# WebtoonLib — My Dear Aster #23

## Series
- title: My Dear Aster
- slug: my-dear-aster-73f80a

## Chapter
- number: 23
- release_date: 2025-05-11

### Summary
The revelation that Harold has a lover has thrown Lihen's plans into chaos and further fractured the readership. While many praise the series for its realistic portrayal of a grieving mother's complex anxieties, others are losing patience, labeling Lihen's actions as selfish and even villainous. Her tragic fixation on recreating her past now requires her to knowingly destroy Harold's happiness, forcing her into an impossible choice between her desperate love for her daughter and the child's dying wish for her to be free. As speculation runs rampant about the identity of Harold's lover, Lihen's internal turmoil deepens, leaving readers to wonder if she will choose a painful past or an uncertain future.
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- summary_verification: unverified

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The revelation that Harold has a lover has thrown Lihen's plans into chaos and further fractured the readership.

### Spoiler summary
The revelation that Harold has a lover has thrown Lihen's plans into chaos and further fractured the readership. While many praise the series for its realistic portrayal of a grieving mother's complex anxieties, others are losing patience, labeling Lihen's actions as selfish and even villainous. Her tragic fixation on recreating her past now requires her to knowingly destroy Harold's happiness, forcing her into an impossible choice between her desperate love for her daughter and the child's dying wish for her to be free. As speculation runs rampant about the identity of Harold's lover, Lihen's internal turmoil deepens, leaving readers to wonder if she will choose a painful past or an uncertain future.

## Status
- data_status: partial
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — My Dear Aster #23](/series/my-dear-aster-73f80a/chapter-23)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/my-dear-aster-73f80a

## Usage
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