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* TookALevelInCheerfulness: Her relationship with Doguk slowly but surely brings her out of her shell and helps heal her lifetime of trauma.



* TraumaButton: The ocean, due to nearly drowning [[spoiler:thanks to his brother]] as a child.



* FreudianExcuse: A lot of Yura's worst traits come back to her mother (who, let's face it, is ''far'' worse).



* HumiliationConga: The story is much one for Yura. First, her sister hooks up with the man ''she'' wanted to get with, and nothing she tries makes her budge. Then she learns [[spoiler:that the man who raised her isn't her biological father, but the father of her "adopted" sister. Her mother is exposed as a criminal and imprisoned. By the end of the story, she has lost everything, and is trapped in a loveless home with an abusive mother-in-law.]]



* [[spoiler:SecretlySelfish: Yura pretends to be care for her family’s stabilty by marrying the rich Doguk, but in reality, she does genuinely want Doguk for herself]].

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* [[spoiler:SecretlySelfish: Yura pretends to be care for her family’s stabilty stability by marrying the rich Doguk, but in reality, she does genuinely want Doguk for herself]].



Iju’s unfaithful ex-fiancé.

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Iju’s unfaithful ex-fiancé. In the original timeline, he was her husband, who planned to divorce her for her stepsister.



* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: He's been in love with Yura for years, and the story begins with him preparing to divorce Iju and get with her. He quickly realizes how despicable she really is, but after [[spoiler: he gets her pregnant,]] there's no way out.



* AbusiveParents: Despite the fact that his first wife adopted Iju, he shows her no love and prioritizes the happiness and well-being of his stepdaughter over Iju.

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* AbusiveParents: Despite the fact that Downplayed, ''especially'' compared to Jeonghye. He never showed Iju any type of paternal love, giving it instead to Yura and ostracizing her further. Having said that, that's about as far as it goes, and once he learns [[spoiler:Iju is his first wife adopted Iju, biological daughter, he shows her no love is horrified and prioritizes the happiness and well-being of his stepdaughter over Iju.humbled.]]



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He comes to deeply regret the way that he [[spoiler: neglected Iju]] after finding out the truth of her past.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He comes to deeply regret the way that he [[spoiler: neglected Iju]] after finding out the truth of her past. While by then it's far too late to undo the damage he's done, he nevertheless tries to be better.



* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: In the end Iju finds proof that she's a fraudster and a murderer and she winds up in jail.]]

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* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: In the end Iju finds proof that she's a fraudster and a murderer and she winds up in jail. Her behavior proves to be too much for her daughter, who cuts her out of her life for good.]]



* WouldHurtAChild: She is not above [[spoiler: setting buildings with babies in them on fire and poisoning literal children]] if it means getting what she wants.

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* WouldHurtAChild: She is not above [[spoiler: setting buildings with babies in them on fire and poisoning literal children]] if it means getting what she wants.
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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: If she hadn't [[spoiler: gone out of her way to make Iju's life miserable, Mr. Han would have continued supporting her as his daughter.]]

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* GenerationXerox: She adopts many of her mother's underhanded tactics, including going out of her way to make Iju miserable at a point when she represented no real threat to her and [[spoiler: lying about her child's parentage in order to worm her way into a wealthy family. It's ultimately subverted when she accepts that her horrible plight isn't Iju's fault and decides to go no contact with her mother.]]



* {{Irony}}: Yura tried to trick Iju into a loveless marriage, but [[spoiler: her efforts land her in one.]]

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* {{Irony}}: Yura tried to trick Iju into a loveless marriage, but [[spoiler: her efforts land her in one.one, with the added humiliation of constantly being distrusted and belittled by her in-laws in an even more hostile fashion than what Iju faced growing up.]]



* Irony: [[spoiler: One of the main reasons that he mistreats Iju is because she adopted and not biologically his while Yuri is the favorite because she is biologically his....So he thinks. Due to a DaddyDNATest, it turns out the Iju is his biological daughter from a previous girlfriend and Yuri is the biological daughter of Jeonghye's ex-boyfriend.]]

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* Irony: {{Irony}}: [[spoiler: One of the main reasons that he mistreats Iju is because she adopted and not biologically his while Yuri is the favorite because she is biologically his....So he thinks. Due to a DaddyDNATest, it turns out the Iju is his biological daughter from a previous girlfriend and Yuri is the biological daughter of Jeonghye's ex-boyfriend.]]]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He comes to deeply regret the way that he [[spoiler: neglected Iju]] after finding out the truth of her past.


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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: As is the case for many villains, she wouldn't have Iju as a mortal enemy working towards her downfall if she'd just quit while she was ahead and hadn't gone out of her way to make her miserable.
* InsaneTrollLogic: After [[spoiler: she's jailed for her crimes]], she still thinks that everything is Iju's fault.


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* WouldHurtAChild: She is not above [[spoiler: setting buildings with babies in them on fire and poisoning literal children]] if it means getting what she wants.
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* CharacterDevelopment: After [[spoiler: her mother winds up in jail and still insists on pushing Yura to hurt Iju]] Yura cuts her off and accepts that her mother's plight isn't Iju's fault.


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* {{Irony}}: Yura tried to trick Iju into a loveless marriage, but [[spoiler: her efforts land her in one.]]


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* AbusiveParents: She's not above [[spoiler: hitting her own biological daughter]] when she calls her out on her behavior.
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: In the end Iju finds proof that she's a fraudster and a murderer and she winds up in jail.]]
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* TraumaButton: Has trouble trusting to eat food she hasn’t seen prepared because of her WickedStepmother feeding her poisoned macaroons as a child.

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* NotGoodWithRejection: Doguk rejected Yura after one blind date, stating outright that he had no intention of entering marriage with her. This does not stop her from trying to sabotage his engagement to Iju. Somehow, Yura seems to think that Doguk will change his mind about marrying her if he and Iju break up.

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* NotGoodWithRejection: Doguk rejected Yura after one blind date, stating outright that he had no intention of entering marriage with her. This does not stop her from trying to sabotage his engagement to Iju. Somehow, Yura seems to think that Doguk will change his mind about marrying her if he and Iju break up. She is infuriated when Doguk himself points out how stupid that idea is.
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Iju’s stepsister, who stole her husband and her inheritance, who Iju punishes by getting engaged to the man she wants to marry herself.

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* StrongFamilyResemblance: [[spoiler: She has the same eyes and hair of her actual biological father.]]



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Iju’s adopted father.

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* Irony: [[spoiler: One of the main reasons that he mistreats Iju is because she adopted and not biologically his while Yuri is the favorite because she is biologically his....So he thinks. Due to a DaddyDNATest, it turns out the Iju is his biological daughter from a previous girlfriend and Yuri is the biological daughter of Jeonghye's ex-boyfriend.]]
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* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: A deconstruction, Yura is so used to men falling at her feet that she instantly falls in love with Doguk because he’s so disinterested. Unfortunately for her, far from being enticed by her pursuit, he’s disgusted and annoyed by her attempts to seduce him after firmly rejecting her.
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: Iju coldly rejects her fiancé Sehyeok and cancels their wedding in public, humiliating him, and steals the man that her stepsister Yura wanted to marry to spite her. However, this is because she just came from the future where Sehyeok marries her, than reveals that he plans to divorce her for Yura, whom Iju suspects of deliberately upstaging her and stealing her inheritance.

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* GreyAndGrayMorality: Iju coldly rejects her fiancé Sehyeok and cancels their wedding in public, humiliating him, and steals the man that her stepsister Yura wanted to marry to spite her. However, this is because she just came from the future where Sehyeok marries her, than then reveals that he plans to divorce her for Yura, whom Iju suspects of deliberately upstaging her and stealing her inheritance.inheritance.
* LethalChef: Her cooking is just awful. She takes a cooking class to get closer to Doguk's mother but it's clear that she needs it. She is dedicated and is very slowly getting better.
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* TraumaButton: Has trouble trusting to eat food she hasn’t seen prepared because of her WickedStepmother feeding her poisoned macaroons as a child.


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* NotGoodWithRejection: Doguk rejected Yura after one blind date, stating outright that he had no intention of entering marriage with her. This does not stop her from trying to sabotage his engagement to Iju. Somehow, Yura seems to think that Doguk will change his mind about marrying her if he and Iju break up.
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** After Iju and Doguk set a wedding date, Yura drunkenly blames Sehyeok for not being able to hold onto Iju, even though [[spoiler she asked him to get engaged to Iju because Yura knew he had no romantic feelings for Iju and wanted her to suffer in a loveless marriage]].

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** After Iju and Doguk set a wedding date, Yura drunkenly blames Sehyeok for not being able to hold onto Iju, even though [[spoiler [[spoiler: she asked him to get engaged to Iju because Yura knew he had no romantic feelings for Iju and wanted her to suffer in a loveless marriage]].

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* TallDarkAndHandsome: It’s no wonder Yura wants him.



* TallDarkAndHandsome: It’s no wonder Yura wants him.



* AbhorrentAdmirer: Doguk is in no way interested in Yura, dumping her after one date. Yet despite this, Yura still pursues him after he gets engaged to her stepsister.



* [[spoiler:EntitledToHaveYou: Doguk is the man of her dreams, and she will stop at nothing to make him hers, even though he’s engaged to her stepsister]].

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* [[spoiler:EntitledToHaveYou: Doguk is the man of her dreams, and she will stop at nothing to make him hers, even though he’s engaged to her stepsister]].stepsister. She actually sees Iju as the only obstacle between her and Doguk, even though Doguk rejected her after one date before even meeting Iju]].
* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: Yura is furious that Iju is marrying Doguk knowing Yura wants to marry him. What Yura can’t seem to understand, or at least admit, is that Iju wouldn’t be doing any of this if [[spoiler:Yura hadn’t tried to ruin her life by pushing her towards Sehyeok knowing he loved Yura and not Iju]].
* NeverMyFault:
** Yura is mad at Iju for seducing the man she wants, even though Iju tells her flat-out why -- [[spoiler:because Yura tried to ruin her life first by getting her to marry Sehyeok while knowing he loved Yura and not Iju]].
** After Iju and Doguk set a wedding date, Yura drunkenly blames Sehyeok for not being able to hold onto Iju, even though [[spoiler she asked him to get engaged to Iju because Yura knew he had no romantic feelings for Iju and wanted her to suffer in a loveless marriage]].


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* HopelessSuitor: He is hopelessly in love with Yura, so much so she can get him to do anything she wants. Unfortunately for him, she has her eyes set firmly on the TallDarkAndHandsome Doguk.
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* HiddenDepths: Despite knowing she’s marrying for convenience, Doguk is genuinely in love with Iju, showing tender sides of himself to her and aiming to make her fall for him for real.


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* SmugSnake: To Yura when he realizes she’s trying to seduce him away from his fiancé. When she tries to convince him that Iju is using him for revenge, he gives her a cold stare and darkly replies:
--> '''Doguk:''' [[ArmourPiercingQuestion So you think you’ll be next in line if I don’t marry Iju?]]
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* [[spoiler:SecretlySelfish: Yura pretends to be care for her family’s stabilty by marrying the rich Doguk, but in reality, she does genuinely want Doguk for herself]].


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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: A particularly twisted variation of this tropes appears with him. He is so in love with Yura, he is willing to pretend to love Iju because Yura asks him to.

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[[folder:Mr. Han]]
Iju’s adopted father

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[[folder:Mr. Han]]
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Iju’s adopted fatherunfaithful ex-fiancé.



* AbusiveParents: Despite the fact that his first wife adopted Iju, he shows her no love and prioritizes the happiness and well-being of his stepdaughter over Iju.



[[folder:Jeonghye Han]]
Yura’s mother and Iju’s stepmother.

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[[folder:Jeonghye [[folder:Mr. Han]]
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Iju’s stepmother.adopted father.


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* AbusiveParents: Despite the fact that his first wife adopted Iju, he shows her no love and prioritizes the happiness and well-being of his stepdaughter over Iju.
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: Iju coldly rejects her fiancé Sehyeok and cancels their wedding in public, humiliating him, and steals the man that her stepsister Yura wanted to marry to spite her. However, this is because she just came from the future where Sehyeok marries her, than reveals that he plans to divorce her for Yura, whom Iju suspects of deliberately upstaging her and stealing her inheritance.


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* WomanScorned: Iju witnesses her husband Sehyeok reveal plans to divorce her for Yura. After traveling back in time, Iju brutally rejects Sehyeok at the bridal store and cancels their wedding, before seducing the man Yura wants to get back at her.


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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Everything that Iju works tirelessly to achieve comes easily to Yura, from awards to the love of others.


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* AbusiveParents: Despite the fact that his first wife adopted Iju, he shows her no love and prioritizes the happiness and well-being of his stepdaughter over Iju.


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* SmugSnake: She takes pleasures in her husband scolding Iju after lying to get her in trouble.
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[[folder:Iju Han]]
The heiress and adopted daughter to the head of the WJ Retail Company, who traveled back in time after hearing of her husband’s plans to divorce her.
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* TheUnfavorite: Adopted at a young age, Iju became this trope after her adopted mother died and her father remarried Yura’s mother. Despite being adopted by him, Iju’s father treats her as second to her stepsister and all but states that he values Yura’s happiness more than Iju’s.
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[[folder:Doguk Seo]]
The second son of the head of Seogang Group, who Iju plans to marry as revenge against her stepsister.
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* TallDarkAndHandsome: It’s no wonder Yura wants him.
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[[folder:Yura Han]]
Iju’s stepsister, who stole her husband and her inheritance, who Iju punishes by getting engaged to the man she wants to marry herself.
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* [[spoiler:BitchInSheepsClothing: It turns out, Iju is right about her--her lovable face is a facade. All of Yura’s upstaging of her was deliberate, and she intentionally stole Iju’s inheritance, making sure there was nothing left for her stepsister]].
* [[spoiler:EntitledBitch: She feels like every aspect of the WJ Retail family belongs to her, especially the inheritance meant for Iju]].
* [[spoiler:EntitledToHaveYou: Doguk is the man of her dreams, and she will stop at nothing to make him hers, even though he’s engaged to her stepsister]].
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[[folder:Mr. Han]]
Iju’s adopted father
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[[folder:Jeonghye Han]]
Yura’s mother and Iju’s stepmother.
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* WickedStepmother: She lashes out at Iju for "stealing" Doguk from Yura, [[spoiler:and even tried to poison Iju as a child]].
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