Chapter 3
Among everything, my only source of entertainment was a novel being serialized on a website:
“I’m Happy to Be Loved by You!”
I loved this story.
It was about the first prince, Ferio Je Rios, the protagonist who was feared and called a “demon” due to his cruelty, having grown up without knowing love and lacking emotions.
One day, Ferio was gravely injured in an ambush, and by chance he was found in the forest by Ellie Asteor, the daughter of the Asteor family. She nursed him back to health.
Because Ellie possessed a special healing power, Ferio’s recovery was swift.
At first, Ferio was cautious, but as he watched Ellie earnestly take care of him, his heart gradually began to open.
The two of them experienced a fateful encounter, fell in love, and became engaged.
However, the antagonist was Ellie’s younger sister, Tiana Asteor, who had always harbored feelings for Ferio.
From childhood, Tiana never surpassed her elder sister in anything, and she often bullied her.
As she grew older, her cruelty worsened, and she came to be known as the “stain of the duke’s family,” shunned even by her own relatives.
Even the man she loved was taken by Ellie.
Her jealousy grew unbearable, and eventually she attempted murder.
She tried to kill Ellie with poison, but because Ellie had healing powers, she detoxified herself, and the plan failed.
Ferio, the first prince, then presented proof of Tiana’s attempted murder.
Since Ellie was to be the future Empress, Tiana’s crime was considered treason against the state, and she was sentenced to execution at the age of twenty.
Ellie, who cherished all living beings with compassion, was beloved by the people.
Therefore, Tiana’s execution was approved by all, and it was carried out publicly in the town square.
The villainess Tiana was destroyed, the nation celebrated, and Ferio and Ellie married, living happily ever after.
That was the story.
I loved reading about Ellie overcoming hardships together with Ferio and her companions, finally grasping happiness.
And above all, reading about the villainess Tiana’s downfall was such a relief—it felt cathartic.
I read this novel during every break, and it was completed just before my entrance exams.
After the exams, a side story began serialization, and I was so eager to read it that I decided to splurge as a reward for passing, walking to the convenience store to charge my account.
On the way back, I was walking with a spring in my step, happy about passing the exams and excited for the new side story.
Now that I was a university student, of course I wanted to experience romance! I wanted a cool boyfriend and to enjoy my youth to the fullest!
But I wasn’t paying attention to my surroundings—
and I was hit by a truck.
I had finally passed my exams and thought I could finally leave that house…
I don’t want to die yet…
Clinging desperately to that thought, my consciousness faded.
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So that’s what happened.
I’ve reincarnated as the villainess Tiana Asteor from the novel “I’m Happy to Be Loved by You!”
But Tiana’s fate ends with execution.
Uwaaaaah! My life is way too full of ups and downs! Everyone already thinks the worst of me, what am I supposed to do?!
But right now, I’m only eight years old.
At least I still have twelve years left.
I don’t want to die yet!!
I have to find some way to avoid this doomed future within the next twelve years.
Where should I even start?
At the very least, I’m definitely not going to fall for Ferio. He’s totally not my type.
But even though my memories suddenly came back, I have no idea what I should do.
“—You finally remembered.”
A voice spoke from behind me.
Huh? …Who’s that?
I quickly turned around, and there stood a boy with shining golden hair and clear, sky-blue eyes.
A boy with an astonishingly beautiful appearance was gazing straight at me.
