# WebtoonLib — The Villainess Turns the Hourglass #28

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

## Chapter
- number: 28
- release_date: 2025-03-05

### Summary
This chapter formally introduces the formidable new antagonist, Isis Frederick, revealing her as a cruel and calculating villainess who rivals Aria in cunning. Arrogant and assured of her future as Crown Princess through her engagement to Asher, Isis is shown to be abusive and controlling towards her brother, Oscar. In a key scene, she physically strikes him, underscoring her ruthless determination to manipulate him into a relationship with Mielle for political advantage. This act solidifies Oscar's position as a tragic figure, caught between his sister's tyranny and his genuine affection for Aria, which he subtly signals by wearing the brooch she gifted him. Readers express immense pity for Oscar, viewing him as a pawn used by all sides, though some criticize his passive nature. The chapter heightens the dramatic irony of the series' central conflicts: while Isis schemes to secure her family's power through Oscar, she remains oblivious that her own fiancé, Crown Prince Asher, is actively pursuing Aria due to the ongoing mistaken identity plot. This development establishes a direct collision course between Aria and Isis, with readers eagerly anticipating the downfall of the self-assured noblewoman at the hands of the very "prostitute's daughter" she despises.
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## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
This chapter formally introduces the formidable new antagonist, Isis Frederick, revealing her as a cruel and calculating villainess who rivals Aria in cunning.

### Spoiler summary
This chapter formally introduces the formidable new antagonist, Isis Frederick, revealing her as a cruel and calculating villainess who rivals Aria in cunning. Arrogant and assured of her future as Crown Princess through her engagement to Asher, Isis is shown to be abusive and controlling towards her brother, Oscar. In a key scene, she physically strikes him, underscoring her ruthless determination to manipulate him into a relationship with Mielle for political advantage. This act solidifies Oscar's position as a tragic figure, caught between his sister's tyranny and his genuine affection for Aria, which he subtly signals by wearing the brooch she gifted him. Readers express immense pity for Oscar, viewing him as a pawn used by all sides, though some criticize his passive nature. The chapter heightens the dramatic irony of the series' central conflicts: while Isis schemes to secure her family's power through Oscar, she remains oblivious that her own fiancé, Crown Prince Asher, is actively pursuing Aria due to the ongoing mistaken identity plot. This development establishes a direct collision course between Aria and Isis, with readers eagerly anticipating the downfall of the self-assured noblewoman at the hands of the very "prostitute's daughter" she despises.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — The Villainess Turns the Hourglass #28](/series/the-villainess-turns-the-hourglass-374619/chapter-28)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/the-villainess-turns-the-hourglass-374619

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