Umm well that was dumb

There's a reason for this marriage, not because they love each other, so the Duke talked to him to make him give up on the wedding and find another way to achieve the goal.

No of course I get that but like shouldn’t he have talked to MC first and figured something out? We all know the prince is no bueni

It would be more dumb if he did what you're suggesting. What's the point of having in the same page if the problems aren't even solve it would only prolong the crown prince and the FL engagement.

No I mean isn’t the male lead clearly interested in the MC? I thought it’d be more romantic if they worked together that’s it. If the prince ends up interested in her too then of course more drama would happen. I just didn’t like the approach that’s all.

Exactly, I read hundreds of Isekai Manhwa, the moment the Villainess lose interest in their Fiancee/husband whatever, suddenly the so called Fiancee/Husband with their balloon inflated ego would be like 'You were so obsessed with me all these time, even though I treated you like trash, you still hung up on me, but how dare you gave up on me now' and if another guy have interest in the Villainess, they would suddenly be in combative mode 'I can't let my trash got stolen by another guy and got treated like Goddess, she should remain under my feet'

I understand what you mean but I think it's best for her to be out of the engagement that way she doesn't have a lot of stress and can fall in love freely.

That’s exactly what I think will happen lmao. The prince is trash and now he has a “competition” to win. Those characters are usually like that. Even though he doesn’t love her, he will now be interested in her because of the ML.

What so romantic with that? Wouldn't it be more romantic that the ML respect the FL and crown prince engagement thing that is why he wants to help to bring forward the cancelation of it so he can woo and pursue the FL freely? Of course there is the probability of the crown prince falling in love to the MC but if the ML succeded to break the engagement before the crown prince fell in love with the MC then he wouldn't have any reason to continue the engagement up to the wedding since they broke up the engagment.

i personally don’t think this is what’s going to happen, ofc it might but i don’t think that’s where this story is heading.
i think eventually they’ll have an open discussion with all three of them and actually form a sort of “alliance” seeing as how lecians and the CP intentions and plans coincide. i think they’ll form a sort of contract where they MAY cancel their engagement after they achieve their goals. i don’t think his ego is that big, i mean it’s quite understandable where his attitude came from w/ the way he was acting towards her, and he did apologise. ofc this may all be speculation but it’s more feasible than him just seeing this as a “competition” now. he seems smarter than that.

Yeah I just assumed the prince wouldn’t cancel it if the ML asked that’s it

I agree so far the crown prince doesn't show a nerve wrecking stupidity. He is also not delusional he can even observe that the MC lately doesn't show any hatred to his beloved white lotus bxtch lover.