I tried reading it kinda liking fl put her age gap with her husband. Reminds me of my parents age gap.. It irks me so much. They literally met when my mom was 14 yrs old and they do have a 6 years difference. I'll forget about it when the king wasn't shown and kept reading but I'm not continuing this read.
She isn't protecting her brother in my perspective. It made have been at first in her twisted way but at this point it looks all about control. She is deliberately hurting him physically and mentally. She says it's cause he protects the weak and relies on the weak. Sure it does show especially even his skills are support type. But is that really bad? So far the ppl he had protected and befriend hasn’t been having evil intentions. Seems she just doesn't want to be without him while he happily lives his life with others comfortably. The bad influence and reputation she has is the only thing that could keep him in danger. Beside he is with other S class rankers that don't really rely with sketchy methods of income. So shouldn't she be happy her "weak" brother is living in a secure environment? I would be happy to see my siblings living well with ppl with good reputation,security as well as supportive ppl. They are clearly helping him trained to be strong with his own abilities and be able to control them too! It would be less nerve-wracking to know the responsibility of my family safety isn't just on me. The more I think of her behavior just sets me off that she just has a narcissistic view. I hate how she hurts him physically and verbally while saying how cruel the world would be to him without her like wtf. Would she be able to redeem herself for her brother
If you are basing this assessment on the grounds that riette is a normal person with misumderstood/ twisted love. then you are badly mistaken. Its better to think of her as a literal monster that is incapable of human cognition. A serial killing psychopath has more humanity than her. This is not me dissing her (tho i do dislike her) but I honestly feel a repulsion everytime she is near noah or the mc.
S classes are stated to genuinely just not be human, human standards don't mean shiet. All born s classes are exactly like riette, just with more restraint. Hyunjae doesn't hurt yoojin because he finds that boring, yoohyun doesn't hurt yoojin cos he wants to do the protection and doesn't want yoojin to be strong, not to mention he almost does on multiple occasions. All born s classes exhibit that narcissistic behavior, so I dont get why you're so angry. Thats like getting angry at predators for eating prey, it's in their nature.











Her life was defined by rocky and emotional experiences, and it is clear she was isolated and doing her best in a flawed relationship. She deeply resents her past sacrifices for her husband and his family. The husband and mistress took full advantage of her five-year coma, completely isolating her from her kids. Consequently, her poor children were heavily manipulated and only shown conditional love. The daughter faces heavy criticism for her actions, but it is entirely a survival tactic to get attention from the only woman who raised her. The husband is to blame here too: he never explained what happened to their birth mother, never showed them her pictures or videos, and shared absolutely no stories of her. The boy is more aware of the situation because the mistress withheld affection from him, favoring his sister instead—for obvious reasons. The boy will be a future thorn in the mistress’s side once she becomes the madam, while the girl can be married off, proving how this patriarchal family only favors men.
Honestly, while the (ML) attempts to assist (FL), the narrative would be stronger if she maintained more agency. He often judges her for remaining in a difficult marriage, seemingly overlooking the profound isolation and the estrangement from her children due to health condition she was in. Criticizing her choices as "stupid" ignores the complexities of the emotional and financial control she faced.
Furthermore, ML habit of secretly visiting her during her coma introduces a complicated and potentially problematic dynamic. Despite her academic achievements, she remained vulnerable to these circumstances. Her desire for a stable, traditional family life unfortunately led her into a tragic situation. The ideal resolution would see her securing custody, achieving a fair financial settlement, and establishing her independence through her career.
The story should allow her the space to stabilize her life before entering a new relationship, avoiding the trope of her being "indebted" to the ML. Developing a network of allies, such as the grandmother-in-law, would be a more empowering path than simply moving from one possible restrictive environment to another. The goal is to see her emerge as a truly independent and successful professional with her twins.