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MACS October 3, 2024 1:55 pm

At least we know why Sophia didn't accept his advances. From start to end, he's selfish. People might try to argue that perhaps he's just lying to make things easier. But a sincere heart wins everything. He might love Sophia but that love is not pure nor unconditional. How can you love a person but not care for the child you've had with her. How can you keep secrets from her, even about the person she held dear most.

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    MACS October 3, 2024 1:58 pm

    Also.... If we think about it Jonas and MC's sister are related. Distant but related right.... Ummmm

    Akira_H October 3, 2024 5:02 pm
    Also.... If we think about it Jonas and MC's sister are related. Distant but related right.... Ummmm MACS

    Yeahh, the old emperor is the granduncle of Judit (MC) and her sister since because he is the brother of their grandmother. The old emperor is also Jona's grandfather, so Judit and her sister are Jona's second cousins
    Tbh a complicated family wth

    frozenspring October 4, 2024 5:23 am

    do you want a spoiler that will probs change your opinion of Sophia?

    maiii October 4, 2024 9:55 am
    do you want a spoiler that will probs change your opinion of Sophia? frozenspring

    now im curious.. is there anything else? she seems very selfish in the recent chapter they showed

    frozenspring October 4, 2024 10:34 am
    now im curious.. is there anything else? she seems very selfish in the recent chapter they showed maiii

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    so the princess's plan to pretend she was pregnant with the Duke's baby, Sophia was in on it. She also knows that the Duke is "hiding" that deal from her, but she either doesn't care enough or finds it funny so she doesn't bother telling him (been a bit since i read this so can't remember for which reason).
    this means that for Sophia her loyalty/friendship for the Princess (that extended to the princess's baby) is way more important to her than the duke or her son. She willingly sidelined her son for the princess's baby knowing he wasn't the duke's child.
    remember the the ML was always the unfavored child growing up...princess's baby got spoiled rotten/pampered.
    Both the Duke and Sophia's choice/reason of choosing an heir just showed how unfit there to be parents due to them prioritizing their "loves/friendships"

    maiii October 4, 2024 11:50 am
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    that’s really sad and fucked up bro.. poor rudy

    iamb October 5, 2024 6:46 am
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    That's crazy, and , honestly, it just doesn't follow imo..I don't understand the motivations of either Sophia or the Duke when you get right down to it. I think the author wrote an over complicated plot device for angst.

    Potatokun October 5, 2024 1:44 pm
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    Do you think you can spoil a bit more and lmk what happens in the end of all this? Like whats the solution now? Will there be any change in behavior/regret/confrontation etc

    Akira_H October 5, 2024 6:29 pm
    That's crazy, and , honestly, it just doesn't follow imo..I don't understand the motivations of either Sophia or the Duke when you get right down to it. I think the author wrote an over complicated plot device ... iamb

    Agree... Tbh I don't understand Sophia at all, why is she so devoted to the princess?? What did the princess have done to Sophia for her to be so obsessive and overly loyal? The author could've explained it a little more

    MACS October 5, 2024 7:11 pm
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    Damn so she was selfish as well. No in fact all three of them were selfish, the Princess, Sophia and the Duke. Jonas I can still somewhat attribute to the spoiled upbringing but he's still unlikeable. Rudy may be stoic and awkward but he's so much better than his family members. It's sad.