Episode 1

Valentina Befort was adopted by the king and queen of Asdefor two years after the true princess had been stolen. They searched throughout the kingdom and the empire, but no one could find her. Resigned, the royals decided to adopt a girl. Although they already had an older son, their heir, they longed for another child, yet the queen was unable to conceive again. So, Valentina was adopted when she was three years old. At first, she was loved by her new family and grew up as a happy girl. The king even betrothed her to the young duke Alvin Cremond, as Alvin's father and the king were good friends.

Alvin and Valentina got along well; they were good friends, and Alvin was happy that his future wife was a very beautiful girl with albino hair and ruby eyes. But when they were both 14 years old, the true princess appeared; she was finally found in an orphanage on the outskirts of the empire. When that girl arrived, both the kings and the prince were thrilled. The girl, who was kind and charismatic, immediately won the affection of all, and even Alvin began to grow close to her, causing Valentina to feel left behind. In the palace, seeing that the albino girl was being looked down upon by everyone, the servants began to ignore her, happily serving the true princess, Frida.

Valentina no longer had a pretty room, nor the most beautiful dresses, nor delicious food; only out-of-date clothes and the leftovers from dinner. When she informed the queen of this, she was merely scolded and accused of lying, as Frida defended the maids and swore they were not bad. Valentina became furious and shouted at Frida; even Alvin rebuked Valentina for being unkind to the servants and yelling at Frida. Feeling alone and abandoned, her resentment towards Frida grew as she matured, leading her to become a capricious girl who humiliated anyone she wished. Seeing her fiance grow closer to Frida, she accused her of being a shameless woman for getting involved with a committed man. Frida simply cried, and it was Alvin who always protected her, alongside his brother, the crown prince. The kings no longer wanted Valentina in their family due to all the problems she caused, but if they expelled her, the reputation of the royal family would be affected. Despite all that Valentina did, she was an intelligent young woman and a flower among the society of noblewomen, unlike Frida, who only garnered sympathy from young ladies and young men.

However, due to her jealousy at seeing the closeness between Frida and Alvin, Valentina attempted to assassinate Frida, but Frida was saved in time and Valentina was accused of attempted murder, resulting in her execution. Following this, Alvin and Frida began their betrothal; they were the perfect couple and faced every adversity together. Finally, in the last arc of the novel, the younger prince of Trois Blanc, Maximiliam Chevalier, arrives in Asdefor as a representative of his parents. The moment Frida sees him, she is struck by his attractiveness—he had long blonde hair and beautiful red eyes.

During the welcome party, Frida approaches him, offering to be his guide during his stay. Maximiliam is grateful but prefers to keep his distance from her. Nevertheless, Frida always tried to be close to him, which made Alvin begin to feel jealous, causing their relationship to start to fracture.

Fed up with seeing Maximiliam always near Frida, Alvin confronts him during a party. When he sees Frida hanging on Maximiliam’s arm, he approaches and punches the blonde, accusing Maximiliam of trying to steal his fiancee. This event startled everyone, including the king. Alvin challenges him to a duel to prove that he is the one who deserves Frida, an offer that Maximiliam refuses.

"Why would I fight for the hand of that whore?" were Maximiliam’s words.

Everyone present fell silent, and Alvin used his magic to attack Maximiliam, but as soon as the attack began, Alvin was defeated, and Maximiliam did not hesitate to kill him before Frida's shocked gaze. Upon seeing everything, the king demanded that Maximiliam marry his daughter or face disgrace, as her fiance had died. Frida claimed to agree, but Maximiliam rejected the request. When the king threatened to imprison him, Maximiliam took it upon himself to destroy the palace, killing the king and his entire family, except for Frida, who ended up as a beggar, for the kingdom was taken by trois Blanc, and she lost everything, marking the end of the story. Of course, the author was met with harsh criticism for giving the protagonist such a conclusion, where she ended up with neither of the boys. Others agreed, saying that Frida deserved it for acting childishly and absurdly, believing she was in the right by flirting with Maximiliam while engaged to another.

And there stood a small albino girl with red eyes in front of the mirror, gazing at her reflection, surprised to see herself in that way; she looked like a 14-year-old girl.

Only a couple of hours earlier, she had awakened in that strange room, confused and unaware of her location. Her last memory was of how her life had ended, and suddenly she found herself waking up in who knows where. But memories came flooding back like a movie playing her entire life until the moment of her execution, and that was how she realized that she was now Valentina Befort, the villain of that novel with a bitter ending. But that was beside the point; what she disliked was Valentina's ending, as she had only become a villain because of those who despised her. She stepped away from the mirror and sat on the edge of the bed, observing her hands—they were far too thin. According to her memory, she was 14, but she looked like a 12-year-old, perhaps stemming from the lack of care she received.

She clicked her tongue in annoyance; it was bothersome to have been reborn in that poor girl. Yet, when she thought about it, it was better to be Valentina than Frida. That girl was pretty but also hateful and foolish. At least by being Valentina, she had many more chances of survival since she was a powerful mage, even though the real Valentina had failed to take advantage of it.

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After sleeping for a while, upon waking, a maid entered the room and left a tray of cold soup and a glass of water. Valentina eyed the dish, which explained why she was so thin and small. Just as the maid was about to leave, the plate, along with the soup, shattered against her head, causing it to break and cut her scalp. The maid fell to the floor, her hands clasped over her head, and when Valentina saw them, they bore remnants of soup and a red liquid. She was about to say something when the girl lunged at her, covering her mouth and pointing a utensil at her eye.

"Bring me something decent to eat or next time, I’ll stab you in the eye with this utensil."

The woman nodded, and as soon as Valentina stepped back, the young maid ran out. But it wasn't long before the queen and her favored daughter entered her room.

"They serve you food, and how do you repay them? By attacking the maid? You’re a disgrace." The queen shouted at her.

"She brought me a soup that isn’t fit for consumption. Is that how you usually eat?" she asked seriously.

"How deceitful you are, but if you refuse to eat, I will leave you without food."

The queen ordered that no one be allowed to feed her for the rest of the day.

"Oh sister! How could you? The maid is just doing her job; you shouldn’t belittle her..."

"Shut up, you stupid brat." Valentina directed her gaze at Frida.

"What did you say? I won’t allow you to speak to my daughter like that; you’re ungrateful." The queen scolded her.

"What should I be grateful for? I don't have anything left." she replied.

"Don’t say that, sister; you’ve always had the best. My parents have given you everything; you should be thankful." Frida implored her.

"Don’t you get tired of saying nonsense? Your voice is irritating, as is hers, Your Majesty." Valentina looked annoyed by the presence of the two.

"That will be enough, Valentina. You won't have good food; it'll be bread and water for three days. Learn to respect yourself," the queen scolds her. "And you can't leave for a week."

The queen and Frida exit the room, and the queen orders that Valentina be kept inside for five days, where she will only be given water and bread.

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