Why does Isabel torment the heir?

She must ruin him to secure her imprisoned brother's release.

What happens when the heir takes power?

He crowns Isabel instead of executing her as she expected.

Pretending to be Evil, Spoiled by the Don

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Pretending to be Evil, Spoiled by the Don — A woman plays a vicious stepmother to a mafia heir to free her brother, but her cruelty creates a ruler who spares and crowns her.

Desperate to free her imprisoned brother, Isabel agrees to pose as a cruel stepmother to the heir of a rival mafia family. She subjects him to a regimen of bitter kale mixtures and brutal combat training, intending to break his spirit and ruin his prospects. The strategy fails catastrophically; the heir absorbs the suffering and leverages it to seize control of the entire criminal underworld. Upon his ascension, he summons Isabel, who anticipates execution. Instead of a death sentence, he places a crown in her hands, binding her fate to his new empire.

Quick answers

Why does Isabel torment the heir?: She must ruin him to secure her imprisoned brother's release.
What happens when the heir takes power?: He crowns Isabel instead of executing her as she expected.