Reminds me of Winter Sonata. Both mom loved the One gentle daughter. sigh. only in this story, the protagonist is the 'bad' daughter. I'll enjoy reading this for the time being. can't wait for the face slapping moments.
playing with readers emotions... to get us feeling the rage the Main character felt in just a few words into the story... sounds like a good writing strategy from a professional point of view. minus the disgust we also felt along the way.
well. remember the bloodline inheritance? if he got it then it's basically telling the world he had royal bloodline. possibly the son of previous deposed of crown prince.