I think its more that Lawrence and his mom are worried that if Gregor and the Empress rekindle their relationship, any heir they produce will have a stronger claim to the throne than Lawrence.
Or they are just butthurt that the Empress has chosen to support Tia, i dunno.
Maybe he's playing mind games with Soviechu. If he "Cinderella"s Trashta into the people's champion, Soviechu'll divorce Navier and make her Empress instead. Then Navier will be back on the single market for Heinley. And they'll both slow walk with their backs to the kingdom as it explodes...
I feel like she meant don't tell Okita BEFORE the match. She didn't specify to NEVER tell him. In this regard, I can agree with her. It'll affect his gameplay and his chances of getting scouted. I hope they don't spin this hospital thing into a pity party for Maya, though.
So is Socheons' dad like dead-dead? Seems like this misunderstanding could be wrapped up pretty nicely. Unless she's actually mad that Jaeshin killed her too, then that makes things more difficult.
Simple touch doesn't really explain it all. In the very first chapter, Cosette did indeed touch Keira's shoulder when she "summoned" the water spirits, but if that was resonance, then who was Cosette resonating off of? I wanna say resonance works when an awakened spirit user shares their ability...