# WebtoonLib — Garden of May #4: Chapter 3 ## Series - title: Garden of May - slug: garden-of-may-siz3a4k4 ## Chapter - number: 4 - chapter_key: 4-2jqgp2 - title: Chapter 3 - release_date: 2026-11-09 ### Summary Garden of May tells the story of Lady Vanessa planning a scandal to escape the mercenary marriage arranged by her uncle to Baron Howard, who is nearly 70 years old. In a conversation a week earlier, while her friends Rosalind and Blair Fabian Winchester joke around with Fabian Winchester, Vanessa decides to create her own scandal without dragging anyone else in, and offers River Ross, who is on leave from the navy, money to be her lover for the summer. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - In a flashback to one week earlier, she discusses scandal ideas with two school friends. - A young woman decides she needs a scandal to escape an arranged marriage to a nearly 70-year-old baron. - She approaches a naval officer working at the manor and offers to pay him to be her lover for the summer. ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser Garden of May tells the story of Lady Vanessa planning a scandal to escape the mercenary marriage arranged by her uncle to Baron Howard, who is nearly 70 years old. ### Spoiler summary Garden of May tells the story of Lady Vanessa planning a scandal to escape the mercenary marriage arranged by her uncle to Baron Howard, who is nearly 70 years old. In a conversation a week earlier, while her friends Rosalind and Blair Fabian Winchester joke around with Fabian Winchester, Vanessa decides to create her own scandal without dragging anyone else in, and offers River Ross, who is on leave from the navy, money to be her lover for the summer. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 81 ### Content 1 WEEK AGO JUST PRETEND YOU'RE MENTALLY UNSTABLE. OR ACT LIKE A COMPLETE BUMPKIN! I CAN EVEN LEND YOU MY GRANDMOTHER'S DRESS IF YOU WANT! ROSALIND FABIAN WINCHESTER WHY ON EARTH DO YOU STILL HAVE THAT? BLAIR FABIAN WINCHESTER BESIDES, HE'D PROBABLY LIKE IT MORE IF YOU WORE GRANDMOTHER'S CLOTHES. BARON HOWARD IS ALMOST 70, AFTER ALL. DON'T SAY SUCH HORRIBLE THINGS! I MISS BEING AT SCHOOL WITH YOU TWO. BACK THEN, WE COULD MAKE JOKES LIKE THIS WITHOUT A CARE IN THE WORLD. I SUPPOSE MY UNCLE WAS JUST WAITING FOR ME TO GRADUATE FOR THIS LITTLE "BUSINESS TRANSACTION," WASN'T HE? WHAT IF WE ANNOUNCED TO EVERYONE THAT WE’RE LOVERS? ...YOU AND ME? BLAIR FABIAN WINCHESTER, THE MAN WHO ALREADY HAS A FIANCÉE? WELL, A SCANDAL WOULD PROBABLY HELP, DON’T YOU THINK? ESPECIALLY IF IT’S WITH THE HEIR TO THE MARQUESS OF WINCHESTER... WHO ALREADY HAS A FIANCÉE. THAT'S IT! A SCANDAL WOULD CERTAINLY HELP EASE THINGS. OH, I'M NOT SAYING YOU SHOULD PRETEND TO BE BLAIR'S LOVER! THE WORLD IS CHANGING SO QUICKLY, BUT SOME PEOPLE ARE STILL OBSESSED WITH A WOMAN'S PURITY... ISN'T IT JUST SO OLD-FASHIONED? VANESSA. IF IT EVER GETS TOO HARD TO BEAR, PLEASE, JUST TELL ME. I'LL DO MY BEST TO HELP. Yes, Yes! IF YOU WANT TO GO ON THE RUN, OR DISAPPEAR — WHATEVER IT IS. I COULDN'T POSSIBLY TROUBLE YOU TWO JUST TO GET OUT OF A MARRIAGE. THERE HAS... TO BE SOMETHING — SOME WAY I CAN HANDLE THIS ON MY OWN... I KNOW YOU'LL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. I FORGOT ABOUT OUR DEAR VANESSA'S COURAGEOUS STREAK. IT DOES LIKE TO SHOW ITSELF NOW AND THEN. Oh That's Right, SO LET'S NOT WORRY TOO MUCH! IS THAT MAN MR. ROSS'S NEPHEW? YES, I HEARD HIS NAME IS RIVER ROSS. HE'S SERVING AS AN OFFICER IN THE NAVY. HE RECENTLY FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF POTSDAM, AND I BELIEVE HE WAS GRANTED A LONG-TERM LEAVE FOR HIS SERVICE. IT SEEMS HE'S HERE TO HELP MR. ROSS WITH HIS WORK. I DID HEAR OF A HANDSOME NEW HIRE. ALL THE MAIDS IN THE MANOR ARE GOING WILD OVER HIM! RIVER ROSS... RIVER! COME ON, HURRY! PATTER PATTER WAI— WAIT FOR MEEE! DID HE ALWAYS LOOK LIKE THAT? STILL, THIS WILL BE MUCH EASIER SINCE WE KNOW EACH OTHER. MARY. IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SELL SOMETHING, YOU JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE NO ONE WANTS TO BUY IT, RIGHT? ...HUH? IF I CREATE A FLAW SO GREAT THAT NO ONE WOULD DARE MAKE A PURCHASE... HOWEVER, THE SCANDAL MUST BE MINE AND MINE ALONE. IN THAT SENSE, RIVER ROSS IS A SUITABLE CHOICE IN MANY WAYS. AND IT DOESN’T HURT THAT HE HAS AN EXCELLENT PHYSIQUE. IT'S AS IF GOD SENT AN APOSTLE TO SAVE ME. MARY, CAN YOU GO ON AHEAD? I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY TO MR. ROSS. M-MY LADY...? WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU WANT TO BUY ME? EXACTLY THAT. BE MY LOVER JUST FOR THE SUMMER. I WILL PAY YOU WELL. LADY VANESSA. LET'S SKIP THE FORMALITIES. JUST TELL ME WHY. I NEED A SCANDAL BIG ENOUGH TO RUIN MY MARRIAGE PROSPECTS. PREFERABLY ONE THAT GETS ME KICKED OUT OF THE MARRIAGE MARKET ENTIRELY. SO IF WE WERE TO HAVE A CHILD... THAT WOULD BE EVEN MORE PERFECT. I WILL ALSO COMPENSATE YOU FOR GETTING CAUGHT UP IN MY SCANDAL, AND I'LL GUARANTEE YOUR SAFETY AFTERWARD. WHEN THE SUMMER ENDS, IT'LL ALL BE AS IF IT NEVER HAPPENED... VANESSA. BUT WHAT IF, AT THE END OF SUMMER... YOU FIND YOU'RE NOT TIRED OF ME? ## See also - [WebtoonLib — Garden of May #4: Chapter 3](/series/garden-of-may-siz3a4k4/chapter-4-2jqgp2) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/garden-of-may-siz3a4k4 ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.