It is for her though. Given how destroyed and miserable she was at the beginning and how she couldn’t hold her head high against the people who made her life a living hell, the way she’s behaving now shows that all the tests and shxt he’s been giving her have worked tremendously. Especially when you think about the way she was able to converse with her former husband in the latest chapters.
The only thing now is that the ML isn’t typically kind or enamored with her since he too lost someone he loved so he comes off as cold because he doesn’t want to venture there. Not to mention that his powers work best through sex so I’ve noticed that it makes it hard for some readers to grasp that that’s just his power and not him taking advantage. If nothing else, she’s the one enjoying it the most because she has feelings for him.
Manipulative?? He sounds childish for me
You're right, maybe manipulative isn't the right word. Maybe it's the fact the MLs actions seem cringe more than anything and so the FLs reaction of "oh *swoon* ily thank you!!!" Doesn't make any sense he's so cocky and sometimes so condescending... "I'm a prince I'm royalty I do what I want including fcking you" and she's just "omfg yes you healed my heart with your penis" be so fr
Condescending, yes, but it’s not cocky when he can back it up. He is a powerful man who can quite literally wield the power of a god, most of which works through sex. He brought her back from the brink of death and changed her entire physical appearance. It makes sense for anyone with that much power to condescend. Hell, I’d be condescending too if I had that much power and were facing people whose fragile lives could depend on me.
While I do wish that she wouldn’t have fallen for him so quickly, it makes sense that she did given her fragile state of mind in the beginning. Plus no one ever did anything FOR her until he came along and quite literally saved her life before giving her a new path to life, with goals that made her appreciate the person she’s turning out to be.
Also I think it can be hard to accurately judge the story because the translation isn’t the greatest. However the characters’ backstories and drive are pretty consistent with the way they behave in any given situation.
I can't get into this webtoon bc the male lead just sounds awful... None of what he's doing sounds like it's for her despite the weird tone of the webtoon of "ooo the male lead is changing her life for the better" be so fr rn...