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Crown Prince Leon Blanchestein summons the two to his side and interrogates William; William defuses the crisis by saying he has no interest in the throne and declaring that he has devoted his future to Bella.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"In Lord Blackwood Promised Me Death Chapter 16, Bella Walker makes a grand announced entrance to the party with Lord William Blackwood and faces the scornful stares of the noble guests. Crown Prince Leon Blanchestein summons the two to his side and interrogates William; William defuses the crisis by saying he has no interest in the throne and declaring that he has devoted his future to Bella.","key_events":["Crown Prince Leon Blanchestein summons William and his accompanying lady to his presence.","Bella voices nervousness with sweaty hands; William tells her to stay silent.","With permission the couple returns to festivities but are ordered not to leave each other's side.","Bella accuses William of lying about marriage; he says it was exaggeration and never used the word marriage.","Party guests gossip about Bella's servant past and glare at the couple with anger.","William declares to the Crown Prince he devoted his future to Bella, found love, and has no interest in power or gold.","Lord William Blackwood and Bella Walker make a loudly announced entrance as Lady Bella Walker of House Walker."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?\nUM... SHOULD I ANNOUNCE THEM EXACTLY AS WRITTEN...?\n\nYES. EXACTLY AS WRITTEN.\nAND MAKE SURE YOU ANNOUNCE THEM AS LOUDLY AS POSSIBLE.\n...YES!\n\nLORD WILLIAM BLACKWOOD OF HOUSE BLACKWOOD, AND—\nLADY BELLA WALKER, NOBLE DAUGHTER OF HOUSE WALKER, ENTERING!\n\nHOUSE WALKER? DID LORD BLACKWOOD HASTILY BUY HER A TITLE?\nEVEN SO, ISN'T SHE JUST A MAID FROM HIS DUCAL MANOR?\nIF I WERE MARCHIONESS OTISSIER, I WOULD'VE FAINTED ON THE SPOT.\nFORCE HER WAY INTO THE PARTY SHE WENT TO SUCH LENGTHS TO HOST.\n\nTO HAVE SUCH AN IMPURE CREATURE FORCE HER WAY INTO THE PARTY.\nHOW VULGAR.\nTHEIR GLARES FEEL SHARP ENOUGH TO CUT...\n\nHMM~...\nARE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE?\nEVERYONE'S PRACTICALLY GLARING DAGGERS AT US.\n\nDON'T YOU THINK MY HANDS FEEL SWEATY?\n...NOT AT ALL.\nUNBELIEVABLE. HOW CAN HE JOKE AROUND AT A TIME LIKE THIS?\nSTILL, NONE OF THE TRULY INFLUENTIAL FIGURES FIGURES SEEM TO BE HERE...\nLORD BLACKWOOD.\n\nHIS HIGHNESS, CROWN PRINCE LEON, SUMMONS YOU.\nALONG WITH THE YOUNG LADY ACCOMPANYING YOU.\n\nSTAY QUIET, NO MATTER WHAT I SAY.\n\nTHAT MAN IS...\n\nTHE HEIR TO THE THRONE OF BLANCH...\nCROWN PRINCE LEON BLANCHESTEIN\nGOOD EVENING, YOUR HIGHNESS.\n\nWHICH MEANS—\nTHE YOUNG DUKE HAS HIS SIGHTS SET ON THE THRONE.\nTHIS CONFRONTATION BETWEEN THE TWO IS NOTHING SHORT OF WALKING A TIGHTROPE.\n\nWHERE A SINGLE MISSTEP COULD SEND SOMEONE PLUNGING TO THEIR DEATH.\nA TIGHTROPE SUSPENDED OVER A PRECIPICE,\nLORD BLACKWOOD. HAVE YOU FINALLY LOST YOUR MIND?\n\nIT HAS BEEN FAR TOO LONG, YOUR LONG, YOUR HIGHNESS. IT IS AN HONOR TO SEE YOU AGAIN.\nWHY IS THAT WOMAN BY YOUR SIDE INSTEAD OF IBRILLIAN?\nYOU KNEW FULL WELL THAT MY SISTER I WOULD BE ATTENDING, YET YOU CHOSE TO MAKE SUCH A DISPLAY...\nSHOULD I TAKE THIS TO MEAN YOU HAVE ULTERIOR MOTIVES?\nULTERIOR MOTIVES? NOTIVES? NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH.\n\nPLEASE CONSIDER THIS A CLEAR DECLARATION OF HOUSE BLACKWOOD'S ALLEGIANCE TO YOUR HIGHNESS.\nAM I WRONG?\n\nMY LORD, I HEAR YOU'VE STOPPED VISITING THE AUCTION HOUSES LATELY.\nI ASSUME THAT MEANS YOU'VE FINALLY FOUND WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR...\nAM I WRONG?\n\nIT'S TRUE THAT... I FOUND IT.\n\nMY 'LOVE,' THAT IS.\nI'VE PLEDGED MY FUTURE TO THIS LADY.\n\n...?!\nPLEDGED HIS FUTURE...? DID HE JUST TELL THE CROWN PRINCE TO HIS FACE THAT HE'S GOING TO MARRY ME?\n...LOVE? IS THAT YOUR ANSWER TO MY QUESTION?\nYES. I NO LONGER HAVE ANY INTEREST IN TRIVIAL MATTERS SUCH AS POWER, HONOR, OR GOLD.\nHMM~...\n\n\"NO INTEREST,\" YOU SAY...\nAND WHAT IF I TAKE THOSE WORDS AS AN INSULT TO THE ROYAL FAMILY?\nI TRUST YOU WON'T, FOR YOUR HIGHNESS SURELY UNDERSTANDS MY SINCERITY.\nHOWEVER, IF I'VE OFFENDED YOU, PLEASE PUNISH ME. I'LL ACCEPT IT WITHOUT COMPLAINT.\n\nWOULD WILLIAM BLACKWOOD REALLY RISK EVERYTHING OVER A MERE ROMANTIC AFFAIR?\nYOU'VE GIVEN ME AN EXCUSE THAT'S ALMOST DISGUSTINGLY TAILORED TO MY LIKING, WILLIAM BLACKWOOD.\n\nI DON'T ENTIRELY BELIEVE HIM, BUT I HAVE NO GROUNDS TO DETAIN HIM ANY LONGER...\nTHAT WILL BE ENOUGH FOR TONIGHT.\nYOU TWO MAY RETURN AND ENJOY THE FESTIVITIES.\n\nWITHOUT LEAVING EACH OTHER'S SIDE FOR EVEN A MOMENT.\n\nI'M RELIEVED THINGS DIDN'T GET AS TENSE AS I'D FEARED, BUT...\nWAS THIS PART OF HIS PLAN, TOO? PRETENDING TO HAVE NO IN THE THRONE TO LET THE CROWN PRINCE'S GUARD DOWN?\n\n...STILL, TO TELL SUCH AN OUTRIGHT LIE...\nWHAT? THAT WE'RE GETTING MARRIED?\n...YES.\nIT WAS MERELY AN EXAGGERATION. AS LONG AS HIS HIGHNESS BELIEVED ME, ISN'T THAT ENOUGH?\nBesides, It's Not As Though I Actually Used The Word 'marriage.'\n\nAND IT IS A FACT THAT OUR RELATIONSHIP IS NO ORDINARY ONE.\nONLY BECAUSE YOU HOLD ALL THE POWER, WHILE I HAVE NONE.\n...I HAVE NO INTENTION OF BEING ANYTHING MORE THAN YOUR 'LOVER.\"\nYOU'RE NOT PLANNING TO CHANGE THE TERMS OF OUR CONTRACT TO SUIT YOURSELF, ARE YOU?\nI HAVE NO DESIRE TO BE BRANDED A WIDOWER, EITHER, YOU KNOW.\n\nBELIEVE IT OR NOT, I KEEP MY PROMISES.\nWHETHER IT'S THE MEMENTOS OR ANYTHING ELSE, YOU'LL RECEIVE THE COMPENSATION I PROMISED YOU.\nWOULD YOU MIND NOT LOOKING AT ME SO DISTRUSTFULLY?\n\nFRANKLY, I HAVE NOTHING TO GAIN FROM DECEIVING YOU.\nAFTER ALL, I NEED YOU.","bubble_count":80,"pages_count":28,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"In Lord Blackwood Promised Me Death Chapter 16, Bella Walker makes a grand announced entrance to the party with Lord William Blackwood and faces the scornful stares of the noble guests.","spoiler_summary":"In Lord Blackwood Promised Me Death Chapter 16, Bella Walker makes a grand announced entrance to the party with Lord William Blackwood and faces the scornful stares of the noble guests. Crown Prince Leon Blanchestein summons the two to his side and interrogates William; William defuses the crisis by saying he has no interest in the throne and declaring that he has devoted his future to Bella."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/lord-blackwood-promised-me-death-e9i2u5f5/chapter-16-t8hryv","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — Lord Blackwood Promised Me Death #16","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-11-12T13:47:23.940Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/lord-blackwood-promised-me-death-e9i2u5f5"}}