I think Adelyn was more in denial than being stupid that the "angelic" Liana would be so devious and cruel until she finally gives up on that thought after slowly seeing Liana's true colors. Especially when finding out it was her own best friend who set up the potential death with that monster, even at the very beginning shete our current fl woke up inside the novel, it was planned by Liana to get rid of her.. Girl was in so much denial, that was a wake up call and even hearing that the og FL's family was the fucking reason Estian's little sister went missing for NINE years is just diabolical. At this point, evidence is needed otherwise it's just cruel slander without a single proof against the Ellidit Family.
I may not have been in abusive relationship or marriage, but from what I can tell about abusive situations, I can understand why Lucy at first said no to both punishment and divorce of her husband. She most likely said that as she still feels the love he had when times were good but after experiencing it from a different perspective, she didn't have the heart to continue with her marriage and finally asked for a divorce by literally one of the most powerful people in the Empire who has great connections.
She deserves someone like Joseph who is pure hearted and the type of man to be a loving husband for Lucy.
This is what happens after years of abuse, the girl would become suicidal but hides it very well until she can't take no more. Even having both men confused (male lead) and delusional (asshole ex-fiance) on why she kept the hairpin in the first place. It was a symbol of love but now to her, a symbol of her lover killing her. Now she doesn't need it anymore after confirming the male lead wants to protect her after now seeing the full extent of her pain which he had underestimated at first and regretted how he initially felt about the hairpin's significance which is understandable as well.
I seriously think there is something wrong with the readers ... The current Christina isn't dumb, this isn't a novel she transmigrated into so she is confused on who to truly trust and who to honestly believe in. She is only going off based on the actions the og Christina has done and how others feel about the old her. If anything, she is naive and easy to manipulate because of being woken up into a new world she knows NOTHING about. How would any of you feel if you were thrown into a world you know nothing about? No novel to see the future? No otome game to see how the game ends? Nothing... I would be lost on who to trust and believe in no matter if they are friendly with me or not. Manipulation would be easy to do on someone like Christina.
This is by far the most enjoyable thing I have ever read on this site. Both FL and ML are just so cute together. The pacing may not be everyone's cup of tea but it just works out for the better.
ML knows FL is hiding a crucial detail of how she knows certain things, but isn't pushing her to speak about it. He is willing to wait until she is ready to him and she knows she will have to at some point. Which, I can see he would feel the anger towards those who have wronged her in her past life and will most likely want to start by killing the Viscount off officially. Perhaps cut ties with FL's family and make them no longer of the Count's support.
These two are the greenest flags for each other.
I love how our FL realizes that in the past, she fell for the ML because he was the only one who was kind to her. Now in this life, she can protect him from his wrongful murder instead of just using him for her own benefit like most FLs in her position would do. She is doing this out of love for herself and him. She is literally done with being weak and wants to stand on her own feet but most likely appreciates that the ML is someone to lean on if dire situation calls for it.
I have never been this giggly in the almost 26 years I have been alive. Each chapter made me laugh nonstop. I love Ludwig, grateful he isn't really that much of an asshole as I can see why he is so angry and bitter. Who wouldn't be when your mother died from an "illness" all of a sudden and had your title taken from you?
I also love Natalie. She is just a girl with the ability to see basic human emotion. Of course it would be overwhelming for someone to endure such ability. Granted, she probably should have told her family at the very least as it doesn't seem like they know. Either that, or she did tell them and no one believed her but still loved her anyway.
I'm just glad she told Ludwig, even though she was pressured into telling him. However, he believes her as her reactions towards him alone made sense why she was so scared in the first place. He honestly does love her to some degree but we don't know if pink necessarily means romantic or platonic.