“I didn’t cheat on you with your fiancé; it was fate, do you understand?”... more>>

The heroine eloped with my fiancé.

On the day of our engagement.

After a moment of disbelief, the male lead came to me.

“The lady I picked out for the contract marriage ran off with her friend’s fiancé.”

“Goodness, there’s a lady just like me.”

“So I’m thinking of proposing a contract marriage to that friend.”

The eyes beneath the bushy eyebrows gleamed sharply.

“Will you marry me, milady?”

… It seems to be me.

✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧

Since my fiancé ran away anyway, there wasn’t much choice; I entered the wedding hall with the male lead.

I agreed to the contract with the intention of running away if necessary.

“I’ll try to make you a precious person to everyone.”

His fingertips, which descended to my earlobe, lightly brushed my tiny earring.

Shivers ran down my spine.

“The earring suits you very well.”

The earring had a purple gem that matched his eye color.

Something seems wrong with this contract marriage after all. <<less

Here’s a three-line summary of my past and present lives:... more>>

Past life: A cheating, indecisive husband, a vicious mother-in-law, and a brother-in-law who called himself a “man of ripe charm.”

Present life: The opposite of that husband, the opposite of that mother-in-law, and the opposite of that brother-in-law.

Satisfied.

*

“You’re really lucky, huh? What kind of mother-in-law in this world lives nearby and does all the daughter-in-law’s work like a servant?”

After enduring mistreatment from my in-laws and a cruel marriage, I died the day I found out my husband was cheating.

But when I woke up, I was in a regret-based romance novel—as the villainess and the fiancée of the regretful male lead?

If I stay like this, I’ll end up just like before—mistreated by my in-laws and husband until I get kicked out.

But I had absolutely no intention of repeating my past life.

This time, I plan to live a wealthy, peaceful life on my estate—no husband, no in-laws, just me and my handsome commoner lover, along with the inheritance from my parents!

Step one: peacefully break off the engagement with the male lead.

I was just trying my best not to offend my prospective in-laws, the most powerful family in the empire, when—“Mother.”

“Did you just call me ‘Mother’?”

“Ah, no, that was… I misspoke—”

“You misspoke? No, you said it just right.”

“…?”

“Well done. It sounds lovely. From now on, call me ‘Mother.’”

…Why do you like me this much?

“Dain…?”

And now my awful mother-in-law, brother-in-law, and cheating ex-husband from my past life…?

Why are you all here? <<less

‘Anything beautiful belongs to me. Every last piece.’... more>>

Louisa Messena, the scandalous villainess from the ruined Duchy.

From a young age, she was surrounded by finery and immersed in the arts, raised with opulence as her norm. Even after her house crumbled, she clung to the remnants, gambling, drinking, and drowning in excess.

She chased beauty with a hunger.

And what she adored the most were men.

Charming. Striking. Irresistible men.

But that hunger for perfection would one day script her downfall, ending in her public execution.

—That’s the legacy tied to the body I now occupy.

But frankly, that tragic tale held no meaning for me.

I didn’t care about romance novels or soul possession. My world was built around one obsession.

And that was performance.

Because in my reality, only the script, the stage, the cast, and the crowd mattered.

“If kissing me is what you want, just say so, Director. That’s why you cast me as the male lead and played the heroine yourself, right?”

The ever-defiant, dangerously flirtatious actor...

“As I thought… you’re someone who could only ever love the stage. But that’s fine. Use me as you wish. I won’t resist, I’ll let you.”

And as for the fiancé who blurred love with obsession, he was never the real plot. <<less

※ This work is a fictional creation set in an imaginary world, and the regions, characters, and events are entirely fictional.... more>>

‘The weak exist to be robbed by the strong.’

Akhtan, a desert country where the brutal history of invasion and massacre lives and breathes. Prince Kyle who had been living in suppression under the long reign of terror of Emperor Khalifa, the Sun God, was suddenly forced into a political marriage.

‘What kind of marriage is this? It’s nothing short of kidnapping… Why me…? What sin did that princess commit to deserve this?’

The princess of Calderaia who appeared at the wedding, held in just a week, was the most beautiful person he had ever seen.

Although her eyes, sparkling like jewels, were filled with inexplicable hostility. <<less

"I knew it, you were alive. I knew you were still alive."... more>>

For ten years, I lived thinking I had been abandoned by my family. By the time I realized it was a misunderstanding, it was already too late.

"It has been revealed that you were a member of the Caelum pirate crew! Surrender with your hands up!"

My father, Nereus, the captain of the Caelum, was captured by the navy and died before my eyes. Somehow, the navy I had loyally served until now also turned against me. I had no intention of becoming a scapegoat for their 'justice.'

So, I chose death...

At least, I thought I did.

"Lala!"

When I came to, I had returned to twenty years ago.

"...Dad?"

A miracle had occurred.

* * *

Caelum will fall within twenty years.

Because of an unknown spy.

To catch the spy who must have been hiding on the ship for at least ten years and to protect my family, I needed to have enough authority and position.

'It's okay now, because there's something I can do.'

With that, I proudly declared to Nereus,

"I'm going to be a doctor."

"A doctor?"

"Yes, the ship's doctor. I'll become the ship's doctor and treat everyone when they're sick."

Nereus stared at me with wide eyes at my admirable proclamation as a six-year-old, then...

"Ahahahahahaha!"

He laughed loudly.

...

What a troublesome person. <<less

After leaving the company, I dreamed of YOLO and tried to open a cafe in a secluded place.... more>>

But not a cafe… I’m awakened as a hotel manager?

[Class: Awakened as Hotel Manager (Hidden)!]
[Skill: Housekeeping (C) acquired.]
Besides, all the guests who come to this hotel are hunters.

Hunters come and keep giving me money.

I keep making money on a very leisurely subject,

By the time I get used to being the manager of this strange and beautiful dungeon hotel—

“Welcome, welcome to Yeong Chun Hotel!”

It was the moment when I raised my head with a bright smile.

I recognized who he was and froze.

He was someone who shouldn’t be here.

Han Woohyun.

Even Han Woohyun, the No. 1 ranked player in Korea, came as a guest at our hotel. <<less

Erica received a marriage proposal from her childhood friend, Roderick, who returned from the military and spent a steamy night with her.... more>>

However, the euphoria of her first love was short-lived as a coup occurred that night, and Roderick ended up dead, leaving behind a child in her womb.

One day, while lost in sorrow, she went to assist a certain lady in childbirth...

"...Roderick?"

The man she thought was dead turned out to be the woman's husband!

In the end, she decided to give birth to the child of the man who had betrayed her. With his child in her belly, she ran away. But fate is relentless, and a few years later, she encountered him again, one child at a time.

"Huh, this child looks just like me."

"What the hell are you talking about? This child is not your child!"

Erica's once peaceful life spiraled into chaos from that moment onward.

Roderick, what on earth is going on with you?

He was supposedly dead but now alive, claiming another woman's child as his own, yet still insisting that Erica was the only woman for him. He was clearly frail before, but now was a wanted criminal, known for defeating dozens of mercenaries on his own.

What is the real lie behind Roderick's lies? <<less

Ellouise, a woman quietly raising her niece on her own, encounters an unexpected stranger while on vacation.... more>>

He’s infamous for falling in love faster than anyone else—

and now this unpredictable man proposes a contract marriage. His goal? To seduce a duchess who only entertains married men. And Ellouise, apparently, is the perfect decoy.

“I’ve always believed a proper proposal must come with a ring.”

Marcus blocked her path and pulled out a small box from beneath the table—a luxurious ebony case wrapped in black velvet. Inside was:

“A 122-carat royal diamond.”

The words that rose to her throat were, “Are you trying to buy me? Is this supposed to be some kind of insult?”

But…

“…it was far too much money to scold him for.”

No—it was far too much diamond.

Had one of her students come to her saying, “Miss, some man offered me money to marry him,” she would have advised them to run the other way without hesitation.

But this wasn’t a classroom.

This was real life.

And real life? That’s a whole different game. <<less

It’s the era of Transmigration.... more>>

I wanted to possess a body of a rich young lady in a Rofan childcare novel, and live while receiving lots of love.

No. 1 to be avoided!

No. 1 in frustrating the reader!

I possessed someone inside an infinite return novel called: Return Until the World is Saved.

Forget being a young lady from a prominent family, I will soon be ruined because the survival difficulty of the original work is S-Class.

I became an extra. Ailette, the young daughter of a servant in the Count’s manor.

We are poor, but it’s a happy life between a kind brother and a good father.

I’ve got a best friend I’ve never made before because I was always busy.

Even the gods of the Transmigration Management Bureau are openly fond of me.

I’m living a life full of confidence.

On top of that, I accidentally bought the ‘After-Life Insurance’ full package just before my death.

I leveled up with the high-speed growth buff, and diligently destroyed the original plot.

Thanks to plenty of special privileges, I came to give satisfaction for all the frustrated readers of the original work.

“You wiped your face with your dirty hands.”

“…….”

“Don’t be surprised. It’s because I have an obligation to be kind.”

And then, there’s the protagonist who is still nothing more than a handsome push over, Thesilid.

‘Why is he being this crafty with me?’ <<less

Sooin, who had been juggling various part-time jobs since the incident three years prior, one day takes on a "fake boyfriend" gig for Song Jaeyi, a guy five years his junior.... more>>

"You're an alpha, right?"

"You look like the kind of person my father would hate the most."

How can someone be so rude while still using formal language? Sooin's competitive spirit was strangely piqued. Acting childishly in return, despite knowing there was nothing to gain, Sooin gestured towards Jaeyi's pants.

"Is everything working down there? I consider that important in a relationship."

"Are you crazy? Why are you worried about that?"

"I thought I'd offer some help, since we're supposed to be lovers."

"Can you back up your words?"

From their first meeting, a strange tension sparks between the two, and after impulsively sleeping together, a subtle bond forms.

However, on the very day they're supposed to act as a fake couple, Sooin presents as an omega and misses the appointment. He tries to forget about Song Jaeyi, thinking of it as a brief, one-time incident...

"f*ck, Sunbae didn't keep his promise."

A fierce expression glared at Sooin.

"Take responsibility for me." <<less

“We're getting a divorce.” Artia said.... more>>

Lloyd's eyes widened, and then he let out a crooked laugh.

Like he'd heard the funniest joke in the world.

When he finally stopped laughing, he leaned down and grabbed his wife's chin as she lay on the floor.

“Go ahead, divorce me. If your goal is to separate from me, it would be much easier to hang yourself than divorce me.”

There was not the slightest trace of affection for his wife in his cold voice.

And it was the same for Artia. Three years of marriage had left her with nothing but a longing to end this tiresome relationship. <<less

She was killed again.... more>>

Then she opened her eyes as a fallen noble, Eureia Craycia.

Normally, one would be confused in a moment like this, but…she was familiar with this situation, with this world.

Because she had once lived here and been mu*dered by unidentified wizards.

“I don’t want to die again!”

Eureia, who knew this world and was a hard-working adaptable person, wanted to regain her top position at the Merchant Guild, which was once hers, and get rid of her debts.

Seven years ago, she, the head of the Cheshire business suddenly disappeared, and her men now once again gathered at Eureia’s side.

“You look a lot like someone I know.”

“You seemed to be able to see through me just like her.”

“I feel uneasy. I’m afraid the master will like him more than me.”

Eureia, surrounded by obsessive men, approached the shocking truth that killed her seven years ago. <<less

I broke off my friendship with my childhood friend due to my fiancé's manipulations.... more>>

Eight years later, in a moment where I nearly lost my life, trapped by the fiancé's schemes—

"Run, Your Highness!"

"...Kayan?"

The one I had cut off so suddenly had returned.

"Don't cry. You'll look really ugly if you do."

With a farewell in the familiar tone of our childhood, he died in my place. As I watched him die, I made a vow.

'I will never live like this again.'

***

So, I turned back time. The problem? I returned to a year after I had already broken off my friendship with Kayan!

Still, I couldn't let the tragedy of my past life repeat itself. This time, I was determined to live fearlessly.

First, I gave my bullying half-sibling a taste of rough revenge.

"Aaaaagh! Did you just stab me with a sword?!"

"Oh my, look at that! You're not dead yet, huh?"

Then, I sent a rough letter to my brother, who was off at war, requesting a break-up with my fiancé: [Just send me the breakup letter without any excuses. If not, I'll kill everyone and lock myself up in prison.]

And most importantly... I had to clear up the misunderstanding with Kayan!

"I want to be your best friend again, like we were before."

"Yes, I appreciate Your Highness's kindness."

"I'll work hard to regain the trust I lost."

"Yes, I appreciate Your Highness's efforts."

Kayan, wounded and guarded, was not going to be easy to win back... 'I've even come back through time—there's no way I can't break down this wall!'

Just wait. I will definitely become your friend again! <<less

Siana was the princess of a small kingdom.... more>>

Until the Imperial Army attacks…

Right before her head is blown off by the cruel prince,

Siana screamed.

“Please spare me!”

Toward the crown prince with red blood on his beautiful face.

She begged in a desperate voice.

“I have many skills learned in the palace.

Wouldn’t it be perfect to treat me as a maid?”

So Siana became the apprentice maid of the imperial palace.

However, the work suits my aptitude more than I thought?!

If you use a broom, the hallway will be clean.

If you knead the dough, sweet cookies are baked.

When you do laundry, the white comforter smells great!

I just did my best as a maid.

The imperial family slowly begins to open their hearts to Siana.

“Your tea is always the best.”

“A dress you made? It’s very beautiful.”

“I want to ask you to educate the prince.”

But I never intended to capture this man’s heart…

“Me, too.”

“……”

“I can’t live without you, Siana.”

Siana tightly closed her eyes at the sorrowful voice of the prince.

Look, Your Highness.

I want to live as an ordinary maid! <<less

A sickly noble lady blessed with overflowing wealth and beauty makes a contract to extend her life!... more>>

“Are you really going to make a contract with a guardian and mage?”

In a cave accidentally discovered at a hot spring visited for recuperation,

A man standing between transparent blue pillars spoke with cold eyes.

Lady Leah Piert pondered carefully.

Noble bloodline, loving family, and abundant wealth.

She can’t let her second life, which came like a reward after ending her miserable previous life, be forcefully terminated because of her sickly body.

“…Do we have to do this every day?”

“We agreed to this, didn’t we?”

“I think I made a mistake.”

“What are you saying? We still lack proper bonding as contractors.”

A breathtakingly handsome but rigid guardian of justice and,

The kingdom’s most popular noble lady who receives fervent support in everything she does.

Their hundred-year contract takes a suspicious turn… <<less

“What should I do with your tantrums? I’m too busy right now to be by your side.”... more>>

Well, since entering the dungeon, I hadn’t really paid proper attention to Cha Sahyeon due to being occupied with various things.

It was a golden opportunity to make my face known by Kwon Taehyeok and Ryu Seonghyeon, the targets of the main quest, not to mention the unexpected participation of the Ronic Guild in the raid. Cha Sahyeon seemed to have caught my playful murmurs as his shoulders trembled. Eventually, I heard his subdued voice: “…Don’t go.”

“What?”

Leaning against my shoulder, Cha Sahyeon stared at me intensely. “Don’t go.”

“…!”

For a moment, a strange light seemed to flicker in Cha Sahyeon’s green eyes directed at me. Simultaneously, a loud notification sound echoed around us. <<less

My name is Charles.... more>>

I am a spy for the Empire.

Lord, please let me be a righteous spy today as well.

For the mission, I agreed to a fake marriage with an agent from the Holy Kingdom.

My goal is to sabotage his mission without revealing that I am a spy for the Empire!

“Oh my, I accidentally drank the Countess’ wine?”

“This is so boring. I might as well just go home.”

I deliberately did things that would make everyone dislike me.

That way, I could make my fake husband’s mission fail!

But then—

“My goodness! The sommelier was an assassin!”

“If it weren’t for Miss Charles, my nephew would have become alligator food!”

“Thanks to you, we were able to catch the intruder!”

Huh? Why is everyone reacting like this?

[The Hero of the Empire, Charles Courtney!]

No! I was only acting this way to make the mission fail!

And on top of that…

“I’ve been pretending not to know all this time.”

“But now, you think you can just run away from me?”

Even my fake husband, who had always suspected me, was acting strangely.

“If you made me fall for you, you have to take responsibility.”

Wait, you weren’t like this before! <<less

She possessed Charlotte Lania, an extra character that was not even mentioned much in the original. ... more>>

She thought the bloody socialite world and politics were only stories from another world. That was until she accidentally met the male lead’s younger brother and saved him.

Theodore Heinst.

The younger brother of the male lead, who was supposed to die at the age of three.

If I didn’t save him, I could be accused of an assassination attempt and accomplice to a crime.

In the end, Charlotte decided to take good care of the child and clear her name.

However…

“Theo wants to live with you!”

The little kid started to refuse to go back home and yet,

“Can you be the Lady of the Heinst House?”

Carlisle (Carcel) Heinst, the male lead, who was supposed to marry the original female lead, proposed to Charlotte a contract marriage.

Goodbye, extra character’s peaceful life. <<less

The Illegitimate Child of the Marquis of Estelle.... more>>

The Shame of Bahamur’s Social Circles.

Lotus Estelle.

Her precarious life, akin to walking a tightrope, came crashing down after hearing the knife-like words of the one she loved.

Unable to bear it any longer, she took her own life. But when she opened her eyes, she had returned to being seventeen years old.

This time, I won’t give my heart to anyone.

I’ll live quietly and marry whoever the family tells me to.

But something was strange.

Her once indifferent family and the people around her had suddenly grown kind.

Even the men tied to her past began approaching her in ways that were completely different from before...

“Why is everyone acting like this toward me?” <<less

One day, in a continent ruled by the Black Dragon, ‘Possessors’ who disturbed the peace began to appear.... more>>

From those who tried to seduce the Crown Prince saying, “I’m your first love that you lost in childhood.”

To those traveling alone to the North to meet the Duke, “I know the future, so let’s have a contract marriage.”

Even appearing before the Black Dragon and declaring, “I will slay the evil dragon!”

Finally, the dragon, unable to tolerate it anymore, eliminated the possessors, and the continent seemed to gradually return to peace…

Then the 33rd possessor appeared in the small kingdom of Belfast.

Unlike the previous possessors, this one had no interest in the Crown Prince or the Northern Duke,

“When you reach Diamond tier, money just rolls in!” and instead was planning to pull off one big scam before escaping to the Imperial capital…

“Aaaagh!!”

One day, like divine punishment, lightning struck the 33rd possessor.

In that moment, the real Anais, who had fallen asleep looking forward to her 19th birthday, returned.

“Anais was struck by lightning?”

And she pulled off a massive scam??

Me, the princess of Belfast?

“Anais is going to faint…”

However before Anais could faint, Elliot, the Captain of the Dragon Knights who eliminates possessors, burst in.

“Come with me quietly!”

No! It wasn’t me!

They’re gone! They left! I’m telling you they left! <<less

Shining blond hair, an unrealistically handsome appearance, and deep eyes that seemed to hold a story.... more>>

……And

clothes so extravagant you wouldn’t want them even if they were free.

“Uwaaaaah-!!”

“Aaaaaaah-!!”

Just like that, one day, he fell into our house.

“My name is Leandros Julian Terrion Etsina. I am the second son of a ducal house and the official heir.”

At first, I thought he had come out of a movie.

From one of those many European historical dramas.

“This is a cellphone, this is a laptop, and that’s a pair of headphones. They’re all expensive, so don’t touch them carelessly. Especially the laptop.

If I lose my assignment, I’ll charge you with property damage and send you to jail.”

“Outrageous! No one may imprison me without His Majesty the Emperor’s permission!”

“Kid, this is a democratic republic protected by a constitution, so that kind of thing doesn’t exist here.”

A twenty-year-old knight and the next duke.

That man, who had just become an adult and wore a sulky expression, looked quite cute.

“Still, let’s not get too attached. You have to go back anyway, don’t you?”

……But it’s never that simple.

In the end, in just a few days, in that moment when he whispered love—

he vanished just as suddenly as he had first appeared.

***

It was only after he left that I learned where he had come from.

A romance fantasy novel about 1,000 pages long.

And unintentionally, this time, I ended up entering his world.

But in the world of the book, ten years had already passed, and Leandros, still wearing the face of that lovely young man, had become a completely different person. <<less

I possessed the body of the heroine in a regret-filled story. The real daughter, yet treated as a fake—destined to die miserably. The fools around me were only supposed to realize the truth and regret it after my death.... more>>

But—

Now that I know the truth, should I still live like a pushover?

No way.

I decided to be cunning to avoid living like a tragic heroine.

If they pretended to be pitiful, I would act even more pitiful. If they falsely accused me, I would feign innocence and turn the tables. Using my past life’s acting skills, I twisted the story however I pleased… and suddenly, everyone started acting strangely?

“I want to fix our relationship, even now. Will you return to the family?”

My family, who never regretted anything before my death, suddenly clung to me, crying.

“Ayla… I finally realized. I truly love you.”

Even my ex-fiancé started making heartfelt love confessions.

“Ayla, you saved my life. I want to dedicate the rest of it to you.”

Why is the sub-male lead, who I only meant to use temporarily, acting like this now?

Please, stop. I never intended to drag your lives into my revenge. <<less

I reincarnated as a character in a novel.... more>>

The problem is that the failed love story of the sub couple in the story is my parents.

If my mother, who ran away while pregnant with me, reunites with my father, a terrifying, sad ending filled with death and catastrophe awaits!

Thanks to twisting the original story, the reunion with my father won’t happen, but in exchange, my mother is at greater risk of dying sooner.

"You’re wrong. The poison has already spread throughout her body. She will die within a few days."

In the end, to save my mother, I have to go find my father on my own...

"I’m your daughter!"

Can I truly overcome this tragic fate and achieve a happy ending? <<less

Returnee VS Possessor... more>>

God hates me.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have had everything taken away to this extent.

When I finally found an abandoned mine that was said to have magical energy flowing through it:

"Oh my, how unfortunate. A high-ranking person made the exact same proposal yesterday."

The day before I could place a deposit, someone beat me to it.

When I created a hunter's guild by feeding and housing the homeless:

"We want to try advancing in life, too. We'll repay your kindness in the next life."

A noble family took them away by offering them a large sum of money and promising knighthood.

Still, I didn't give up.

I was going to spend all my remaining wealth to buy a painting.

"You have a good eye. Will the empire's citizens think so too?"

"I'll make sure they do."

But right before finalizing the contract, the artist unilaterally broke our agreement.

A life of misfortune where everything failed.

At the moment I reached the end, that woman appeared.

"When I was confused about the details, I just watched your moves. And in the final moment, I was just a little faster."

The one person who stole all my plans, Grace Servais.

"The person I used as a benchmark was you all along, Iris."

She was a possessor.

*************************

After fighting and getting entangled with her, I returned to when I was eighteen.

With all my memories intact.

"I see. So that's how it was."

I muttered to myself while standing in front of the mirror.

"I really did have everything, didn't I?"

Grace, now I understand, just a little bit, why you were so confident.

Knowing the world's secrets truly was a powerful weapon. <<less

I reincarnated into a grimdark fantasy's villainous noble house.... more>>

And not just anyone-I'm the illegitimate daughter of the duchess, who's rumored to be a half-wit and unable to even walk properly.

"Who are you calling 'big brother'?! Address me as 'young master'!"

But everyone's been deceived by my mother's lies.

The illegitimate child isn't me, it's the eldest son of the house, Boris Rohia, the little tyrant of House Rohia who used to torment me relentlessly.

"Lately, I've been thinking... we might be a bit alike."

Even my second brother, Joseph, who's the only one that ever looked out for me, is destined to become the main lead's worst nightmare and a top-tier psychopathic mastermind.

"Hahaha! At last, it's born! [Materia] !"

And to top it all off, I'm actually the prophesied savior of the world...

...except because I've been mistaken for an illegitimate child, the newborn youngest sibling, Yubel, is believed to be the savior instead.

'What the f*ck.'

The whole world is out to screw me over!

But I won't go down without a fight.

With a smile, I grit my teeth. <<less