# WebtoonLib — I'm the Tyrant's Secretary #20

## Series
- title: I'm the Tyrant's Secretary
- slug: im-the-tyrants-secretary-56a733

## Chapter
- number: 20
- release_date: 2025-05-17

### Summary
The latest chapter confirms the fandom's regressor theory, dropping a bombshell backstory for Ella. It is revealed that in a previous timeline, she achieved the coveted "happy ending" by marrying Emperor Kahir and having children. However, this idyllic life was shattered by her own toxic "main character syndrome." Consumed by a pathological jealousy, Ella grew to resent the attention Kahir gave their own children, perceiving his paternal devotion as a selfish betrayal. Readers are shown a tragic past where Kahir, a doting father trying to break his family's cycle of lovelessness, was met with a paranoid and neglectful mother. The fan community has reacted with overwhelming condemnation for Ella, branding her a narcissistic villain who fumbled her own happiness and deserves no sympathy.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Ella's backstory reveals she was a jealous mother in a previous timeline who resented Kahir's love for their children.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The latest chapter confirms the fandom's regressor theory, dropping a bombshell backstory for Ella.

### Spoiler summary
The latest chapter confirms the fandom's regressor theory, dropping a bombshell backstory for Ella. It is revealed that in a previous timeline, she achieved the coveted "happy ending" by marrying Emperor Kahir and having children. However, this idyllic life was shattered by her own toxic "main character syndrome." Consumed by a pathological jealousy, Ella grew to resent the attention Kahir gave their own children, perceiving his paternal devotion as a selfish betrayal. Readers are shown a tragic past where Kahir, a doting father trying to break his family's cycle of lovelessness, was met with a paranoid and neglectful mother. The fan community has reacted with overwhelming condemnation for Ella, branding her a narcissistic villain who fumbled her own happiness and deserves no sympathy.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — I'm the Tyrant's Secretary #20](/series/im-the-tyrants-secretary-56a733/chapter-20)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/im-the-tyrants-secretary-56a733

## Usage
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