Sometimes after reading a manga, I like to read over the comments. And I have to say, most of them... don't seem to understand what setting this story takes place.
While Ibelina could have done a tad bit more in the sitution, I think she was handling herself rather while with being passive aggressive torwards Diego. Given that he is a PRINCE and that his father is the KING.
If this was 21st century setting, Diego would have been a wealthy man, maybe a CEO of a big business and his Father the Directior/President of the business. Now say if Ibelina had hit him or used violence, at best, she would have been arrested.
NOW, come back to the actual setting the story takes place in. If Ibelina took action towards the Prince, she could have been easily killed. Happy ending, right?
So she is being passive aggressive because that is the only thing she can do without getting violent, since you don't get beheaded for disliking someone or acting rude towards them. Especially in private.
Now, I do hope that Ibelina goes go to Elenora and talk to her. Because given how obsessive Elenora is, she might try and pull some stuff. And Ibelina not talking to her about the sitition won't help.
So many emotions. First off, I didn't like Hikaru. At first when he seemed like he would be a good friend to Rio, it was an okay idea. And I highly blame her editor for fucking with Rio's slowly growling feelings for Mr. Fujishima. And all this crap about Rio being naive and not deserving Mr.Fujishima. Mr. Fujishima was the first man Rio has loved/fallen in love with. She has never dated or had sex prior to this man. So of course she is naive. She is still learning. God knows we all weren't perfect with handling it first crush or relationship. And Hikaru, is trash. He has always been trash. He never cared about how she might feel about Mr. Fujishima, he just wanted her for himself. I am sorry, but that ship of Rio and Hikaru wasn't meant to be. And this author knew it from the start.
Even though this manga just starting and is probably gonna be one of those short mangas. I will continue to read it(re-read it). Force is one of my biggest turn ons. That or when the seme (or dominate person; if you wanna go hentai because I am straight) is making the uke drown in sexual pleasure so much. Or the effect of being made helpless gives a person. I love mangas that have this. I mean.. I like rape up to a degree. But I don't like pain. but some of the rape in yaoi manga looks so damn pleasureable. I wish I had a Mitsu to come make me drown in pleasure and care so much that he would write such cute girly notes about what I liked to eat~
Strong female lead putting people in their place. Ah. It is so beautiful. I am crying from how much I just want to hug her. (≧∀≦)