# WebtoonLib — Garden of May #30: Chapter 29 ## Series - title: Garden of May - slug: garden-of-may-siz3a4k4 ## Chapter - number: 30 - chapter_key: 30-qdzjte - title: Chapter 29 - release_date: 2026-11-09 ### 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. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### 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. ## 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. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 107 ### Content WELL, THAT'S UNEXPECTED. I WAS SO SURE YOU WERE THE ONE BEHIND THAT SCANDAL. THEN AGAIN, I DID THINK IT WAS FAR TOO PETTY A METHOD FOR A BATTENBERG. I THOUGHT I MADE IT CLEAR YOU’RE GOING TO NEED ME SOONER OR LATER. JUST AS I NEED YOU, YOUR GRACE. THAT THIS MEETING WAS UNWELCOME. WOULD YOU HAVE WELCOMED IT IF I HAD BEEN MORE POLITE? I’D LIKE TO PROPOSE A DEAL, YOUR GRACE. A DEAL? A DEAL IS ONLY POSSIBLE WHEN BOTH PARTIES HAVE SOMETHING OF EQUAL VALUE TO EXCHANGE. AND I SENSE NO SUCH POTENTIAL FROM YOU, MY LADY. OH? EVEN IF THE DEAL I'M PROPOSING IS RELATED TO LADY VANESSA? A RUMOR THAT AN UNMARRIED WOMAN SOLD HERSELF FOR BUSINESS GAINS... FROM NOW ON, THAT WOMAN WILL BE TORN TO SHREDS IN NEWSPAPERS, WEEKLY MAGAZINES, AND AT EVERY SOCIAL GATHERING... LIKE THE GREATEST WITCH OF THE AGE. IS THERE ANYONE WHO COULD ENDURE ALL THAT UNSCATHED AND WITH THEIR SANITY INTACT? OF COURSE... IF LADY VANESSA WERE TO BECOME THE DUCHESS SOON, THAT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT STORY. BUT, WILL YOU REALLY UNITE WITH THAT FAMILY? EVEN IF IT MEANS TAKING SUCH AN UNNECESSARY LOSS? THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO RESTORE LADY VANESSA'S HONOR. YOU MUST CONVINCE EVERYONE THAT THE SCANDAL WAS NOTHING MORE THAN A VICIOUS, BASELESS RUMOR. FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF OUR ENGAGEMENT. AND IT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER IF WE APPEARED TO BE A DEEPLY AFFECTIONATE COUPLE. HAH. DO I LOOK LIKE THE KIND OF MAN WHO WOULD AGREE TO A MARRIAGE FOR THAT WOMAN'S HONOR? ME? OF COURSE. BECAUSE YOUR GRACE IS SINCERE ABOUT THAT WOMAN. SINCERE ENOUGH TO GIVE HER THE MERMAID'S TEAR. AND WHY SHOULD IT BE YOU, AND NOT SOME OTHER WOMAN? BECAUSE I WON'T CARE WHO YOU TAKE AS A MISTRESS. AH, I SEE. IS IT BECAUSE YOU ARE IN LOVE WITH MY COUSIN, EDGAR? LOVE IS NOTHING BUT A LAVISH EMOTION. AND I WISH TO RISE TO A HIGHER STATION. I WANT THAT VALUE TO BE ETERNAL. YOUR GRACE, THERE'S A RUMOR THAT YOU'RE INFERTILE. STILL, THE FAMILY LINE MUST CONTINUE, MUST IT NOT? SINCE YOU AND EDGAR ARE COUSINS ANYWAY, THE BLOODLINE WON'T BE ALTERED ALL THAT MUCH. RIGHT. THE BLOODLINE I INHERITED FROM MY WRETCHED PARENTS... THE RUMOR I STARTED TO SEVER IT... AND NOW YOU'RE ASKING ME TO PASS ON THE BATTENBERG NAME TO EDGAR'S CHILD? TO THINK IT WOULD COME BACK TO ME LIKE THIS. WHOEVER YOUR GRACE DESIRES, WHEREVER YOU DESIRE THEM, I WON’T DARE INTERFERE. I CAN EVEN SHIELD YOUR LOVELY MISTRESS FROM THE CRUEL GAZE OF HIGH SOCIETY. I WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES. AND THAT, YOUR GRACE, IS PRECISELY WHAT WILL PROTECT LADY VANESSA AND KEEP HER SAFE FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE. WOULDN’T YOU AGREE? I’M CALLING OFF MY ENGAGEMENT. AND AS SOON AS IT’S OVER, I'M GOING TO PROPOSE TO VANESSA. I MUST HAVE HAD TOO MUCH TO DRINK. I'M STARTING TO HEAR THINGS. I DIDN'T COME HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR PERMISSION. I INTEND TO HOLD THE WEDDING AROUND THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR. I'VE CONCLUDED IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO PROTECT VANESSA FROM THE SCANDAL. BLAIR, DON’T TELL ME... YOU’RE THE ONE WHO STARTED THE RUMOR ABOUT VANESSA AND THE DUKE. I MERELY ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS OF A REPORTER WHO CAME TO SEE ME. AHH... AH... NO, BLAIR...! BRING HOME ANY OTHER WOMAN IN THE WORLD BUT HER. PLEASE. UNLESS YOU WANT TO KILL YOUR MOTHER! WHAT IS IT ABOUT HER THAT YOU FEEL SO...? BACK WHEN HER PARENTS WERE STILL ALIVE, YOU CARED FOR HER AS IF SHE WERE YOUR OWN CHILD—! THAT GIRL'S UNCLE...! ...?! THAT MAN... HER UNCLE... IS YOUR BIOLOGICAL FATHER. ## See also - [WebtoonLib — Garden of May #30: Chapter 29](/series/garden-of-may-siz3a4k4/chapter-30-qdzjte) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/garden-of-may-siz3a4k4 ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.