Comment by Introvert on I Became The Male Lead’S Adopted Daughter - Chapter 159

Leo steps in when she sees how emotional Varya is getting and directly questions Remus and Rota catching them off guard. Rota gets nervous while Remus tries to play the victim and gain sympathy from the crowd making it seem like Leo and Varya are overreacting. Remus keeps pushing this “we’re still a family” acting kind and emotional 🙄🙄 but it just disgusts Varya because she remembers how he literally killed her in the past. Even though he talks about understanding and forgiveness, it only makes things worse for her. Meanwhile, Rota tries to act pitiful and apologetic, grabbing Varya and begging her to come back home, which just makes Varya feel even more uncomfortable and angry. Leo who already doesn’t like how things are going gets increasingly irritated not just at Remus and Rota but also at how everyone else is judging them. 

People are treating Leo like she’s just a kid being rude, which annoys her even more since she knows she’s mentally older than all of them. At one point, she even considers throwing a teacup at Remus out of frustration 😂 Varya is about to lash out physically, but Leo steps in and stops her. Then Leo turns her attention fully to Rota reminding her of a past promise and making it clear she hasn’t forgotten anything. Leo’s calm but threatening attitude makes Rota realize they’ve seriously misjudged her. Leo basically warns them that she won’t act just yet, but they shouldn’t underestimate her. Her anger is so intense that it genuinely scares Rota, who finally understands that they’re no longer in control of the situation and that whatever comes next won’t be good for them. Suddenly, Phileo shows up and pulls Varya into his arms 😏😏 clearly worried but also trying to take control of the situation.

Leo immediately switches personalities when she sees him, acting like an innocent daughter, but inside she’s basically thinking everyone there is doomed 😂😂 Phileo looks exhausted, like he rushed over as fast as he could, but he still manages to charm Varya. He compliments her in a way that’s both sweet and a little possessive, which flusters her. At the same time, it becomes clear he’s putting on an act he’s not just being romantic, he’s trying to shift the mood and take control of the room. Leo feels a bit annoyed because she wishes she had that kind of presence and power too. Even though she’s grateful Phileo showed up, she’s frustrated that she still needs his help.

Still she decides to use that feeling as motivation to become stronger instead of letting it bring her down. Phileo steps in and directly questions Remus and Rota about the situation. They try to brush it off as a “family issue,” but it’s obvious they’re nervous. Phileo sarcastically points out how pointless their drama is 😂 When Remus tries to justify it, Phileo shuts him down by saying there’s nothing wrong with Varya getting a better job at his household. His tone makes it clear he sees through their excuses.

Leo backs him up defending him proudly. Remus ends up looking guilty and embarrassed. Phileo then makes things even more awkward in a bold way 😏 by openly showing affection and respect toward Varya, calling her both a teacher and someone important to him. After that everyone is gossiping about Phileo praising how handsome and impressive he is. The focus completely moves away from the earlier. Even though he already has a child, they still think he’s basically the perfect husband material. From what they saw, it really looked like Phileo and Varya were into each other, and they started assuming the two would probably end up married soon 🤭🤭

The conversation shifts to Varya’s family. People start pointing out that her father always praises his second daughter but never really says anything good about Varya. They even compare it to something that happened years ago where another noble family mistreated their eldest daughter only for her to leave and later marry into a powerful family. That whole situation made people wonder if something similar is happening with Varya now. Rota thinks that there might be more going on behind the scenes between Phileo and Varya but she isn't sure. From what she knows Varya is just Leo’s teacher and nothing more and Phileo himself has said there’s nothing between them. But even so, it’s hard not to suspect that Phileo might actually have feelings for her.

Phileo jokingly asks if she’s confessing, while Leo mocks him for being arrogant about his looks and status. Varya thanks Phileo sincerely for helping her at the banquet, since his presence stopped Ervanu from causing trouble. Even though she wanted to handle things herself, she feels relieved and grateful. Phileo gently lifts her up when she bows and tells her she did well on her own. He teases that without him, she might have punched someone. Then he softly tells her she looks beautiful, making her blush. Leo, watching them, becomes shocked and starts thinking they might have feelings for each other.

So Leo went to say good night to her father and left and Phileo was having some restless thought how Varya looked so different wearing that black dress and for the first time he thought the black is the most beautiful color 😏 so he thought if he saw Varya once again then he could pinpoint what he was feeling 🤭

The Emperor is killed by Remus Olor (Leo’s trash biological father) because he too covets the power lying in the northern mountain. 

Also the prince is not the son of the Emperor but Duke of Aust. The Queen Usis was the Duchess who was forcibly taken by the Emperor and married here. So the prince is not eligible to be the next Emperor and I don't know much about him.