# WebtoonLib — The Villainess Turns the Hourglass #116

## Series
- title: The Villainess Turns the Hourglass
- slug: the-villainess-turns-the-hourglass-374619

## Chapter
- number: 116
- release_date: 2025-03-05

### Summary
Reader discussion is overwhelmingly dominated by the triumphant firing of the maid, Ruby, whose manipulative and obsessive behavior towards the protagonist Aria and her children had generated intense animosity. Commenters express immense satisfaction at her dismissal, framing her as an entitled gaslighter who psychologically tormented the children while deluding herself into thinking she was indispensable to Aria. This pivotal event is a direct consequence of the ongoing time-travel plot, confirming that the child Bliss's actions in the past are actively and immediately altering the present timeline. The chapter further develops this temporal mechanic by revealing that Bliss's sister, Lippe, possesses a unique ability to perceive these changes, retaining memories of the original timeline and reacting with sibling exasperation as her reality shifts. This revelation also clarified Lippe's gender for many confused readers. Amidst the satisfaction of Ruby's departure, readers also warmly welcomed the introduction of a new character of color, Tiaran, who seems poised to replace the disgraced maid. The narrative focus has now firmly shifted to the real-time consequences of altering the past and the mysterious abilities of the next generation.
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- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Ruby is fired from the palace after her malicious influence on Bliss is exposed.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
Reader discussion is overwhelmingly dominated by the triumphant firing of the maid, Ruby, whose manipulative and obsessive behavior towards the protagonist Aria and her children had generated intense animosity.

### Spoiler summary
Reader discussion is overwhelmingly dominated by the triumphant firing of the maid, Ruby, whose manipulative and obsessive behavior towards the protagonist Aria and her children had generated intense animosity. Commenters express immense satisfaction at her dismissal, framing her as an entitled gaslighter who psychologically tormented the children while deluding herself into thinking she was indispensable to Aria. This pivotal event is a direct consequence of the ongoing time-travel plot, confirming that the child Bliss's actions in the past are actively and immediately altering the present timeline. The chapter further develops this temporal mechanic by revealing that Bliss's sister, Lippe, possesses a unique ability to perceive these changes, retaining memories of the original timeline and reacting with sibling exasperation as her reality shifts. This revelation also clarified Lippe's gender for many confused readers. Amidst the satisfaction of Ruby's departure, readers also warmly welcomed the introduction of a new character of color, Tiaran, who seems poised to replace the disgraced maid. The narrative focus has now firmly shifted to the real-time consequences of altering the past and the mysterious abilities of the next generation.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — The Villainess Turns the Hourglass #116](/series/the-villainess-turns-the-hourglass-374619/chapter-116)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/the-villainess-turns-the-hourglass-374619

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