So this is his fourth marriage and he can't divorce the fl because his father who is the family head will start to intervene in his household( father knows he likes the bitch) and ruin his reputation in society as an impotent man. Fl wants to ally with one of his ex wives who is (not was) desperately in love with him but got kicked out, she plans to ally with her and her brother so she sent a letter wanting to meet. So this is his fourth marriage and he can't divorce the fl because his father who is the family head will start to intervene in his household( father knows he likes the bitch) and ruin his reputation in society as an impotent man. Fl wants to ally with one of his ex wives who is (not was) desperately in love with him but got kicked out, she plans to ally with her and her brother so she sent a letter wanting to meet.
wait but the father really just lets the adopted girl do everything? Or doesn’t he know that she’s a scheming bitch?
I was hoping that the father didn’t know and that it would be possible to bring him to her side by a grand reveal. Too bad he sounds like the same scam as his son, only bothering about the social image and having no problems with 4 wives being tortured by the scam lovers duo.
Well, it was implied that the father knows and wanted to get rid of the girl, the mc thought of bringing him to her side because it will benefit her, Haven't met the father yet though
OMG.. even 2 chap just out.. the beloved foster daughter show her true color.. I truly wish the ml is not her husband.. even if maybe in the end he falls in love with eliana.. he regret his action and wants to apologize to her (just like korean mainstream plot novel).. NO WAY. He is not just destroyed 1 woman.. but selfishly destroyed 4 women's life to protect his OWN happiness.. he doesnt care in that era, what kind of life the ex-wives will face in the future just because they are 'divorced women'. I want the foster daughter and karman finally together and fl will get much better men and so much higher status than her husband.. so she can destroy karman family completelly..
Any spoilers on the harem? And how the white lotus adopted daughter gets outed as a bitch? Also does the husband grovel in regret?
I have a feeling that the husband will get feelings for Eliana, so hope he’s not the ML and him and gross adopted daughter side chick get their karma.
Is no one in the society found it strange that the baron adopted a whole ass grown up woman as his daughter?
The novels main story was recently completed at 120 chapters ! I'm not sure if they'll be releasing a side story but I hope they do. This was a pretty fast serialization considering it didn't even pass 2 months lol !! some of the reviews and comments mentioned that it was only interesting at the beginning
So what is the stepmother harem part of this title? Does the MC start collecting men or is it more of an in- reference to the Mac's tarnished rep in the Novel?
Ahh I can't read this one on KakaoPage because it's age restricted so you need to verify your age and to do that you need a korean number. Buuuuuuuu why do they keep it to only in Korea?
With recent chapters I’m getting the icky feeling that Karen, the shitty husband, is going to be the ML……..or at least part of harem. I’m probably wrong, I hope.
Really liking this MC so far Here's the reason why, from chapter 4: Spoiler If she was going to be branded a stepmother anyway, she would push that path to the end. A wicked oman. A dangerous woman. But at the same time, an attractive woman at that. Eliana had seen stories about men who were attracted to witches. It was a desire for taboos. Envy and longing for an object enough to commit all that was forbidden. Eliana decided to actively exploit this psychology. Make every man fall in love with her, except her husband. That was Eliana’s strategy. She was beautiful, but she didn’t believe in her looks, she believed in her knowledge. She made sure she only chose people whom she could use strategically and put them in her pocket.
Spoiler I've read through ch 59, but no definite ML in sight. It's leaning heavily towards a foreign prince who came disguised (she met and helped him when he was kicked out of a bar for cheating at a game). Otherwise, she's attracting everyone's attention, including Karman (current hubs), Gillian Hunt (bro to sis who was Karman's 3rd wife), Prince, and potentially conservative son a duke.
So, she haven't divorced yet? If you don't mind, could you please give a brief summary, snippet or anything?
Timeline for this is a little bit all over. Spoiler: very long spoiler to around ch 50s+ MC's goal is essentially to connect herself to powerful people and take revenge on Karman + Sharchen. She makes sure she's not going to be kicked out to Helen Hunt (3rd wife) and Gillian Hunt. She gifts Helen a dress to wear for her re-entrance to society (she's been hiding since divorce) and eventually wins over Gillian as well. Then she makes a plan to be announced directly after they enter, because Sharchen announced she would enter with Karman and rubs it in MC's face. Later on she meets prince from another country (Ulysses) and to counteract the bar fight, she calls him Duke Oliver (made up the name because she had olives earlier in the day) and makes a fuss about how dare you the commoners insult the Duke? Oliver decides to keep the name and loves how smart and perceptive she is. They have a few meetings here and there and it's explained that MC's family situation is due to the fact that her grandpa (maybe dad? mtl was confusing) used to be a university professor and tried to report corruption only to be fired and have his reputation tarnished by the nobles. However dad always insisted on having his children invested in educating themselves which is why MC is so smart (this is in contrast to Sharchen who just relies on her looks). Oliver happens to be in the country to try to get help due to a fight for the throne - he's 5th? prince who hasn't made any public stake towards crown but the 1st + 2nd princes are warmongers who are suitable for throne. MC worries his presence means first 2 princes plan to invade their country next and will cause a war. She's concerned that her little bro (who's a nerd) will be drafted to fight and does everything in her power to prevent war. Gillian Hunter gives MC a necklace to which Karman gets upset about and then gifts MC his own pricey necklace. MC rejects it and Sharchen confronts her screaming her head off about it and MC just shrugs her off saying go bug Karman. Later Oliver also gifts her a rose hairclip he bought off the street which she also insists on wearing. Thinking about the ball Karman thinks about MC's budget and decides to call a dressmaker for her. MC rejects dress again, Sharchen flips out again, and Karman is just upset she won't accept it. Before the ball starts, MC has plotted out everything to make powerful connections and even set up her dress to match Helen's (they're a duplicate of this Duchess's and her friend's in the past). But ball day comes, Sharchen and Karman go first and then MC goes out to broken carriage and no way to get to the ball in time. Then Oliver comes in with a shiny carriage like a knight to rescue her and they enter the ball together. At the ball, Helen + MC meet Duchess who comments on their dresses. A guy named Ray (?) count's son asks Helen to dance - he had proposed to her after her divorce or something and Helen blushingly accepts. The Duchess thinks MC/Gillian might be aiming for a connection with her daughter, but once first dance starts Gillian asks Duchess to dance. Since she's been widowed, no one has asked her to dance in like 10? 20?+ years and she's shocked but accepts. Oliver asks MC to dance as well and Karman and Sharchen just stare at them and get into a fight. Later there's a commotion when another lady accuses MC of having an affair with her hubs (MC's reputation is low at this point). MC denies it and later hubs comes in drunk and is like who insulted my wife? They're both asked to leave by the host (Ray's dad). MC tells lady she knows who he's having an affair with and they meet outside - turns out her husband is involved in a conspiracy with the first 2 foreign princes to give them military supplies and has been asking rich women for money. MC learned that after getting her hands on the house's ledgers. She also finds out Pepe (the butler) has been embezzling and Sharchen who was supposed to be managing the house knew about it but ignored it. She brings this all up to Karman along with suggestions for improvement (making a candle business, and hat business) and points out how negligent he's been as an heir. Karman comes to terms realizing that MC is right and is slowly falling for MC, but she actively rejects him saying go back to your lover. Sharchen's budget is cut and she gets more and more crazy trying to keep Karman's attention (temper tantrums, throwing things, etc). Later it's found out that Sharchen is pregnant and at that point she insists on kicking out MC. MC comes home to see Sharchen in bed with doctor and Karman next to her and says congrats on being pregnant. They're both surprised and she points out they're all there with a big announcement so what else should I think? She starts packing up and makes plans to use Pepe's embezzled fund to finance her family and also gets help from lady from the ball who made a commotion. Lady offered her help after her hubs was caught in a who controversy hiding from the princes when he couldn't pay up and they were threatening to kill him + wife. MC, Oliver, Gillian Hunt, and lady all go searching for him and eventually rescue him from assassins (Oliver is shot in the shoulder in the process). And that's about all I remember