldn't he just have make some more questions about it instead of just going like : yeah no problem let's marry for a year then I'll give you one million dollar girl. Too much incoherences for me, felt as if the characters are 15. Even his past life is just too rapidly developped to feel anything about it.

Minor spoiler- "Of course, those are also efforts. I'm not saying living like that is bad. It's also good to get married normally and have a comfortable life."

Ben's trauma was brushed off to horrifically, that it felt like it was just there for comedic reasons. In chapter 77 when FL and Ben were kidnapped, and he had to seduce the man with his eyes- it felt like his trauma was being used to make the readers 'laugh'. And for FL to see it happen, like it was some kind of show???? Like???? Also, the fact that Ben also had no reaction to having to do this? Doesn't it seem so unrealistic? I get that they were in a tough situation, and that he had to do it to survive- but FL did not have to make it seem like it was 'funny' to see him going through that.

[But, honestly, I think this was very out of character but still in-character; uncaring unless it's for her own gain- but out of character, as she still has her precious people, Ben being one of them!, and gets attached to kind people rather easily (eg, the mother of ML).]

"Even more, the onlookers openly looked at him with her eyes shining. The sparkle, as if expecting something fun to see." I really don't like the way him being assaulted was being normalized just after showing his traumatic past, even by himself. Horrific honestly.

"Ben was biting his lower lip and holding back his shame." To be able to do nothing while being 'willingly' assaulted, I feel so bad, but this is realistic for many victims unfortunately, so I can't even say anything. What I was really upset about was FL acting like how she did- she'd been through people trying to assault her and gets upset about them trying to do so, so I thought she'd be understanding to Ben's own past.

She's so whiny. Complains a lot, saying things like "It was not what I expected!" "Why should've understood what I meant!" Bla bla bla when she is supposed to be a strong FL. Why would she expects from the Duke (ML) trivial emotional things right from the beginning? While their relationship was based by a contract? Her internal monologue is so childish, it sells her as immature to me.

I didn't get why the Duke so readily aggreed to the proposal. His character was said to be 'cold, married to the sword' and so on but as soon as the FL approahed he caters to her whims under the"I have never met a woman like her (who is unafraid to be rude to me" reasoning. But again, this is a matter of personal preference of the reader I guess