**Summary**
Lorea Friese was nothing more than a puppet villain of the imperial family.
“Who told you that you were my child, hmm?”
“I merely used you to trample those worthless insects.”
In the moment she was betrayed by the emperor she had trusted as her father,
Lorea chose to curse him.
“…May only ruin await Your Majesty’s path.”
Believing she had ended her own life,
she instead found herself returned to the past—seven years earlier.
—
The Duke Carter family, known as the mortal enemy of the imperial house.
The family she had once ruthlessly destroyed… were, in truth, her lost relatives.
“Strange. I don’t recall inviting an imperial rat.”
“I’ve come to make a deal. You’ll need me.”
Using a special *ability*, she restores the power of the Duke Carter family,
planning to bring down the empire and then quietly disappear.
But—
“Didn’t you ask for protection? The moment you stepped into my castle, Princess, you became my vassal. I have a duty to protect you.”
“Father, why don’t we just adopt her at this point? Who cares about the imperial family?”
“You heard him. Stop talking nonsense and finish your pudding, Princess.”
The family that once despised her now shields her instead.
“I told you, Lorea. I’m very interested in you.”
“That’s good to hear.”
“Say the word. Revenge or happiness—I’ll bring it all to you.”
“……”
“If you wish, even the emperor’s head.”
It seems she has gained a formidable man as her ally as well.
…In this life, will she be able to take revenge on the emperor
and reclaim her true family?
