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Then his fiancée, Princess Erica, storms the mansion, threatens him through his mother, and reminds him of their marriage condition.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"A woman who learns there were no carriages going to Amor Park on that rainy day recalls the dark carriage she boarded while feverish: she realizes with horror that the man with silver eyes gleaming in the darkness was Duke Otero, and that she had cursed at him. Meanwhile, Otero learns of the Hernandez family's debt of 3 billion kron; he decides to keep the debt as leverage. Then his fiancée, Princess Erica, storms the mansion, threatens him through his mother, and reminds him of their marriage condition.","key_events":["Duke learns Hernandez family owes 3 billion kron after railway fraud collapse and murders","Woman is horrified realizing she cursed Duke Otero to his face in darkness","Princess Erica forces entry, claims Duke as fiance and blackmails him using his mother","Duke orders automatic transfer notice for collateral not be delivered to keep debt as leverage","Duke rejects Erica and decides they will go separately to palace for king's summons","Woman realizes no carriage went to Amor Park in rain and the carriage she boarded was Duke Otero's"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"WHAT? WHAT DID YOU SAY?!\nYOU'RE TELLING ME NO CARRIAGESWENT TO AMOR PARK AT THAT TIME?\n\nTHAT'S WHAT I'M TELLING YOU. IT WAS POURING RAIN, SO NOTHING WAS RUNNING THEN.\nBUT THAT CAN'T BE...\nAYY, YOU'RE A PERSISTENT ONE!\nJUST THINK OF IT AS A LUCKY FREE RIDE AND LET IT GO, MISS!\n\nYOU WERE JUST LUCKY, THAT'S ALL.\nRIGHT?\nLUCKY, HUH...\nIF ONLY I COULD LET IT GO THAT EASILY!\n\nI CLEARLY REMEMBER GETTING INTO A CARRIAGE THAT DAY.\nEVERYTHING IS BLURRY... MAYBE BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF IT FROM THE FEVER.\nI DEFINITELY REMEMBER HOW DARK IT WAS INSIDE BECAUSE OF THE STORM...\nAND SOMETHING ELSE...\n\n...OTERO.\nDUKE OTERO...\nTHAT SON OF A BITCH.\n\n...WAIT.\nWHAT IS THIS MEMORY...?\n\nTHOSE PIERCING SILVER EYES THAT GLOWED IN THE DARKNESS.\nTHE MAN I'VE SEEN A THOUSAND TIMES IN NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATIONS...\nIT WAS DUKE OTERO!!\nTH-THERE'S NO WAY I ACTUALLY GOT INTO DUKE OTERO'S CARRIAGE...\nDUKE OTERO... YOU SON OF A BITCH.\n\nAND THERE'S NO WAY I CURSED HIM OUT TO HIS FACE, RIGHT...?\nTH-THAT'S RIGHT, ISN'T IT?\n\nTHE OTERO GRAND MANSION.\n...HIS DEBT IS 3 BILLION CROWNS?\n\nYES. AS YOU REQUESTED, I LOOKED INTO THE HERNANDEZ FAMILY.\nFIVE YEARS AGO, THE HERNANDEZ FAMILY COLLAPSED AFTER THE BARON WAS FRAMED IN A RAILROAD INVESTMENT SCAM.\nTHE BARON AND HIS WIFE WERE KILLED BY A MOB OF VICTIMS,\nAND THE LEAD SUSPECT, RUSSO PETER, WHO WAS VIOLETTA HERNANDEZ'S FIANCÉ, FLED THE COUNTRY.\n\nCONSEQUENTLY, THE HERNANDEZ FAMILY WAS LEFT TO SHOULDER THE ENTIRETY OF THE DEBT.\nWHICH TOTALS 3 BILLION.\nYES, YOUR GRACE.\n\nBETRAYED BY HER FIANCÉ, AND HER FAMILY DESTROYED BY THE DEBT...\nWHAT A TRAGIC LIFE.\nBUT WHY DOES THIS FEEL SO FAMILIAR?\nI'VE NEVER SEEN HER BEFORE...\nAND YET, HER FACE...\n\nI CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD.\nTHAT WOMAN... DOES THE HERNANDEZ FAMILY HAVE ANY CONNECTION TO US?\n\nA CONNECTION?\nAH, ACTUALLY, YES! DO YOU REMEMBER THE DEBT EXECUTION NOTICE I SHOWED YOU LAST MONTH?\nDO YOU REALLY THINK I REMEMBER EVERY SCRAP OF PAPER THAT CROSSES MY DESK?\nRIGHT, OF COURSE...;;\nAH, WAIT A MOMENT. I'M SURE IT'S RIGHT HERE...\n\nFOUND IT. THIS IS THE ONE!\n\n...FIVE YEARS AGO.\nTHE BARON AND HIS WIFE BORROWED MONEY TO PAY OFF THE VICTIMS.\nTHEY USED THEIR MANSION AND RAILROAD RIGHTS AS COLLATERAL.\nAS YOU CAN SEE, THE DEADLINE HAS PASSED, BUT THE DEBT REMAINS UNPAID.\nI ASKED PREVIOUSLY IF WE SHOULD PROCEED WITH THE 'AUTOMATIC TRANSFER' OF ALL COLLATERAL ASSETS.\n\n...I SEE. SO THAT'S WHY SHE LOOKED FAMILIAR.\nDOES THE FAMILY KNOW ABOUT THIS?\nNO. THE LAWYER IS STILL DOING A FINAL REVIEW. IF ALL GOES WELL, IT'LL BE DELIVERED WITHIN THE WEEK...\nDON'T DELIVER IT.\n...WHAT?!\nA DEBT OF THIS MAGNITUDE...\n\nI SAID DON'T INFORM THEM.\nWOULD BE MUCH MORE VALUABLE AS A CARD IN MY HAND.\nI'LL HANDLE THIS PERSONALLY.\nOH, Y-YES...\n\nWHAT ON EARTH IS HE PLOTTING NOW...?\nOUT OF MY WAY!!\nW-WAIT A MOMENT, PLEASE!\n\nI NEED TO ANNOUNCE YOU TO THE MASTER FIRST...!\nOH, HELLO. IT HAS. BEEN. A VERY LONG TIME.\nMY FIANCÉ, LEO?\n\nPRINCESS ERICA...\nTH-THEN, I'LL TAKE MY LEAVE NOW.\n...WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE?\nOH, \"WHAT BRINGS ME HERE\"?\nYOU'RE ALWAYS SO BUSY, SO I, YOUR WIFE, DECIDED TO PAY YOU A VISIT MYSELF.\n\nAND WHO EXACTLY IS MY WIFE?\nWHO ELSE BUT ME?\n\nWE'RE PRACTICALLY MARRIED ALREADY.\nYOU'RE QUITE BOLD. FEARLESS, EVEN.\n\nGO AHEAD, STRUGGLE ALL YOU WANT. THERE WILL NEVER BE A BROKEN ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN US.\nYOU DON'T HAVE A CHOICE ANYWAY...\n\nYOU HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN THE LITTLE LEVERAGE I HAVE OVER YOU, HAVE YOU?\nYES, YOUR MOTHER.\nIF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE HER ROTTING IN A CELL, YOU'D BETTER BEHA-\n\nEEK?!\nWHY DON'T YOU TRY SAYING THAT AGAIN.\n\nL-LET GO!!\nPRINCESS ERICA.\nUGH...!\n\nHA, I SEE YOU STILL DON’T UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION.\nWHY DO YOU THINK MY FATHER SUMMONED US TODAY?\nRIGHT NOW, WHEN YOU'RE ONLY A YEAR AWAY FROM OFFICIALLY INHERITING THE TITLE!\nTHE CONDITION THAT YOU MUST MARRY ME THE MOMENT YOU BECOME DUKE...\n\nDON'T TELL ME YOU'VE FORGOTTEN?\nIT MEANS WE NEED TO START PREPARING FOR THE WEDDING.\n\nWELL, WHETHER IT ENDS IN A WEDDING OR AN ANNULMENT REMAINS TO BE SEEN.\nHA, STILL WITH THIS...!\nSINCE THE NOBLE PRINCESS SEEMS TO BE IN A FOUL MOOD BECAUSE OF ME,\nI THINK IT'S BEST WE HEAD TO THE PALACE SEPARATELY.\n\nWHAT? WAIT-!\nNOW THEN, I'LL BE GOING.\nAS FOR YOU, PRINCESS...\n\nI TRUST YOU CAN FIND YOUR OWN WAY.\n\nLEOPOLD OTERO!!","bubble_count":103,"pages_count":33,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"A woman who learns there were no carriages going to Amor Park on that rainy day recalls the dark carriage she boarded while feverish: she realizes with horror that the man with silver eyes gleaming in the darkness was Duke Otero, and that she had cursed at him.","spoiler_summary":"A woman who learns there were no carriages going to Amor Park on that rainy day recalls the dark carriage she boarded while feverish: she realizes with horror that the man with silver eyes gleaming in the darkness was Duke Otero, and that she had cursed at him. Meanwhile, Otero learns of the Hernandez family's debt of 3 billion kron; he decides to keep the debt as leverage. 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