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The Duke, however, reveals he will break off his engagement and propose to Vanessa, while his mother pleadingly opposes him.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"In Garden of May Chapter 29, Blair tries to turn the scandal about Lady Vanessa into an opportunity during an unwanted meeting with His Grace the Duke. She proposes a honor-saving deal in exchange for an engagement announcement, using the Mermaid's Tear and her interest in her cousin Edgar as leverage. The Duke, however, reveals he will break off his engagement and propose to Vanessa, while his mother pleadingly opposes him.","key_events":["The woman proposes saving Vanessa's honor through an engagement announcement as a loving couple.","The Duke rejects the offer, declares he will break engagement and propose to Vanessa early next year.","It is revealed Blair started gossip about Vanessa and the Duke by answering a reporter's questions.","Blair's mother begs him to bring home any other woman but not Vanessa.","The Duke is accused of intimacy with Vanessa for giving her the Mermaid's Tear; woman permits a mistress.","An unnamed woman secretly meets the Duke and proposes a marriage deal using the Vanessa scandal as leverage.","It is revealed Vanessa's uncle is Blair's biological father.","The woman warns gossip about an unmarried woman selling herself will destroy Vanessa in press and society.","The woman raises infertility rumor and offers to continue lineage through cousin Edgar; Duke admits he spread rumor."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"WELL, THAT'S UNEXPECTED.\nI WAS SO SURE YOU WERE THE ONE BEHIND THAT SCANDAL.\nTHEN AGAIN, I DID THINK\nIT WAS FAR TOO PETTY A METHOD FOR A BATTENBERG.\n\nI THOUGHT I MADE IT CLEAR\nYOU’RE GOING TO NEED ME SOONER OR LATER.\nJUST AS I NEED YOU, YOUR GRACE.\nTHAT THIS MEETING WAS UNWELCOME.\n\nWOULD YOU HAVE WELCOMED IT\nIF I HAD BEEN MORE POLITE?\nI’D LIKE TO PROPOSE A DEAL, YOUR GRACE.\nA DEAL?\n\nA DEAL IS ONLY POSSIBLE WHEN BOTH PARTIES HAVE SOMETHING OF EQUAL VALUE TO EXCHANGE.\nAND\nI SENSE NO SUCH POTENTIAL FROM YOU, MY LADY.\nOH? EVEN IF THE DEAL I'M PROPOSING\nIS RELATED TO LADY VANESSA?\n\nA RUMOR THAT AN UNMARRIED WOMAN\nSOLD HERSELF FOR BUSINESS GAINS...\nFROM NOW ON, THAT WOMAN WILL BE TORN TO SHREDS IN NEWSPAPERS, WEEKLY MAGAZINES,\n\nAND AT EVERY SOCIAL GATHERING...\nLIKE THE GREATEST WITCH OF THE AGE.\nIS THERE ANYONE\nWHO COULD ENDURE ALL THAT UNSCATHED\nAND WITH THEIR SANITY INTACT?\n\nOF COURSE...\nIF LADY VANESSA WERE TO BECOME THE DUCHESS SOON,\nTHAT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT STORY.\nBUT, WILL YOU REALLY UNITE WITH THAT FAMILY?\n\nEVEN IF IT MEANS TAKING SUCH AN UNNECESSARY LOSS?\nTHERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO RESTORE LADY VANESSA'S HONOR.\nYOU MUST CONVINCE EVERYONE\nTHAT THE SCANDAL WAS NOTHING MORE\nTHAN A VICIOUS, BASELESS RUMOR.\n\nFOR EXAMPLE,\nWITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF OUR ENGAGEMENT.\nAND IT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER IF WE APPEARED TO BE A DEEPLY AFFECTIONATE COUPLE.\nHAH.\n\nDO I LOOK LIKE THE KIND OF MAN WHO WOULD AGREE TO A MARRIAGE\nFOR THAT WOMAN'S HONOR?\nME?\nOF COURSE.\n\nBECAUSE YOUR GRACE IS SINCERE ABOUT THAT WOMAN.\nSINCERE ENOUGH TO GIVE HER THE MERMAID'S TEAR.\n\nAND WHY SHOULD IT BE YOU,\nAND NOT SOME OTHER WOMAN?\nBECAUSE\nI WON'T CARE WHO YOU TAKE AS A MISTRESS.\nAH, I SEE.\n\nIS IT BECAUSE\nYOU ARE IN LOVE\n\nWITH MY COUSIN, EDGAR?\nLOVE\nIS NOTHING BUT A LAVISH EMOTION.\n\nAND\nI WISH TO RISE TO A HIGHER STATION.\nI WANT THAT VALUE\n\nTO BE ETERNAL.\nYOUR GRACE,\nTHERE'S A RUMOR THAT YOU'RE INFERTILE.\nSTILL, THE FAMILY LINE MUST CONTINUE, MUST IT NOT?\n\nSINCE YOU AND EDGAR ARE COUSINS ANYWAY,\nTHE BLOODLINE WON'T BE ALTERED ALL THAT MUCH.\nRIGHT.\nTHE BLOODLINE I INHERITED FROM MY WRETCHED PARENTS...\nTHE RUMOR I STARTED TO SEVER IT...\nAND NOW YOU'RE ASKING ME TO PASS ON THE BATTENBERG NAME TO EDGAR'S CHILD?\n\nTO THINK IT WOULD COME BACK TO ME LIKE THIS.\nWHOEVER YOUR GRACE DESIRES, WHEREVER YOU DESIRE THEM,\nI WON’T DARE INTERFERE.\nI CAN EVEN SHIELD YOUR LOVELY MISTRESS\nFROM THE CRUEL GAZE OF HIGH SOCIETY.\nI WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES.\nAND THAT, YOUR GRACE,\nIS PRECISELY WHAT WILL PROTECT LADY VANESSA\n\nAND KEEP HER SAFE FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE.\nWOULDN’T YOU AGREE?\nI’M CALLING OFF MY ENGAGEMENT.\n\nAND AS SOON AS IT’S OVER,\nI'M GOING TO PROPOSE TO VANESSA.\n\nI MUST HAVE HAD TOO MUCH TO DRINK.\nI'M STARTING TO HEAR THINGS.\nI DIDN'T COME HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR PERMISSION.\nI INTEND TO HOLD THE WEDDING\nAROUND THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR.\nI'VE CONCLUDED IT'S THE ONLY WAY\nTO PROTECT VANESSA FROM THE SCANDAL.\n\nBLAIR,\nDON’T TELL ME...\nYOU’RE THE ONE WHO STARTED THE RUMOR ABOUT VANESSA AND THE DUKE.\nI MERELY ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS\nOF A REPORTER WHO CAME TO SEE ME.\nAHH...\nAH...\n\nNO, BLAIR...!\nBRING HOME ANY OTHER WOMAN IN THE WORLD\nBUT HER.\nPLEASE.\nUNLESS YOU WANT TO KILL YOUR MOTHER!\nWHAT IS IT ABOUT HER THAT YOU FEEL SO...?\n\nBACK WHEN HER PARENTS WERE STILL ALIVE,\nYOU CARED FOR HER AS IF SHE WERE YOUR OWN CHILD—!\nTHAT GIRL'S UNCLE...!\n...?!\nTHAT MAN...\n\nHER UNCLE...\nIS YOUR BIOLOGICAL FATHER.","bubble_count":107,"pages_count":25,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"In Garden of May Chapter 29, Blair tries to turn the scandal about Lady Vanessa into an opportunity during an unwanted meeting with His Grace the Duke.","spoiler_summary":"In Garden of May Chapter 29, Blair tries to turn the scandal about Lady Vanessa into an opportunity during an unwanted meeting with His Grace the Duke. She proposes a honor-saving deal in exchange for an engagement announcement, using the Mermaid's Tear and her interest in her cousin Edgar as leverage. The Duke, however, reveals he will break off his engagement and propose to Vanessa, while his mother pleadingly opposes him."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/garden-of-may-siz3a4k4/chapter-30-qdzjte","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — Garden of May #30: Chapter 29","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-11-10T16:23:27.665Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/garden-of-may-siz3a4k4"}}