# WebtoonLib — The Villainess Turns the Hourglass #29

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

## Chapter
- number: 29
- release_date: 2025-03-05

### Summary
This chapter marks a moment of profound defeat for Aria, as her father, the Count, publicly and deliberately gives her stepsister Mielle full credit for her successful fur business idea. This blatant theft of her work in front of influential guests leaves Aria feeling isolated, heartbroken, and deeply vulnerable, a state that elicits immense sympathy from readers. The event is widely seen as the ultimate justification for her "villainess" persona and ruthless revenge plot, silencing any prior criticism of her being too cold. Readers express outrage at the Count's betrayal and Mielle's complicity, while noting that Aria's mother silently observed the deception, sparking hope for her future intervention. This public humiliation underscores the failure of Aria's plan involving Oscar and reinforces her solitude in a fight against a family that actively sabotages her at every turn. The chapter highlights the systemic favoritism that erases her contributions, solidifying the narrative that she cannot win alone and must secure a more powerful ally, like Crown Prince Asher, to orchestrate the satisfying downfall her enemies deserve.
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- summary_verification: unverified

## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
This chapter marks a moment of profound defeat for Aria, as her father, the Count, publicly and deliberately gives her stepsister Mielle full credit for her successful fur business idea.

### Spoiler summary
This chapter marks a moment of profound defeat for Aria, as her father, the Count, publicly and deliberately gives her stepsister Mielle full credit for her successful fur business idea. This blatant theft of her work in front of influential guests leaves Aria feeling isolated, heartbroken, and deeply vulnerable, a state that elicits immense sympathy from readers. The event is widely seen as the ultimate justification for her "villainess" persona and ruthless revenge plot, silencing any prior criticism of her being too cold. Readers express outrage at the Count's betrayal and Mielle's complicity, while noting that Aria's mother silently observed the deception, sparking hope for her future intervention. This public humiliation underscores the failure of Aria's plan involving Oscar and reinforces her solitude in a fight against a family that actively sabotages her at every turn. The chapter highlights the systemic favoritism that erases her contributions, solidifying the narrative that she cannot win alone and must secure a more powerful ally, like Crown Prince Asher, to orchestrate the satisfying downfall her enemies deserve.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — The Villainess Turns the Hourglass #29](/series/the-villainess-turns-the-hourglass-374619/chapter-29)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/the-villainess-turns-the-hourglass-374619

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