Who knew that behind Janine Gutierrez's charming smile lies a fiery intensity of a kontrabida? In the Kapamilya series "Lavender Fields," her character, Iris Buenavidez, is like a volcano just waiting to erupt. One smoldering look from her feels like a blazing inferno, and every scene feels like it’s just moments from an explosive "gigil" outburst. Her rare mix of elegance and danger truly makes her a villain you can’t help but love to hate.

If you’re ready for more of Janine’s ‘bad girl’ energy, check out this scenes compilation by Kapamilya Toplist.

Iris was practically seething with fury during the investigation into the missing billions from Buenavidez Steel Masters, the family empire she’s fiercely protective of. Her anger was palpable as she questioned how a thief could have infiltrated their company, her voice laced with venom as she declared, "Ayokong niloloko ako." The line was delivered with such icy conviction, you could feel the sting from a mile away. Freddie (Markus Paterson), who was in charge of the finance department, received the full brunt of Iris’s rage as she sharply scolded him and demanded he fix the mess immediately.

Iris was never the submissive type; instead, she exuded total dominance over her husband, Tyrone (Jericho Rosales). It was no wonder he had grown exhausted from being under her thumb. In one tense scene where Tyrone finally gathered the courage to ask for a divorce, Iris immediately went into overdrive and came up with possible reasons why he’d want to leave her—maybe he was insecure, or perhaps he was seeing someone else. But what really sent a chill down our spine was when she made it crystal clear that she would rather see them all dead than let Tyrone be with another woman. It was a moment that cemented her dangerously possessive side, her love twisted into something dark and unforgiving.

And that was just the beginning. In another scene, Tyrone confessed his desire to distance himself from Iris’s family’s illicit dealings. But she wouldn’t hear of it. For her, Tyrone owed everything to the her family, and that debt alone was enough for her to keep a tight grip on him, as if he were a prized possession, not a partner.

Wine in hand, Iris vented to her best friend Lily (Jolina Magdangal) as they tried to dissect Tyrone’s sudden shift in behavior. Her intuition told her that her husband had something—or someone—else fueling his change of heart. But, with no immediate answers, she channeled her frustration elsewhere, targeting innocent staff members who felt the heat of her wrath. She snapped at all of them over a report that didn’t meet her standards, her voice furious and demanding as she ordered them to fix it.

They said hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, and Iris certainly lived up to that as she crossed paths with Tyrone’s mistress, Jasmin (Jodi Sta Maria). In this charged encounter, it was as if Iris opened the very portals of hell, her fury uncontainable as she cornered Jasmin after having her kidnapped.

Her temper knew no bounds, and in another heated moment, she took her frustration over a business setback out on her housemaid’s little daughter. It was a scene that captured just how relentless and unapologetically cruel she could be, showing that there's no moment, no person, and no setting safe from her wrath. She would be willing to lash out at anyone within reach, even those who have done nothing wrong.

Imagine the eruption of anger, frustration, and bitterness that Iris had been bottling up for years when she finally 'reunited' with her nemesis, Jasmin. In a brilliantly executed move, Jasmin—now taking on the persona of Lavender—snuck into Lily's daughter Camilla’s party, cleverly disguised and managed to escape just in time. Meanwhile, Iris was left fuming that Jasmin had slipped through her fingers yet again.

This villain has a way of talking to people as if they’re her property. Remember that time when she personally visited a flower farm where there had been a rumored sighting of Jasmin? Determined to uncover every possible lead, she interrogated a worker, her intense gaze practically demanding obedience. However, the farm staff remained quiet upon Jasmin’s signal.

Back home, her father, Vitto (Edu Manzano), attempted to calm her with a cup of hot tea, but her anger was far too intense to be soothed. She vented her exasperation, bitter that Jasmin was still elusive despite all their resources and power.

Old wounds and buried resentment bubbled to the surface when he confronted Vitto about her half-sister, Heather (Analain Salvador). She made it clear that she would never accept Heather into their family,

labeling her as nothing more than the child of the woman who shattered what should have been her perfect family with her mother. For Iris, there’s no chance of forgiveness for a mistress or her offspring.

There was also a time when she kidnapped Jethro (Thou Reyes), who happened to be a neighbor of Jasmin’s, and ruthlessly coerced him into revealing her whereabouts. Despite Jethro desperately claiming he knew nothing about Jasmin, Iris didn’t relent, and she used every tactic to extract the information she craved.

We end this video montage with that scene where Vitto hinted at potentially sidelining Iris from their business transactions due to her repeated failures. Of course, in true Iris fashion, she reacted with dramatic flair, sulking like a child who had just been denied something precious to her.

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