Act 0. The Death of a Villainess
When the girl was young, her mother passed away. Her only remaining family mber was her father, who never stayed at ho. For as long she could rember, the girl was on her own.
I want to see my father, she decided one day.
The girl, who yearned for the company of her only family mber, secretly went to et him. However, she received a cold response.
Why did you co here?
I-I
With a thundering voice, the man scolded the girl on the verge of tears.
Do not co here again, he ordered.
The girl didnt expect him to welco her, for she was used to his cold indifference, but this sharp mory left a deep scar.
My father doesnt love , she thought.
With a wounded heart, the girl grew older and made her debut in high society.
He didnt co today either.
Her grand debutante ball was held in the absence of her father. She eventually left the banquet hall, feeling miserable.
Did he not co because hes ashad of ?
As she cried to herself, a man appeared in front of her.
Why are you crying, my lady?
His words were warm and his gaze attentive. For the man, it may have been a kindness that he could have given to anyone. But for the girl who had been starved of intimacy for so many years, it felt like he was her savior.
After that day, she started to follow him like a shadow, begging for his love until she succeeded in becoming his lover.
Ill give you anything you want. All you have to do is love .
But reality strayed from her wishes.
I dont need your love anymore. Truthfully, Ive fallen in love with the princess.
He said goodbye to the girl, whose only dream was to marry him. After their three-year relationship, the breakup left her devastated.
Even you abandoned . I will never forgive you.
After so ti passed, the princess who had stolen her lover consud poison at a banquet and fell into a coma. This posed a problem because many people had witnessed the person who gave the poisoned cup to the princess.
You! Did you try to hurt her?
The girl, who had now blossod into a woman, frantically shook her head. Although she hated the princess for stealing the man she loved, she never wanted to hurt her. She had simply handed the cup to the princess because she had asked for a drink to quench her thirst.
No, it wasnt !
But no one believed her. The circumstances surrounding this incident, as well as her usual conduct, marked her as the culprit.
When this beca certain, the emperor ordered in anger, Take that wicked girl to the underground prison. Now!
But no one moved to receive his orders. Perhaps this was because standing behind the woman was an even more fearful figure than the emperor himself.
Father.
Although he had always been indifferent towards her, they were still family. The woman cried while latching onto his hand. Despite his age, he looked like a young man.
Father, I really didnt!
He brushed her off, and her eyes widened in astonishnt.
Duke Floyen stared at the emperor as he spoke. I will personally arrest her.
The emperor, who was wary of the transcendent man in front of him, sighed. How can I trust you? I know youre just going to cause trouble!
Duke Floyen opened his mouth to appease his anger. You will have no choice but to trust
if I lock her up in the Room of Shadows.
The Room of Shadows was a prison cell that confined the most unforgivable sinners. Neither magic nor weapons could break through it, making it notorious for being a place you could never escape from once you got in.
Only imdiate mbers of the royal family could freely open and close its doors, and in this situation, imprisoning her there ant that the duke was giving up on his daughter.
How could you do this to ?
Filled with despair, the woman was led underground by her cold-hearted father. A fishy sll pervaded the cold, musty air. Entering a prison for the first ti in her life was more than terrifying. But the most terrifying part was the Room of Shadows, which was shrouded in darkness.
The woman decided to try her luck before entering the cell.
Father, I really
Go in.
Although she had called out to him in distress, an icy voice t her. The woman felt an indescribable amount of pain as her tears trickled down her cheeks and splattered onto the ground.
Ive really been abandoned.
At that mont, her father reached into his coat to secretly hand her sothing before pushing her into the cell.
Endure.
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