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Exactly. She is kind but cruel. Still a villain but an heroin with her own story. Somehow, this is what a real intelligent character whose got strategic and social skills would look like. So yeah, it reflects reality. You can't be a perfect politician without being cunning sometimes. A politician cannot evolves with mercy (it depends of the context but... yall understood me)

i am absolutely in love with aria's character, i know a lot of readers dropped this because she doesn't run on morals (she steps on the good will of others like sarah), for me she is exactly the type of villainess i'm craving to read.
i'm tired of reading the same plotlines when the supposed "villainess" MC is just misunderstood and their bad reputation was just manipulated by someone else.
i know aria's conscience is creeping up on her in latest chapters but i hope she remains inherently cunning and revenge-driven. she reminds me a lot like the MC from Shadow Queen.