Married Off to the Serpent Clan Leader, My Orc Childhood Sweetheart Regrets Everything Episode 2

Episode 2 · 21 episodes · Joy, Jade, Grant

Episode 2 recap

Joy runs into Grant in the hallway outside Jade's bedroom. He steps out in a bathrobe marked with hickeys and argues that he mated with Jade just to shield her from danger. Grant then takes Joy by the hands and asks to mark her as his beast slave. Joy laughs bitterly and turns him down. After Grant storms away, Joy heads downstairs. A courier hands her a velvet jewelry box containing a diamond snake bracelet.

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Episode 2 scene by scene

00:00: Confrontation Outside the Bedroom
Joy meets Grant in the hallway outside Jade's bedroom. He wears a bathrobe covered in hickeys. Joy turns away in disgust. Grant blocks her path and insists he only bonded with Jade to shield her from the snake clan.
01:03: Grant's Insulting Proposal
Grant seizes Joy's hands in the corridor. He offers to brand her with a beast slave mark so she can live in his home. Joy laughs in bitter disbelief and furiously rejects his insulting proposal.
01:52: Grant Defends Jade
Joy asks why Grant did not make Jade a slave instead. Grant argues that Jade is too fragile to endure hardships. He angrily commands Joy to reconsider his offer and storms away down the hallway.
02:34: A Gift From the Snake Clan
Joy walks downstairs to the foyer. A courier hands her a green velvet box sent by the snake clan. Joy opens it and finds a diamond snake bracelet she previously wanted, giving her hope about marrying Seth.

Key lines from episode 2

“I can brand you with a beast slave mark, so you can live in my household as my slave and never have to marry anyone else.”
Grant · Grant grabs Joy's hands in the hallway and tries to keep her with him.

“Grant, I'd marry anyone before I become your slave!”
Joy · Joy laughs in disbelief and rejects Grant's demand to brand her as a slave.

“Didn't you claim you loved me? Is your reputation more important than staying by my side?”
Grant · Grant pressures Joy after she refuses his offer to become his household slave.

“Go think about your actions. This is the only path open to you, whether you like it or not.”
Grant · Grant orders Joy to reconsider his slave proposal before storming down the hall.

How episode 2 ends

Joy stands in the foyer holding the snake clan's betrothal gift. She stares at the diamond snake bracelet nestled in the green velvet box, recognizing a piece of jewelry she had always wanted. Finding Seth's thoughtful present gives Joy hope about her upcoming wedding. Will marrying the snake clan heir turn out better than staying with Grant?