# WebtoonLib — Doctor Elise The Royal Lady with the Lamp #139

## Series
- title: Doctor Elise The Royal Lady with the Lamp
- slug: doctor-elise-the-royal-lady-with-the-lamp-1093d2

## Chapter
- number: 139
- release_date: 2025-05-07

### Summary
Torn between his thirst for vengeance and Elise's plea for forgiveness, Linden makes a fateful decision that will define his reign. In a final, poignant confrontation, he chooses love over retribution, confronting his brother Michael not with an executioner's blade, but with a bittersweet judgment. Sparing his life, Linden exiles Michael from the empire, decreeing he cannot return as long as their mother lives. This act of clemency brings a definitive end to the bloody political strife, proving that Linden's love for Elise has ultimately triumphed over a lifetime of hatred.
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- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Linden chooses to exile Michael instead of executing him, breaking the cycle of revenge at Elise's request.

### Characters involved
- Michael de Romanoff — Supporting

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
Torn between his thirst for vengeance and Elise's plea for forgiveness, Linden makes a fateful decision that will define his reign.

### Spoiler summary
Torn between his thirst for vengeance and Elise's plea for forgiveness, Linden makes a fateful decision that will define his reign. In a final, poignant confrontation, he chooses love over retribution, confronting his brother Michael not with an executioner's blade, but with a bittersweet judgment. Sparing his life, Linden exiles Michael from the empire, decreeing he cannot return as long as their mother lives. This act of clemency brings a definitive end to the bloody political strife, proving that Linden's love for Elise has ultimately triumphed over a lifetime of hatred.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Doctor Elise The Royal Lady with the Lamp #139](/series/doctor-elise-the-royal-lady-with-the-lamp-1093d2/chapter-139)
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