She's being manipulated to hell and back and that's why I'm a little upset. Good for her for standing up against child abuse, and the emotional response she has makes sense, it's realistic, we can't control our reactive emotions all the time. At the same time, she's blaming the Duke for doing things the only way he knows how. I get that he's an adult now, but is their no emotion and consideration for what he went through as a child too?
Haha, but mostly, I'm just sobbing for our poor MC. It's interesting to see things work out due to her efforts despite her obliviousness... Her kindness is working, just not in the way she intended. The dramatic irony is powerful