Carin Roscente

Countess  is a side character in the series The Villainess Turns the Hourglass. She is Aria’s mother and a former prostitute who managed to acquire considerable power by marrying into the House Roscente, forming the basis for both the original and the revised line of events.

History
Carin is the wife of Count Roscente, the mother of Aria Roscente, and the stepmother of Mielle Roscente and Cain Roscente. In the original timeline, she was largely ignored and treated as a mere ornament by the Count until finally being poisoned by her stepdaughter Mielle. However, as her daughter Aria gains power and influence in the revised timeline, Carin, having initially been one of Aria’s only allies, assists her and is able to escape her doom.

Throughout the series, Carin is consistently on the side of her daughter, to the point of even suggesting seducing Oscar Frederick to her (knowing that he was likely to become Mielle’s spouse). Quite unhappy about her treatment as an object by the Count and aristocratic society at large, she has a rather bad temper, although she is able to exercise a sufficient degree of self-control at formal events. This finally leads her to betray her husband when he ends up physically disabled following Mielle’s failed attempt to frame Aria as a murderer, abusing his trust to transfer wealth of the Roscente family into her pockets and completely abandoning him after he is deprived of his noble status. After becoming acquainted with Chloe Piast, she decides to remarry into Croan nobility, assuming the title of Marquise Piast.

Personality
She was a protitute, so she knows how attract people with her beauty and personality. She was very good with the conversation, she confronted the Marquis Pliast and negociated with the Count Roscente. She knew very well that the Count only looked at her like an object, but she was moderately happy to live an easy life, so she let it be. She loves Aria with all her life, but their relationship is more like a bussiness relationship throughout the series. This could be due to the fact that both Aria’s and Carin’s focus is to live a happy life and are always on guard. There’s a mutual understanding between each other due to this.

There has been occasional times where Carin showed her care to her daughter however. When there was a rumour that the empire was going to war. Carin told her daughter that they could flee because she worried about their safety. Likewise, Aria never showed her affection outwards but there were sentimental times between then. Their relationship isn’t conventional, but they do in fact love each other, they just don’t show it in conventional ways.

Carin takes pride in her appearance, as well as her daughter. She fully knows that both she and her daughter are beautiful, cunning, and sharp. She’s proud of the fact that her beauty was able to be passed down to her daughter.

Count Roscente
They had a relationship based on interest. He was interested in her beauty and obedience, and she was interested in his money. When the Count became paralyzed, Carin didn't hesite to abandon him, like he would do with the time. The only affection she showed him was to curry his favour. Still, she showed the slightest kindness to him by putting him in a retirement home most likely to pay back the favour of marrying her and bringing her wealth.

Mielle Roscente
The both dodn't have much interaction. We know that Mielle only thinks about her like a prostitute and she despises her. In the past timeline Mielle was the culprit for her murder. While Carin showed no outer hostility towards Mielle, she never once took her side and always backed Aria. It’s most likely at the very least she was neutral about her, only really being amiable to her for the sake of her husband. When Mielle was sent to jail, she was most likely able to show her displeasure under the guise of a mother being offended on her daughter’s behalf.

Caín Roscente
They don't have much interaction. When Caín becomes the Count the relation was contempt and mild hostility. Carin was able to realize he was obsessed with Aria and disapproved of it, even slapping him for trying to suppress Aria. It’s safe to say she thinks of him as the same as his father -a foolish man who pursued beauty and never anything below surface level.