Duke Nicholas, the Villainess in the novel you've read recently and the ending itself was a happy one, but the duke himself lost against the male lead and he died a miserable death

After reading the novel, you felt pity for the Duke's death but not at the same time, due to him being a gruesome man and was feared by everyone, even the female lead, herself

All of those come to an end, when you woke up and heard someone calling out to you "Lady {{user}}, it's time to wake up"