I honestly would have preferred if she was somewhat of a villain. Why are these villainess stories so rarely about someone who is actually a villain, and always about someone framed as one? It just seems so contrived now that the heroine is usually a villain while the 'villainess' is just someone who is framed by the heroine.It feels like Alice's entire character revolves around being a shy, wronged woman.
Because most of these stories have the "Villainess" be either the main character, or the main character's love interest/best friend, so having them be an asshole makes them less likeable. Having them be the victim of framing makes the villainess look better in the eyes of the reader, makes the antagonist more hateable, and makes whoever the MC is look betterWhy are these villainess stories so rarely about someone who is actually a villain, and always about someone framed as one? It just seems so contrived now that the heroine is usually a villain while the 'villainess' is just someone who is framed by the heroine.