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Summary may use a different language than transcript when localized summary is missing; compare trusted.chapter.summary_language and trusted.transcript.language.","citation_preferred":true,"untrusted_fields_separated":true},"trusted":{"series":{"title":"I Only Need the Duke's Child","slug":"i-only-need-the-duke-s-child-t7h7gek5","original_title":"I Only Need Our Child, Your Grace - 공작님의 아이만 필요합니다 - Gongjangnimui Aiman Pillyohamnida - All I Need Is the Duke's Child - Je n'ai besoin que de l'enfant du Duc - Solo necesito al hijo del duque - Від…"},"chapter":{"number":24,"chapter_key":"24-ydxhn5","release_date":"2026-11-09","last_updated":"2026-11-09T20:22:29.582Z","summary":"Chapter 24 of I Only Need the Duke's Child depicts a harsh confrontation that turns into a crisis of trust between Herdin and his wife, who has returned from a secret outing. The woman, who left her carriage and knights behind to go watch a play, argues with Herdin, who has been waiting for her at the mansion with suspicion. The distrust of Herdin, who has been unseen for two weeks, and the woman's hurt deepen the rift between them, and the chapter then closes alarmingly with the woman fainting.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Chapter 24 of I Only Need the Duke's Child depicts a harsh confrontation that turns into a crisis of trust between Herdin and his wife, who has returned from a secret outing. The woman, who left her carriage and knights behind to go watch a play, argues with Herdin, who has been waiting for her at the mansion with suspicion. The distrust of Herdin, who has been unseen for two weeks, and the woman's hurt deepen the rift between them, and the chapter then closes alarmingly with the woman fainting.","key_events":["Woman ends escort with Duke to avoid scandal and parts ways with him.","Herdin asks woman to take knight with her to avoid suspicion.","After argument Herdin tells woman to wash up and come down, then leaves.","Heated argument over trust as woman says she left knights and went to play alone.","Woman reflects past avoidance deepened rift and decides she no longer wants that.","Woman returns to mansion and learns Herdin returned early, confronts him.","Mason warns drinking Herdin on fifth glass, then news arrives Madam fainted.","Woman reproaches Herdin for not being seen for two weeks.","Herdin regrets revealing jealousy and wonders if woman carries another man's scent.","Fainted woman wakes by fireplace and confesses she lit fire to recover memories."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"SADLY, MY ESCORT ENDS HERE.\nIT IS TOO EARLY TO START A SCANDAL RIGHT NOW.\n\nARE YOU A NOBLE?\nYOU SEEM VERY WELL VERSED IN NOBLE ETIQUETTE.\n\nIF IT LOOKS THAT WAY, THEN I AM RELIEVED.\nTHEN I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN SOON, YOUR GRACE.\n\nHAVE YOU RETURNED, MADAM?\n\nWHAT ABOUT HIS GRACE?\nHIS AFTERNOON SCHEDULE ENDED EARLY, SO HE RETURNED A SHORT WHILE AGO.\n\nH-HERDIN IS AT THE ESTATE?\nAH, RIGHT... HE MUST BE RESTING BY NOW.\n\nHONESTLY, WHAT AM I DOING...\nAT THIS RATE, I REALLY LOOK LIKE SOMEONE WHO HAD AN AFFAIR.\n\n...I WENT TO SEE A PLAY.\nI FELT STIFLED STAYING AT HOME.\nLina, go have your meal first.\n\nWERE YOU WAITING FOR ME?\nI THOUGHT WE MIGHT HAVE A MEAL TOGETHER FOR ONCE, BUT YOU WERE NOT IN YOUR ROOM.\nYOU EVEN LEFT YOUR CARRIAGE AND KNIGHTS BEHIND, SO I WAS WORRIED.\n\nHOW AM I SUPPOSED TO TRUST YOU?\n\nWORRIED?\nNOT BECAUSE YOU COULD NOT TRUST ME?\n\nTHOSE EYES.\nEYES THAT ARE OPENLY SUSPICIOUS OF ME.\nYOU ARE SUSPICIOUS OF ME.\n\nBECAUSE YOU ARE ANXIOUS ABOUT WHAT I MIGHT BE PLOTTING BEHIND YOUR BACK.\nMUST I BE SUSPECTED THIS MUCH OVER A SINGLE OUTING?\nBY YOU, WHO DID NOT EVEN SHOW YOURSELF FOR TWO WEEKS...\nA PERSON WHO KNOWS THAT PERFECTLY WELL GOES AND ACTS LIKE THIS?\n\nWE ARE NO DIFFERENT FROM BACK THEN.\n\nIF YOU HATE BEING SUSPECTED, TAKE KNIGHTS WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU GO FROM NOW ON.\nSO THAT I WILL NOT BE ANXIOUS ANYMORE.\nI...\n\n...WASH UP AND COME DOWNSTAIRS. YOU MUST BE HUNGRY.\n\nIT ALWAYS GOES LIKE THIS.\nWE RAISE OUR VOICES AT EACH OTHER. THEN AT SOME POINT, ONE OF US STOPS AND LEAVES.\n\nIT IS TO AVOID THINGS BEFORE THE RIFT BETWEEN OUR FEELINGS GROWS ANY DEEPER,\nBUT IN THE END, NOTHING IN OUR HEARTS IS RESOLVED,\nAND THE RIFT ONLY GROWS DEEPER INSTEAD.\n\nI WAS AFRAID THAT IF I OPENED THE DOOR, GRABBED YOU, GOT ANGRY, AND CRIED,\nWE WOULD REACH OUR END AFTER THAT CLASH.\n\nTHAT WAS WHY I COULD NEVER OPEN THAT DOOR, BUT...\nI DO NOT WANT THAT ANYMORE.\n\nWHY DID I REVEAL MY EMOTIONS?\nWHEN I CANNOT EVEN PRESS HER FURTHER ANYWAY.\n\nI DID SOMETHING FOOLISH.\nWAS IT BECAUSE I WANTED TO CHECK WHETHER ANOTHER MAN'S SCENT WAS ON HER?\nIF THERE IS ANOTHER MAN, SO WHAT?\n\nTHAT IS ALREADY YOUR FIFTH GLASS.\n\nIF YOU KEEP DRINKING ON AN EMPTY STOMACH, YOU WILL UPSET YOUR STOMACH.\nIT SEEMS THAT IN YOUR EYES, I STILL LOOK LIKE AN IMMATURE 12-YEAR-OLD.\nIF YOU WERE 12, YOU WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO DRINK, SO I WOULD NOT BE WORRYING LIKE THIS.\n...YOU REALLY ARE A DULL OLD MAN.\n\nYOUR GRACE!\n\nMADAM... HAS COLLAPSED.\n\n...DID I FAINT?\n\nDID YOU DELIBERATELY GO NEAR THE FIREPLACE KNOWING THIS WOULD HAPPEN?\nYOU, WHO WERE SO AFRAID OF FIRE THAT YOU WOULD NOT EVEN GO NEAR IT...\nWHAT ON EARTH POSSESSED YOU TO LIGHT IT YOURSELF?!\n\nI WANTED TO RECOVER MY MEMORIES.\nAS SOON AS POSSIBLE...\nBECAUSE THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I CAN KEEP BURYING FOREVER JUST BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW.","bubble_count":62,"pages_count":29,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Chapter 24 of I Only Need the Duke's Child depicts a harsh confrontation that turns into a crisis of trust between Herdin and his wife, who has returned from a secret outing.","spoiler_summary":"Chapter 24 of I Only Need the Duke's Child depicts a harsh confrontation that turns into a crisis of trust between Herdin and his wife, who has returned from a secret outing. The woman, who left her carriage and knights behind to go watch a play, argues with Herdin, who has been waiting for her at the mansion with suspicion. The distrust of Herdin, who has been unseen for two weeks, and the woman's hurt deepen the rift between them, and the chapter then closes alarmingly with the woman fainting."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/i-only-need-the-duke-s-child-t7h7gek5/chapter-24-ydxhn5","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — I Only Need the Duke's Child #24","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-11-10T16:21:17.005Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/i-only-need-the-duke-s-child-t7h7gek5"}}