One person messes up the whole damn family pays for it. Glad I don't leave at those times.
Edited: I'm surprised a lot of people forget that the emperor isn't a super merciful or a good guy. Paulina got lucky cause she was strong and useful. That why she's alive.
@Tanzanit
I thought there was no heroine.
From what I gathered it's probably some random noble girl does something he liked and he wanted his fiance to more like that. So he plays this childish game, (he does this all the time) instead of telling her directly and it bit him in the ass.
Plus...
First of all. I can't blame her for feeling and having a one-sided love. I do blame her for how she's going about it. It's also his fault too, he should've just told her that he will never feel that way for her.