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* The more the reader gets to know the real Asher in the second timeline, the more his fate in the first timeline becomes unsettling. Rendered powerless by the Aristocratic party, he is forced to marry Isis, who is this story's version of an AlphaBitch.
* Berry's death is surprisingly ruthless. She is given a carriage by Aria, but is abandoned by the coachman in the middle of the woods. As she realizes what is happening, a pack of vicious wolves rush towards her...
* Aria's death in the first timeline is quite graphic. She was covered in blood, her tongue was cut out, and her stepbrother raised his sword to finish her off in the most painful way possible.
** The second timeline sees a similar end for both Iris and Mielle. Both girls are beheaded, and Iris gets the additional punishment of having her head hang over the capital gates for a month. Mielle, while having the less pleasant end, does have the most pathetic end: she deludes herself into thinking she and Aria got along as sisters, wearing a smile as she is beheaded.

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* The more the reader gets to know the real Asher in the second timeline, the more his Asher's fate in the first timeline becomes unsettling. unsettling the more proactive he gets in the second timeline. Rendered powerless by the Aristocratic party, he is was forced to marry Isis, who is this story's version of an AlphaBitch.AlphaBitch, and become her puppet ruler. He was so unknown that Aria didn't know what he looked like. Asher believes this to be the real tragedy of the first timeline, as he can't think of a life without Aria. Seeing Oscar in a similar situation as him makes Asher confident that he would never become what he was in the first timeline, but he's still haunted by the thought nonetheless.
* Berry's death is surprisingly ruthless. She is given a carriage by Aria, but is abandoned by Aria to escape the empire after confessing to Emma's involvement in the poisoning incident. The coachman leaves to go to the bathroom in the woods with Berry still inside the carriage. But after he's been gone for a while, Berry goes to check on him. She finds the coachman in the middle of the woods. missing, as well as her luggage. As she realizes what is happening, a pack of vicious wolves rush rushes towards her...
her as she pleads for mercy...
* Aria's death in the first timeline is quite graphic. She was covered in blood, her tongue was cut out, and her stepbrother raised his sword to finish her off in off. All the most painful way possible.
while, Mielle laughed hysterically at Aria's suffering as she gloated about how she poisoned Carin and framed Aria for it.
** The second timeline sees a similar end for both Iris and Mielle. Both girls are beheaded, and Iris gets the additional punishment of having her head hang over the capital gates for a month. Mielle, while having the less pleasant end, does have the most pathetic end: one: she deludes herself into thinking she and imagining a world where Aria and Mielle got along as sisters, siblings, wearing a smile as she is beheaded.beheaded in front of a jeering, angry mob.
*** Whenever Mielle faces something traumatic, Aria watches to see if Mielle will break down or throw a tantrum like Aria did during the first timeline. But Mielle, ever the ProperLady, only ever faints or mutters something mildly threatening under her breath. Aria can't help but be a little unnerved by Mielle's constant eerie calmness and feigned ignorance of her own faults in the face of adversary.
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Isis isn’t a princess. I know the novel keeps translating her title like she is but she’s the child of a duke. The manwha translations got this correct.


* The more the reader gets to know the real Asher in the second timeline, the more his fate in the first timeline becomes unsettling. Rendered powerless by the Aristocratic party, he is forced to marry Princess Isis, who is this story's version of an AlphaBitch.
* Veri's death is surprisingly ruthless. She is given a carriage by Aria, but is abandoned by the coachman in the middle of the woods. As she realizes what is happening, a pack of vicious wolves rush towards her...

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* The more the reader gets to know the real Asher in the second timeline, the more his fate in the first timeline becomes unsettling. Rendered powerless by the Aristocratic party, he is forced to marry Princess Isis, who is this story's version of an AlphaBitch.
* Veri's Berry’s death is surprisingly ruthless. She is given a carriage by Aria, but is abandoned by the coachman in the middle of the woods. As she realizes what is happening, a pack of vicious wolves rush towards her...



** The second timeline sees a similar end for both Princess Iris and Mielle. Both girls are beheaded, and Iris gets the additional punishment of having her head hang over the capital gates for a month. Mielle, while having the less pleasant end, does have the most pathetic end: she deludes herself into thinking she and Aria got along as sisters, wearing a smile as she is beheaded.

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** The second timeline sees a similar end for both Princess Iris and Mielle. Both girls are beheaded, and Iris gets the additional punishment of having her head hang over the capital gates for a month. Mielle, while having the less pleasant end, does have the most pathetic end: she deludes herself into thinking she and Aria got along as sisters, wearing a smile as she is beheaded.
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* Even after her revenge is finally completed, Aria can't get rid of Mielle's ghost, as she haunts her sister's thoughts for a while after her execution.

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* Even after her revenge is finally completed, Aria can't get rid of Mielle's ghost, as she haunts her sister's thoughts for a while after her execution.execution.
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** The second timeline is when Mielle shows just how despicable she can be towards the people she supposedly loves.
*** First, she loses her best ally, her nanny Emma, after a failed attempt to poison Aria with tea. Rather than stand up for Emma when she is called out as the culprit behind the poisoning, Mielle chooses to save her own skin. She willingly threw her own nanny, a woman she looked up to as a mother figure, under the bus.
*** After losing Emma, she tries to frame Aria for murder by pushing her father off the stairs. Count Roscent is so shocked by Mielle's actions that he turns on her when he gets the chance.

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** The second timeline is when Mielle shows just how despicable she Mielle can be towards the people she supposedly loves.
*** First, she loses her best ally, her nanny Emma, after a failed attempt to poison Aria with tea. Rather than stand up for Emma when she is called out as the culprit behind the poisoning, Mielle chooses to save her own skin. She willingly threw her own nanny, a woman she looked up to as a mother figure, under the bus.bus, just to save her own skin.
*** After losing Emma, she tries to frame Aria for murder by pushing her father off the stairs. Count Roscent is so shocked by Mielle's actions that he turns on her when he gets the chance.wakes up from his coma.



*** And throughout all of this, Mielle never admits her mistakes. She blames others for her misfortunes, acting as if she's the victim instead. She never understands how her actions have hurt others, and only comes to a semi-realization when she faces the guillotine for the final time.

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*** And throughout all of this, Mielle [[NeverMyFault never admits her mistakes.mistakes]]. She blames others for her misfortunes, acting as if she's the victim instead. She never understands how her actions have hurt others, and only comes to a semi-realization when she faces the guillotine for the final time.



* Veri's death is surprisingly ruthless. She is given a carriage by Aria, but is abandoned by the coachman in the middle of the woods. As she realizes what is happening, a pack of vicious wolves rush towards her...

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* Veri's death is surprisingly ruthless. She is given a carriage by Aria, but is abandoned by the coachman in the middle of the woods. As she realizes what is happening, a pack of vicious wolves rush towards her...her...
* Aria's death in the first timeline is quite graphic. She was covered in blood, her tongue was cut out, and her stepbrother raised his sword to finish her off in the most painful way possible.
** The second timeline sees a similar end for both Princess Iris and Mielle. Both girls are beheaded, and Iris gets the additional punishment of having her head hang over the capital gates for a month. Mielle, while having the less pleasant end, does have the most pathetic end: she deludes herself into thinking she and Aria got along as sisters, wearing a smile as she is beheaded.
* Even after her revenge is finally completed, Aria can't get rid of Mielle's ghost, as she haunts her sister's thoughts for a while after her execution.
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*** And throughout all of this, Mielle never admits her mistakes. She blames others for her misfortunes, acting as if she's the victim instead. She never understands how her actions have hurt others, and only comes to a semi-realization only when she faces the guillotine for the final time.

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*** And throughout all of this, Mielle never admits her mistakes. She blames others for her misfortunes, acting as if she's the victim instead. She never understands how her actions have hurt others, and only comes to a semi-realization only when she faces the guillotine for the final time.
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* Mielle Roscent appears to be an AllLovingHeroine, with a pure, gentle appearance. Everyone in aristocratic society adores her. Only a few people, like Aria and her mother, know how much of a BitchInSheepsClothing she really is. Conniving, cruel, and classist, she does everything she can to take down her stepmother and sister, all because they are from "impure" origins.
** The first timeline has Mielle successfully manipulate Aria into becoming a LadyInRed type, and then frame her for her mother's death. The only reason Mielle doesn't fully succeed is because Aria's time powers activate before her execution.
** The second timeline is when Mielle shows just how despicable she can be towards the people she supposedly loves.
*** First, she loses her best ally, her nanny Emma, after a failed attempt to poison Aria with tea. Rather than stand up for Emma when she is called out as the culprit behind the poisoning, Mielle chooses to save her own skin. She willingly threw her own nanny, a woman she looked up to as a mother figure, under the bus.
*** After losing Emma, she tries to frame Aria for murder by pushing her father off the stairs. Count Roscent is so shocked by Mielle's actions that he turns on her when he gets the chance.
*** When Mielle is given CruelMercy by Aria after the coup, she decides to get rid of her bail guaranteer by poisoning her with tea. Her brother Cain, however, takes the poisoned teacup and dies a quick, nasty death, believing his sister was trying to murder him too.
*** And throughout all of this, Mielle never admits her mistakes. She blames others for her misfortunes, acting as if she's the victim instead. She never understands how her actions have hurt others, and only comes to a semi-realization only when she faces the guillotine for the final time.
* The more the reader gets to know the real Asher in the second timeline, the more his fate in the first timeline becomes unsettling. Rendered powerless by the Aristocratic party, he is forced to marry Princess Isis, who is this story's version of an AlphaBitch.
* Veri's death is surprisingly ruthless. She is given a carriage by Aria, but is abandoned by the coachman in the middle of the woods. As she realizes what is happening, a pack of vicious wolves rush towards her...

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