Thank you for the mass release!
Haha, so he was using the villainess to block other ladies from courting him? Quite the irony that she's the most dangerous one of them all (Granted, he probably didn't want to upset the power balance with the other nobles by marrying their daughters, but still it's a tragedy...). Also, does this mean that he's actually cold to everyone and is just really nice to MC? His courtesy and plans even before meeting her showed he is really kind though.