The cold iron gates of the Neuschwanstein estate slam shut, sealing a young stepmother inside a den of vipers. Whispers of greed and malice echo through the gilded halls of the empire, where high society sneers at the teenage girl forced to rule a grand duchy. She must raise four resentful stepchildren who view her as a gold-digging usurper, all while navigating the treacherous politics of the imperial court.

Known to the public as the "Witch of Neuschwanstein," Shuri endures years of isolation and sacrifice to secure her family's future, only to be brutally murdered on the eve of her eldest stepson's wedding. But instead of the cold embrace of death, she wakes up on the very day of her husband's funeral, seven years in the past. Armed with the bitter memories of her past, she gets a second life to rewrite her tragic fate in a manhwa filled with court intrigue. Can she protect her hostile stepchildren and survive the impending betrayal of the nobility, or is she destined to repeat her demise in a beautiful, cruel world?
historical, romance, drama, fantasy, josei, regression, royalty, stepfamily, tragedy, reincarnation

Also known as: The Fantasie of a Stepmother, 어떤 계모의 메르헨, The Stepmother's Märchen.