It’s cuz she’s still super insecure
Well... imho though...
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I guess spoiler alert(?)
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1. Why is he acting accordingly to what she said what her appearance is?
Super simple. Its because he didn't know anything else about Paula's appearance. And the easiest way to search for a single person amongst millions? It's appearance.
Lukas died so he cant help, Violet is too busy to even see her son, and Ethan is the one that helps her run away, no way he's going to help plus a few more reasons in the future why Ethan can't help.
2. Why is she so shy?
She is super duper insecure and think of herself as the ugliest person in the world. Like she didn't want to "destroy" Vincent's image of her. Like she can't imagine what vincent would feel, imagining her to be someone so beautiful only to discover that the maid he treasures is an ugly peasant (her words not mine). She is scared and I think everyone with teribble insecurity can agree with her.
3. The woman she works for didn't know her. Btw, she works for the princess Joel(iirc?), who never saw "paula" at all. She only knows "Anne" She might have the feeling but she can't be sure.
4. The point of the slowburn?
Well there's no point. Its just the genre of the novel, and the result of the action that the characters took....which I think made a lot of sense.
I genuinely didn't expect someone to debrief every single point. Thank you for all of that! Those were the first questions that popped up during my angry moment lolol. I'm well aware of the reasons and all, just didn't personally like it. Thank you though did NOT expect it
This is infuriating. I hate it so much, the second arc is crazy-irritating and it's making my skin crawl. It would've been better if it was more simple and clear, him acting this way and him going accordingly by what she said about her appearance (aka her sister's) makes this story soooooo infuriating. Also her being shy and trying her hardest not to let him know?? Why? The oldest brother is dead, the woman she works for obviously knows about her, he seems to be looking for her, so what's the point of this incredible slow burn?? God damn it