Actually, the story still mostly revolves around their rivalry, but in the recent chapters, Cosette is finally gone, and all the conflicts have been almost resolved. Now, the focus is on building up the romance for a happy ending. That’s why the comments you’re referring to as “crying” are about Erez ending up with the FMC instead of Joseph, the second male lead. Personally, I think both of them are great. I honestly would have preferred that she chose both instead! lol
I understand that romance might not be what you're looking for here, I'm the same. But for me, the main protagonist deserves to be loved. In her previous life, she was abandoned by the one person she depended on the most—her father.
And like any human being would, we crave connection, affection, and someone who sees us for who we truly are. Romance offers the FMC a chance to heal, to feel valued, and to experience the love and care she was denied in her past life.
So, I hope you’ll consider giving it a chance! It’s truly a good read.
Don't misunderstand, I love romance and I definitely like it when a character find love after overcoming adversity and stuff... But when you have so many people disappointed, it means there IS a problem. Even people who like Erez as the ML feel like Joseph has been wronged.
I have a problem with the way the author portrayed the love part of this story. This is why I stopped. They showed a lovely and devoted character, showed us his impact on the story and on the MC, only to discard him later because "the new character was cooler!". By the time I stopped reading, I feel like he practically didn't appear anymore, it looked like a toy that was discarded by a child who had chosen a new favorite.
Obviously, Joseph not being the ML is not gonna make me cry or make me angry, it's just a story, but one of the basics of a story is to create attachment to their characters. Discarding one of the main protagonist is gonna make us feel bad because... we got attached to him as was intended! I feel bad because I have invested my time and interest just for the book to slap me in the face, saying that what was important or interesting to me was just trash for the story.
I sincerely thank you for the point you tried to make and for the time you use to share your opinion. I can clearly tell you really like this story, but I have been too disappointed and annoyed to give it another chance. Maybe others won't do the same.
I see. Since I already knew from the start (due to spoilers) that Joseph wasn’t the male lead, I wasn’t as disappointed as many others were. I think that’s also why I ended up rooting for Erez. From the beginning, I already viewed Joseph and the protagonist as having only a master-knight relationship, so the story’s progression never bothered me. Though, thanks for taking the time to respond.
Lots of people are saying they experienced 2nd ML syndrome as usual, but it usually doesn't happen to me.
I stopped reading this some time ago because I got bored, but I received a notification today, so I came to check and now everyone is crying... I will not lose my time finishing this story, there is no "MC is happy so it's fine" for me! There is no need to make a character pitifully in love from the beginning just to have him unhappy at the end, all to make way for "the real protagonist".
I got into the story when it was about Keira and Cosette's rivalry, but left when Keira suddenly became in love with MC? Don't remember exactly, but I was disappointed that was what it was turning into.