# WebtoonLib — The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway #5: Chapter 4 ## Series - title: The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway - slug: the-broken-ring-this-marriage-will-fail-anyway-douf3qpc ## Chapter - number: 5 - chapter_key: 5-v8qqn7 - title: Chapter 4 - release_date: 2026-11-10 ### Summary In The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway Chapter Draft 5, Inés struggles to reject the marriage proposal from the Crown Prince, who arrived unannounced. As Inés tries to fend him off with polite insults, the prince persists with talk of the Don Juan book and intellectual superiority, while Cárcel is caught between the two cousins. Inés gives a firm no, then grows closer to Cárcel and addresses him by his name. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Ines calls her fiance to her side for support and begins addressing him by his given name while holding his hand. - Ines openly rejects the Crown Prince's proposal, stating she does not like him. - The Crown Prince mentions re-reading Don Juan's Life, a book introduced by Ines. - The Crown Prince makes an unannounced visit to Ines's residence and formally proposes marriage on behalf of the imperial family. ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser In The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway Chapter Draft 5, Inés struggles to reject the marriage proposal from the Crown Prince, who arrived unannounced. ### Spoiler summary In The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway Chapter Draft 5, Inés struggles to reject the marriage proposal from the Crown Prince, who arrived unannounced. As Inés tries to fend him off with polite insults, the prince persists with talk of the Don Juan book and intellectual superiority, while Cárcel is caught between the two cousins. Inés gives a firm no, then grows closer to Cárcel and addresses him by his name. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 118 ### Content IN FACT, SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE ABSOLUTELY HATES HIM. HE COULD JUST SENSE WHAT CÁRCEL WAS THINKING. HE SURE KNOWS HOW TO PICK UP ON NEGATIVE ENERGY. I DON'T THINK I SAID ANYTHING OUT LOUD, THOUGH... IT'S CUSTOMARY TO GIVE AT LEAST A WEEK'S NOTICE BEFORE PAYING SOMEONE A VISIT, BUT FOR SOME REASON, HE OBVIOUSLY ISN'T WELCOME HERE. IT SEEMS THAT YOUR HIGHNESS MUST'VE FELT SO INCREDIBLY COMFORTABLE COMING TO OUR RESIDENCE THAT YOU IGNORED PROPER ETIQUETTE, AND THUS, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO PROPERLY RECEIVE YOU. I'M NOT SURE HOW BEST TO EXPRESS MY SINCEREST APOLOGIES. HMM... TRANSLATION: BECAUSE OF YOUR STUPIDITY, I'VE ENDED UP LOOKING RUDE. WHY ARE YOU APOLOGIZING? THERE'S NO NEED FOR THAT BETWEEN US. WELL, I WASN'T PREPARED FOR YOUR VISIT, AND MY PARENTS AREN'T IN AT THE MOMENT EITHER, SO I'M A BIT FLUSTERED. TRANSLATION: MY PARENTS AREN'T EVEN HOME, SO WHY ARE YOU HERE ANNOYING ME? YOU DON'T NEED TO PREPARE ANYTHING. I DIDN'T COME TO SEE THE DUKE OR THE DUCHESS. I'M HERE TO SEE YOU. HE DOESN'T GET WHAT SHE'S SAYING AT ALL... I JUST THINK THIS MEETING WOULD BE BETTER IF I WERE MORE PREPARED. TRANSLATION: THIS ISN'T A GOOD TIME. I'M NOT SURE HOW BEST TO EXPRESS MY SINCEREST APOLOGIES. HOW CAN HE BE SO OBLIVIOUS TO WHAT INÉS IS SAYING? I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT BOOK YOU INTRODUCED ME TO, "THE LIFE OF DON JUAN" BY ANDREAS DE GONZALO. I READ IT FOR THE SECOND TIME A FEW DAYS AGO. I SEE. THERE WERE SO MANY MEMORABLE LINES THAT I COULDN'T HELP BUT WANT TO READ IT AGAIN. MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH LITERATURE IS A REAL PROBLEM. AT THIS RATE, I WON'T HAVE ANY TIME TO STUDY IMPERIAL RULERSHIP. PERHAPS I SHOULDN'T HAVE RECOMMENDED THE BOOK TO YOU AFTER ALL. OH, DON'T BE SILLY. IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO DISCUSS THESE THOUGHT-PROVOKING TOPICS WITH YOU. AFTER ALL, IT CAN BE SUCH A LONELY EXISTENCE FOR INTELLIGENT PEOPLE LIKE US. WE MUST CONSTANTLY ENDURE THE IGNORANCE OF THE MASSES. WHAT ARE YOU EVEN TALKING ABOUT? THIS IS TRULY RIDICULOUS. THAT'S WHY WHENEVER I SEE YOU, I FEEL LIKE I CAN FINALLY BREATHE. YOUR NAIVE YOUNG FIANCÉ LIKELY HASN'T YET REALIZED THE PAIN PEOPLE LIKE US MUST ENDURE. OH, HAVE YOU BEEN HERE THIS WHOLE TIME? HEY, WHY ARE YOU DRAGGING ME INTO THIS? YOU'LL STRUGGLE TO MEET ANYONE WHO IS YOUR INTELLECTUAL EQUAL ASIDE FROM ME, SO WHY WOULD YOU GAMBLE AWAY YOUR LIFE? INÉS VALEZTENA DE PEREZ, I WILL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO CORRECT YOUR WRONG DECISION. IN THE NAME OF THE ORTEGA IMPERIAL FAMILY, I ASK YOU TO MARRY ME. I DON'T LIKE YOU. I DON'T LIKE YOU, YOUR HIGHNESS. SO... ...MY ANSWER IS NO. WHAT IS YOUR REASON? CÁRCEL, COME OVER HERE. YOU'RE MY FIANCÉ, SO WHY AREN'T YOU DEFENDING ME? LEAVE THE HALF-WIT OUT OF THIS. CÁRCEL, THE CROWN PRINCE IS MAKING ME UNCOMFORTABLE. THIS ISN'T A MATTER FOR KIDDIES. THE GROWN-UPS ARE TALKING. LADY INÉS IS SIX YEARS OLD. YOU THINK INÉS IS ANYTHING LIKE YOU? WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME? HE MADE A BIG SHOW ABOUT HOW "WANTING" AND "LIKING" ARE DIFFERENT, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE MY BIG IMPORTANT COUSIN MIGHT REALLY LIKE INÉS... HUH? SO, THIS IS HOW YOU WANT TO PLAY IT? ...I DON'T WANT TO PLAY ANYTHING... YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO DISRESPECT THE CROWN PRINCE? I TOLD YOU TO STAY OUT OF THIS, CÁRCEL. INÉS... I KNOW YOU DIDN'T MEAN WHAT YOU SAID. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU MUST FEEL LIKE YOU AREN'T WORTHY. AFTER ALL, I WILL RULE OVER THIS EMPIRE SOMEDAY. I'VE HEARD ENOUGH. JUST TELL HIM NO. BUT, INÉS, ALL I NEED IS YOU TO GIVE ME MY WINGS. TOGETHER... YOU AND I WILL RULE ORTEGA! WHAT ARE YOU DOING, CÁRCEL? THIS IS GIVING ME A TERRIBLE HEADACHE. CÁRCEL? HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO SUFFER LIKE THIS? FOR HOW LONG... ...DO I HAVE TO BE STUCK BETWEEN THESE TWO...? REMEMBER THAT YOU'RE STILL JUST A SIX-YEAR-OLD BOY. YOU DON'T HAVE A MASTER YET. CÁRCEL! I'M FINE NOW. YOU CAN LET GO OF MY HAND. IS YOUR HEADACHE BETTER? I WAS OBVIOUSLY LYING. ...ARE YOU NOT AFRAID OF DYING? HOW COULD YOU LIE TO THE CROWN PRINCE...? THE IMPERIAL FAMILY WOULD NEVER EMBARRASS THEMSELVES BY REPRIMANDING HOUSE VALEZTENA OVER SOMETHING LIKE THIS. BESIDES, YOUR COUSIN WAS THE ONE HARASSING ME. WHY ON EARTH DOES HE LIKE A GIRL LIKE HER? SHE SPEAKS SO RUDELY, AND SHE ISN'T VERY PRETTY EITHER. BELLA, FETCH ME SOME WATER. BUT MAYBE SHE IS... A LITTLE CUTE... WHAT AM I THINKING? NO, EVEN IF SHE IS, I'M WAY TOO GOOD FOR HER. ESCALANTE? WASH YOUR HANDS. A, A GIRL... WAIT...! ...IS TOUCHING MY HANDS! THREE MINUTES LATER SHE'S TREATING ME LIKE I'M AN IDIOT... INÉS DRIED HIS HANDS TOO! ESCALANTE, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? ...YOU DIDN'T CALL ME "ESCALANTE" EARLIER. W... DO YOU WANT ME TO CALL YOU BY YOUR FIRST NAME? I THOUGHT YOU HATED ME. I, I DON'T. BUT YOU KEPT CRYING ABOUT HOW YOU DIDN'T WANT TO MARRY ME. I DIDN'T CRY! HE DID CRY. AND YOU CRIED AGAIN WHEN I SAID WE'D HAVE TO LIVE TOGETHER UNTIL DEATH DO US PART. YOU ALSO CRIED WHEN I SAID WE'D NEED TO HAVE A BABY... ...PLEASE STOP, VALEZTENA. WHY DO I FEEL SO EMBARRASSED...? ALRIGHT. I'LL CALL YOU BY YOUR NAME, CÁRCEL. IN ALL MY LIFE... ...I'VE NEVER HAD ANYONE ELSE TREAT ME THIS WAY. YOU, AND YOU ALONE... SO COME HERE. ...ARE THE ONLY PERSON WHO DOES THIS TO ME. ## See also - [WebtoonLib — The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway #5: Chapter 4](/series/the-broken-ring-this-marriage-will-fail-anyway-douf3qpc/chapter-5-v8qqn7) - 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.