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While the broken Christmas clock symbolizes the fragility of their relationship, Felix decides to keep her by his side out of jealousy and protective instinct.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Chapter 21 of I Had an Arranged Marriage With My Unrequited Love opens with Irene waking up confused to find herself sharing the same bed with Felix after their fight, Felix having sent morning flowers. Learning that by the Emperor's order she will be sent ahead to the northern duchy, Irene withdraws inward, thinking she is being cast aside and is no longer wanted. While the broken Christmas clock symbolizes the fragility of their relationship, Felix decides to keep her by his side out of jealousy and protective instinct.","key_events":["Irene finds Christmas clock gift for Felix broken and asks Mary to take it for repair","Irene believes Felix hates her for sending her ahead and gives up questioning him","Irene wakes up sharing bed with Felix after fight, confused by morning flowers and racing heart","Felix informs Irene by Emperor's order she will go ahead to northern duchy and start packing","Master reveals goal is to plant doubt about Imperial authority and tarnish Emperor's name","Felix hides he wants to protect Irene from war and plague in north but cannot leave her due to threats","Felix sees gift box in maid's hands, assumes it is for another man, resolves to act","A week later Tom and his master in slum tavern debate leaking new photographs","In Imperial Palace Emperor is told Duke and Duchess will depart and scandal investigation is complete"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"...AH.\nAFTER ARGUING LIKE THAT, AND THEN SHARING A BED...\nYET YOU SEND FLOWERS FIRST THING IN THE MORNING... YOU REALLY...\n\nSERIOUSLY... WHY DO YOU KEEP MAKING MY HEART FLUTTER AFTER DOING ALL THIS?\nGOOD MORNING, MADAM. DID YOU SLEEP WELL?\nAH, YES...\n\nAND... WAS IT BECAUSE I DREAMED OF PHIL LAST NIGHT?\nFOR JUST A BRIEF MOMENT, I SAW HIS IMAGE OVERLAPPING YOURS...\n\nOH, I THOUGHT YOU'D HAVE LEFT EARLY...\nI HAD SOMETHING TO TELL YOU, SO I WAITED FOR YOU TO WAKE UP.\nIT'S AN ORDER FROM HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY.\n\nYOU'RE SCHEDULED TO DEPART FOR THE DUCHY SOON,\nSO IT WOULD BE BEST TO START PACKING WHAT YOU NEED TODAY.\n\n...THE DUCHY? DO YOU MEAN THE NORTHERN CASTLE?\nYES, A SUDDEN MESSAGE ARRIVED FROM THE ESTATE.\nTHE PEOPLE THERE ARE CURIOUS ABOUT THE NEW DUCHESS AS WELL,\nSO IT WOULD BE BEST FOR YOU TO HEAD DOWN FIRST, MADAM.\n\nSTAYING IN THE CAPITAL HIMSELF... WHILE SENDING ME AHEAD...?\nCOULD IT BE BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME...? HAS HE GROWN TO HATE EVEN THE SIGHT OF ME?\n\nIRENE.\nI'VE PREPARED PLENTY OF LEATHER AND FURS, SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE.\nTHE NORTH IS MUCH COLDER THAN THE CAPITAL.\n\n...YES, I UNDERSTAND.\nI’LL GET READY AS YOU INSTRUCTED, YOUR GRACE.\n\n...LET’S HAVE BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS TOGETHER LATER. I’LL HEAD DOWN FIRST.\nYES, I’LL BE DOWN SHORTLY.\n\n...WHY ARE YOU ACTING LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED?\n\nWHY BRING ME FLOWERS AND ACT SO SWEET WHEN HE'S PUSHING ME AWAY LIKE THIS...?\nBUT...\nWHAT'S THE POINT OF QUESTIONING HIM AND DEMANDING ANSWERS?\nTHE MOMENT I ASK...\n...IT'LL ONLY GIVE HIM AN EXCUSE TO THROW ME AWAY.\n\nIT WOULD BE LESS PAINFUL FOR BOTH OF US...\n...IF I JUST BACKED OFF QUIETLY WITHOUT ASKING A THING.\n\nTHIS IS...\n...THE WATCH I BOUGHT TO GIVE FELIX FOR CHRISTMAS.\n\nCOME TO THINK OF IT, CHRISTMAS IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.\nI WANTED TO GIVE IT TO HIM BEFORE LEAVING FOR THE DUCHY...\n...IT'S BROKEN.\n\nJUST LIKE OUR RELATIONSHIP... RUINED BEFORE IT COULD EVEN BEGIN.\nMARY. COULD YOU TAKE THIS WATCH... TO A REPAIR SHOP AND GET IT FIXED?\nYES, MADAM.\nI'LL TAKE CARE OF IT THE NEXT TIME I GO OUT.\n\nALRIGHT, THANK YOU.\n\nNORMALLY, THE NORTHERN CASTLE IS NO PLACE FOR ANYONE TO STAY DURING WINTER.\nTHE FREEZING WINDS MAKE IT EASY TO FALL ILL.\nORIGINALLY, I INTENDED TO LEAVE IRENE IN THE CAPITAL AND VISIT THE ESTATE ALONE.\nREGARDLESS OF ALEXA'S ORDERS, I DIDN'T WANT TO BRING YOU TO A PLACE STILL SCARRED BY WAR AND PLAGUE.\n\nHOWEVER...\nWITH SUSPICIOUS OUTSIDE FORCES AND JOSHUA NEARBY, I CAN'T LEAVE YOU ALONE.\n\nI'M ALSO AFRAID TO SPEAK WITH YOU HONESTLY... TERRIFIED I'LL HAVE TO HEAR ABOUT THAT 'LOVER' OF YOURS AGAIN.\nIT MAY BE SELFISH, BUT IF IT CAN MAKE YOU FORGET YOUR FEELINGS FOR THAT MAN...\n...EVEN IF I MUST LOCK YOU AWAY IN THE FREEZING WINTER, I WANT TO KEEP YOU BY MY SIDE.\n\nYOUR GRACE.\nIRENE'S MAID?\nWHAT IS THAT IN YOUR HAND?\n\nIT'S AN ITEM MADAM ASKED ME TO TAKE FOR REPAIR, YOUR GRACE.\nA GIFT BOX I HAVEN'T SEEN BEFORE.\nWHO IS SHE PLANNING TO GIVE IT TO? DON'T TELL ME...\n\nIS IT FOR THAT MAN?\nI SEE. YOU MAY GO.\nYES, YOUR GRACE.\n...I CAN'T JUST SIT IDLY BY ANYMORE.\n\nEVEN IF YOU HATE ME AND RESENT ME, THAT'S FINE.\nHOWEVER, TO PUT AN END TO THIS RELENTLESS SLANDER AND SUSPICION, THE ONLY WAY IS...\nONE WEEK LATER. A RUN-DOWN TAVERN ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CAPITAL.\n\nSIR, IS IT STILL NOT THE RIGHT TIME?\nUSUALLY, WITH THINGS LIKE THIS, YOU OUGHT TO BLEED THEM DRY WHILE THEY'RE OPENING THEIR PURSE.\nWHY DON'T WE JUST LEAK THE NEW PHOTOS TO THE STOCK MARKET INSTEAD?\nTHAT WOULD SURELY DEAL A MASSIVE BLOW TO THE DUCAL HOUSE'S STANDING.\n\n...UM, SIR.\n\nARE YOU... PERHAPS PLANNING NOT TO MAKE A MOVE ANYMORE?\nPARDON ME, BUT SINCE THERE'S NO TELLING HOW THE DUCAL HOUSE WILL REACT NEXT,\n...MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST PULL OUT AS WELL.\nHEY, TOM.\n\nDIDN'T I TELL YOU? THE IMPERIAL FAMILY IS STILL STANDING STRONG.\nRIGHT NOW, WHAT HAS ACTUALLY CHANGED?\nDID THE DUKE AND DUCHESS DIVORCE? DID THEY LOSE THE PUBLIC'S FAVOR?\nNOTHING.\nNOT A SINGLE THING HAS CHANGED.\n\n...YES, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY I'M SAYING THIS, SIR.\nWOULDN'T IT BE BETTER TO RELEASE EVERYTHING AT ONCE AND HIT THEM WITH FULL FORCE?\n\nAFTER ALL, ISN'T THE DUCAL HOUSE YOUR MAIN TARGET, SIR?\nLAST TIME, YOU CLEARLY TOLD ME TO 'BITE INTO THE IMPERIAL FAMILY'...\nTOM.\n'NOTHING HAS CHANGED.' THAT'S WHAT MATTERS.\nEVEN AFTER THE PLAGUE SWEPT THROUGH AND COUNTLESS FAMILIES PERISHED...\n\nIN THE END, THIS NATION IS RECOVERING, IS IT NOT? AS THOUGH NOTHING EVER HAPPENED.\nTHAT'S WHAT IMPERIAL AUTHORITY IS. PERFECT, UNBLEMISHED, ABSOLUTE JUSTICE.\n\nALL I DID WAS PLANT A TINY SEED OF DOUBT IN THAT PERFECTION.\nUNTIL IT TURNS INTO DIRTY RUMORS ABOUT THE DUCAL FAMILY AND EVENTUALLY TARNISHES THE EMPEROR'S NAME.\nWELL? DO YOU GET WHAT I'M SAYING?\n\nMY LORD, I'M SORRY.\nI... I DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY OF PATIENCE LIKE YOU DO!\nWHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU PLANNING TO DO? WHAT IS YOUR TRUE GOAL?\n\nAT THIS RATE... WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!\nYOU ONLY SAY THAT BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE DUKE IN PERSON. YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW TERRIFYING HE IS...!\nINDEED, I DON'T.\n\nDON'T WORRY. DO YOU REALLY THINK I SET ALL THIS UP JUST TO PUT A CRACK IN THE DUKE AND DUCHESS'S RELATIONSHIP?\nEVEN IF IT SEEMS USELESS, YOU HAVE TO KEEP HAMMERING AWAY, TOM,\n\nBECAUSE EVENTUALLY, EVEN THOSE MASSIVE ROOTS WILL SHAKE.\nTHE CRACK HAS ALREADY BEGUN, SO ALL THAT'S LEFT...\n\nIS THE FINAL SCHEME.\nAT THE SAME TIME, THE IMPERIAL PALACE.\nYOUR IMPERIAL MAJESTY.\n\nAS YOU ORDERED, DUKE AND DUCHESS DELOISTER WILL SOON BE DEPARTING FOR THEIR DUCHY.\nVERY WELL.\nALSO...\n\nI HAVE COMPLETED ALL ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS AND REPORTS.\nTHIS REPORT DETAILS THE RECENT AFFAIR SCANDAL SURROUNDING THE DUCAL HOUSE, AND...\n...THE MOVEMENTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL YOU INSTRUCTED ME TO INVESTIGATE.","bubble_count":111,"pages_count":39,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Chapter 21 of I Had an Arranged Marriage With My Unrequited Love opens with Irene waking up confused to find herself sharing the same bed with Felix after their fight, Felix having sent morning flowers.","spoiler_summary":"Chapter 21 of I Had an Arranged Marriage With My Unrequited Love opens with Irene waking up confused to find herself sharing the same bed with Felix after their fight, Felix having sent morning flowers. Learning that by the Emperor's order she will be sent ahead to the northern duchy, Irene withdraws inward, thinking she is being cast aside and is no longer wanted. While the broken Christmas clock symbolizes the fragility of their relationship, Felix decides to keep her by his side out of jealousy and protective instinct."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/i-had-an-arranged-marriage-with-my-unrequited-love-qmpwgz2c/chapter-21-85b373","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — I Had an Arranged Marriage With My Unrequited Love #21","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-11-05T08:44:31.648Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/i-had-an-arranged-marriage-with-my-unrequited-love-qmpwgz2c"}}