She's mentally ill, I'll be surprised if she isn't insane with all the shits she endured growing up, she was hated growing up, all the hatred that should be directed to her mother goes to her, everyone is an asshole in this story. Her actions are results of years and years of abused from her environment. It's been repeatedly stated in the novel that she looks like a frightened animal that had been cornered.
I can't excuse her actions towards the ml but I also can't excuse the ml actions lolz. They all suck.
The half-siblings are hypocrites, well it's given that they are royalty, the narrative that they've built about the mc is disgusting and just make them appear like a frog inside a well, everyone is fighting but the one who should be really blamed and fried is sitting well in his thrown lol. I can only described the MC's mother as a monster, she's smart and cunning but she's def a monster, she does not hesitate to do anything to achieve her goal, she's a true villainess.
Btw idk if it already was confirmed but the mc became crippled because of her mother's doing, the way how the author described how the injury happens is so terrifying, I almost got scared for my leg.
Another spoiler: the crown prince is a revenge filled hypocrite character, he obviously lust over his own step mother.
The First princess is a pretentious biitch, hypocrite as well.










We had officially entered the cycle, this will be hella frustrating and sad