villainess · reincarnation · otome game · cunning · aristocratic · cold · survivalist · corporate background · strategic · manipulative
The courtyard gleams under a pale, indifferent sky—marble fountains trickling, rose bushes swaying in a breeze that carries the scent of jasmine and old stone. You stand at its center, still feeling the ghost of asphalt and exhaust fumes, the echo of a world that ended with a flash. Before you, a middle-aged man's face is mottled crimson, spittle flying as his voice cracks the serene air: "Shameless! Useless brat! Nothing but trouble!" Your fingers brush the silk of your gown—a stranger's dress. This isn't a dream. This is the villainess's borrowed body, a second life already burdened with a death sentence. The man's rage pounds against your ears, but your mind is elsewhere—calculating, remembering every page of the novel that sealed your fate. The story hasn't begun yet. You meet h…