Anriche took a step by step.

In the distance, she saw a young boy lying down on the sofa.

‘Oh, how cute!’

Anriche, who looked at the child’s black, round head from behind, grabbed the left side of her chest so that no sound could be heard.

The child’s eyes, which were looking through the illustrations in the children’s book, were transparent purple.

His plump cheeks, stained with rosy color, swayed every time he flipped a page of the book.

‘I want to touch his hair! I want to stroke his cheeks, too! Ha, even once would be enough……!’

Anriche, who was making a lot of silly remarks inwardly, soon came to her senses.

Oh no.

I can’t go back after simply standing at a distance again today.

Mm-hmm, she coughed carefully and opened her mouth.

“Hey, Elliot?”

Then, the boy got up from his seat in shock.

At the appearance that was clearly wary of her, Anriche shed bloody tears inside.

‘No…..How mean have you been so far for the kid to be so scared?’

But you can’t always live being hated by your son, right?

Anriche, who had her heart set, tried to push the corners of her mouth and smiled.

“Elliot, should we go for a walk with mom?”

“Uh, mother…”

The voice of the boy, Elliot, began to tremble.

His purple eyes, which were full of fear towards her, were soaked in an instant.

“Did I do something wrong?”

“Huh? No, why would you say that?”

“Come on, tell me if I’ve done something wrong. I’ll fix it all.”

The child said with his shoulders trembling.

Eventually, tears began to flow over his plump cheeks.

My, what did I do?

Anriche, who was embarrassed, stared at Elliot blankly.

“So don’t be scared…..”

Elliott really made an expression that was full of fear.

Hey, why are you crying?

To soothe the crying child, Anriche took a hurried step.

“No, it’s not like that!”

“Huwaaaaaa!”

However, as Elliot noticed that she was approaching him, he finally burst into a loud cry.

What do we do with this?

When Anriche looked around in a hurry…

“What is it, Elliot?”

A man striding into the living room gently hugged Elliot.

At that moment, Anriche forgot the embarrassment she felt and was captivated by the man’s beauty.

‘Wow……..’

She’s already met him a couple of times, but the man’s beauty is not something she’s used to.

The clichéd description of ‘dazzlingly beautiful’ perfectly matched the man.

Black hair and blue eyes like that of a sapphire.

Smooth skin and tall height.

And even a solid and slender body comparable with that of a beast…

Only with the luck of inheriting a superior gene from a statue-like father can you have a cute child like Elliot.

When she first met the man, it was an honest feeling that Anriche felt.

“Daaad!”

With a face filled with tears, Elliot clung around his father’s neck.

‘But even so, the father comforted the child well… I’m really glad.’

Anriche looked at Elliot, who buried his head in his father’s arms, with a sad face.

“Dad… Hiccup, Dad.”

“Yes, it’s okay.”

The man who gently soothed Elliott slowly lifted his head and stared at Anriche.

His deep blue eyes were as sharp as broken pieces of glass.

“Did you say he is annoying again this time?”

“Eh?”

What kind of crap is this?

Anriche, who was amazed at the man’s words, opened her eyes wide.

However, before she can even explain herself, the man said in a cold voice.

“How about loving him even a tiny bit since you gave birth to him?

‘No, I have at least ten thousand reasons to love you both!’

Not being able to plead that way, Anriche bit her lips.

The man, who cared dearly for Elliot, turned away from her and coldly left the place.

Anriche, who stared at the scene vaguely, was furious inside.

‘No, among the many characters I could’ve had, I became a ‘bad mother-in-law’!’

***

Now, the question here is…

If you wake up one day and possess the ‘bad mother-in-law’ of the novel you read the day before…

And if you have already garnered a lot of hatred from your son and husband…

What would you do?

“Haa.”

Anriche sighed and limped down on the vanity chair.

Unable to overcome the irritation, Anriche struggled.

I’m already despised, so what can I do!

Anriche von Vallois.

She was a ‘bad mother-in-law’ in a romance fantasy novel called [A Lily in Your Arms].

Born to the prestigious Marquis of Saxony, Anriche was truly the epitome of ‘arrogance’.

She was born into a good family and looked beautiful.

That means she has lived thinking that she is the noblest in the world.

Her sense of superiority over others was so strong that the people under her command were not even seen as humans in her eyes.

She only dealt with high-ranking nobles who she thought were of the ‘same class’ as her.

And Anriche’s selfish behavior inevitably aroused disgust in people.

Among them is her husband and the father of the male lead, Alexei von Vallois.

‘No matter how low their status is, is there any valid reason for her to humiliate them like that?’

At that time, Anriche asked herself with a really puzzled face.

‘Does the Duke treat things like shoes, dresses, and hats personally?’

‘…..’

In the novel, it was described in detail how shocked Alexei was when he heard the answer.

Even so, Anriche hoped to have Alexei’s child.

One day Alexei asked Anriche, ‘Why do you want to have children?’.

‘Well, of course, in order to be recognized as the mistress of Vallois.’

There was no way that Anriche would love Elliot who was born like that.

Anriche left her son to the nanny, turned a blind eye from the household, and did nothing but live a life of luxury.

As the young son walked up to find his mother, Anriche frowned and shoved him away.

‘Why are you sticking to me? It’s really annoying!’

Well, looking back on Anriche’s track in the original…

The label ‘The Devil’ was given to Anriche.

Anriche conspired against Liliana until she died.

Thus, Anriche is executed by the angry families involved, and Elliot and Liliana confirm each other’s hearts.

So everyone was happy and lived well.

…That was the ending of the novel.

“Oh, I don’t like to be banished or die!”

Anriche trembled.

Elliott and Liliana were her favorite couple in the novel!

She doesn’t like the ending of being banished by her favorite couple! I hate it!

At that time, Anriche was struggling like a squid grilled over the fire.

“……Wait.”

At the moment, her purple eyes shone sharply.

Anriche, who slowly raised her body, was in deep thought.

‘If so, how about Liliana?’

Elliot turned seven this year.

That means they have been stuck hating each other for 7 years.

But Liliana is different.

‘Because I haven’t even seen the end of Liliana’s hair yet!’

In the development of the novel, Alexei and Elliot will naturally cherish and love Liliana.

If so, what if I put Liliana on my side, who hasn’t set any dislikes on me yet?

‘Father, honey…… I don’t think mother is so bad… .’

If Liliana would say this with her eyes filled with tears like so…!

She’ll be getting the most powerful ally in this novel!

There was joy in Anriche’s face.

I can get points from my favorite heroine, and improve my relationship with my family!

I’m a genius!

She got up from her seat, starting with her rich, red-colored hair scattered over her shoulders.

She took a hat and a thin coat out of the closet and tied the ribbon on the hat neatly.

Finally, her purple-eyes checked the outfit.

‘Our Liliana, mother-in-law will pick you up now!’

Anriche clenched her fist.

Her purple eyes were now gleaming with madness.

I will never bother you.

No, I will be nicer to you than anyone else!

So, I need you to make my story as good as possible for my husband and son. Do you understand?

1. The first strategy is the daughter-in-law

Anriche swallowed dry saliva and looked at the orphanage in front of her eyes.

On the outside, it was an ordinary-looking orphanage.

But…….

‘This orphanage is where Liliana is being abused.’

Biting her lips, she strode forward and headed to the front door of the orphanage.

On the nameplate hanging next to the main gate, ‘Londini Orphanage’ was written in elegant writing.

‘Londini.’

Anriche chewed up the name.

The Londini Orphanage ran by the family of Baron Londini, Liliana’s relative.

It was also the place where Liliana, who lost her parents in an accident, now lives.

Liliana was the only daughter of the Count Aberyt family.

Count Aberyt was a prestigious man with a long history, albeit not very powerful.

The family of the Duke of Valois has also established friendships for a long time. Through that relationship, ‘Liliana’ and ‘Elliot’ became engaged to each other from the very beginning.

Perhaps if both parents were alive, Liliana would have become the happiest girl in the world.

‘But the problem was, it was a sudden carriage accident.’

As the carriage slipped in the rain, the Count Aberyt and his wife died that day.

Alexei was deeply saddened by the death of his close friend, Count Aberyt.

Thus, he tried to take care of their only daughter, Liliana, who was left alone and took her to Vallois.

However, then.

Baron Londini, a distant relative of Count Aberyt, intervened.

‘We will take care of Liliana until she reaches adulthood.’

‘No matter how close, couldn’t we, the relatives, take care of her more carefully?’

He thought it made sense, so Alexei entrusted Liliana to Baron Londini.

The fact that Baron Londini and his wife run an orphanage also reassured Alexei.

Since they are warm-hearted enough to care of orphans, he believed they would cherish her like their own daughter.

‘However, the real reason the Baron Londini and his wife run an orphanage was because of subsidies from the country.’

The purple eyes sank.

‘Liliana in the original was just rolling around until she met Elliot.’

Baron Londini coveted Aberyt’s fortune and had as much love for Liliana as his fingernails.

But Aberyt’s property was protected by Alexei himself.

Londini has received money several times for Liliana’s living expenses, but there was a limit to that.

‘Of course, the money received was large enough to expand the orphanage…’

The greedy Baron Londini couldn’t have been that satisfied.

In addition, there were also emotional issues.

Baron Londini and his wife had a deep-rooted sense of inferiority to Count Aberyt.

‘Londini was Aberyt’s sidekick.’

Averett, a long-time prestigious family, who is also close to the Duke of Valois, the empire’s greatest family.

On the other hand, Londini was taken in by the name of ‘Aberett’ and was treated as a ‘nobody. ‘

The Counts Aberrett considered the Baron Londini to be one of the few precious relatives.

But that didn’t matter at all to the Baron and his wife.

‘Is that all they think?!’

‘Just pretending to be noble!!’

It was a usual habit of the Londini couple.

After that, he sought Count Aberyt’s fortune and brought the lonely Liliana alone…

‘Because the girl looks just like her father, Arthur… it was unpleasant.’

Liliana, who resembled the former count, who was an enormously great looking man, was just an eyesore to the Baron couple.

In the end, the envy and jealousy from the Baron couple fell to the young Liliana.

In the name of ‘abuse.’

‘Good. Let’s go in.’

Anriche, taking a deep breath, rang the doorbell.

Ding-dong-ding-dong.

As she waited for a while, she heard the sound of a child running from afar from the thin door.

“Please wait-!”

Click.

The door opened, and a little girl appeared.

The moment the girl and her eyes met, Anriche opened her mouth slightly unknowingly.

‘Wow, now I… Am I seeing an angel that has fallen from heaven?’

Anriche looked down at the girl blankly.

The girl who seemed to be just about seven years old was absolutely incredibly pretty.

She tied her fluffy blonde hair, which was as soft as a spring flower, and her sprout-like eyes shone brightly.

Anriche wanted to take a look at the child’s back if she could.

Do you happen to know?

The angel’s wings could really be hidden!

‘You look just like how you were described in the novel.’

Though, she wouldn’t know what I’m talking about, so stop being silly.

Let’s first start by asking for her name.

‘Hoo-ha, Hoo-ha.’

Anriche took a deep breath, soothing her trembling chest.

Then carefully asked the girl.

“Hey, do you happen to know a child named “Liliana Aberyt” in this orphanage?”

Her eyes opened wide after hearing the question.

“Li-Liliana? I’m Liliana…”

At the girl’s crawling answer, Anriche felt thrilled.

I knew it, there’s no way such a pretty child isn’t the main character of this world!

I thought my son was the cutest in the world so far, but he’s as cute as my daughter-in-law!

“I see, nice to meet you. Is Baron Londini or the Baroness inside?”

I heard that the position of the orphan director is currently held by Baron Londini’s wife.

So at least the Baroness should be in.

Anriche, who spoke without thinking about it, was a little surprised.

It was because as soon as the words ‘Baroness Londini’ came out, Liliana’s face turned pale.

“Th, the orphanage director?”

… Orphanage director? Anriche’s eyes narrowed in the sense of discomfort that passed through her spine.

Anriche thought, she is not an orphan in an orphanage, so why is she calling her the orphanage director?

Shouldn’t she call them Uncle or Aunt?

“Well, yes… the orphanage director.”

Anriche nodded.

Then Liliana, who had noticed, carefully asked the question.

“Well, if the lady is an official from another orphanage….”

“Yes?”

“Well, can you please not take me?”

Liliana suddenly clenched her two cute fists.

The light-colored eyes looking at Anriche shook desperately.

“I will definitely disappoint the lady. I can’t work, I’m incompetent, and I can’t use my hands.”

Anriche looked down at Liliana with a confused face.

Liliana, what the hell are you talking about?

However, Liliana was desperately expressing her uselessness.

“Well, I also eat a lot. If you take me, it will cost a lot of food. That, and…”

Anriche gazed at Liliana, who had no hesitation in demeaning herself.

Liliana’s face was full of fear.

As if she was afraid of someone taking her in.

After a while, Anriche suddenly asked a question.

“What are you so scared of?”

“… T-The orphanage director.”

Liliana said after a while and then touched her lips.

“The other orphanages, he said…they are hell.”

“What?”

“Children are beaten every day, and those who can’t work often get hit on the face”

Liliana wiggled her fingers.

Avoiding Anriche’s gaze, Liliana concluded with a creeping voice.

“Children who do not listen are kept in a solitary room for a week.”

“…”

“Because it’s our orphanage, they’ll take in a sluggish child like me, and if I go somewhere else, I’ll be beaten up…”

Anriche opened her mouth wide.

No, what the hell were you telling a seven-year-old girl?

There is no such crazy orphanage these days!

Anriche, who was struggling with shock, suddenly caught her gaze at Liliana.

The clothes that had been smeared with dirt were marked by the signs of being worn too many times.

She was much smaller and thinner than Elliott, though being the same age, and her fingertips were all covered in wounds.

‘…This.’

The violet eyes sank deeply.

Maybe, maybe there is.

Such an orphanage where they treat the children as rubbish.

“First of all, I am not an orphanage official.”

At those words, Liliana raised her head.

“I- really? Then why did you find me? And why do you want to meet the orphanage director?”

Liliana poured out numerous questions.

She was suddenly filled with hope, and her light green eyes had a sparkle.

It was so unfortunate that her appearance was so pitiful that Anriche clenched her fist without knowing it.

You’re a kid who deserves much better treatment than this.

When you leave the orphanage, there will be people waiting for you who will love you very much.

But you wouldn’t know that, living in this orphanage, and thinking that abuse is natural…

“That’s right, I’m here to pick you up.”

“Yes? Bu- but you are not an orphanage official…”

“Oh, I haven’t introduced myself yet.”

Anriche, reaching out, stroked Liliana’s head softly.

Liliana stiffened her shoulders.

‘Someone patting my head like this… This is the first time.’

Feeling such an affectionate touch, Liliana held her breath without knowing it.

Somehow, a corner of her heart was tickled as if a feather rubbed on it.

“My name is Anriche von Valois.”

Wh-What!?

Liliana was frozen in shock after hearing the name.

Even though she is a child who does not know the world, how could she not know the only Duke of the Empire, the ‘Valois Family.’

It is said that the Duke of Valois dropped a flying bird with just his eyes.

‘Well, then. The mistress of a prestigious duke has come to find me?!’

Liliana swallowed her dry saliva.

Anriche dropped the bomb in a soft voice.

“I’m the mother of your fiance, ‘Elliot von Valois’.”

“F, fiance?”

I am the fiancée of the heir of Duke Valois?!

With great news coming in a chain, Liliana’s little head was on the verge of bursting.

At that time, Anriche took a few steps, gently wrapping her arms around Lilia.

“Yes. Shall we go inside for more details?”

Whether it’s Baron Londini or the Baroness… I’ll be able to beat them up.

Anriche, who raised her head, smiled fiercely.

You are to abuse my cute daughter-in-law? Just wait, and I will show you the essence of a vicious mother-in-law!

***

Led by Liliana, Anriche followed her into the orphanage.

It was her first time seeing the inside of the orphanage.

‘…It’s not as bad as I thought it would be.’

The wallpaper was clean, and the orphans looked like they had been in good care.

Anriche’s mood became even worse as she saw this.

‘The other kids still look healthy, but only Liliana was skinny.’

The reason is probably because the country regularly audits orphanages.

The orphans must have been getting great amounts of attention so they wouldn’t be subject for audits.

However, Liliana wasn’t registered as an orphan, so she

should have been more pampered, however, she clearly wasn’t.

Suddenly.

Anriche opened her eyes.

Liliana, who was walking ahead of Anriche bent down and picked up some trash that fell on the floor.

“…”

Anriche gazed at Lilianas’ back with a gloomy feeling.

Liliana was shoving the trash into the pocket of her old apron and started hugging some clothes that had been thrown on a chair.

As she walks down the hallway, she throws the clothes into the laundry, the movement was so natural.

Her current appearance and actions proved that Liliana had been treated like a maid until now.

‘Oh Liliana, this is so pitiful…’

Anriche was so heartbroken.

She remembered reading the description of the novel that said ‘the female protagonist was abused’.

But seeing it in person was even more devastating.

Then Liliana looked behind her and had a smile in her eyes.

“Oh, could you come this way?”

“…Sure.”

Anriche, feeling choked, nodded her head a little late.

Finally, the two arrived in front of the orphanage director’s office.

Knock, knock.

Liliana, who swallowed her dry saliva, knocked on the door of the office a couple of times.

“Who is it?”

Her voice was as sharp as if a whip was cracking the air.

Liliana, being frightened by her, shrugged her shoulders like a snail hiding in its shell.

“It-it’s Liliana, th-that’s…”

But before Liliana even continued her words, there were thumping footsteps.

Thump!

The door opened ferociously.

Baroness Londini stretched her head out of her office with glaring eyes.

“You useless thing! I told you not to disturb me when my daughter came!”

A nervous yelling sounded.

But the Baroness couldn’t finish what she was saying.

It was because Anriche narrowed her eyebrows and stepped forward.

“Baroness Londini.”

“Du, Duchess of Valois?!”

Baroness Londini stiffened up.

No, why is the Duchess of Valois in our orphanage?!

At the same time, a cold voice rang.

“You need to clarify the situation now.”

On Anriche’s expressionless face, there was a sign that she is holding back her anger.

Anriche slightly raised her chin and asked some more questions.

“Why is my daughter-in-law living in an orphanage rather than the Londini House?”

“I, that, that…”

“Also, Liliana is not an orphan, but the sixth niece of Baroness Londini.”

Anriche was speaking in a twisted voice.

“Why is she calling you director, rather than aunt?”

Violet eyes leered from inside the office.

The first person she saw was Lady Londini.

(T/N: The daughter of the Baron & Baroness, not the Madam Londini.)

She was stacking colorful desserts like a mountain and was enjoying tea time, looking towards us with her eyes wide open.

No, even food was withheld from her.

How sad it is to discriminate with food!

Anriche sharpened herself.

“Lady Londini gets to enjoy fine desserts and fragrant tea…”

Anriche blurred her words and looked down at Baroness Londini.

She wore a gorgeous frilled dress and had a pretty jewel pinned over her curly hair.

“You’re wearing a gorgeous dress and pretty accessories.”

Upon hearing those words, Lady Londini tensed her shoulders.

Anriche glanced back at Liliana.

She was wearing an old apron and a shabby blouse with dirty stains.

And a brown skirt with cloth patching around.

She was wearing clothes that didn’t fit her age.

Under the hem of her clothes, only her bones were visible.

Due to the stark contrast of the two girls, Anriche’s gaze became fierce.

“It’s like seeing a young lady, and her maid. No, I don’t think even a maid would wear such old clothes.”

“Well, Duchess Valois! That’s…!”

Baroness Londini, eagerly trying to give excuses, scrunched her mouth and bit it.

It was because Anriche was looking at her with cold eyes, giving her goosebumps all over.

Anriche coldly asked a question.

“Both of them deserve to be under the protection of the Baroness, so why is Liliana being treated worse than a maid”

The baroness was really crazy.

‘No, she wasn’t even interested in Liliana at all!’

It wasn’t exactly indifference, it was more of disgust.

Count Aberyt was from a prestigious family with a long history but was not considered a powerful or wealthy family.

Far from the Duke of Valois, whose mistress is now Anriche, Aberyt was far from being compared to the Marquis of Saxony, who was Anriche’s father.

Anriche is a person who has lived with everyone’s position being lower than hers.

Liliana wouldn’t have liked her.

Besides…

‘The Duke of Valois already visited.’

In fact, the Duke of Valois wasn’t an easy-going man.

When he entrusted the only daughter of his close friends to the londinis, there’s no way he didn’t leave her a safety net.

Thus, the Duke of Valois periodically sent a trustworthy person to see if Liliana was doing well.

But on the bad side, Baron Rondini and the Baroness, whose egos are soaring, bribed the reports themselves.

With ‘money’.

‘I look forward to your cooperation, Chief Maid Meg.’

‘Of course, please trust me.’

The chief maid from the Duke of Valois put the pouch of gold in her pockets and smiled confidently.

‘I have followed the Duke from the Duchy of Valois.’

‘Oh my god, that means…’

‘It means I am the Duke’s most trusted vassal…’

She shrugged and added,

‘Besides, the Duke is very busy, so he can’t afford to worry about these minor issues.’

It was true.

The Duke of Valois, being the Emperor’s most trusted confidant and the empire’s sharpest sword, was working on state affairs day and night.

In addition to that, the report regularly sent to the Duke of Valois was flawlessly written.

So…

‘There is no reason for the Duchess of Valois to visit Liliana?’

Toward the dazed baroness, Anriche spoke clearly again.

“Now I’m going to take Liliana and raise her myself.”

“Excuse me? Wha, what are you talking about! We are Liliana’s relatives…!”

“In that case, I’m Liliana’s mother-in-law.”

Anriche shrugged her shoulders slightly.

Her tone itself was light, but her purple eyes were full of anger.

“I can’t believe Liliana was left to the Londinis.”

Anriche twisted her lips.

It was a clear ridicule.

“…Does the Baroness think I’m an idiot?”

“Oh, I would never dare, I will never do that in the future either…Nor will Lilliana!”

Why suddenly mention Liliana?

Anriche could not hide her sour expression.

“Liliana won’t want to leave us either!”

At the shameless cry of Baroness Londini, Anriche’s eyes made her tremble.

However, with the unconcerned reaction of Anriche, the baroness was staring at Liliana with gleaming eyes.

“Lily? Liliana! I’m your relative!”

The baroness grabbed Liliana’s shoulder.

Her fragile shoulders were gripped so strongly it was enough to make Liliana let out a painful moan.

“Oww……”

“I’ve raised you so much, haven’t I? You’re not going to leave me right?!”

“Hey, Baroness Londini.”

At that time, there was a hand that grabbed the Baroness’ shoulders.

“Do you realize who you are threatening Liliana in front of now?”

“Ack!”

At the same time, the baroness’s body was pushed back.

Baroness Londini, who lost her balance, stumbled back and lost her footing.

Tumble!

Anriche looked down at the unsightly sight of her on the floor.

“Don’t force your will on Liliana.”

“…What?”

“It’s a shame. You’ll no longer be able to receive money for Liliana’s cost of living.