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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":"The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway","slug":"the-broken-ring-this-marriage-will-fail-anyway-douf3qpc","original_title":"这个婚反正也要完蛋 - Gyeolhon'eun Eochapi Manghage Doeeoissda - 이 결혼은 어차피 망하게 되어 있다 - El anillo roto: Este matrimonio fracasará de todos modos - Este matrimonio está destinado a fracasar - L'anello spezzato:…"},"chapter":{"number":28,"chapter_key":"28-7trjpd","title":"Chapter 24 \\[R19 Version\\]","release_date":"2026-11-12","last_updated":"2026-11-12T10:50:05.449Z","summary":"The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway Chapter 24 \\[R19 Version\\] follows Inés as she reconsiders her divorce plan after her intimate moment with Cárcel in the mirrored room. While Inés feels shame and confusion, Cárcel acts passionate and insistent, and afterward Inés calculates in her mind to reduce intimacy and steer the marriage toward divorce. Later, she talks with Mr. Moya about divorce cases, servant testimonies, and the example of Duchess Katia, and decides to build bonds with the servants in the mansion.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway Chapter 24 \\[R19 Version\\] follows Inés as she reconsiders her divorce plan after her intimate moment with Cárcel in the mirrored room. While Inés feels shame and confusion, Cárcel acts passionate and insistent, and afterward Inés calculates in her mind to reduce intimacy and steer the marriage toward divorce. Later, she talks with Mr. Moya about divorce cases, servant testimonies, and the example of Duchess Katia, and decides to build bonds with the servants in the mansion.","key_events":["Ines decides to build good reputation with servants through generous wages, rewards, and food.","Ines learns divorce strategy about servant testimonies needing to not appear bought and risks of bribery and betrayal.","Carcel and Ines share an intimate moment in a mirrored room during honeymoon, discussing pregnancy and duty.","Ines hears the case of Duchess Katia who won favor due to good reputation despite adultery evidence.","Ines recalls past poverty living with Emiliano by selling jewelry and paintings without understanding common life.","Ines realizes loneliness and asks to meet driver, gardener, and maids personally to create good atmosphere.","Ines internally plans to act as a woman with unrequited love, reduce intimacy, and seek divorce to gain freedom and death."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"UGH, I DON'T LIKE IT HERE, CÁRCEL.\nBUT THE MIRROR SEEMS TO BE ENJOYING THE VIEW.\nHMM\nNGH\nCÁRCEL, THIS IS-\nTHIS IS TOO CHAOTIC- HNGH.\nPLEASE, WE DID SO MUCH MORE ON OUR FIRST NIGHT.\n\nBUT YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE TO SEE ME THEN.\nSO CONTINUE TO ENJOY IT BY YOURSELF.\nENJOY IT BY MYSELF? YOU'RE SO MEAN.\nYOU NEED TO ENJOY THIS SIGHT TOO, INÉS.\nJUST LOOK AT HOW CRAZY YOU MAKE ME.\nOH NGH\n\nAH\nOH, DEAR... INÉS, YOU NEED TO HOLD IN ALL OF MY SEED.\nHNF\nNGH\nUGH\nIF YOU LET IT DRIP OUT LIKE THIS, YOU'LL LOSE EVERYTHING I PUMPED INTO YOU JUST NOW...\nYOU NEED TO GET PREGNANT WITH OUR CHILD, DON'T YOU?\nMMF\n\nNGH\nOH\nYOU SAID IT IS MY DUTY TO FUCK YOU AND YOURS IS TO BE FUCKED.\nHERE I AM FUCKING YOU DILIGENTLY, BUT IF YOU LET MY EFFORTS GO TO WASTE, YOU'RE NOT UPHOLDING YOUR END.\nNGH\nOH\nUGH, YOU'RE-\nYOU'RE BEING TOO ROUGH, CÁRCEL.\nBUT I THOUGHT YOU LIKED IT THIS WAY.\nWE AREN'T EVEN FACING EACH OTHER, JUST LETTING OUR LOWER HALVES MASH TOGETHER.\nAH NGH\n\nUGH\nMMF\nISN'T THIS THE KIND OF NOBLE DUTY YOU WISHED TO FULFILL?\nAFTER ALL, HUMPING LIKE A PAIR OF RAVENOUS DOGS IS PRECISELY THE MATURE ACT YOU'VE DESIRED SINCE OUR FIRST NIGHT.\nINÉS,\nWHILE I DO RESPECT YOUR OPINION,\nI HONESTLY DON'T WANT TO GRANT EVERY ONE OF YOUR PERVERTED REQUESTS.\n\nSOMETHING MUST HAVE GONE WRONG IN HIS BRAIN AFTER THAT NIGHT.\nOTHERWISE...\nHE HAS TRULY LOST IT.\n\n...I JUST DON'T GET IT.\nWHAT IS IT ABOUT ME THAT HE'S SO EXCITED ABOUT?\nWE'VE FORGONE THE FORMALITIES WE HAD TO UPHOLD IN MENDOZA,\nAND I'M STILL WEARING THE SAME BORING BLACK OUTFITS WITHOUT ANY MAKEUP.\n\nIS THERE SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT MY CURRENT APPEARANCE THAT SHOULD EXCITE A MAN?\nIN ALL THIS TIME, I'VE YET TO BE SWEPT AWAY BY HIM. MY COOPERATION THUS FAR HAS BEEN SOLELY TO AID MY OWN PLAN.\nOUTWARDLY, I AM SUPPOSED TO BE BEHAVING LIKE A WOMAN WITH LONG-HELD UNREQUITED FEELINGS FOR CÁRCEL.\nI EVEN ACTED AS IF I WAS DESPERATE FOR THIS MARRIAGE TO HAPPEN DESPITE THE FACT THAT CÁRCEL WAS OPPOSED.\nI'M THE WOMAN WITH NO PRIDE WHO MARRIED A MAN IN A HEARTBEAT DESPITE HOW SHORT-NOTICE HIS PROPOSAL WAS.\nFOR A WOMAN LIKE THAT, THIS HONEYMOON SHOULD BE A DREAM COME TRUE, SHOULDN'T IT?\n\nI'M SURE THAT SLEEPING WITH HIM EVERY TIME HE WANTED WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.\nI JUST NEED TO SLOWLY DECREASE THE FREQUENCY FROM NOW ON.\nTHE PLAN WAS ALWAYS FOR ME TO DEMAND THAT HE SLEEP WITH ME AND HIM TO REFUSE,\nBUT I'M SURE THAT'S THE DIRECTION OUR MARRIAGE IS ULTIMATELY HEADED IN ANYWAY.\nCÁRCEL WILL EVENTUALLY LOSE INTEREST AND ANY AFFECTION HE MIGHT HAVE FOR ME.\nAND JUST LIKE THAT,\n\nOUR MARRIAGE WILL END IN DIVORCE.\nTHEN, FINALLY...\n\n...I WILL BE ABLE TO OBTAIN...\n...TRUE FREEDOM.\n\nAND WITH THAT...\nMY TRUE DEATH WILL BE WAITING FOR ME...\n...AT THE END OF THIS LIFE.\n\nTHERE ARE A NUMBER OF CASES WHERE EMPLOYEE TESTIMONY HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN DIVORCE COURT,\nBUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THEY WERE PAID FOR THEIR TESTIMONY.\nTO GIVE AN EXAMPLE, THERE ARE CASES WHERE THE HUSBAND AND WIFE HAVE BOTH RUSHED TO PAY OFF THEIR EMPLOYEES BEFORE THE TRIAL IN EXCHANGE FOR THEIR STATEMENTS.\nSOME EMPLOYEES ARE SMART ABOUT IT, BUT OTHERS AREN'T AS CLEVER.\nIF YOU ACT HASTILY, YOU COULD END UP POKING HOLES IN YOUR OWN CASE.\nA SLIPUP FROM A SINGLE EMPLOYEE COULD CAUSE THE JUDGE TO ASSUME THE TESTIMONIES OF ALL OF YOUR OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE BOUGHT TOO. IN THE END, WHATEVER SIDE IS LUCKIEST IS THE ONE THAT WILL HAVE ALL THEIR TESTIMONIES ACCEPTED AS TRUTH.\n\n\"MUST MAKE SURE THE TESTIMONIES DON'T LOOK LIKE THEY WERE BOUGHT\"...\nTHERE WAS ANOTHER CASE THAT HAD AN INTERESTING TWIST.\nONE PARTY PAID AN EMPLOYEE OFF, BUT THE EMPLOYEE ENDED UP GIVING AN OPPOSING TESTIMONY.\nIN THE END, THE EMPLOYEE BROKE THE DEAL AND BETRAYED THEIR EMPLOYER.\nSUCH THINGS CAN HAPPEN IF AN EMPLOYEE HARBORS HATRED TOWARD THEIR EMPLOYER...\n...OR IF THEY'VE SUFFERED UNFAIR TREATMENT IN THE PAST.\n\nI THINK I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEAN. I CAN JUST IMAGINE HOW TERRIBLE THAT EMPLOYER MUST HAVE BEEN ON A DAILY BASIS FOR THEIR OWN EMPLOYEE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.\nWHAT GOES AROUND ALWAYS COMES AROUND.\nPLEASE CONTINUE.\n...TO BE HONEST, REGARDLESS OF THE OBJECTIVE REALITY, PEOPLE HAVE A TENDENCY...\n...TO WANT TO SEE THOSE THEY LIKE IN A POSITIVE LIGHT ONLY.\n\nA FAMOUS EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE CASE OF DUCHESS KATIA.\nSHE WAS ALWAYS SO KIND THAT HER REPUTATION WITHIN THE MANOR WAS EXCELLENT.\nBECAUSE OF THIS, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THERE WAS CLEAR EVIDENCE OF HER HAVING COMMITTED ADULTERY JUST LIKE HER HUSBAND, SHE ENDED UP RECEIVING A MORE FAVORABLE VERDICT.\nDUCHESS KARTIA...\nIT'S DUCHESS KATIA, MY LA...\nI CAN'T BELIEVE I CALLED HER BY THE WRONG NAME! HOW RUDE OF ME TO NOT GIVE PROPER REVERENCE TO A LADY WHOM I RESPECT SO GREATLY...!\n\n...SEÑORITA INÉS, FORGIVE MY ASKING,\nBUT DIDN'T YOU TURN 10 JUST THIS YEAR?\nPLEASE DON'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT, MR. MOYA.\nSO, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT BUILDING A GOOD REPUTATION OVER A LONG TIME IS IMPORTANT?\nYES, WELL... PEOPLE ENJOY A GOOD ATMOSPHERE, DON'T THEY? I SUPPOSE THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY... ARE YOU STILL WRITING EVERYTHING DOWN?\n\nBY THE WAY, WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO WITH SOME LAWYER'S DRUNKEN BABBLE?\nTHIS IS IT.\nA REPUTATION BUILT UP OVER A LONG TIME.\nYES, I LOVE IT HERE.\n\nTHE EMPLOYEES MUSTN'T EVER KNOW THAT THEY ARE BEING BOUGHT.\nSO, YOU LIKE YOUR WORK ENVIRONMENT AND YOUR WORKING HOURS...\nTHEN, ARE YOU BEING PAID ENOUGH?\nUM... SEÑORA, CAN I BE HONEST WITH YOU?\nIN FACT, YOU SHOULDN'T TRY TO BUY THEM OFF AT ALL.\nOF COURSE.\nI'LL HAVE A CHAT WITH ARONDRA SO WE CAN MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS YOU NEED.\nTHE TRUTH IS... WHAT YOU'VE GIVEN ME IS ALREADY MORE THAN ENOUGH.\n\n...WHAT?\nI'M ACTUALLY QUITE CERTAIN I'M BEING PAID TOO MUCH.\nLORD CÁRCEL IS VERY GENEROUS WHEN IT COMES TO HIS EMPLOYEES.\nPRACTICALLY EVERYONE WISHES TO WORK IN THE LIEUTENANT'S RESIDENCE...\nI WAS VERY LUCKY ARONDRA HIRED ME.\n\n...I WASN'T EXPECTING THIS.\nCOULD IT BE THAT I MADE A MISTAKE TELLING YOU THAT I'M BEING PAID GENEROUSLY?\nI DON'T SUPPOSE YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT DECREASING MY PAY...?\nOF COURSE NOT.\nMY HUSBAND MADE THE RIGHT DECISION, SO IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS NOTHING MORE I NEED TO TAKE CARE OF.\nI'M GLAD. ALL OF US ARE JUST HAPPY THAT...\n...LORD CÁRCEL HAS FOUND HIS \"LIFE PARTNER\"...\n\nOH... GOSH, SEÑORA. I COULDN'T... THIS IS SUCH AN EXPENSIVE PLATTER.\nI'M SURE YOU MUST BE HUNGRY, SO HAVE SOME. I HAVE A FAVOR TO ASK OF YOU TOO.\n\nI WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU EVEN WITHOUT THESE! CAN I REALLY EAT THEM...?\nEVEN IF THEY ARE GETTING PAID GENEROUSLY, FREE FOOD STILL WORKS...\nIT'S HARD NOT TO HAVE FAVORABLE FEELINGS TOWARD SOMEONE WHO IS SO GENEROUS.\n\nMONEY CAN MOVE HEARTS IN THIS WORLD.\nTHE BEST THING WOULD BE TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY'RE BEING PAID.\nBUT EVEN IF I KNOW, IT WON'T DO ME MUCH GOOD.\nAFTER ALL, THEY MIGHT MISTAKE IT AS ME BEING AN ARROGANT NOBLE LADY WHO DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THEIR HUMBLE WAY OF LIVING...\nBUT OF COURSE, I KNOW WHAT POVERTY LOOKS LIKE.\n\nMY LIFE WITH EMILIANO WAS THE VERY DEFINITION OF POVERTY, AFTER ALL.\nBUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH FOR ME TO TRULY UNDERSTAND THE LIFE OF THE AVERAGE COMMONER.\nWHEN WE ELOPED, WE PERIODICALLY SOLD WHATEVER JEWELS AND PAINTINGS I'D BROUGHT WITH ME FROM HOME,\nSO ONCE IN A WHILE, WE WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN LARGE SUMS OF MONEY.\nBUT I DIDN'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE TRUE VALUE OF THINGS AT THE TIME, SO I OFTEN SOLD EVERYTHING TOO CHEAPLY...\n\nAND EMILIANO SIMPLY WENT ALONG WITH ALL OF MY FOOLISH DECISIONS.\nWE WERE HOPELESS ROMANTICS.\nALFONSO, DO YOU SUPPOSE THE DRIVER HAS ALREADY MADE IT BACK TO THE HOUSE?\nWELL, I KNOW THAT THE GARDENER IS CURRENTLY BUSY CLEANING UP TREE BRANCHES, AND...\n\nWHAT ABOUT THE SERVANTS? DO THEY USUALLY HAVE LUNCH BY NOW?\nYES, THAT'S CORRECT, SEÑORA, BUT...\nWHY EXACTLY ARE YOU LOOKING FOR THEM?!\nI HAVE BEEN TOO NEGLECTFUL.\nI WAS THROWN INTO THIS STRANGE PLACE SO SUDDENLY, SO... I THINK I'VE BEEN FEELING LONELY.\nALL THIS TIME, I'VE BEEN WASTING THE DAYS AWAY FEELING ISOLATED ONLY TO REALIZE THAT I'D CLOSED MY HEART OFF TO EVERYONE AROUND ME.\n\nIT'S UNDERSTANDABLE. YOU'RE THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF DUKE VALEZTENA,\nAND UPON MARRYING THE LORD OF ESCALANTE, YOU WERE FORCED INTO THIS RUN-DOWN MANOR IN THE MIDDLE OF A REMOTE COASTAL TOWN...\nI KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT ME, ARONDRA...\nAND ALFONSO HAS BEEN TAKING SUCH GOOD CARE OF ME...\nUP UNTIL NOW, I NEVER TRULY REALIZED HOW MUCH YOU BOTH CARED FOR ME.\n\nYOU ASKED ME BEFORE HOW I WOULD LIKE THE GARDEN TO LOOK, DIDN'T YOU?\nI WOULD LIKE YOU TO SUMMON THE GARDENER HERE.\nYOU WANT TO SPEAK WITH THEM... PERSONALLY?\nYES, AND I WANT TO CHAT WITH ALL OF THE OTHER MAIDS DIRECTLY AFTER THAT.\n\nWHENEVER I MEET EYES WITH THE BUTLER, HE STRIKES ME AS A VERY STUBBORN MAN.\nHE MIGHT BE ALREADY DISAPPOINTED IN ME FOR BEING SO LAZY UP UNTIL NOW.\nI STILL CAN'T TELL WHAT HE'S THINKING.\nBUT A GREAT PLAN REQUIRES A GREAT AMOUNT OF TIME TO ACHIEVE.\nTODAY IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY.\nEVERYONE SHOULD COME OUTSIDE FOR A MOMENT TO TAKE A BREAK AND WE CAN ALL CHAT.\nIF I CREATE THE \"RIGHT ATMOSPHERE,\" IT SHOULDN'T BE HARD TO SWEEP EVERYONE OFF THEIR FEET.\n\nSO IT'S OKAY.\nI WANT EVERYONE TO GET TO KNOW ME,\nFROM NOW ON, CREATING THE RIGHT ATMOSPHERE IN THIS HOUSE...\nAND I'D LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU ALL AS WELL.\n...WILL BE MY MISSION.\n\nTo Be Continued","bubble_count":164,"pages_count":32,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway Chapter 24 \\[R19 Version\\] follows Inés as she reconsiders her divorce plan after her intimate moment with Cárcel in the mirrored room.","spoiler_summary":"The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway Chapter 24 \\[R19 Version\\] follows Inés as she reconsiders her divorce plan after her intimate moment with Cárcel in the mirrored room. While Inés feels shame and confusion, Cárcel acts passionate and insistent, and afterward Inés calculates in her mind to reduce intimacy and steer the marriage toward divorce. Later, she talks with Mr. Moya about divorce cases, servant testimonies, and the example of Duchess Katia, and decides to build bonds with the servants in the mansion."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/the-broken-ring-this-marriage-will-fail-anyway-douf3qpc/chapter-28-7trjpd","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway #28: Chapter 24 [R19 Version]","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-11-12T14:15:18.792Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/the-broken-ring-this-marriage-will-fail-anyway-douf3qpc"}}