# WebtoonLib — Garden of May #12: Chapter 11 ## Series - title: Garden of May - slug: garden-of-may-siz3a4k4 ## Chapter - number: 12 - chapter_key: 12-e3xw49 - title: Chapter 11 - release_date: 2026-11-09 ### Summary Garden of May Chapter 11 opens with Vanessa escalating her plan to ruin her reputation, and the central conflict is how to make the scandal permanent. Vanessa thinks gossip about being seen with a man in the garden won't be enough for the newspapers, suggesting ideas like morning sickness and madness, but the man says her half-baked plan will ruin his life. He then says he came to tell her he has recovered, they bicker about earning money by writing novels and the value of labor, and the chapter ends with close physical contact, a racing pulse, fear, and a point-of-no-return intimacy. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Close physical contact and romantic tension with rapid pulse - Discussion of ruining reputation with a scandal large enough for newspapers - Discussion of earning extra money by writing novels - Ill visitor reports full recovery from illness ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser Garden of May Chapter 11 opens with Vanessa escalating her plan to ruin her reputation, and the central conflict is how to make the scandal permanent. ### Spoiler summary Garden of May Chapter 11 opens with Vanessa escalating her plan to ruin her reputation, and the central conflict is how to make the scandal permanent. Vanessa thinks gossip about being seen with a man in the garden won't be enough for the newspapers, suggesting ideas like morning sickness and madness, but the man says her half-baked plan will ruin his life. He then says he came to tell her he has recovered, they bicker about earning money by writing novels and the value of labor, and the chapter ends with close physical contact, a racing pulse, fear, and a point-of-no-return intimacy. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 69 ### Content I THOUGHT YOU'D GOTTEN COLD FEET. OH... WERE YOU WAITING FOR ME? I HEARD YOU WERE SICK. I’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT HOW TO PROCEED. WITH WHAT? WITH OUR PLAN TO RUIN MY REPUTATION. YOU SAID YOU CAN’T HAVE CHILDREN. THE SOUTH IS RATHER CONSERVATIVE, ISN’T IT? I THOUGHT EVEN JUST A RUMOR ABOUT YOU BEING OUT IN THE GARDEN WITH A MAN WOULD BE DEVASTATING ENOUGH. NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE IT INTO THE PAPERS. YOU WANT IT TO BE IN THE PAPERS? RUMORS CAN BE SQUASHED EASILY ENOUGH, AND PEOPLE'S MEMORIES FADE. BUT IF IT'S RECORDED IN PRINT, IT BECOMES AN IMMORTAL TRUTH. I SUPPOSE I'LL HAVE TO PRETEND TO HAVE MORNING SICKNESS IN FRONT OF REPORTERS. THEY'LL JUST CALL FOR A DOCTOR. I COULD ACT MENTALLY UNSTABLE? BEST NOT TO START AN ACT YOU CAN’T KEEP UP. WHAT IF I PRETEND TO BE CRAZY FOR ANY MAN I SEE? YOU’RE ALREADY DOING THAT. OH... A HALF-BAKED PLAN WILL ONLY RUIN YOUR LIFE, VANESSA. A— ANYWAY, I JUST CAME TO SEE YOU TODAY. I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I’M ALL BETTER NOW. YOU SOUND LIKE A MERCHANT TRYING TO PROVE HIS GOOD FAITH TO A CLIENT. YOU CAN GO IF YOU’RE BUSY. I HAVE SOMETHING I NEED TO FINISH BY TODAY, TOO. A NOVEL? UM... YES. SOME EXTRA FUNDS OTHER THAN MY ANNUITY WOULD BE USEFUL, DON'T PUSH YOURSELF TOO HARD. SO I'M DOING WHAT I CAN. WITH ALL THIS WORK, I MEAN. THERE'S NO NEED TO WORK SO HARD TO SAVE UP MONEY. YOU'LL BE GETTING A STIPEND SOON AFTER YOU MARRY, TOO. I'M JUST TRYING TO BE REALISTIC. IT'S NOT LIKE VANESSA'S DOING THIS TO SURVIVE. SHE JUST WANTS TO EXPERIENCE THE WORKING WORLD! DO YOU ALSO... THINK THIS KIND OF WORK IS UNNECESSARY FOR A NOBLEWOMAN? NOT AT ALL. IT'S BETTER THAN DOING NOTHING, ISN'T IT? YOU... BELIEVE IN THE VALUE OF LABOR? I BELIEVE IN THE VALUE OF MONEY. AH... OH. ...? I SEE... ...VANESSA. AH, R-RIVER! WAIT...! W-WE SHOULD FIRST... WHY? DO YOU WANT ME TO STOP? MY PULSE IS POUNDING AS IF I JUST RAN A RACE. FROM JUST... THIS LITTLE BIT OF CONTACT. WELL? AND JUST LIKE THAT, A WAVE OF FEAR WASHED OVER ME. ARE YOU SO SURE YOU WON’T BE CRYING AND BEGGING FOR ME BY THE END OF THE SUMMER? BUT IT'S TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW. ## See also - [WebtoonLib — Garden of May #12: Chapter 11](/series/garden-of-may-siz3a4k4/chapter-12-e3xw49) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/garden-of-may-siz3a4k4 ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.