# WebtoonLib — The Villainess Lives Again #148

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

## Chapter
- number: 148
- release_date: 2025-03-13

### Summary
The recent revelation that Cedric remembers everything from the original timeline has left Artezia psychologically shattered. This emotional crisis is deepened by a flashback which reveals her foundational guilt was based on a complete misunderstanding: Cedric and Lisia were never lovers, but rather had a lord-vassal relationship. In fact, it was Lisia who, while naively attempting to redeem the narcissistic Laurence, originally suggested that Cedric should ally with and even seduce Artezia. This truth dismantles the love triangle that has fueled Artezia's self-loathing. Readers observe her as "broken" and "empty," her strategic mind overwhelmed by the trauma of her abusive past as she hits an emotional rock bottom. Concurrently, Laurence suffers a public humiliation at the hands of the Emperor, reinforcing his irredeemable nature, and speculation grows that Lisia has also regained her memories of the past. The narrative has shifted from external political machinations to Artezia's internal collapse, forcing her to confront the reality that her entire redemption arc has been built on a false premise of stolen love.
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### Key events
- Artezia learns that Cedric and Lisia were never lovers, dismantling her core motivation of guilt and self-loathing.

## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
The recent revelation that Cedric remembers everything from the original timeline has left Artezia psychologically shattered.

### Spoiler summary
The recent revelation that Cedric remembers everything from the original timeline has left Artezia psychologically shattered. This emotional crisis is deepened by a flashback which reveals her foundational guilt was based on a complete misunderstanding: Cedric and Lisia were never lovers, but rather had a lord-vassal relationship. In fact, it was Lisia who, while naively attempting to redeem the narcissistic Laurence, originally suggested that Cedric should ally with and even seduce Artezia. This truth dismantles the love triangle that has fueled Artezia's self-loathing. Readers observe her as "broken" and "empty," her strategic mind overwhelmed by the trauma of her abusive past as she hits an emotional rock bottom. Concurrently, Laurence suffers a public humiliation at the hands of the Emperor, reinforcing his irredeemable nature, and speculation grows that Lisia has also regained her memories of the past. The narrative has shifted from external political machinations to Artezia's internal collapse, forcing her to confront the reality that her entire redemption arc has been built on a false premise of stolen love.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — The Villainess Lives Again #148](/series/the-villainess-lives-again-ba0a55/chapter-148)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/the-villainess-lives-again-ba0a55

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