Shooting Oneself on Feet!

Despite Alina was shocked and dismayed by this incredible revelation, she listened to Ace's explanation about what the Devil's Love Ritual was really about. 

In the end, even she now felt somewhat baffled by this woman named Eva's daring and, despite not wanting to admit she, felt a grudging respect for this exact reason. 

Nevertheless, this didn't mean she would accept this with a grain of salt and objected vehemently, "This won't change the fact that she tricked you into marriage and didn't inquire about whether you agreed or not! How can you be so calm about it?" 

Ace smiled wryly, "Calm? I was furious back then. But what else should've had I done? The deed was already done, and it was not something you could take back at will." He sighed ruefully, "Or trust me. I would've done so if it was an option the moment I found it about it. Furthermore, as I said, she was not in the right state of mind at that because of my unusual advantage over her race."