# WebtoonLib — The Villainess Lives Again #140

## Series
- title: The Villainess Lives Again
- slug: the-villainess-lives-again-ba0a55

## Chapter
- number: 140
- release_date: 2025-03-13

### Summary
Following a brief, quiet interlude focused on her unexpected pregnancy, Artezia Rosan has dramatically returned to her role as a master political strategist. Embracing the menacing “villainess” persona that readers celebrate, she has launched a new, complex scheme aimed at neutralizing a primary rival for the throne, Grand Duke Roygar. Her current strategy is to destabilize Roygar’s key support, House Camellia, by instigating an internal power struggle. This maneuver is designed to preoccupy Marchioness Camellia—Roygar’s chief strategist—and leave the Grand Duke politically vulnerable. This calculated external ruthlessness contrasts sharply with Artezia's ongoing internal crisis; she remains psychologically scarred by past trauma and a profound sense of unworthiness, viewing herself as a mere tool and struggling to accept her pregnancy or Cedric's love. While she meticulously moves her political chess pieces, the narrative continues to be defined by the dual pressures of her intricate war for the throne and the deep personal trauma shaping her and Cedric's shared future.
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### Key events
- Artezia initiates a scheme to destabilize House Camellia to weaken Grand Duke Roygar's claim to the throne.

## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
Following a brief, quiet interlude focused on her unexpected pregnancy, Artezia Rosan has dramatically returned to her role as a master political strategist.

### Spoiler summary
Following a brief, quiet interlude focused on her unexpected pregnancy, Artezia Rosan has dramatically returned to her role as a master political strategist. Embracing the menacing “villainess” persona that readers celebrate, she has launched a new, complex scheme aimed at neutralizing a primary rival for the throne, Grand Duke Roygar. Her current strategy is to destabilize Roygar’s key support, House Camellia, by instigating an internal power struggle. This maneuver is designed to preoccupy Marchioness Camellia—Roygar’s chief strategist—and leave the Grand Duke politically vulnerable. This calculated external ruthlessness contrasts sharply with Artezia's ongoing internal crisis; she remains psychologically scarred by past trauma and a profound sense of unworthiness, viewing herself as a mere tool and struggling to accept her pregnancy or Cedric's love. While she meticulously moves her political chess pieces, the narrative continues to be defined by the dual pressures of her intricate war for the throne and the deep personal trauma shaping her and Cedric's shared future.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — The Villainess Lives Again #140](/series/the-villainess-lives-again-ba0a55/chapter-140)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/the-villainess-lives-again-ba0a55

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