If the world is a stage, then I’ve played my part as the villainess for far too long. But this time? I’m tearing up the script."
I was cast as the perfect antagonist. The one who loses everything—her family, her pride, and eventually, her life—just to make the "True Heroine" look better. I played my role to the bitter end, only to realize the audience never cared, and the leading man never even looked my way.
But when the curtains rise again, I find myself back at the beginning. Before the scandals, before the exile, and before the heartbreak.
The director expects me to follow the lines. The Prince expects me to beg for his affection. The world expects me to fail.
They’re all wrong.
I won’t be the jealous rival anymore. I won’t wait for a "happily ever after" that was never written for me. Instead of fighting for a spot in the spotlight, I’m walking off the stage entirely.
Let them have their drama. Let them have their romance.