If Jeremy had chosen to keep it a total secret or only told Elijah, I would have lost it. As the new duke the emperor does not trust, it’s suicide to not try to prove your loyalty. I also would not have been able to handle the unnecessary drama of more secrets when Elijah already has enough on her plate to deal with. So thank God Jeremy did the actual smart thing here.
Am I the only one who doesn’t hate this mermaid arc? It’s not like it’s sudden; the story’s been hinting at the interracial conflict for a while. And Nadia clearly exists to give the ML and FL a kick in the rear when it comes to realizing and admitting their feelings because honestly their relationship WAS starting to drag.
Yes, Nadia is annoying. Yes, I don’t want to see her and Abigail get together. But the story is clearly doing all of this on purpose, so I’m content to see what they’re going to use Nadia for next.
If I remember correctly, Gavin wasn’t copying what he was reading word for word. Like, I’m pretty sure she would have noticed if he was quoting romance dialogue because it is SO cringe sometimes. The things he was saying were his own words and thoughts, so it’s unfair to accuse him of scripting the whole thing.
I literally rolled my eyes when the duke’s feelings and behavior did a 180. And I knew as soon as the MIL showed up she was going to love the FL.
It’s not ridiculous that they happened, just that they happened so quickly with no setup. What does the duke love about the FL? Why is he suddenly so open about his feelings and with his actions? Who is this MIL? Why should I care about anything she has to say when I literally had no idea she existed two seconds ago?
It’s like the authors are ticking off a checklist of popular tropes that readers love without realizing why readers love them. They want the instant gratification of character growth without having to invest the work to actually describe how it happened.
Drawing hands is the worst, but it’s so obvious they just used rendered models and blended it out a lil.