Ian’s gaslighting course 101:
”Are you upset because you think I lied to you?”
This sentence is working hard with mental gymnastics. Notice the accusation of ”are you upset?”, this often requires a negative reply to stabilise the situation but here it is a trick. By denying the statement you will trap yourself into indirectly deny the deceit of being lied to.
Also notice “you think I lied to you” is also an accusation, implying that what you think is wrong. Instead of admitting the reality of having lied Ian gaslights by prompting it as a belief of Michels. This excuses Ian of wrongdoing and responsibility as he did not lie according to his statement, Michel simply believes that he lied. Therefore Michel is in the wrong for misunderstanding Ians intentions, the truth of the circumstances be damned.
Michel handels the whole situation like a champ, eloquently putting words to his feelings and raising his concerns even though Ian just ignores Michels questions and starts the blaming game again. Poor Michel ~
There are more mental gymnastics happening in this chapter I just saw red when I read that sentence haha.
Is the plot stalling or what? I feel like there has been a standstill for a while now, all the characters are just talking about each other and trying to figure out each other’s secrets but nothing is actually happening.
it's definitely dragging on a little. but i think it might also be because it's kinda hard to convey detailed plots when source of the media was a novel, but the medium is drawn art. you can't condense anything (because details matter in these types of plots) and so you have to be able to thoroughly give hints and info to the readers. since the main point of novel adaptations is to give visual references and convey emotions more complex than the original source, it's inevitable that the plot progresses a bit slower with the panel-to-info ratio. it's a bit annoying but at least it's not nonsensical
I agree and it’s still good, i just wish there could be some progression soon.
Also I don’t know if it’s just me but I find it hard to process the clues we are given with the serialised format. I notice when certain details are emphasised but from chapter to chapter I forget about them completely and mainly focus on the relationship between the mcs.
i forget too lol. maybe it's also because of the update schedule but also the scenes and the plot don't leave that much of an impression on me. the most memorable thing is their snail paced relationship but i feel like I've already forgotten a lot of things from before they came to the palace
I really appreciated the lore in this chapter. The story of Zhar and Mellia feels like a mix of two greek myths.
Orpheus and Eurydice in which the husband travels to the underworld to bring back his wife. The candle remindes me of Eros and Psyke where the wife lights an oillamp to gaze upon her lovers face in the darkness but accidentally wakes him by spilling a hot drop of oil. Both of the myths however are tragedies.
I don’t know if it’s the translation, the pacing or if parts are missing but the plot is really hard to follow. She wakes up and says ”I’m Cecilia” as if that’s enough context, like Cecilia who? following the story I guess she became the child of her ex and quite some time has passed since her stepbrother has grown up but honestly it’s all a bit messy.
I had serious deja-vu reading this, but realized I had read the webtoon version of the same story -same author and everything.
https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/notorious_wife_killer_s_remarriage_proposal/
YOU'RE TOTALLY RIGHT! I couldn't recognize it at all cause of the name being in Japanese and the art style being completely different as well. Who woulda guessed.
I think this is same story with just different format since they have the same author.. The original is in black & white manga and turn into colored long form digital version for modern audience who prefer that format. Thanks for posting it as reference (●'◡'●)ﾉ
I think the prince needs glasses too ^^
based on the cover, i think he really does need glasses because he's wearing one XD
Does anyone know if there will be sidestories? I need more~
Business class is getting to me sm I thought u wrote subsidiaries
Lmaooo when the academic brain rot hits u fr..