Life had never been easy for me—struggling with poverty and loneliness, I barely scraped by each day. School felt like an uphill battle, and my only escape was losing myself in fantasy novels, dreaming of becoming their protagonist. One night, after drifting off with those familiar thoughts, I woke up in a world I recognized—but not as the heroine. Instead, I’d become Louise Sweeney, the doomed villainess destined for a brutal fate.
Determined to rewrite my story, I convinced myself that steering clear of the male lead would save me. No love at first sight, no tragic ending—simple, right? But fate had other plans. The male lead, who was supposed to ignore me, suddenly poured his heart out, while the supposedly sweet heroine turned out to be anything but kind.
Confusion and frustration tangled inside me. Hadn’t I done everything right? Avoiding him was supposed to be the key to survival, yet the story twisted in ways I never saw coming. Now, I’m stuck navigating a plot that refuses to follow the script, with enemies I didn’t expect and affections I never asked for.
How do I escape this mess when the rules I relied on no longer apply?
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