The Ugly Daughter Returns as Queen
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Discarded child enters magical competition to claim crown prince already promised to another.
Episode 1–7English
Lina Navera enters the world with bark covering her skin and thorns replacing hair, prompting beauty-obsessed parents to leave her in the Forbidden Forest. A witch rescues and raises her, fostering a bond with Lark, the sole person who values her beyond appearance. An enchanted stream later transforms her features and inadvertently reveals Lark's true status as Riviera's heir, already pledged to Verei.
Refusing to accept dismissal, Lina is imprisoned before entering the Rite of Blossoms, a trial that could legitimize her claim to the prince. Meanwhile Verei maneuvers against her, the forest itself begins to wither, and a concealed family secret surfaces, threatening to upend everything Lina believes about her origins and the kingdom's future.
Key points
- Parents abandon infant due to bark skin and thorn hair
- Enchanted stream reveals companion is crown prince betrothed to another
- Heroine enters magical rite while forest decays and rival schemes
Suits
Appeals to audiences drawn to magical trials, hidden royalty, and forest settings.