Rudbeckia de Borgia

**Rudbeckia de Borgia** (루드베키아 데 보르히하, *Rudeubekia de Boreuhiha*) is the protagonist of How to Win My husband Over.

She is the adoptive daughter of Pope de Borgia and the adoptive younger sister of Cezar de Borgia and Enzo de Borgia. Her biological mother, Carmen, was the Pope's second mistress.

Rudbeckia is the wife of Iske van Omerta, the daughter-in-law of the Duke and Duchess Omerta, and the sister-in-law of Ellenia van Omerta.

In her previous life, she was an orphan from South Korea who had been adopted by an elite Spanish family.

In Sodom and The Holy Grail, Rudbeckia is the villainess who dies at the hand of her husband.

## Appearance

Rudbeckia is a young woman of short stature. She has long blonde hair that reaches above her waist and bangs falling over her forehead. Rudbeckia has soft blue eyes that seem warm, and she has a very innocent and happy appeal. Rudbeckia is seen wearing a variety of outfits and accessories. She has a warm smile that seems to brighten up people as well.

## Personality

Rudbeckia often appears to have a innocent, happy, clueless personality but she often acts to seem more likeable. She is rather sarcastic at times, as well as being humorous behind her mask. Despite seeming happy on the outside, Rudbeckia is actually severely depressed and constantly anxious.

## Background

In her previous life, she was an orphan from South Korea who had been adopted by a wealthy Spanish family as their charity case. She had grown up with all the luxuries afforded to the elite - prestigious private schools, ballet classes, horseback riding and other social clubs. She eventually realized that, though she lived like them, she would never be accepted by her peers and was constantly bullied and ostracized. While masquerading as the perfect family, hers was, in fact, far from it with her parents having their own secret lovers and a brother who fell into drugs.

The only person who was kind to her was her older sister, who committed suicide at 21, leaving her with no one by her side. Even her eldest brother turned out to be a monster and eventually, she learned that behaving like a bright, cheerful, submissive daughter was the only way she could survive. At 16, she had come across the online fantasy novel Sodom and The Holy Grail.

As Rudbeckia, she was born to the Pope's second mistress, Carmen, who had conceived her even before meeting him and had died immediately after giving birth.

## Synopsis

When the Pope says he has found the perfect groom, Rudbeckia is overcome with nauseousness. Her older brother, Enzo protests such a sudden engagement, imploring their father to think of her feelings, but their father dismisses him. To prevent his mood from turning sour, she flashes a beaming smile and asks who the man is. The Pope's expression brightens as he talks about the Britannia Kingdom's golden boy and assures her she will like him. Her eldest brother Cezar had pulled her unto his lap before the meal. His touch terrifies her and when calls her name she is jolted out of her thoughts. Knowing what to say to please her family, she joyously thanks the Pope for being able to be useful as his daughter. Cezar plants a kiss on her forehead but all she can think about is how much she wants to vomit and how she could avoid being killed by that mighty knight of the north.

Alone in her room and lost in her thoughts, she is startled when Cezar enters and asks if she is unhappy with her engagement. Knowing he would hit her should she tell him the truth; she lies and says she would be lonely as she would not see him as often, with the north being so far. He asks her how she could be lonely with her husband, but she asks aloud what the what the point of a husband was - *"When you're the one I want to live with forever."* Pleased, he pats her head, and she knows she had said the right thing, successfully avoiding a potential beating. Cezar tells her to think of her marriage as a six-month vacation, assuring her that she would need only to be patient and that her husband would not touch her. Ruby asks him to promise to visit her often and he agrees, but actually, she hopes he does not visit as she is already worrying about how not to die by her husband's hand.

On the day of her departure, she bids farewell to her family. An excellent actress, she sheds a few tears as the Pope fawns over her, tearfully proclaiming she would miss her family. Enzo continues to make a fuss about her marriage but solemnly bids her farewell with a hug, to which she genuinely returns as he was the only one who never harmed her in the family. She shares a final goodbye with Cezar, telling him that she would hold him to his promise before finally departing for the Britannia Kingdom.

## Quotes

* *"I was granted the death I desperately longed for, only to be caught up in a second life no different than the first. And yet, here I am, doing everything I can to stay alive."* (Episode 3)