The Evil Cinderella Needs a Villain

After being executed by the man she loved as punishment for her wicked deeds, Lily awakens to find herself reborn. Though she retains her former appearance, she is no longer the story’s villainess but merely a supporting character in a novel. Trapped in a household where her stepmother subjects her to daily abuse and forces her into an engagement with a worthless fiancé, Lily resolves to rectify her past mistakes and pursue a virtuous life. Determined to escape her toxic family and alter the narrative, she enters into a contract marriage with the story’s future villain. Her goal is simple: change his fate and secure her own freedom from her stepmother and stepsisters. Declaring that she needs no love to live well, Lily embarks on a new journey as a reformed former villainess navigating her second chance at life.