Like a Butterfly
probability of having nice in laws in real life 0.1 %
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My family and my husband killed me. Because of the inheritance. Returning to the past, I made up my mind. “I have to protect my life and my inheritance.” Grand Duke Lapireon of the cursed family. I offered him, who was not interested in property and women, a one year contract marriage. Now, all we have to do is get a divorce… “Lady, do you think you can leave me now?” My husband is weird. “Would you like a land or a mine? Or an empire?” “Sasha, did Theo do something wrong?” “Mom, don’t leave me.” “Sister… I can’t live without you.” Even my in-laws began to obsess over me.
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The characters
1. Sasha
Perri Shati (Sasha) is the MC of the novel. Described as someone with pink hair and golden eyes.
She went into a contract marriage with Duke Terdeo to escape her death and to find a way to destroy her stepmother, sister, and ex-lover.
MC is kind-hearted but also displays a certain amount of ruthlessness to those who hurt the Laperion family.
As of now, MC has died thrice (??). First, when she met Terdeo, she accidentally scratched Terdeo’s hand with a ring. The blood was then transmitted to a cookie she ate. She died after that. Second, Terdeo made her drink his blood for confirmation that she indeed is unaffected by the curse. She died once again. Third, she drank water that had Selphius’s blood. She died again. (There was a fourth time in which her food was poisoned but I’m not sure whether she died or was near death.)
MC has a nightmare almost every night about her death in her past life. (She was poisoned by her ex-lover, and smothered by her stepmother.)
2.Terdeo
Terdeo is the ML and rumoured to be a blood-crazed war monger, but in fact, he hates war.
The emperor wants to tie him down by marrying him to the obsessed fourth princess.
Terdeo initially turns down Sasha’s proposal but accepts it later on after he saw Sasha was immune to the curse.
Sasha is Terdeo’s 2nd wife. He didn’t love the first one. In fact, he was cold to her and they didn’t spend a night together. The first wife was obsessed with Terdeo, and when she learned of Terdeo’s blood curse, she used to pressure him into marrying her, but they were soon divorced after two months. The first wife was never seen again.
Terdeo, along with his siblings, had a pitiful childhood. Their mother thought of them as monsters.
Terdeo is sweet to MC. He piles food on MC’s plate when they eat together. He pretends that he isn’t busy. He was restless when MC was poisoned. He tells MC that he thinks she’s amazing the more he gets to know her. He also doesn’t hate being touched by MC knowing that the curse doesn’t work on her (but we all know what’s up.)
3.Selphius
Selphius is Terdeo’s nephew, but he adopted him and made him his successor after his brother died.
Selphius used to live in the countryside, rumoured to be barbaric similar to Terdeo, but actually, he was sent to the countryside for fresh air and recuperation.
The curse is volatile to young ones (???), so, Selphius is always sent back to the countryside.
Sasha told Terdeo that Selphius’s actions are Terdeo’s burden because he never taught Selphius anything and only sent him to the countryside, and since then, they decided to let Selphius live in the mansion.
Selphius always nags Terdeo regarding Sasha’s well-being. I think, his character is well written because he still has his child-like innocence but still possesses the ruthlessness of the Laperion genes.
4.Sercia
Sercia is older than Terdeo. She also owns a wine business (??)
Sercia’s daughter and husband died after her blood accidentally transmitted to the food she prepared for them. She blames herself for her death.
Sercia is fond of MC because (a) MC is not afraid of them, and (b) MC reminds her of her husband and child.
Sercia is scary. Scarier than Terdeo.
5.Islet
Islet is the sole surviving member of Terdeo’s collateral bloodline.
Her biological mother, Meline, and her stepfather, and brother abused her. They extract her blood and sold it as pills. Islet is also blamed for her father’s death.
I forgot when exactly Islet met Sasha, but I remember that she called her fairy. And she thought that the fairy can take away her curse, so, she won’t be abused by her family anymore.
Sasha tells Islet that it wasn’t her fault that her father died, and that anyone can be hurt by their blood, but no one can hurt them.
Islet was then adopted by Phineas.
6.Phineas
Phineas is Terdeo and Sercia’s uncle. He is a doctor. He spent his life trying to find a cure for the curse.
Phineas already liked Sasha because of the numerous letters he received from Sercia, Terdeo, and Selphius.
7.Gloria
Gloria also knew about Sasha because of the letters.
She is thankful for Sasha and feels that she has saved the family.
Sasha and Gloria’s interaction was short because they had to go to the capital to process Islet’s adoption, but after that, they plan on staying at the Laperion mansion.
from user soliven
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I’m loving the story so far. I like that the MC isn’t forgiving. She is kind-hearted but she can also be ruthless. She wants to trample her family for killing her in the past life. She wants Terdeo to make her ex-lover who is a knight suffer while training because Terdeo leads the inperial knights. (Of course, Terdeo loves the idea.) She didn’t care about Islet’s mother and stepfather being tortured. She called the one who poisoned her “motherf*****”. Sometimes, she freezes when the crazy princess is near but she never backs down. She once “accidentally” slips her hand while giving the princess a plate of apple pie which then fell on the princess’s dress. And when the princess sends her an invitation, she requests for it to be burned immediately.
Terdeo is also humanized in the story. He isn’t ruthless as the rumours say. He isn’t a crazy war monger. He dislikes war and he has been through a lot. He also knows that the emperor is a freaking attention seeking bastard, and hates the princess to the core. As of now, he tells MC everything. He doesn’t keep a secret from her. He is also sweet to her, and is now showing his possessive side.
Moreover, the plot is going gradually well. There are mysteries that need answered. Why is the crazy fourth princess not sickly? Why does she act differently? She also once said that MC seems to have forgotten her? And why is MC immune to the curse? Is it connected to the first grand duke? Things like that.
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Love the MC, after the rewind goes into full F theses B mode and sticks to her guns about it.
Those murderous a**hats really kick up a stink immediately and shamelessly too boot. She's already married and the stepB's 1&2 actaly started demanding a dowry. Actually saying she owed them money and she had to sponcer her cheating ex. Sic even went on how he supported her when MC's dad died.
Looking at the few raws I got her family are most likely the minor villain's while the royal family may be the major antagonists.
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The duke's mom committed suicide. She was so afraid of her "human killing monster kids". On top of never touching them or loving them because they could kill her FRom user malacat
Theo & Seria are siblings and are therefore cursed because of their father. Lady Gloria isn't exactly the mother- in-law (but then again, after rereading ch.1 is referred to as the former head). All that's left is probably spoilers on Islet and Uncle Phineas, probably on how crazy Princess Dorothea is (someone mentioned somewhere I read she may be a reincarnator given how diff she acts in MCs memories? from user Hypothon
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2nd mL
The secondary ML whose suspicious AF shows up lying down passed out in the middle of the very narrow road. Since the area is a super guarded closed off area no one should even be their. MC points out that as well as people have been known to fake being unchous in the road to stop carts then use that time to attack them. Then tells then it'd be safer just to run them over and call the gaurds sice they couldn't turn around or get help. Coach driver winds up pulling the guy off the road. Right afterwrds guy waks upp and sees MC watching, and declared his love for his life savior for saving him when he fainted. MC straight denis that, the coach is his savior, she would have run his ass over. Guy ignores this and continues to declare his love.
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