I've never read such a disappointing and infuriating novel in all my life. It had such great potential and I was so invested in the story, but out of nowhere the ML freaking r*peS her!??? He literally turns MC into his personal prostitute by threatening to destroy her family. He's nothing more than a disgusting vile piece of garbage. For your own sanity, do not read this novel.

idk I just don't like how the female lead stayed like that for years without getting anything aside from pain and mockery PLUS not even the male lead is helpful. would a human really stay in something where they gain nothing from a certain situation or people? that will make Aristotle's causality theory a fallacy lmao. and also, what's the use of doing something now that the person wants to leave that hell when you could've done that earlier. putting my shoes in the fl... sorry but whatever the ML... more>> will do is UTTERLY INSULTING. anyways... not my cup of tea shitty characters and storyline. y'all could read better novels aside from this I swear to god. <<less

I don’t know why this has low reviews? It may be because of the ML but there’s only five chapters which means there’s plenty of time for his character to develop and grow.
Though I understand, the ML’s attitude is pretty frustrating.

anyways I’m enjoying it a lot right now, it reminds me of Jane Austen’s “Persuasion” but gender swapped (not sure if this is the correct term to use) and also with the setting (nobility, social rules and all that jazz). You feel for the female lead as the author... more>> goes in depth (plus the translation is great too) and she goes through a lot. I like how her feelings are not without reason.

I encourage anyone who likes shoujo or Josei to give it a read! <<less

I see most of the reviews are from reading the first few chapters and I feel like a disclaimer should be said before anything else. There is lots of abuse and bullying in this novel, including sexual assault that is being totally romanticized.

Personally, I had to drop this novel as it was getting too much for me. Emilia, the female lead, is forced to submit to the male lead Hadius (mentally and physically) and I just could not imagine a happy ending after all the abuse.

I just couldn’t get over this. I like dark romances and have seen/read many such scenes but I see no point in a romance between the protagonists after that moment. He broke her as a human being and there is no going back after that.

This series progresses beautifully, with sufficient levels of world-building and lore to create a great backdrop for the drama unfolding between Emilia and Hadius' peculiar circumstances. Emilia tries to be as realistic as possible in regards to how she deals with Hadius and his mother. Her reactions are perfectly reasonable given the troubled history and the potential danger that she is in.

Whilst some might take issue with Hadius 'staying mom' about what he plans to do, it makes perfect sense when you consider how any misstep can result in harm... more>> coming to Emilia and her family due to his mother and the family that she wishes to tie him to. I also like Emilia's pragmatism so far given the world around her and her relationship with Hadius up until the current events.

Translation? The quality is excellent and the narrative makes the story flow easily. I'd like to commend Miki at Mystical Merries for their efforts in providing such an enjoyable read thus far. <<less

The story is perfect so far. I honestly like hoe the ML tries to break free from his mother (I hate mama boys) but I’m really disappointed when it comes to the way he treats the FL💔 dude you are like a ice berg towards her but you literally burning inside when she looks at you (you jerk🤬) excited to see how this progress. Well when talking about the writing style actually there’s nothing more to say, these are the novels which really deserve Josei tag🏷 well written well translated.... more>> Cannot wait till the part in the prologue comes 🥰 <<less

it's... not bad, but kind of lacking in the romance department. I'm at chapter 44 and the protagonists never even had a proper conversation yet.

this, for me, is a great example of a 'fatuous romance', where they 'love' each other so much they would move mountains but they are not even friends. they never really talk about their issues, tbey are not honest with each other, never reveal their intentions or clearly state suspicions, but they somehow love each other "because their eyes met five years ago".

also, a lot of... more>> politics and corporate/coglomerate backstabbing, descriptions of how their finances are managed and who is stealing power from whom, and the main characters meet like once every hundred chapters, only to argue and misunderstand each other because neither of them says what they really mean.

it's not completely bad, but... not much romance to be found here, mostly politics and obsession.

edit: dropped around ch50. the FL is an incompetent, emotionally constipated white lotus that always has to wait for her standoffish fiance to save her from every conflict and I'm too sick and tired of it to bother. <<less

The story is pretty nice, it has a sense of reality between a noble and commander love or whatever it's. And that's a plus point from me. It's not like other childish story that doesn't grasp the struggles of life, can't wait for updates

P.S sorry of my lacking English. I'm a foreign English is not my first language