The Female Lead’s Mother and the Male Lead’s Father Are Married

A Second Chance in a Familiar World At the height of her career as a celebrated makeup artist, Kim Yoon’s life took a tragic turn—pushed beyond her limits, she succumbed to exhaustion. But instead of meeting a final end, fate intervened, granting her an unexpected second chance. She awoke not in her own world, but within the pages of La Vie en Rose , her favorite novel. However, things didn’t unfold as she had imagined. Rather than stepping into the shoes of a beloved character, she found herself inhabiting the body of Calypso Partuan—the notorious stepmother known for tormenting Coral, the story’s protagonist. Determined to change the course of events, Kim Yoon resolved to take a different path, forging a better relationship with Coral and avoiding the cruelty that had once defined Calypso’s role. Just as she began to adjust to her new life, an unforeseen complication upended her plans. A letter arrived, containing a proposal she had never agreed to—a marriage contract with Macaron, the empire’s second prince. But that wasn’t even the most shocking part. Macaron wasn’t just royalty; he was also the father of Kai, the male lead of the original novel. In the story she knew, Coral was meant to marry Kai. But now, as Calypso, she was being pushed into a union with Kai’s father. How did things spiral so far off course? What should have been a simple narrative had turned into an entangled mess of unexpected connections. As Kim Yoon grapples with the absurdity of her new reality, she can’t help but wonder—can she truly rewrite her fate, or is she destined to follow the path of the original Calypso after all?