I'm curious once the offical engagment between Duke and MC is announced how would Duke meeting his future in laws play out?
We don't really know much about the original villianess family or her relationship with them, but considering her father banished her to the North for an arraged marriage, when 3 other prospective brides died. This implies the villanesses father is more concerned about his daughter tarnishing the family's name and reputation than her safety or wellfair.
Lol the meeting would never happen 😂 Duke is already pretty angry at how they treated MC (well, the OG villainess) so he has no desire to meet them at all 👋
On that note, Duke also doesn't have any desires for MC to meet his father either, since he loathes him. For the second part of your ask, yes, the OG villainess' father AND mother only care about their family reputation, so they were willing to put their daughter at risk if it means to save face. It's common for nobility (in this setting and others, too) to care more about how they appear to the public than you know, being a loving parent. MC wouldn't even really care to meet them anyway, too, since they're not her actual parents/family, so all she needed to know is that they treated the OG villainess like shit and basically said "nope" 👋