What Im guessing here is that the ml actually took interest on the fl and thats why instead of any other girl, she chose to offer her a contract on making her his fiance. However because he has been so busy, and the fact that the fl never said anything, and Im guessing the staff here are from the ml’s adoptive parents’ times, he mightve simply trusted them too much and didn’t think they would do something like that, that he never realized. He’s just in denial. Which is stupid because nothing explains the fl’s sudden actions.
But aside from all that, I agree with you on the neglect part. Like how could you be so busy that you couldn’t even spent time with your wife, to the point that almost everything has to be relayed through the butler, who can’t even be trusted.
Frrrr like I know he’s in denial but like I feel like he should have expected her to leave him
Not only did the blonde guy not notice that she was being mistreated her whole 5 yrs living there but even when he’s now seeing the signs of how badly his neglect effected her situation, he still seems to believe he’s not in the wrong. Also this bullshit about not wanting her to leave cuz he’s actually somehow in love with her is crazy, they didn’t even spend time together in those 5 yrs. I hate plots where they make the mls seem so regretful when none if it would have actually occurred if he actually cared for her. I’m glad he isn’t the ml. I don’t gaf abt the mind control when even without it he never properly took care of her. This book really triggers me, like imma be honest as someone who also has trauma with men. Like one step brother is fucking obsessed with her, the other one only gives a shit abt money, and to top it all of the person who was literally contracted to protect her fucking did almost nothing for her. What was the fucking point of her leaving her family for her to just continue to get mistreated. I don’t dislike the mc nor do I think she is weak, I just hate the men in the book and honestly it’s bringing back some of my own horrible memories with men.