My Adopted Family

After divorcing my husband.

I thought everything would work out fine, but I was wrong.

Even though I received a lot of money as alimony, that money quickly ran out as I raised three special children.

Not only did Rye continue to need psychiatric treatment, but the money spent on the eldest daughter, who wanted to become a professional tennis player, and the younger daughter, who wanted to become an idol, was a lot of money.

Eventually, I returned to the screen to make money.

As Rye became a middle school student, he became much more mentally stable, and now he was even embarrassed by me chasing him around, so I didn't have to worry about him.

The problem was my acting ability.

I became popular at a young age, largely due to my youth and beauty. Even if my acting skills were said to be good, they were only good compared to new actors of my age, and it was true that I was not good enough to be a mid-level actress.

In the end, my comeback film was a box-office failure, and I was greatly disappointed.

Can I raise my children like this? If it continues to fail like this.

I was very shaken by anxiety about the future.

"Mom, are you okay?"

"Rye…."

Rye, who saw that I was depressed, spoke to me first.

At first, Rye was just shaking because he was scared, but now he was calling me mom and actually worrying about me. Something hot surged up inside my chest.

I hugged Rye and shed hot tears, and Rye patted his little hand to soothe me as I cried.

I could not become weak, even for the sake of the future. One way or another, I had to succeed.

Even though I had such a strong mind, it wasn't easy for me to get the next project. This is because others' expectations for me were much lower due to my failure in my comeback project.

"Evadne, Do you ever want to play a villain role?"

"Villain?"

One day, I received such an offer from my agency.

"Evadne, you haven't played much of a villain role until now, right? I think it suits you surprisingly well. So does your appearance. No, I don't mean this in a bad way."

"Anything is good, so give it to me."

I received the script from my agency and confirmed the role.

This role was the wife of the chairman of a large company and the mother of the male protagonist.

A typical villainous mother-in-law who interferes with the love between her son, the heir to a large corporation, and the heroine, who runs a local bakery. It was a character that was always present in every drama.

This is my first time playing a full-fledged villain like this. If I can make it work, a new path will open up for my future, but if I fail again, I may fall into a completely third-rate actress. For me, this was the gamble of a lifetime.

"Sounds fun. Please connect me. I definitely want to try it."

I spoke leisurely, but I felt the pressure inside my chest.

Even after returning home, I was absorbed in reading the script. There was no way I could fail this time. Repeating and repeating and repeating, I concentrated on acting.

"Mom, is there anything I can do to help?"

Rye is worried about me practicing alone in my room and asks.

"Hehe. It's okay, Rye. No, if it's okay with Rye, would you please help me?"

"Hm Is there anything I can help you with?"

It was a spur-of-the-moment idea.

Wouldn't it be helpful for both Rye and me to practice the script together? 

Rye seemed happy that he could help me.

Rye started playing the role of the son, the main male character, and I started playing the role of the bad mother-in-law.

"Mom. I love her. Can't you just give us permission?"

"Love? How did I raise you, and you're going to marry a girl with background like that? I won't allow it."

What happened? Did the god of acting suddenly come down?
The voice came out of my mouth, so terrifying that it surprised me that I was acting.

"Uh, mom… … ."

Rye, who was coordinating his lines with me, was trembling due to the thrilling acting.

"Oh my goodness. I'm sorry, Rye. It's acting, it's acting."

I hugged the trembling Rye and consoled him. It's cute, too.

No, that wasn't the problem now.
If only I could do the same acting as I did in actual filming. If that was possible, success in this shoot was almost guaranteed.

The dark future cleared away, and hope began to appear.

"Rye. I'm sorry, but can you help me a little more?"

"Oh, yes!"

With Rye regaining his energy, I resumed practicing again. The practice continued until late at night.

I found out why my acting had changed. This is because my acting was completely different from when I just acted and when Rye played the role of my son.

The existence of a son named Rye and the vixen-like heroine who tries to steal that son—just by putting that into my head, my acting skills changed 180 degrees.

It was such a simple truth. Because the actor was so immersed in the role, the performance was so thrilling. On the contrary, I felt ashamed of myself for having worked as an actor without even knowing that.

"Thank you, Rye. Thanks to you, I gained confidence as a mother."

My beloved son.

I hugged Rye tightly, feeling uncontrollably moved.

"Mom, cheer up!"

Rye also patted my back.

Okay. I have a future. When I thought that way, I wasn't afraid of anything.

And then the drama filming began.

I had a premonition before filming, but it became a drama that changed my life.

I became the nation's mother-in-law and the nation's villainess in just one work.

That year, I was the winner of the Best Supporting Actress Award.