Raising my Fiancè with Money Chapter side story 36 Discussion

I'll preface my review by saying this: this novel isn't for everyone. You might feel like the conflict with the ex-fiance drags on for too long--half of the main story is dedicated to it, althought its not mentioned in every chapter. Maybe you'll feel that the protagonist is too Mary Sue--almost everything goes right for her, after all. I gave it 5 stars because that's how much I enjoyed reading it, but if I gave a more objective reading I'd probably rate it around a 4.2-4.4 because it's still much, much better than a lot of web novels I've read That being said...

This is a very endearing read. As others have already mentioned, the two leads are very cute. Lilia is someone who has been burned by love and Karhan isn't good at expressing his emotions, leading to him being greatly misunderstood by most people. There was so much sugar I got a toothache watching them heal together. There are a lot of chapters but personally I did not feel like they were very long and read through them quickly.

Significant spoilers for my thoughts about Karhan's mother below.

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I have complicated feelings about what happened, perhaps because I'm emotional ab*se victim myself. Don't get me wrong, his mother gets what she deserved. She is absolutely guilty of abusing Karhan and leaving him defenseless and neglected in his own home. The fact that she was manipulated by Blair does not change this. But she's also a victim. First emotionally ab*sed by the duke that she couldn't help but have feelings for, she had no defenses for someone as cunning and manipulative as Blair. I believe her greatest sin is not looking deeper into events in the house and believing Karhan was perpetrator because he started to look like the Duke and was a silent boy who didn't express himself well. So unlike other villains, while she doesnt deserve Karhan's forgiveness, I think she does deserve a second chance. That's why personally, my favorite side story is the chapter where its revealed that while they are not on speaking terms, Karhan does send his mother gifts. So reader, if you're reading this spoiler, and were hoping Karhan completely abandons his mother when she leaves the ducal household, you'll be disappointed. While no chapters after this discuss Rebecca, I would like to hope that in the distant future Karhan will initiate a line of communication with her so she can at least die not feeling like a complete failure.

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(BIG!!) Spoilers for my thoughts about the rest of the ducal family:

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lol at how the duke's lover didn't attend his funeral. she was obviously either with him for the money or because she was not in a position to say no to a high ranking noble. I'm inclined to believe the latter personally, as I feel someone there for money would still want a rapport with the current duke, so I think she's probably grateful she can get on with the rest of her life instead. Did he deserve to be mu*dered though? No, but between his familial negligence and the duchess being manipulated in blair's palm, how were they supposed to know their eldest son was a drug addicted psychopath with anger management problems? Besides, he didn't want to be a Duke and planned to retire ASAP after an heir was formally decided. Is it best that he died? I think so, as again, his lover obviously wasn't with him out of love and for all we know was with him because the only power that can say no to a ducal family is the royal family itself.

as for blair, I was happy he recognized lilia was a threat that could easily see through his lies, and I think he ultimately got exactly what he deserved in the end. but also like, lol. lmao even. he got so close to the aging emperor, seeing him as his great yet he'll never know that his presense only made it easier for the crown prince to usurrp the throne. I prefer to believe the father of his victim did not give him a slow, quick demise.

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