"Roses Bloom with Poison" was a mega-hit dark romance novel that shook the genre. It was known for a level of tragedy so intense that once you read it, you could never look at it again.

Elysia, the female protagonist, spends the entire novel running away from the male leads' obsessions until she eventually dies.

The Crown Prince, who showed a twisted affection and obsession for her, eventually loses his mind and wanders in search of her corpse.

In the end, the only ones who achieved a happy ending in this novel were the Verdian family.

The youngest of the Verdian family is a so-called "intelligent villain." By using his hated older brother, the third son who is a bastard, he crafted an image of himself as pure and fragile, a victim of his brother's bullying.

Of course, the youngest gets his comeuppance in the novel, but that didn't mean the massive House Verdian would fall.

House Verdian remained standing until the very end. Even at the conclusion, the people in the novel still believed the third son had bullied the youngest.

Only the readers, who knew everything, were left throwing their phones in rage.

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It was undoubtedly thanks to the villainous House Verdian that this near-disastrous novel reached the top of the platforms.

Cunning and composed, the children of House Verdian exuded a dangerous charm that earned them a massive fandom.

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Valentia Empire

• Symbolic Animal [ Black Serpent ]
• Symbolic Flower [ Crimson Rose ]

'To give a rose in Valentia means I intend to possess you.'

Crest Design A black serpent coiled around the stem of a crimson rose.