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Edwin then reflects on not being able to meet Elize and the original story being disrupted at the Briston Ball, then gives her the lawyer's business card and warns her about the thief gang.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"The Duke's Obsession With His Wife Chapter 28 opens with Edwin's wife asking for a lawyer for after their contracts end, which heightens the tension between them. While the woman makes plans for a new identity, saving money, and college, Edwin believes he can change her mind. Edwin then reflects on not being able to meet Elize and the original story being disrupted at the Briston Ball, then gives her the lawyer's business card and warns her about the thief gang.","key_events":["Duke Briston meets His Majesty who wants to breed prize stallion Kiristan, Duke refuses even for 3 years later","Elize hunts with lady-in-waiting Genevieve Moore and greyhound Maximillian and spots Duke Briston afar","Husband reflects wife is shy yet bold and independent, thinks 3 years is long to convince her to change mind","Woman makes New Beginning To-Do List: new identity, save money, enroll in university","Woman worries Edwin and Elize have not met though original story had them meet on Briston Ball terrace","Wife asks for a lawyer to prepare for after contract ends; husband offers to help then gives lawyer's card and warns to return before dark"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"WHY WOULD MY WIFE HAVE ANY NEED FOR A LAWYER?\nHUH?\nWELL...\nI NEED TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR WHAT HAPPENS AFTER OUR CONTRACT COMES TO AN END, DON'T I?\n- Create a new identity - Save up money - Enroll in university\nFresh Start To Do List\nCreate a new identity\n- Save up money\nTHE HIDDEN HAND OF THE ART WORLD\n\nI THOUGHT I SHOULD START PLANNING AHEAD FOR WHAT TO DO AFTER THREE YEARS.\nIF YOU TRULY NEED A LAWYER...\nI'M MORE THAN WILLING TO HANDLE MATTERS ON YOUR BEHALF.\nWELL, I DON'T WANT TO BE A BOTHER. I'M ALLOWED TO SPEAK TO A LAWYER ON MY OWN, AREN'T I?\nBESIDES, IT'LL BE MORE EFFICIENT.\n\nWELL, JOSEPH—\nI MEAN, OUR LAWYER, COMES BY ONCE A MONTH.\nBUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE HIM SOONER, I CAN ASK WHEN HE'LL BE AVAILABLE.\n\nTHANK YOU, MY LORD.\nGOOD NIGHT.\nI REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO MAKE OF HER.\n\nSHE BLUSHES AT THE SMALLEST THINGS...\nBUT SHE NEVER GETS SHY ABOUT BUTTING HEADS WITH ME.\nFROM OUR VERY FIRST MEETING, IT WAS CLEAR THAT SHE WAS QUITE THE BOLD, INDEPENDENT GIRL...\n\nBUT THREE YEARS IS A LONG TIME...\nI'M SURE I CAN CONVINCE HER TO CHANGE HER MIND.\nTHERE'S NO NEED TO GET HASTY...\n\nThings to Question 1. Devoted to his family (goes on his mother's errands) 2. Where is Ben? 3. Hasn't met Elize yet ↳ Why?\nNUMBER THREE IS WHAT CONCERNS ME THE MOST.\nWHY HASN'T EDWIN AND ELIZE MET EACH OTHER YET?\n\nACCORDING TO THE ORIGINAL STORY, THE TWO ARE SUPPOSED TO MEET AT THE BRISTON BALL.\nELIZE WANTED TO OBSERVE EDWIN FREELY, WITHOUT DRAWING ATTENTION TO HERSELF.\nAND SO, SHE DISGUISED HERSELF BY DYING HER HAIR AND WEARING GLASSES.\n\nHOWEVER, AS A MYSTERIOUS, NAMELESS BEAUTY...\nSHE NATURALLY ATTRACTED A LOT OF ATTENTION...\n...AND SHE FLED TO THE TERRACE TO ESCAPE THE CROWDS.\nTHAT'S WHERE SHE MET EDWIN, WHO WAS ALSO TRYING TO AVOID ATTENTION.\nBUT EDWIN SPENT THE ENTIRE BALL WITH ME.\n\nEUNICE AND I WERE LATE TO ARRIVE...\nSO HE SHOULD HAVE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO RUN INTO ELIZE BEFORE I EVEN GOT THERE...\nOR MAYBE THEY MET, BUT WEREN'T PARTICULARLY DRAWN TO ONE ANOTHER?\nNO, THAT'S...\n\n...IMPOSSIBLE!!\nFANGIRL A READER MUST REJECT THE NONCANONICAL\nI WAS SO DISTRACTED BY EDWIN'S PROPOSAL THAT I FORGOT ALL ABOUT THE ORIGINAL PLOT.\nAND I WAS SO BUSY AFTERWARD THAT I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO MULL IT OVER.\nI DON'T KNOW WHAT TO MAKE OF THIS EDWIN...\n\nI THOUGHT I UNDERSTOOD HIM BETTER THAN ANYONE.\nBUT ONE THING'S FOR SURE...\n\nI'VE GOT NO TIME TO WASTE.\nTHREE YEARS ISN'T MUCH TIME AT ALL!\n\nSAME PATH, DIFFERENT JOURNEYS\n\nOH!\nI THOUGHT YOU WOULD HAVE ALREADY LEFT.\n\nI'M ABOUT TO LEAVE NOW.\nI WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING BEFORE I LEFT.\nHERE'S THE BUSINESS CARD OF THE LAWYER I MENTIONED.\nOH, THANK YOU.\n\nWHY'S HE GIVING ME THIS NOW...?\nWAS HE WAITING AROUND JUST TO GIVE THIS TO ME?\nDON'T STAY OUT FOR TOO LONG. YOU SHOULD RETURN HOME BEFORE IT GETS TOO LATE.\nWHAT...?\n\nWHY? IS THERE ANY REASON I NEED TO BE HOME EARLY?\nA GANG OF THIEVES IS SAID TO BE PROWLING THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CAPITAL.\nAPPARENTLY THEY LIKE TO TARGET LADIES WHO ARE ON THE ROAD AFTER DARK.\n\nTHE CAPITAL POLICE HAVE HAD THEIR HANDS FULL WITH THIS CASE.\nTHE STREETS ARE CRAWLING WITH PEELERS, SO IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME TILL THEY'RE CAUGHT...\n*PEELER: NICKNAME FOR THE CAPITAL'S POLICE FORCE\nBUT IT NEVER HURTS TO BE CAREFUL.\nI SEE... I'LL MAKE SURE TO BE CAREFUL, THEN.\n\nDUKE BRISTON.\nI'LL GET STRAIGHT TO THE POINT, SINCE I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU HATE BEATING AROUND THE BUSH.\nIT'S NOT LIKE I'M DEMANDING THAT YOU HAND OVER KIRISTAN IMMEDIATELY...\nSO FRANKLY, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE BEING STUBBORN.\n\nIT'D BE SUCH A SHAME TO LET THAT PRESTIGIOUS PEDIGREE GO TO WASTE.\nYOU DON'T WANT TO GIVE AWAY THOSE GOOD GENES TO ANY OLD MARE, DO YOU?\nBELIEVE ME YOUR MAJESTY, IT TRULY DEVASTATES ME TO HAVE TO KEEP TURNING DOWN YOUR OFFER.\n\nYOU DON'T LOOK ALL THAT DEVASTATED TO ME.\nHOW ABOUT IN THREE YEARS, THEN?\nHE'S STILL A YOUNG HORSE, SO I'M WILLING TO WAIT A FEW YEARS.\nIT'S VERY POSSIBLE THAT I WILL HAVE TO TURN YOU DOWN THEN AS WELL.\nKIRISTAN ISN'T THE TYPE OF HORSE TO MATE WITH A MARE JUST BECAUSE I TELL HIM TO.\nIN EXCHANGE, IF KIRISTAN IS TO HAVE ANY OFFSPRING...\n\nIT SEEMS WE WON'T BE COMING TO AN AGREEMENT TODAY.\nWE'LL CONTINUE THIS DISCUSSION AT ANOTHER TIME.\nI AM WILLING TO GIVE FIRST BREEDING RIGHTS TO THE PALACE.\n\nFEEL FREE TO ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR VISIT, DUKE BRISTON.\nI HAVE OTHER MATTERS TO ATTEND TO, SO I BID YOU GOOD DAY.\nTHANK YOU, YOUR MAJESTY.\n\nTSK...\n\nYOUR SKILLS NEVER CEASE TO IMPRESS, YOUR HIGHNESS.\n\nI THINK I MAY BE A BETTER HUNTER THAN MAX. DON'T YOU AGREE, JENNA?\nDUCHESS GENEVIEVE MOORE ELIZE'S LADY IN WAITING\nMAXIMILLIAN ELIZE'S PET GREYHOUND\nSIR MAX SEEMS TO THINK OTHERWISE, YOUR HIGHNESS.\n\nCHEEKY LITTLE PUP!\nOH.\nI WONDER WHAT BRINGS HIM ALL THE WAY HERE?\nI THOUGHT HE'D BE TOO BUSY ENJOYING HIS NEW MARRIED LIFE.\n\nIT'S DUKE BRISTON.\nSHALL I GO ASK HIM WHY HE'S HERE?\nNO, THAT'S ALRIGHT.\nOH, THAT REMINDS ME.\nWHAT WAS OUR GREAT MAJESTY'S LATEST OBSESSION, AGAIN?\n\nHE WANTED A PRIZE STALLION TO BREED, DIDN'T HE?","bubble_count":104,"pages_count":30,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"The Duke's Obsession With His Wife Chapter 28 opens with Edwin's wife asking for a lawyer for after their contracts end, which heightens the tension between them.","spoiler_summary":"The Duke's Obsession With His Wife Chapter 28 opens with Edwin's wife asking for a lawyer for after their contracts end, which heightens the tension between them. While the woman makes plans for a new identity, saving money, and college, Edwin believes he can change her mind. Edwin then reflects on not being able to meet Elize and the original story being disrupted at the Briston Ball, then gives her the lawyer's business card and warns her about the thief gang."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/the-duke-s-obsession-with-his-wife-5a64q63y/chapter-28-ctfmd5","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — The Duke's Obsession With His Wife #28: SAME PATH, DIFFERENT JOURNEYS","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-11-08T17:05:06.983Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/the-duke-s-obsession-with-his-wife-5a64q63y"}}