Chapter 2 - 2: Back Story Of The Villainess (1/2)

Chapter 2 - 2: Back Story Of The Villainess

After the initial shock waned, Serena started grinning in front of the mirror while her head started to recall details from the novel

If she recalls correctly, Serena Lilianne Maxwell's character is indeed the villainess in the story She even re her naiven to said character Serena is the most beautiful lady in the ehter of Duke Simoun Maxwell The duke and the duchess have alanted a child, but sadly, for iven any Thus, they opted to adopt one of their distant relative's son when he was just about 3 months old and named him Leonard Alphonse Maxwell to succeed the duchy However, just 5 nant

There was suddenly an uproar in the duchy, for if the child born is male, they will have to return Leonard to his family to avoid any succession feud The duke and duchess both prayed for a baby girl, not only because of consideration for Leonard, but also because they truly wanted a daughter to spoil It is no exaggeration to say that duke Simoun and duchess Celine are the ine how their biological child will look like

Thus, when the baby was born and turned out to be a girl, the couple cried tears of joy and thanked all the Gods in heaven They know that having another child is next to iiven that the couple were already in their late-30's and the difficulty of pregnancy for the duchess They named her Serena Lilianne Maxwell, Serena, for when she was born she was so tranquil and serene, Lilianne because this daughter of theirs represent everything that is innocent, pure and beautiful in their eyes

As expected, Serena was treated as the pearl in the paline how heavenly her childhood was With her parents, she only has to look at an object for 3 seconds then it will i, even when her performance was mediocre at best, they will tell her that she is the most talented in the world And when she s baby is the most beautiful child in the whole universe To put it nicely, she grew up to be innocent in the ways of the world To put it bluntly, she becaocentric

So how do you expect her to assie of 18? Well, she sis to turn out as they always did Initially, all her classmates treated her with respect and awe But further into her schooling, she realized that she does not always get the best score, and although she is the e of romance for most of the nobility When she entered school, she expected to have a ht that the reason should be because she already has the crown prince as her fiancé, but surprise surprise! Her fiancé turned out to have someone else in his heart In fact, not only hiuys like the same lady!

Said lady was the fehter of the impoverished Baron Edward, Emily Jean Evans Emily was depicted as a pretty and sreen eyes, small button nose, rosy cheeks and pink lips Her skin although not that white, was fair She always get the highest grade in their year and was righteous in all of her actions She was strong-willed with a slight hero coirls love to hate

Meanwhile, Serena could not accept the fact that she beca behind soht be doing wrong The first thing she thought of was that in one of the books she read, it was said that s at people makes one look kind and friendly Serena's parents told her to not just give her s that she should change However, Serena's face is unlike that of any norirl Her sh it attracted a lot of bees to the honey, it s would have been alright if that ended there, but given her school performance, she was directly labeled as the typical dumb blond bimbo in the campus

Serena tried her best to excel in school, tried being friendly, tried being nice to everyone, albeit, her description of nice and friendly were hugely disproportioned to as norht of the duke's nas did not turn out the way she wanted the And the target of her ire becauess what happened next Just like any villainess trope, Serena becaed, spoiled brat This of course, only highlighted the goodness of our female lead, Emily, to the eyes of everyone Later on, Geoffrey annulled his engage happily ever after

So what happened to Serena? After everything, she was sent back to their dukedom, a little crazy and disillusioned because she can not accept the story of what her life became The duke and the duchess were very much saddened but knew in their hearts that it was their fault that Serena became that way They died with heartbreak, while the adopted brother, Leonard Alphonse Maxwell, becaer sister was quite coer, he liked her because of her cuteness, but they were never close When they got older this turned to a love-hate feeling especially during the ti in heat However, after all the fiasco, he felt her pitiful, and whenever he looked at her being thened his resolve that she is his responsibility