I Stole the Male Lead's First Night - Vol. 1 Ch. 35

[IceCubed]

Why is the translation suddenly so bad? This was very painful to read.

 

[toolep2]

Honestly, I miss silly, scheming Ripley because at least she got in trouble on purpose. The duke is gonna be so stressed! 😩

 

[subliminal]

@Your_Dino_Overlord

I'm at a loss how you find that justified if your future husband makes it so you can't leave the house RUN I see the overwork thing now but in another slide he said if he let her go out know she would go to the brown haired dude.

His fiancée cavorting with another man in the days preceding their wedding would make any man's blood boil.

I see there's the justification that he was worried about it and I see that that's understandable but like HE LOCKED HER IN HER ROOM.

Because he saw confinement as the simplest way to keep her mind actually focused on the WEDDING and not distracted by third party business and matchmaking her friends. It also meant he knew exactly where she would be at all times and limiting any potential nasty surprises.

Also there is no way he knew she would be kidnapped.

Those in positions of power are always acutely aware if the dangers of kidnap and blackmail as a matter of personal security especially those with as many enemies as Zeronis has.

Seriously just do a little historical research, women locked in towers has quite a precedent.

 

[KairenX]

T'is weird how a lady wouldn't care abt her wedding preparations, esp with a guy she spent so much effort to woo.

 

[TheGodEmperor]

How are you THAT DUMB, Ridley?

 

[laenavesse]

@Your_Dino_Overlord

Uh.

but in another slide he said if he let her go out know she would go to the brown haired dude

I think you're getting your characters confused.

The only thing about Wright (the brown haired dude) Zeronis was jelly over was that the face she drew looked like Wright instead of himself. In this chapter, the Zeronis said if Ripley went out she would run off to ETOILE, the original heroine, to help with the work. And Zeronis also said (in this chapter) if had just told her to rest she wouldn't have followed, as clearly evident by what just happened with the recent (SECOND) nosebleed. But obviously since she still didn't get it despite him telling her to focus on the wedding, he clarifies by specifically telling her to rest so she doesn't stress and get nosebleeds. This reveals his true intention (which was honestly really obvious).

You can dislike Zeronis's methods, but blaming him over jealousy is not it because it's really not a factor. Honestly he'd have better luck tying her down in bed because how she's proven time and time again she's one track minded and will hyperfocus on something to the detriment of her health, something which she doesn't even take seriously either. She doesn't think about the consequences of her actions at all. That's the difference between a possessive male lead who just wants to chain the female lead for his own selfish desires (what you're assuming and i agree that can be ew!) and one who is using forceful tactics for the female lead's benefit because she's being an idiot (Zeronis here). It's not that he's trying to stop her prevent her from being free, which the previous chapter might have made it sound like. It's just that Ripley takes TOO MUCH liberty and goes about it willy nilly that someone HAS to rein her in, and that's Zeronis. And he had a point in the previous chapter that she will be the future duchess and needs to learn to be more responsible about herself. She can't even focus on her own wedding, one SHE proposed (and mind you this is after all the crazy stunts to get out of wherein again she had no consideration of Zeronis's feelings at the time because she was so close minded about it). She doesn't listen to other people and just do what she wants.

So he's very justified in keeping her confined like this because we've seen Ripley when she's set loose without restraint and it's hardly been in her favor.

 

[Kidfury1412]

Spoiler

I Stole the Female Lead

 

[Archomp]

Get yo hand off my forehead baby!!!

 

[Your_Dino_Overlord]

@laenavesse oh I see ya that's more understandable but I still feel like he shouldn't try to control her like that.

 

[PaperSun]

I wanna smack myself in the forehead, RIPLEY WHY DID YOU FOLLOW. Im happy there's another chapter to read!

 

[PirateHunter01]

my gut tells me *CHILLS*

 

[Lo0py]

I actually can't completely blame her for this. Who knows, it might be the blood loss, she did seem a bit loopy this chapter especially at the beginning.

 

[Megca]

How can she be so.... *sigh

 

[Need1ove]

Is she really that stupid? She even didn't recognize her own personal lady in waiting??? 🙄

 

[Yourong]

She's being ridiculously stupid..😑 and annoying with all that business, can't she just take a breather? Order people around! You're the future duchess anyway..

 

[cheeseisbest]

Im not even surprised at this point 🙄

 

[Diamondmya25]

she's really dumb lol

 

[wigjump]

@Diamondmya25 really really REALLY dumb 😖

 

[clop4clip]

umm Ripley, babe, I love you but this ain't it

 

[skynight]

@clop4clip lmaao I agree