Hesha x Jolene - M.C. meets FL's family, gets drunk with future In-Law, goes picking berries next day, living her best life

Irene x Faye - M.C. travels to foreign country to build connections, "Love Interest" leaves her alone (on purpose) knowing she'll get harassed, M.C. nearly gets SA'ed and murders a noble possibly causing diplomatic incident.

Its like reading two completely different stories in one and im here for it

last edited at Mar 27, 2026 4:24PM

The art is getting prettier

Couple A: Sweethearts being sickeningly cute together.
Couple B: Toxic manipulation, Machiavellian plots, foiled rape attempts, and attempted murder.

Well-- Let's remember that Couple A was toxic at the start too, maybe not as Machiavellian, but there was definitely some crazy moments... So maybe Couple B will get there too? lmao

Yeah couple A started with hiring someone to rape/murder the other so couple B isn't that far off

Problem is, I don't know if there's going to be another 50 chapters to fix Irene. Irene also isn't doing these things as impulsively as Hesha did, aka she's not coming from as ignorant a place that can be learned from, nor is Faye looking like she can take it or push back the way Jolene could. Then there's Diana.

Edit: Just to be clear I'm still all here for the characters and drama. But I'm not so sure about the Faye/Irene ship anymore. In fact I kinda want to see Hesha stand up for her sister and smack Irene for this.

last edited at Mar 29, 2026 3:16PM

Who would have thought I'd be cheering Hesha and Jolene this much? Also, Irene is literally now the worst character. I would have picked Lord William McHandsy, but he got his head smashed in so hopefully he has a brain injury and spends his remaining years pooping into a bag.

Irene kinda pisses me off. Why does the masc presenting character have to be a manipulative ass? Faye may be a spoiled brat, but nobody deserves what Irene is doing to her.

Also, if Kelly is switching to her original har color, perhaps she could also start wearing sleeveless outfits. No particular reason....

Wait, is the author setting up Kelly x Faye? The thought never came to mind but after these chapters I can see the potential

Ok, this is one I've been thinking about picking up for a while, but a question for regular readers: is the MC actually even yandere? I read the first few chapters a while ago and she got, like, kinda possessive while drunk, but then literally nothing like that happened again.
It still seems interesting to me from a social gap romance angle regardless, but I wanna set my expectations properly for level of yandere here

Wait, is the author setting up Kelly x Faye? The thought never came to mind but after these chapters I can see the potential

That could be interesting

Ok, this is one I've been thinking about picking up for a while, but a question for regular readers: is the MC actually even yandere? I read the first few chapters a while ago and she got, like, kinda possessive while drunk, but then literally nothing like that happened again.
It still seems interesting to me from a social gap romance angle regardless, but I wanna set my expectations properly for level of yandere here

So far I'd say it's like 3% Yandere at most lol

Oh man, so much to unpack here. Faye having untreated PTSD, but on the flip side, Kelly has gotten even hotter and is a far better match for her than any of the previous options.

Meanwhile, Hesha and Jolene descend to the next level of lewdness -- foot-holding. Are they trying to get each other pregnant before marriage at this point??

Ok, this is one I've been thinking about picking up for a while, but a question for regular readers: is the MC actually even yandere? I read the first few chapters a while ago and she got, like, kinda possessive while drunk, but then literally nothing like that happened again.
It still seems interesting to me from a social gap romance angle regardless, but I wanna set my expectations properly for level of yandere here

She is not, and the title is a gross mislabeling, likely because there isn't a term to describe women capable and willing of confronting abuse with overwhelming force.

last edited at May 9, 2026 5:46AM

She is not, and the title is a gross mislabeling, likely because there isn't a term to describe women capable and willing of confronting abuse with overwhelming force.

It would have been funny if they went for a mouthful title, "The villainess and the girl who responds to bullies with violence", that'd probably be more accurate

Wait, is the author setting up Kelly x Faye? The thought never came to mind but after these chapters I can see the potential

An intriguing possibility, but personally, i don't think this is where either of them is heading to

She is not, and the title is a gross mislabeling, likely because there isn't a term to describe women capable and willing of confronting abuse with overwhelming force.

Exactly! THIS. Thank you!! Right from the beginning I've been writing angry comments on the matter. Why is it wrong for a woman to defend herself physically? Sometimes it's the only way that actually works. And this title is either making a yandere seem harmless or mislabeling women who fight back!

Aside from that I am really enjoying the wholesomeness of those two.

I love how each chapter you get a Side A that is pure sweetness and then a Side B with political intrigue, perfect balance.

Wait, is the author setting up Kelly x Faye? The thought never came to mind but after these chapters I can see the potential

It's a very interesting development, Kelly will be with Faye all the time, but I'm assuming she has took the job as a chance to get in the way between Hesha and Jolene. She's at the center of everything.
And Diana is also joining the party now, so who knows, we might get Kelly x Diana or Diana x Faye (which would be quite interesting, because it would mean Faye actually becomes a princess, just of a different country).

I see a lot of people putting on for Faye x Kelly and while I would think that could have potential to maybe go somewhere, I highly doubt it would happen. I dont think Faye or Kelly see each other that way at all, not to mention Kelly sadly still has that crush on Hesha and Irene exists and isn't going anywhere anytime soon I imagine. The same Irene who seems to be grooming Faye in the background and is only character that i see who can even come close to being a "yandere" (and not the fun kind)

I see a lot of people putting on for Faye x Kelly and while I would think that could have potential to maybe go somewhere, I highly doubt it would happen. I dont think Faye or Kelly see each other that way at all, not to mention Kelly sadly still has that crush on Hesha and Irene exists and isn't going anywhere anytime soon I imagine. The same Irene who seems to be grooming Faye in the background and is only character that i see who can even come close to being a "yandere" (and not the fun kind)

I can't disagree that sadly the hopes for a Kelly route are slim, however I'm placing my hopes in her showing off her strength as a body guard, followed by sweeping Faye off her feet which results in swooning.

I love how much tonal whiplash there is in this series, somehow balancing Hesha and Jolene being off in their own little lovey-dovey world with Faye being intentionally traumatized, gaslit, and manipulated while caught up in a political game way above her level seemingly without her knowledge, all of which has ways of tying into one another in a surprisingly coherent way. This is deranged in all the right ways and I always look forward to new chapters because I have no idea where it's taking me next

Jolene and Hesha are so sweet ~ but yea, Hesha used to be very horrible lol… even tried to get Jolene r*ped

I don't think the author is trying to go for setting up Faye x Irene anymore, especially since Irene and Diana have something going on already. I think Irene may just be trying to get a pawn to promote her ideals, like how Dana said she would need royals backing her up. Trying to make a potential crown princess have her views.

Maybe its not something like that, but anyways there's definitely something going on between Diana and Irene.

It used to be just a popcorn drama but it became really good.

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I love how much tonal whiplash there is in this series, somehow balancing Hesha and Jolene being off in their own little lovey-dovey world with Faye being intentionally traumatized, gaslit, and manipulated while caught up in a political game way above her level seemingly without her knowledge, all of which has ways of tying into one another in a surprisingly coherent way. This is deranged in all the right ways and I always look forward to new chapters because I have no idea where it's taking me next

Love to find a kindred soul here. You get it mate. You really get it.

last edited at May 20, 2026 10:34PM

It used to be just a popcorn drama but it became really good.

Yeah they started to get pretty lovey-Dovey which is nice to see!
Edit: in the raw so like around Chapter 70-75 some steamy stuff will happen ;)

last edited at May 21, 2026 12:52AM

Find someone that looks at you like Hesha looks at Jolene.

I love the taste of Freedom

The Prince is such an oblivious dumbass. How did you not see what Hesha x Jolene had going on? Even the foreigner princess figured it out. Its crazy to think the Principle had to sit him down and explain that theyre gay, omg......

Ok, this is one I've been thinking about picking up for a while, but a question for regular readers: is the MC actually even yandere? I read the first few chapters a while ago and she got, like, kinda possessive while drunk, but then literally nothing like that happened again.

Alright, so, I have been thinking about this for a while, and I think I might have an answer (or, you know, I could be way off base, this is pure speculation), seeing as I've just read another manhua with a character referred to as yandere in the title ("Is it Normal to Raise a Yandere Heroine as a Villainess?!"), and the character in the title actually has almost the exact personality as Jolene here, at least in the early chapters - sweet on the outside, cold and calculating on the inside. So, my guess is that the Chinese nerd culture adopted the word "yandere" and, over time, adapted it into its current meaning (which happens in linguistics all the time); specifically, it seems to have lost its denotations of "love-obsessed and willing to murder" while retaining the contrast between the character's innocent public face and their more sinister and darker internal one.

I like Jolene representing the merchant class disrupting the nobility

Fun historical parallel.