I get that she was raped that isn’t her fault as that wasn’t her will at all but the negligence and abuse of her own child is her will and her choice. And that hits a sore spot for me.
Probably why I don’t really like nor appreciate the fact that she’s being seen and revered as a saint.
The public will talk of her rape but not of her treatment and abandonment of the child just cuz of her past and she “apologized”
It just doesn’t bode well with me.
I think that’s Kian’s decision in the end though. It’s not the public’s place to make that sort of decision, it’s Kian’s, and I think the last few chapters are trying to make that point. That sort of trauma doesn’t disappear overnight, not for Kian, nor for his mother, but in the end, it’s not like the apology by itself is going to fix things, nor does it seem like the author is intending to make the apology magically fix things. If future chapters indicate that the apology was enough and show the mother-child relationship miraculously healing, then I’ll be up in arms about it. For now though, I’ll reserve my judgement.
Side note, if you want a manga that tackles toxic parent-child relationships and shows the various ways victims can heal, go read The Antagonist’s Pet. It’s also pretty much completed at this point, so it might be more palatable for you.
There’s also Beware the Villainess (a personal fav).
Anonymous
I get that she was raped that isn’t her fault as that wasn’t her will at all but the negligence and abuse of her own child is her will and her choice. And that hits a sore spot for me.
Probably why I don’t really like nor appreciate the fact that she’s being seen and revered as a saint.
The public will talk of her rape but not of her treatment and abandonment of the child just cuz of her past and she “apologized”
It just doesn’t bode well with me.
3GGG
Agree with you, @Anonymus
Leil13
I think that’s Kian’s decision in the end though. It’s not the public’s place to make that sort of decision, it’s Kian’s, and I think the last few chapters are trying to make that point. That sort of trauma doesn’t disappear overnight, not for Kian, nor for his mother, but in the end, it’s not like the apology by itself is going to fix things, nor does it seem like the author is intending to make the apology magically fix things. If future chapters indicate that the apology was enough and show the mother-child relationship miraculously healing, then I’ll be up in arms about it. For now though, I’ll reserve my judgement.
Side note, if you want a manga that tackles toxic parent-child relationships and shows the various ways victims can heal, go read The Antagonist’s Pet. It’s also pretty much completed at this point, so it might be more palatable for you.
There’s also Beware the Villainess (a personal fav).