“Widowed stepmother Mildred reincarnated as Cinderella's villain, schemes daughters' futures while resisting romance with persistent Baron Daniel.”
A Wicked Tale of Cinderella's Stepmom
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Synopsis
Widowed stepmother Mildred reincarnated as Cinderella's villain, schemes daughters' futures while resisting romance with persistent Baron Daniel.
Many reincarnated women end up living the dream as one of the younger characters from a novel—but not Mildred Vans, the newly widowed 37-year-old mother of three. She appears to be none other than the wicked stepmother from the famous Cinderella tale, an irredeemable and despised villain. With no servants to speak of and a shoestring budget, all Mildred wishes is for her three daughters—Iris, Lily, and the future princess Ashley—to marry well and live comfortably. As the fateful ball approaches, Mildred plans to ensure her adorable Ashley meets the prince and to find adequate husbands for her strong-willed Iris and creative Lily. By chance, Mildred encounters Daniel Wilford, a mysterious young baron oddly fond of Mildred and kind to her daughters. Although Mildred is decidedly done with romance and preoccupied with her children, Daniel never fails to extend a helping hand, patiently waiting for the day she will be ready to love again.
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What 5 readers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.62 · some divergence
3.5 pts
Recommenders 7.5 · others 4.0
↓ 2.40
Running avg · Apr 2023 → Mar 2026
- 7 “sexism commentary is alright, but a bit trite. i like how we have four very different women to follow, and how they all have different romances going on. it's a bit quiet. not at all salacious or...”
- 9 “Oh lord, so far, with 96 chapters in, this made me cry/tear up at least 3 times (do note that i was listening to golden hour - Fujii Kaze remix on loop as I was reading this manhwa) - you could...”
- 7 “A wholesome romance drama. Plot MC gets isekai-ed into the stepmother of Cinderella. Her husband (Cinderella's father) had taken a large amount of money to do business and went missing for two...”
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A Manhwa Publication
- Published Sep 2020 – ongoing
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M61496 catalog