I feel conflicted about recommending this story. The first 75-80 chapters are a difficult read. The toxicity is real and it is frustrating that the ml is as dense as he is. But 80 onward is pretty great. There are heart wrenching moments and great romance scenes. I don't fully understand the reasons some of the things happened, but they weren't bad and the healing process felt natural and blended with the romance well. The characters were really well written and there were very few minor characters that we didn't know much about. Every character that had more than a couple panels felt real andwell fleshed out.

I felt really good after reading it but it probably would have caused me to lose some sleep if I took a break before 80 and tried to sleep. The toxic is probably the worst I've completed but the healing and love on the other side was very strong.

The art was decent and I enjoyed most of the panels. There weren't any over the top depictions and the proportions of all the characters felt natural and normal. Oh and I love the head maid. Just putting that out there. I wish my mom was like her.

All in all, if you are uncomfortable with abuse and toxic stories, this probably isn't for you. The slow pacing and slog fest that is the absolute toxic environment fills more than half of the manhwa. Things do get better but both main characters suffer greatly and the realistic depictions of mental health and suicidal behavior are very vivid and real.