# WebtoonLib — I Became the Affair Partner of a Trash Duke #7 ## Series - title: I Became the Affair Partner of a Trash Duke - slug: i-became-the-affair-partner-of-a-trash-duke-mxeul3ac ## Chapter - number: 7 - chapter_key: 7-2ss5kx - release_date: 2026-10-10 ### Summary Two days ago at the Imperial Palace, the Emperor shows Prince Ian the telegram with the war threat from the Kingdom of Kutan over the broken engagement. To prevent war, Ian proposes breaking off his sister Erika and Leo's engagement and marrying Erika to Kutan instead. The Emperor demands a huge scandal in which the blame for the breakup will be pinned on Leo. In return, Leo asks for the destruction of his father's will, which could be used to incriminate his mother. In the present day, Lady Violetta Hernandez is summoned to the Leopold Dukedom early in the morning, and the Duke asks her to have an affair with him. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Violeta Hernandez was summoned early morning to Leopold Dukedom and met Duke in study - Emperor permitted breaking Erika and Leo engagement if all blame falls scandalously on Leo - Leo conditioned acceptance on destruction of his father's will held by the princess - Prince Ian proposed new marriage alliance between his sister Erika and Kutan despite her existing engagement - The Duke asked Violeta Hernandez to have an affair with him - Two days ago at Imperial Palace, Emperor scolded Prince Ian over broken Kutan engagement and war threat telegram ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser Two days ago at the Imperial Palace, the Emperor shows Prince Ian the telegram with the war threat from the Kingdom of Kutan over the broken engagement. ### Spoiler summary Two days ago at the Imperial Palace, the Emperor shows Prince Ian the telegram with the war threat from the Kingdom of Kutan over the broken engagement. To prevent war, Ian proposes breaking off his sister Erika and Leo's engagement and marrying Erika to Kutan instead. The Emperor demands a huge scandal in which the blame for the breakup will be pinned on Leo. In return, Leo asks for the destruction of his father's will, which could be used to incriminate his mother. In the present day, Lady Violetta Hernandez is summoned to the Leopold Dukedom early in the morning, and the Duke asks her to have an affair with him. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 95 ### Content TWO DAYS AGO, THE IMPERIAL PALACE WHAT ON EARTH DO YOU PLAN TO DO ABOUT THIS!! LOOK AT THIS IF YOU HAVE EYES! READ WHAT'S WRITTEN IN THIS TELEGRAM BECAUSE OF THE BROKEN ENGAGEMENT YOU RECKLESSLY CAUSED! IF THE GARCIA EMPIRE DOES NOT PAY THE PRICE FOR THE UNILATERALLY BROKEN ENGAGEMENT, OUR KINGDOM OF KUTAN WILL NOT HESITATE TO GO TO WAR. TELL ME HOW YOU INTEND TO DEAL WITH THIS SITUATION!!! ...FATHER, PLEASE CALM YOURSELF. THIS IS ACTUALLY A SIMPLE MATTER. WHAT? SIMPLE?! YOU THINK A DECLARATION OF WAR IS SIMPLE! AND IT'S THE KINGDOM OF KUTAN. OF ALL PLACES! KUTAN, A MASSIVE ISLAND KINGDOM LOCATED FAR AWAY. THOUGH IT IS A SMALL KINGDOM COMPARED TO THE GARCIA EMPIRE... ITS MILITARY POWER, BUILT ON NEW WEAPONRY, IS FORMIDABLE ENOUGH TO RIVAL GARCIA'S. THAT IS WHY RODRIGO, THE CURRENT EMPEROR OF GARCIA, SOUGHT TO AVOID WAR WITH KUTAN. HE ATTEMPTED TO SECURE A PEACE TREATY BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS BY PROPOSING A "MARRIAGE ALLIANCE"... HOWEVER, PRINCE IAN, THE PARTY TO THE MARRIAGE ALLIANCE, FELL IN LOVE WITH THE CURRENT CROWN PRINCESS AND BROKE THE ALLIANCE. YES, IT'S SIMPLER PRECISELY BECAUSE IT'S THE KINGDOM OF KUTAN. NO MATTER HOW STRONG THEIR MILITARY IS, A KINGDOM IS STILL JUST A KINGDOM. THEY ARE NO MATCH FOR OUR EMPIRE. HONESTLY, ALWAYS SO FULL OF TALK! FINE, THEN WHAT IS THIS "SIMPLE" ALTERNATIVE YOU SPEAK OF? THAT IS.... ANOTHER MARRIAGE. PLEASE, CALM DOWN!! JUST LET ME FINISH FIRST... YOU'RE THE ONE WHO RUINED THE MARRIAGE ALLIANCE IN THE FIRST PLACE! ARE YOU TRYING TO MAKE ARE YOU TRYING TO MAKE A FOOL OF YOUR FATHER!!! YES, OF COURSE, I AM ALREADY A MARRIED MAN. HOWEVER.... ERIKA ISN'T YET. ...YOU RASCAL, THE BEST ALTERNATIVE YOU CAN COME UP WITH IS.... SELLING OFF YOUR OWN YOUNGER SISTER?! AND ONE WHO IS ALREADY ENGAGED AT THAT! ...BUT FATHER, YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO. THAT THE ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN ERIKA AND LEO ISN'T EXACTLY NORMAL. ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO JUST LEAVE YOUR DAUGHTER BE WHILE SHE KEEPS CAUSING SCANDALS JUST TO PROVOKE A FIANCÉ WHO DOESN'T EVEN GIVE HER A SECOND LOOK? IN THAT CASE, IT'S BETTER TO HAVE THEM BREAK UP CLEANLY AND LET HER LIVE A MORE EFFICIENT LIFE. IF I BREAK THEM OFF NOW, IT WILL LOOK LIKE I'M JUSTIFYING ERIKA'S INFIDELITY! CONSIDERING YOUR SISTER'S REPUTATION, KUTAN WON'T ACCEPT HER EITHER... SHE'S MY DAUGHTER, BUT WITH HER TEMPER, SHE WON'T STAY QUIET EVEN IF I SEND HER THERE! THEN SHE'LL BE SENT RIGHT BACK, AND IT'S WAR! ...THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO SHAPE PUBLIC OPINION AT A TIME LIKE THIS, ISN'T IT? LEO... I'M SURE HE WOULDN'T MIND TAKING THE BLAME FOR THE BREAK-UP. WE MUST PREVENT AN UNNECESSARY WAR. THAT BROKEN ENGAGEMENT YOU WANTED SO BADLY...I'M GIVING YOU MY PERMISSION. PERMISSION TO BREAK THE ENGAGEMENT... WHAT IS HE PLOTTING NOW? ...IS THERE A PRICE? ...I SEE YOU AREN'T BITING SO EASILY. JUST AS YOU THOUGHT, THERE IS A PRICE. PLEASE, TELL ME. THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE BREAK-UP MUST NOT FALL ON OUR ERIKA. IN OTHER WORDS, THE ENGAGEMENT MUST BE BROKEN ENTIRELY DUE TO YOUR FAULT. SO THAT'S HOW THE RUMORS MUST SPREAD. ......EXACTLY. SO... YOU'RE TELLING ME TO DO SOMETHING SCANDALOUS ENOUGH TO OVERSHADOW THE PRINCESS'S REPUTATION? YOU KNOW THAT MERE RUMORS AREN'T ENOUGH ANYMORE. IF I PERMIT THE BREAK-UP OTHERWISE, EVERYONE WILL THINK IT'S BECAUSE OF MY DAUGHTER'S CHEATING, AND THEN ERIKA'S REPUTATION WILL BE BEYOND REPAIR. ...HE HAS A POINT. I DID HAVE HUGO ACT AS MY DOUBLE TO HAVE A FAKE AFFAIR FOR THE SAKE OF THE BREAK-UP, BUT COMPARED TO ME, WHO ONLY CIRCULATED RUMORS IN SECRET, ERIKA'S INFIDELITY HAS BEEN FAR TOO RECKLESS. IF ERIKA'S REPUTATION FALLS ANY FURTHER, IT WILL BE A DIFFICULT POSITION FOR THE IMPERIAL FAMILY AS WELL. SO... I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEAN. SO, YOU WANT A SCANDALOUS AFFAIR...ONE PROVOCATIVE ENOUGH THAT ALL THE "BLAME FOR THE BREAK-UP" IS SHIFTED ONTO ME. HOWEVER, YOUR MAJESTY, NO MONEYLENDER GOES IN BLINDLY. THEY ALWAYS LOOK AT THE LOSSES FIRST AND KEEP AN ESCAPE ROUTE OPEN. ...I TAKE IT YOU WANT SOMETHING ELSE, THEN. MY FATHER'S WILL, WHICH THE PRINCESS TOOK, PLEASE DESTROY IT. ...YOU, ISN'T THAT MATTER ALREADY OVER ANYWAY? I KNOW. BUT IT CONTAINS CIRCUMSTANCES THAT COULD BE USED TO FRAME MY MOTHER. THAT'S WHY YOU DIDN'T REVEAL IT BACK THEN AND HAVE KEPT IT UNTIL NOW. TO USE IT AS A LEASH ON ME WHENEVER YOU WISH. ...FINE. I SHALL ACCEPT YOUR CONDITION. HOWEVER, THE "SCANDAL" YOU CAUSE MUST BE FAR MORE PROVOCATIVE AND TALKED ABOUT THAN MY DAUGHTER'S REPUTATION. THE SAME GOES FOR YOUR PARTNER. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT. AS IT HAPPENS... I HAVE JUST THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB. THE LEOPOLD DUCHY. I ENDED UP BEING PRACTICALLY DRAGGED HERE, EVEN PUTTING OFF MY CONSULTATIONS... WHAT BUSINESS COULD THE DUKE HAVE WITH ME THIS EARLY IN THE MORNING... PLEASE, COME INSIDE. THE DUKE IS WAITING FOR YOU IN THE STUDY. WELCOME. LADY VIOLETA HERNANDEZ. I ACCIDENTALLY GOT LOST IN HIS FACE FOR A SECOND THERE...! get a grip! ...YOU ASKED FOR ME, YOUR GRACE. YES, BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING I NEED TO TELL YOU PERSONALLY. ...IS IT BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED IN THE CARRIAGE? VIOLETA HERNANDEZ... I'M GOING TO NEED YOU TO HAVE AN AFFAIR WITH ME. ## See also - [WebtoonLib — I Became the Affair Partner of a Trash Duke #7](/series/i-became-the-affair-partner-of-a-trash-duke-mxeul3ac/chapter-7-2ss5kx) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/i-became-the-affair-partner-of-a-trash-duke-mxeul3ac ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.