Nothingcangowrong

So glad Violet got her happy ending, honestly didn't start liking Winter until the last 30 chapters. This was so hard to binge read. Whenever he got into a depressive state about seeing her shoot herself, all I could think to myself is whomp whomp, your wife already ended her life 3 times along with mental and physical abuse from others for years, treated like a object, accused of love affairs, sexual harassment, having no friends to comfort her, went through fake pregnancy, husband who ignored her for years, and the only reason she isnt dead is because magic *cough* plot armor *cough*. Im glad he got trapped into that illusion for what felt like 7 years (lowkey still wasnt enough for me since she was still dead in that scenario). I like how the plot tries to say it was a misunderstanding between Violet and Winter and was all dued to his parents, but it was clearly him. He made the choice to never see his wife (even if you excuse him leaving the wedding), not caring about her expenses, never talking to her, not giving her the time of day, always thinking she is saying nonsense (look back the beginning chapters), thinks his wife would cheat on him, etc. Even after knowing his wife was locked in a closet, he was still taking his parents side. Im glad the illusion was basically how it would've ended in webtoon without magic. Lowkey I wish Carlson got a redemption arch, because he was right, Violet didn't forgive Carlson despite him not being as bad Winter because he wasnt Winter *cough* plot armor *cough*, Carlson was a lovestruck man who got addicted to alcohol and drugs, manipulated by Ash and was never given a chance or anybody helping him. Especially considering all the money went to Ash and Carlson only shot Winter. Even Carlson called Violet out about how Winter made her suicidal.
Ash got his dued desserts. Glad to see Violet's mother turned around instantly after she heard her daughter already tried to end her life, she loved her children, but didnt love Ash to the point she wanted Violet to die.
This is barely a 4/5 and only because I love their kids and the side characters. I miss all the characters from when Violet ran away to Kirion.

This isn't even suspension bridge effect, this is straight Stockholm syndrome. Readers tolerated it because the ML is hot, imagine he looked like the Baron, people would be pissed. If you think about it, Belle and MC's story is pretty similar, both assaulted and forced to have a baby, not having a choice in love.
You could read the first 3 chapters and the last 3 chapters and it would be exactly the same. There is no character development what so ever, it apparently happens between the MC's pregnancy, but we never see it. MC doesn't even forgive, he just let it go because he doesn't have the choice to say no.
The ML is completely unlikeable, threatening MC in the beginning to kill the village then again at the end by saying if he DOESN'T become empress, he will be executed. And ML knows that MC would just leave him because the MC doesn't love him, so he forces him to become pregnant, which still didn't stop MC from leaving.

I honestly wish we saw the pregnancy process and they made it tragic, like the MC gets depression and talks about how much he despises the ML and wish he was never pregnant, forcing the ML to grow as a person and change.
The world building had so much potential (like the evil energy), but it never goes anywhere and just ended abruptly with zombie chaos.

Even the side character story is kind of sad since white hair wants love and green hair is only staying for money.

I hoped it would get better and it never did. All these trauma things and power abuse happens to the MC but it's never addressed or taken seriously, especially considered MC has trauma from his entire family being slaughters (reasons unknown).