# WebtoonLib — The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway #24: Chapter 22 ## Series - title: The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway - slug: the-broken-ring-this-marriage-will-fail-anyway-douf3qpc ## Chapter - number: 24 - chapter_key: 24-vemxff - title: Chapter 22 - release_date: 2026-11-12 ### Summary The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway Chapter 22 focuses on Inés's lazy days in Calztela and her plan to end her marriage. While the staff worry about her shutting herself in at home, her loyal servant Raúl arrives with luggage and an argument breaks out over space in the small residence. When Cárcel returns early, a flirtatious, shy moment of closeness unfolds between the two as she changes her top. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Carcel skips training, returns early, offers to help Ines change her top, leading to flirtatious close moment. - Carcel and Ines bicker in hallway about dignity, marriage, and surname while teasing about desire and control. - Raul visits with luggage arriving in five trips, learns small residence has no room, and reminds Ines of promise to take him to castle. - Staff express concern that Ines stays indoors eating and sleeping all day and relay husband's offer to show her town, which she rejects. - Ines reflects on living quietly as rebellion and plans to use staff witness to prepare for graceful dissolution of marriage. - Ines recalls saving Raul as street orphan and using him and Juana to carry secrets and keep her alive in past lives. ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway Chapter 22 focuses on Inés's lazy days in Calztela and her plan to end her marriage. ### Spoiler summary The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway Chapter 22 focuses on Inés's lazy days in Calztela and her plan to end her marriage. While the staff worry about her shutting herself in at home, her loyal servant Raúl arrives with luggage and an argument breaks out over space in the small residence. When Cárcel returns early, a flirtatious, shy moment of closeness unfolds between the two as she changes her top. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 142 ### Content I KNOW THIS ISN'T MY PLACE, BUT... ...THE STAFF HERE ARE WORRIED ABOUT YOU, SEÑORA. IS IT OKAY FOR YOU TO BE STAYING INSIDE LIKE THIS ALL DAY LONG? HUH? SURELY, YOU CAN'T ALREADY BE PREGNANT, YET YOU'VE BEEN EATING AND NAPPING YOUR DAYS AWAY. I Hate To See You Like This... ...WHAT IS THERE TO PITY ABOUT SOMEONE SPENDING THE DAY EATING AND NAPPING? WELL, YOU TRAVELED HERE FROM A FARAWAY LAND, AND YOU DON'T KNOW ANYONE ELSE IN THIS PLACE, SO WE WORRIED THAT YOU MIGHT FEEL DEPRESSED... IT'S TRUE THAT I HAVE BEEN LAZING AROUND LATELY, BUT... THE GROOM ASKED ME WHEN HE'D BE ABLE TO SHOW YOU AROUND THE TOWN... AH, PLEASE TELL HIM THERE IS NO NEED. WILL YOU BE INVITING ANY OTHER LADIES OVER? THE CHEF WANTED TO KNOW. YOLANDA IS ALREADY SO BUSY COOKING FOR US. DO I REALLY LOOK THAT PURPOSELESS...? NOT TO MENTION, CÁRCEL HAS BEEN NEEDLESSLY DILIGENT EVERY MORNING, SO HE MAKES ME LOOK LAZY BY COMPARISON. I UNDERSTAND. THIS PLACE PROVIDES NO ENTERTAINMENT COMPARED TO MENDOZA. THERE'S HARDLY ANYTHING TO SEE BESIDES THE VAST OCEAN, AND THERE'S NOWHERE TO EVEN SPEND MONEY... ARONDRA, I DON'T NEED ANY OF THOSE THINGS. EVEN BEFORE, I WAS... I'VE LED SUCH A QUIET LIFE THIS TIME AROUND THAT I MUST HAVE FORGOTTEN. LIVING QUIETLY IS THE GREATEST WAY TO REBEL IN HIGH SOCIETY. I WAS ALWAYS SO BUSY IN MY FIRST LIFE, AND THE OPINIONS OF MY STAFF MATTERED SO LITTLE THAT I NEVER GAVE THEM A SECOND THOUGHT. AND IN MY SECOND LIFE, I WAS SO POOR THAT I COULDN'T EVEN AFFORD STAFF. BUT THIS LIFE IS DIFFERENT. WHAT I NEED IS... ...THEIR TESTIMONY. AFTER ALL, I HAVE TO PREPARE... ...FOR THE BEAUTIFUL "DISSOLUTION" OF THIS MARRIAGE. I HADN'T HEARD... ...THAT YOUR RESIDENCE WOULD BE THIS SMALL... I SHOULD'VE MENTIONED IT TO YOU IN ADVANCE... YOUR LUGGAGE IS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE IN FIVE TRIPS... FOR NOW, I'VE BROUGHT THE THINGS YOU VALUE MOST, MISS INÉS, SO... ...I'LL JUST GET THESE INSIDE. ...RAÚL. THERE IS NO ROOM INSIDE. PARDON? ...NO, THAT CAN'T BE! IN DENIAL I'M SERIOUS. THIS PLACE IS BARELY HOUSING CÁRCEL'S THINGS AS IS. KILL ME... ...ARE YOU GOING TO CONTINUE LIVING IN CALZTELA? RAÚL. ORIGINALLY, HE WAS MY LOYAL SERVANT WHOM I BROUGHT WITH ME TO THE PALACE TO USE LIKE A SLAVE, BUT NOW, HE IS MERELY SOMEONE IN MY GREATLY REDUCED SOCIAL CIRCLE. IN MY FIRST LIFE, HE WAS AN ORPHAN ON THE STREET WHOM I SAVED ON A WHIM, AND I HAD HIM WORK FOR ME UNTIL MY DYING DAY. BUT IN THIS LIFE, I SAVED HIM AS A CALCULATED MOVE, BELIEVING THAT HE MIGHT COME IN HANDY SOMEDAY. BUT AS IT TURNED OUT... ...HE WASN'T VERY USEFUL AT ALL. AS A RESULT, I BRUSHED HIM ASIDE, BUT WITH HIS DECENT FACE AND CONSIDERABLE HEIGHT, HE MANAGED TO BECOME A FOOTMAN AT A YOUNG AGE. RAÚL, WHO WAS ABLE TO SERVE THE NOBLES DIRECTLY, LEARNED THEIR SECRETS AND DELIVERED THEM TO ME. HE NAGGED OTHER STAFF MEMBERS TO MAKE SURE I HAD EVERYTHING I NEEDED, AND BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 20, WHEN I WAS QUIETLY WASTING AWAY FROM THE MEMORY OF EMILIANO AND MY BABY, HE AND JUANA DID EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO KEEP ME FED AND ALIVE. HOW CAN YOU LIVE IN A PLACE LIKE THIS...? IT'S NICE HERE. I'M SURE THERE ARE SOME WHO DREAM OF LIVING IN A PLACE JUST LIKE THIS. YOU MEAN, LIKE ME. MOST CERTAINLY NOT YOU, MISS INÉS. I'M DOING WELL HERE. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU. CAN'T YOU SEE HOW MUCH WEIGHT I'VE PUT ON JUST FROM EATING AND SLEEPING WELL? WHAT DOES ANY OF THAT MATTER WHEN YOU'RE ALREADY SO BEAUTIFUL? BESIDES, HOW WILL A WOMAN WHO INSISTS ON WEARING A DIFFERENT DRESS EVERY DAY BE SATISFIED WITH THIS...? THOSE DRESSES ALL LOOK THE SAME TO OTHER PEOPLE ANYWAY. THEIR COLORS MAY BE SIMILAR, BUT YOU SAID YOURSELF THAT THEY ALL HAVE DIFFERENT DESIGNS. WHEN WILL YOU HEAD TO THE ESPOSA CASTLE? I HAVE NO PLANS TO DO THAT YET. ...YOU PROMISED TO TAKE ME WITH YOU WHEN YOU GOT MARRIED. I CAN'T HAVE ANY MORE STAFF HERE. BESIDES, I SHOULD BE THANKFUL THAT A PLACE MEANT TO SERVE AS A TEMPORARY HOME FOR OFFICERS DURING THEIR POST IS EVEN THIS WELL KEPT. WHY DON'T YOU JUST LET THE LIEUTENANT PLAY THE ROLE OF POOR OFFICER ON HIS OWN AND RETURN TO THE CASTLE BY YOURSELF? WHY, SO I CAN BRING YOU THERE WITH ME? YES. IN MY FIRST LIFE, I USED HIM LIKE A SLAVE. AND I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER WHAT BECAME OF HIM IN MY SECOND LIFE. NOW, IN THIS THIRD LIFE, I'VE LEFT HIM TO BE HIS OWN MAN, AND YET... ...YOU NEVER CHANGE, RAÚL. ...HE STILL ACTS LIKE A LOYAL DOG WAITING FOR HIS NAME TO BE CALLED. THAT'S FUNNY. YOU SAID BEFORE THAT I WAS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE BY THE DAY. ANYWAY, COULD YOU HAVE A LOOK AT THE LUGGAGE AND SELECT A FEW THINGS YOU WANT TO KEEP? OKAY. LET'S DO THAT. I SEE WE HAVE A GUEST. I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU TO RETURN SO EARLY. I DIDN'T EVEN PREPARE ANYTHING... IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE THE ONE PREPARING OUR MEALS, INÉS. BUT I'VE BEEN PRETENDING TO DO SOMETHING, AT LEAST. I SKIPPED TRAINING TODAY. ARONDRA IS ONE THING, BUT I CAN'T IGNORE THE BUTLER'S EYES. SO, YOU WON'T BE TRAINING EVERY DAY? I CAN'T BE A LAZY WIFE. I'M LAZY BY NATURE, SO I CAN'T QUITE AFFORD TO GO THAT FAR. THERE WAS A TIME WHEN I WAS SICK OF HEARING CÁRCEL'S NAME... ...AFTER CONSTANTLY LISTENING TO WOMEN SINGING HIS PRAISES BASED ON HIS LOOKS. WOMEN USED TO SAY THAT IT WASN'T HIS BEAUTIFUL GOD-GIVEN FACE THAT WAS HIS GREATEST ASSET. RATHER, THEY BELIEVED IT WAS ACTUALLY THE CHEST AND BACK THAT HE HAD WORKED SO HARD TO CREATE. I REMEMBER THOSE TIMES WHEN LYING AROUND LEISURELY IN A SALON WAS MY ONE GREAT PLEASURE. BUT THOSE DAYS ARE GONE, AND NOW, IT'S ONLY THE PROTAGONISTS OF THAT STORY WHO ARE LEFT. THERE IS NO ONE AROUND TO GOSSIP ABOUT US. IT IS JUST US HERE IN CALZTELA. He's Changing On His Own... DID HE LEAD THIS SAME UNARISTOCRATIC LIFE IN MENDOZA TOO? DO YOU NEED HELP? ARE YOU OFFERING? IF YOU NEED ME TO. IF YOU TOUCH ME NOW, IT WON'T END WITH ME JUST TAKING OFF MY PANTS. You're Free To Leave. YOU'RE STILL HERE. COULD IT BE THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE UP FOR NOT HAVING DINNER READY? AM I THAT TRANSPARENT? NOT AT ALL. THAT'S WHY GUESSING IS SO MUCH EASIER. I KNOW AT LEAST THAT MUCH AFTER 17 YEARS. I'M OFFERING SINCE I DIDN'T PREPARE A MEAL FOR YOU AHEAD OF TIME. IT'S SUCH AN EASY TASK TO DO... THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO MESS IT UP. ... SO, YOU'RE MAKING IT UP TO ME BY WATCHING ME CHANGE LIKE A PERVERT? HOW DOES THAT MAKE ME A PERVERT? I'M ONLY HELPING YOU CHANGE YOUR CLOTHES. NEXT TIME, DON'T. YOU'LL JUST BE GETTING IN MY WAY. HOW AM I GETTING IN YOUR WAY WHEN I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING? I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OVER MY URGES. No Thanks To Those Eyes You're Making. I NEVER SAID I WOULD POUNCE ON YOU, SO WHY ARE YOU RUNNING OFF SO FAST? GET AWAY. I SAID I ALMOST LOST CONTROL, NOT THAT I ACTUALLY DID. BESIDES, YOU WERE PLENTY INTERESTED. YOU EVEN SLINKED YOUR WAY IN HERE... I SKIPPED LUNCH. I'LL THINK ABOUT DOING IT AFTER I EAT SOMETHING FIRST. STOP ACTING LIKE I BEGGED YOU TO...! WHAT WAS THAT SMILE JUST NOW? YOU NEED TO ACT ACCORDINGLY AND WITH DIGNITY INSIDE YOUR HOME, CÁRCEL. TALKING ABOUT LOSING CONTROL OVER YOUR URGES IN THE HALLWAY... DO YOU NOT REALIZE HOW OFTEN THE STAFF PASSES BY HERE? YOU'RE EMBARRASSING YOURSELF. IF YOU KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT, I REALLY AM GOING TO LOSE IT. YOU'RE MARRIED NOW, ESCALANTE. IT'S TIME TO GROW UP. YOU'RE AN ESCALANTE TOO, INÉS. WHEN YOU TALK LIKE THAT, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL WHO YOU'RE REFERRING TO. ONLY A CRAZY PERSON WOULD ADDRESS THEMSELVES IN THE THIRD PERSON. OF COURSE. AND YOU'RE TOO SMART TO DO THAT. ...YOU... ...SEEM DIFFERENT TODAY... To Be Continued ## See also - [WebtoonLib — The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway #24: Chapter 22](/series/the-broken-ring-this-marriage-will-fail-anyway-douf3qpc/chapter-24-vemxff) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/the-broken-ring-this-marriage-will-fail-anyway-douf3qpc ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.