For everyone hating, let's remember that this manga IS VEERING FROM THE WN. There's been a change or two; Alicia isn't nearly as antagonistic as she is in the web novel (in the fact that she's not at all, it seems, she certainly didn't apologize out of her own will in the WN at this point from what I recall), and I think the Prince, despite clearly being kinda suspect of her, is far more willing to drop his shitstarting, too. I'd suggest for folks to NOT take the WN as gospel for what happens in this manga- it's clearly not going in the exact same direction.