Mongzzee

An office worker who toils in a black company dies when the building collapses. She reincarnates as Serenia, the villainess from a novel she was reading. Determined to avoid her fate of execution, she struggles to survive. However, the male protagonist, who should fall for the heroine, finds himself drawn to her instead. Official Translations: Japanese (Localized): Horizontal, Vertical

The poignant bluebird of the marriage market, Isabella Eloise, was betrayed by her blindly devoted fiancé of ten years, and lost her place in the social world. The one who found her on a rainy path was none other than the rumored ghost duke.“Until your feathers grow anew, I shall care for you,” declared the duke.She thought she had been rescued. But it was only until she discovered his secret…“Beloved Isabella, I’m curious to hear what sounds you’ll make when I push you to your limits,” the duke mused.By the time she realized something was terribly wrong, it was already too late to turn back.“Aedan Holden, you’re insane.”“Yes, I am. But did you only just figure that out now?”What life is there for a creature forever trapped in a cage? Such questions ring true for Isabella Heloise, illegitimate child of an abusive count who uses her as a pawn for his political ambitions. When Isabella's betrothal to an influential noble is broken off, her value within the Heloise household plummets, prompting her to flee from her father’s violence. Isabella finds herself alone and destitute, only to be found by Ethan Holden, a dashing duke with a nonetheless ominous air. Can Isabella trust the handsome duke, or has she found herself in yet another cage?

Eloise, who has been frail since childhood, gave up social life in the capital and now lives in the countryside in Feltham for the sake of her health. One day, while happily going back and forth between Blissbury Manor, which her father's friend had asked her to manage, she hears the news that a new caretaker is coming to the manor, and the nude painting of her favorite, Lieutenant Ryan Willgrave, which she had been secretly drawing at the manor, is in danger of being hung. Before the new caretaker arrives, Eloise tries to secretly remove the nude painting, but she ends up bumping into him on the stairs…! "I’ve never seen the model in person, Miss Eloise. He’s not this small." After that day, Ryan and Eloise, who thought they would never meet again, continue to be entangled, and eventually fall deeper and deeper into each other’s lives…!