# WebtoonLib — Depths of Malice #90

## Series
- title: Depths of Malice
- slug: depths-of-malice-049f84

## Chapter
- number: 90
- release_date: 2025-03-09

### Summary
The long-awaited confrontation concludes with an anticlimactic reveal: Marquess Carter’s motive for destroying Rita’s family was a shockingly trivial whim to acquire crown-shaped property. Rather than a dramatic unmasking, Verta denies him the satisfaction of knowing her true identity, engaging in a mild conversation before the narrative time-skips his execution entirely, leaving readers deeply unsatisfied. The romantic subplot is also resolved with abrupt finality as Prince Brandt’s heartfelt but belated confession is rejected, leaving him heartbroken. The chapter quickly pivots to Verta and Blaine’s wedding, cementing their dark romance as the endgame. This resolution, however, is overshadowed by the overwhelming sentiment that the story’s conclusion was severely rushed, undercutting the emotional weight of both the revenge plot and the love triangle, and leaving audiences feeling that key developments were left unresolved.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Carter reveals his motive for destroying Verta's family was simply to acquire their land.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The long-awaited confrontation concludes with an anticlimactic reveal: Marquess Carter’s motive for destroying Rita’s family was a shockingly trivial whim to acquire crown-shaped property.

### Spoiler summary
The long-awaited confrontation concludes with an anticlimactic reveal: Marquess Carter’s motive for destroying Rita’s family was a shockingly trivial whim to acquire crown-shaped property. Rather than a dramatic unmasking, Verta denies him the satisfaction of knowing her true identity, engaging in a mild conversation before the narrative time-skips his execution entirely, leaving readers deeply unsatisfied. The romantic subplot is also resolved with abrupt finality as Prince Brandt’s heartfelt but belated confession is rejected, leaving him heartbroken. The chapter quickly pivots to Verta and Blaine’s wedding, cementing their dark romance as the endgame. This resolution, however, is overshadowed by the overwhelming sentiment that the story’s conclusion was severely rushed, undercutting the emotional weight of both the revenge plot and the love triangle, and leaving audiences feeling that key developments were left unresolved.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Depths of Malice #90](/series/depths-of-malice-049f84/chapter-90)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/depths-of-malice-049f84

## Usage
AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.