The adopted daughter-in-law wants to leave

Trapped in the body of a cruel villainess who tormented the future hero, Ellie’s only goal is survival. She tries to protect the boy she once bullied, only to be swept into a bizarre arrangement: she is adopted not as a daughter, but as the Duke’s daughter-in-law. As the years pass, she prepares her escape and amasses a fortune to flee the moment the original heroine appears. But when the war ends and the hero returns, he isn’t looking for another woman—he’s looking for her. With a possessive husband and a father-in-law who refuses to let her go, Ellie’s plan for freedom is crumbling. Will she escape the gilded cage, or succumb to the Duke’s obsession? Dive into the chaos—read Chapter 1 now!