The Villainess Gets Her Way Chapter 05

The Villainess Gets Her Way Chapter 05

Then I slept in until noon and let them wait in the front hall all morning.

By the time I showed up, Sebastian was already complaining.

“This is insane. I knew she was up to something. She’s just going to take her bad mood out on us again.”

“I don’t know how my brother put up with this woman.”

“Did he get hit in the head too many times? Does he have some kind of masochist kink?”

Lucian said, “Sebastian, watch your mouth. Miss isn’t like that.”

I walked in. Both of them froze.

Lucian greeted me.

Sebastian stood there with his back straight, all stubborn pride, like an untrained mutt.

I sat down in the main seat. “I called you here because I have news.”

“The head says Charles has been missing too long. He’s probably in bad shape. And he feels bad that I’m all alone.”

“So he’s giving you to me. As my personal attendants.”

I let the words sink in, watching their faces change.

Both of them looked like they’d been slapped.

Sebastian exploded. “Are you out of your mind?! My brother’s not even confirmed dead acting like he is! We have real work to do. We’re not going to be your glorified babysit

Becoming my personal attendants meant kissing their futures goodbye.

Lucian was the family’s legal counsel. He was going places.

Even Sebastian, hot–headed as he was, was being groomed for bigger things. He was Charles’s righ

still growing, but one day he’d help run the family’s affairs.

This wasn’t just revenge. It was burying them alive.

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Lucian, ever the diplomat, spoke up. “Miss, you can’t be serious. There are lines. People will talk. And not just about us about you.”

I didn’t care what people said about me.

I’d done outrageous things my whole life. I wasn’t about to start worrying about gossip now.

obody had the guts to saysay to my face anyway.

id if they did, it wouldn’tintakake a difference.

aid, “You have the afternoon on to pack your things. Move into my house be by tonight. I’ll have someone show

u to the baths and get you ewew clothes. I don’t allow filth in my homete

d of discussion.

cian saw there was no way ouibutele said, “Understood.”

bastian kept yelling, but it didn’tintattatter.

: they walked out, he turned on budiacian.

she’s my

nderstood? Is that all you have to saysay? Is this what you wanted? Let me tell you so suttething other’s fiancée. She always willble.be.yo you still give a damn about us, you’d better keep your hands to urself.”

oked like those two weren’t as tight as alsethey seemed.

aybe Charles was the glue holding the metacogether. With him gone, the cracks were showinging.

ician said, “It’s a temporary measure. You duitkisk saying no would’ve changed her mind?d?”

ight now, our only move is to find Charlesléastastern Once he’s back, he’ll get us out of this.lis.”

bastian shut up. He couldn’t argue with thathat.