The Villainess Gets Her Way Chapter 17

The Villainess Gets Her Way Chapter 17

Charles couldn’t get his clothes off fast enough.

He showed off his body like a salesman at a market. All the new scars. All the muscles he’d built while he

was gone.

Afterwards, he held me and gritted out, “You’ve gotten better.”

I knew what he meant. I used to get tired. Tap out.

Not this time.

I said, “I’ve been practicing.”

Practicing how. With who.

He didn’t need to ask.

Charles played himself. Got an answer he didn’t want, and spent the next few minutes silently fuming.

He pushed my hair out of my face.

His arm was heavy across my body. I traced the scars on his skin.

He said, “I know why you took them in.”

“It was my fault. I got careless. I gave them an opening.”

Them. The other branches of the family.

On the surface, everything was calm. Underneath, it was a warzone.

The head was getting old. His energy was fading. The heir was powerful, but the other branches were

hungry.

Charles was close to the heir. He held a lot of power. He was a threat.

Lucian and Sebastian were threats too. A lawyer with connections. A young lion from a good family.

The other branch had tried to get close to Charles. Failed.

They’d even come to blows over it.

That branch was extreme. They didn’t play fair.

They weren’t going to let Charles live.

The ambush wasn’t exactly subtle. I saw it. The head saw it.

*Click.*

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sess piece on the board.

thether’s voice pulled me back.

Badlekartoknows what they’re doing.”

ertibea branch had overplayed their hand. They’d brblecken the balance the head had spent years ars

imingung.

aldedidididn’t want the heir to be too powerful while he waswas still in charge.

handand the other branch kept each other in checkedwo wo dogs on leashes, growling at each otherther

Charles les disappeared, the balance broke. ka

er brabcanch wanted to kill the other two as wellvell.

utdn’tdravhave them, nobody could.

a risky moveolewit would cost him. But that was his style.yle.

when lewerwent to see the head.

for Lucian iamdand Sebastian. As my personal attendants.nts.

ould walk inkonto the head’s office and ask for something that cartradrageous.

told Sebastiantiami/saved his life, I wasn’t lying.

hey were in my houbouse, they were mine.

al attendants disaftcnét get involved in family business.n

ere no longer threateats.

er branch backed off off.

ves were spared. And the the heir’s losses were minimized.d

es could be found, the theablead wouldn’t have to punish anyone. The peace coutould be restore

way out, I ran into the thetten branch’s leader.

ced at me and drawled Viola. Clever girl. You really didn’t want me to kill them dry did you?”

se they belonged to Charles/les?”

n’t believe it.

Il these years of being a disasta, ter, he still thought I was secretly loyal and lovesickuck

was a terrible villainess.

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flatter me. I wanted them for myself. What do I care about Charles?”

now me. I’m not the grieving widow type.”

es is gone. They came back without him. They ruined my weddding. They owe me. Why shouldn’t I take

for a spin?”

ed at him.

è you jealous?”

her branch leader’s eyebrow twitched. “You wore perfume today.yDiddy you know you’d be seeing me?”

d at him.

ince I found out I was a villainess, I couldn’t stand anyone acting moceaarrogant than me.

d, “Stay out of my business next time. Or I’ll come for you too.”

ten me?

the villainess.

d out my whip and brought it down on his back.

ran.

eamed.

! You’re insane!”