# WebtoonLib — Garden of May #13: Chapter 12

## Series
- title: Garden of May
- slug: garden-of-may-siz3a4k4

## Chapter
- number: 13
- chapter_key: 13-5p7xm4
- title: Chapter 12
- release_date: 2026-11-09

### Summary
Garden of May Chapter 12 opens with Edgar Lowell Marlborough visiting his cousin Theodore in his dilapidated house in a remote town, and the chapter's conflict becomes the rejected princess marriage. Theodore struggles with his intense desire for the mysterious woman, whom he does not find terrible or repulsive unlike the other women who desire him. Edgar is surprised that he rejected the princess and is rotting away here, recounts their grandmother's anger, and proposes Marquis Morton's daughter Hailey Morton as a new wife candidate. Theodore remains uninterested and sends Edgar away, and is shaken by desire again.
- summary_language: en
- summary_source: chapter_translation
- summary_verification: verified

### Key events
- Theodore shows disinterest in Hailey Morton and Edgar leaves
- Edgar Lowell Marlborough visits his cousin Theodore in a remote town about marriage rejection
- Theodore says marrying the Princess brings no benefit and he would only be a son-in-law
- Edgar introduces Hailey Morton as a wife candidate for commercial benefit
- A man reflects with desire that a woman is different and will turn his world upside down

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
Garden of May Chapter 12 opens with Edgar Lowell Marlborough visiting his cousin Theodore in his dilapidated house in a remote town, and the chapter's conflict becomes the rejected princess marriage.

### Spoiler summary
Garden of May Chapter 12 opens with Edgar Lowell Marlborough visiting his cousin Theodore in his dilapidated house in a remote town, and the chapter's conflict becomes the rejected princess marriage. Theodore struggles with his intense desire for the mysterious woman, whom he does not find terrible or repulsive unlike the other women who desire him. Edgar is surprised that he rejected the princess and is rotting away here, recounts their grandmother's anger, and proposes Marquis Morton's daughter Hailey Morton as a new wife candidate. Theodore remains uninterested and sends Edgar away, and is shaken by desire again.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: editorial

## Transcript
- transcript_source: community
- transcript_language: en
- transcript_bubbles: 63

### Content
HAA...
HAA

I WANTED TO ASK HER:
"WHY ARE YOU SO DIFFERENT?"
UNLIKE ALL THE OTHERS WHO'VE DESIRED ME,
SHE'S NOT HORRIFYING,
OR BORING,
OR REPULSIVE.

WHY IS IT THAT I END UP CRAVING HER, AND ONLY HER,
NGH
R-RIVER...!
LIKE A COMMON LUSTFUL MAN?
AH...!
PERHAPS

I KNEW INSTINCTIVELY FROM THE VERY MOMENT I SAW HER
THAT SOMEDAY,
THIS WOMAN
WOULD TURN MY ENTIRE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN.

AND NOW...
THAT THOUGHT
IS A WELCOME ONE.

SO, COUSIN.
YOU’RE REALLY TELLING ME YOU’RE COMFORTABLE LANGUISHING IN A PLACE LIKE THIS?

EDGAR LOWELL MARLBOROUGH, THEODORE'S COUSIN
IT’S FINE, MORE OR LESS.
BUT IT’S SO SHABBY,

CRAMPED, AND GRIMY.
YOU TURNED DOWN A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL FROM THE PRINCESS
TO HOLE UP IN THIS BACKWATER TOWN?
I MEAN, I’D GET IT IF YOU HAD A SECRET LOVE CHILD STASHED AWAY HERE, BUT THAT’S HARDLY THE CASE.

I CAN SEE WHY GRANDMOTHER IS THROWING SUCH A FIT.
MARRYING THE PRINCESS BRINGS ME NO BENEFITS.
AT BEST, I’D JUST BE THE EMPEROR’S SON-IN-LAW LIVING IN HIS HOUSE.
IF YOU’RE PLANNING TO KEEP GOING ON LIKE THAT, EDGAR, YOU CAN GO HOME.
HMMM.

SOMETHING’S DEFINITELY STRANGE.
SOMETHING IN OUR LOFTY DUKE’S DEMEANOR
IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT
FROM LAST TIME.
I WONDER WHAT IT COULD BE?

...AH.

YOU WANT AN INTRODUCTION?
WHAT?
THAT WOMAN OVER THERE.
THAT'S HAILEY MORTON, MARQUESS MORTON'S DAUGHTER.

THE MARQUESS MORTON...
IT WOULD CERTAINLY BE BENEFICIAL FOR YOUR BUSINESS INTERESTS.
AND SURELY THERE'S NOT MUCH TO COMPLAIN ABOUT HER LOOKS, EITHER.

A MATCH LIKE THAT WOULD PROBABLY EVEN PLACATE GRANDMOTHER.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO HIDE THAT LOOK ON YOUR FACE WHEN YOU SAY THAT.
SHE HAS A NICE NECK, I SUPPOSE.

KNOCK KNOCK
WE’VE ARRIVED, LORD EDGAR.
WHAT?!
...I’M SURE SHE’D LOVE TO HEAR THAT.
I’LL BE IN TOUCH SOON.

THEY'RE NOTHING ALIKE.
I'M CLEARLY STILL...
J-JUST A LITTLE SLOWER...

PLEASE...
NGH...!
...INTOXICATED, LOST IN HER SMALL EMBRACE.

HOO...

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Garden of May #13: Chapter 12](/series/garden-of-may-siz3a4k4/chapter-13-5p7xm4)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/garden-of-may-siz3a4k4

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