I honestly feel bad for the ml. All his actions up till now show that he is a good person. Hurt and traumatized but good. But the fl heard a story that was clearly twisted to make him and his family look really bad and it immediately made her question everything. Like it's so easy for her to not trust him. This is so sad.
she once got betrayed by her own family, she thought they were genuine, she thought they love her bc she trusted them so much but she got betrayed in the end, she got killed and turns out his father was killed too, ofc after all that she would have a trust issues regarding ppl, fl has her own trauma
i don't think she was completely shutting off, i think she just needed some time to rethink her actions cuz she was too traumatized by her prev family. and to be fair, theo did keep a lot of secrets from her and she must've felt frustrated for all of that. as kind and gentle theo was to her, what she needed from him is to be able to trust him and for him to trust her. i think the confusion was necessary cuz they needed to fight and get those emotions out to really say what they feel (=・ω・=)
I really like how the prince is written. You can tell that guy can be absolutely rough and he is sure in his decisions but has the lewd sub side. From what I have heard a lot of men that are subs actually hold some position of power and they are exhausted by it and want someone else to take charge. It's not that they are little losers, it is the opposite. A lot of CEOs are like this according to real doms online. So this checks out.
I think that the whole situation is not actually that big of a deal. Yes, Pershati could have just minded her own business as some people are saying, but she also loves her new family and wants to understand them, even the bad parts. The duke is really secretive and detached because of severe trauma and so Pershati is trying to look for a different way to understand. Sometimes, curiosity and wanting to do good makes us seem pushy, it's very normal. They will talk it out and if they won't, it will lead to more character growth later. Let them cook.
It is extremely odd that she doesn't show any interest in Celphi. He is always the last thought. First thing on her mind is always being wronged. No good parent behaves like this. My manipulation senses are tingling.
She may not be a complete villain but whoever abandoned their child is not a good person.
Dude is living the life