Chapter 596: Dating (10)
The position of a noblewoman in a duke's family is not something an ordinary person can endure.
Great power means a great deal of responsibility. A child born with the privilege of ruling over others simply because of their birth must learn to bear the weight of that responsibility. Of course, not everyone will think this way.
The thoughtless may wield power without considering the responsibility that comes with it. The immature may not even realize that they have both power and responsibility and act recklessly.
Among others, there are few who will tirelessly strive to bear the full weight of responsibility.
Joy was one of those rare individuals.
Without anyone telling her, she understood deeply the meaning of being born into a duke’s family. She was a sincere person who tried to live up to the expectations of her position, trying to be someone worthy of her title.
Though she was at an age when she should be focused on how to have more fun with her friends, Joy began searching for ways to become an adult.
It was only natural for her to bear such a heavy burden.
When it had become so difficult that even waking up every day seemed like a struggle, Jeff, who had been watching her sympathetically, offered her some advice.
He told her that simply working hard would eventually break her. In order to work desperately, she needed to find a way to release the pressure building up in her heart.
Joy, who thought she didn’t have time for hobbies, realizing this advice came from her kind older brother, gave it some thought. After hearing about romance novels from another noblewoman, she came to realize that Jeff's advice was indeed right.
From then on, after finishing her daily routine, Joy would lock herself in her room and immerse herself in romance novels. After a few years, without ever experiencing real love, she began to believe she was an expert on romance.