# WebtoonLib — The Monstrous Duke's Adopted Daughter #13

## Series
- title: The Monstrous Duke's Adopted Daughter
- slug: the-monstrous-dukes-adopted-daughter-cc9902

## Chapter
- number: 13
- release_date: 2025-03-08

### Summary
The Marquis Speràdo's plot to exploit Leslie's powers escalates into a second attempted murder as he sets fire to her carriage, an act foreshadowed by a strange smell that readers immediately identified as a threat. The central conflict revolves around the unexpected intervention of Leslie's sister, Ellie. While she is the one who alerts rescuers, the community overwhelmingly concludes her motives were entirely selfish. Readers theorize that Ellie acted not out of concern for Leslie's life, but out of a desperate fear that if Leslie were forced to use her shadow magic, she would usurp Ellie's favored position within the family. The rescue is successfully carried out by Bethraon, Leslie's future adoptive brother, whose heroic and protective actions, including burning his own hands to save her, have deeply resonated with readers. This event has intensified the community's vitriol towards the Speràdo family while sparking a debate on whether Ellie is redeemable, with most arguing her self-serving actions disqualify her from any redemption. Ultimately, readers are hopeful that this blatant and witnessed murder attempt will provide the definitive legal grounds to permanently free Leslie from her abusive biological family.
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### Key events
- Bethraon rescues Leslie from the burning carriage, sustaining burns to his own hands.
- The Marquis attempts to murder Leslie again by setting her carriage on fire.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The Marquis Speràdo's plot to exploit Leslie's powers escalates into a second attempted murder as he sets fire to her carriage, an act foreshadowed by a strange smell that readers immediately identified as a threat.

### Spoiler summary
The Marquis Speràdo's plot to exploit Leslie's powers escalates into a second attempted murder as he sets fire to her carriage, an act foreshadowed by a strange smell that readers immediately identified as a threat. The central conflict revolves around the unexpected intervention of Leslie's sister, Ellie. While she is the one who alerts rescuers, the community overwhelmingly concludes her motives were entirely selfish. Readers theorize that Ellie acted not out of concern for Leslie's life, but out of a desperate fear that if Leslie were forced to use her shadow magic, she would usurp Ellie's favored position within the family. The rescue is successfully carried out by Bethraon, Leslie's future adoptive brother, whose heroic and protective actions, including burning his own hands to save her, have deeply resonated with readers. This event has intensified the community's vitriol towards the Speràdo family while sparking a debate on whether Ellie is redeemable, with most arguing her self-serving actions disqualify her from any redemption. Ultimately, readers are hopeful that this blatant and witnessed murder attempt will provide the definitive legal grounds to permanently free Leslie from her abusive biological family.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — The Monstrous Duke's Adopted Daughter #13](/series/the-monstrous-dukes-adopted-daughter-cc9902/chapter-13)
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