# WebtoonLib — The Villainess Turns the Hourglass #90

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

## Chapter
- number: 90
- release_date: 2025-03-05

### Summary
The current arc focuses on the systematic punishment of Mielle and her brother, Cain, following their fall from grace. While Mielle's "training" under the servant Annie begins, her reaction highlights a profound and infuriating delusion. Readers are fixated on her complete detachment from reality, exemplified by her audacious suggestion that Aria's mother, Carin—a woman she long derided as a "prostitute"—should remarry the now-crippled Count to solve their financial woes. This hypocrisy underscores her unrepentant entitlement and inability to grasp her new reality. In stark contrast, her brother Cain displays surprising character development. Despite his past villainy, he is shown accepting his new, lowly status with a degree of responsibility and gratitude that his sister utterly lacks, a pragmatic response that earns him a measure of reader pity. The servant Annie has emerged as a fan favorite, celebrated for her role in shattering Mielle's pride. This phase of Aria's revenge is depicted as a slow, psychological dismantling, which the audience finds more satisfying than a swift execution, as it forces her enemies to confront the consequences of their actions.
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### Safe teaser
The current arc focuses on the systematic punishment of Mielle and her brother, Cain, following their fall from grace.

### Spoiler summary
The current arc focuses on the systematic punishment of Mielle and her brother, Cain, following their fall from grace. While Mielle's "training" under the servant Annie begins, her reaction highlights a profound and infuriating delusion. Readers are fixated on her complete detachment from reality, exemplified by her audacious suggestion that Aria's mother, Carin—a woman she long derided as a "prostitute"—should remarry the now-crippled Count to solve their financial woes. This hypocrisy underscores her unrepentant entitlement and inability to grasp her new reality. In stark contrast, her brother Cain displays surprising character development. Despite his past villainy, he is shown accepting his new, lowly status with a degree of responsibility and gratitude that his sister utterly lacks, a pragmatic response that earns him a measure of reader pity. The servant Annie has emerged as a fan favorite, celebrated for her role in shattering Mielle's pride. This phase of Aria's revenge is depicted as a slow, psychological dismantling, which the audience finds more satisfying than a swift execution, as it forces her enemies to confront the consequences of their actions.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — The Villainess Turns the Hourglass #90](/series/the-villainess-turns-the-hourglass-374619/chapter-90)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/the-villainess-turns-the-hourglass-374619

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