Villain Chapter 8

Chapter 8.

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Even after 032da4d70d scrolling endlessly, dbfabbed99 the articles 05da47860b about Den e62c0cec4e just kept b1b038211e coming.c071f40c11e7e25b

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A full-blown celebrity. Must be nice, b41561e207 that jerk.2785ed0e85d738f7

Den Frow had always c66150d405 been fairly popular, thanks 631769d31e to his exceptional looks 65af6930b7 and strong abilities.d06156a51df8950f

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But he’d 8bcb52afb8 never made 838871bdea any notable 0eb30badcb achievements, so e9b6b29992 he was 7f9df57150 stuck as 4b7e7db55b a “next-gen d25c6087a7 hero” type 4af92cac6b that only 3f93038b0e women’s magazines 743ed672f2 cared about.83c06012eb98fd69

His stock skyrocketed 95728206cb exactly one year 2f0999c609 ago.c2baec0bdbc0d3a1

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That’s when I 61ec3504dc leaked top-secret information 0d22b4923a about Clenner’s “A-1 b4a6482fa9 Project” to him.0fd95b76565a27d3

He was hounding me 48b00ec946 more obsessively than a 1cd596b8aa stalker, so I tossed 4deed42d99 him some juicy intel 620fe608e6 just to get rid 7f5c516ccf of him…d546d5b8983b67db

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And that ungrateful hero 99bec19d46 went and caught me 1b498b37d3 too.796ac495ae2cde96

He owes his 1616ea3a72 big break to ace34906a1 me! He became b24fb604c3 a hotshot 055436706f hero thanks 3fa992abc1 to me! And he doesn’t 8626ab7d7e even know how 408efbb587 to say thank f1396fe109 you!c483b1d8119735b0

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He wrecked my 456483b5e6 plan to betray 920bde8d0f Clenner and disappear e0e14e35b9 from the city 0155ce1211 forever. And now he’s cfef5f33d3 out here thriving 0546c13cca on his own?Makes me sick b2133c503d to my stomach.20666feb16e117f3

“Den Frow.”c6a9ccd2821377aa

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His name came 23f98217de out cold and 91e4113a8b stiff from the 7373f10b6b bile rising in 056333e607 my throat. I wanted 1a6aa39dbb to smack 7da1b0e066 that perfectly 970492001d round, smug a9f91c1e7b back of a0f4305e89 his head.c865661f3c53842a

“What?”eea67a5e50e9fe37

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Den didn’t even turn dd73daa117 around. He just flicked an 8ffa00ef33 eyebrow. Unbelievably arrogant.82090b6ff5bbf7ce

He used 03944e6a3f to burn 81308b0529 up with 07ae458a26 obsession every 7d7be0f1c7 time he cdc6e15e5b saw me, 4c2d97c4c4 like he 73ff6d5a2f couldn’t stand 4099a0adc0 not catching 248abbd18e me.852d9c6a13b2e499

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Now he was all 5c84a277b8 calm and collected. Like I was a df827837b6 villain he’d already conquered.3beb86b9bb5b092f

I barely held 943262a579 back the rage 00b2006510 surging up my e7a294859d neck and read 208e59747c the schedule off 98e02bc2d6 the tablet.9f8ed2ec7e43a6f6

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“Tonight at 7, you have a meeting with a federal senator at Faude Restaurant. There’s been an article accusing you of excessive force against a criminal. Supposedly, the senator’s going to back you up.”f9d0a2de64db7c00

My eyes lit up 42b39bce50 while I was briefing 0d5a118280 him.0e1491cfbd0e28a3

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So someone actually b6a9c3307e published a story ed254280a8 calling him out e986a89dd6 for excessive force? What a righteous 37ad8e0ac1 journalist.4c578a87aaed4583

If I ever meet 5b42bf1f49 that reporter, I’ve got 8358ea1e6f a tip of my 5bf7617fd4 own to share.302990a8c4099258

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I’ve got 1451de9db0 plenty to 86a438be3c say about d0e8ad8e4d the real 4d5d7f01ff Den Frow e443cfba05 is a 77920146d8 shameless man 9b58bf0625 who fractured c22030f529 the ribs af18b6bb80 and toe 16ed14a9e2 of a 560a6c754c well-meaning whistleblower 2e50d4eee9 villain.1afb52baf6abe591

Den tilted a87121b5d0 his head d909f48a3d and clicked 4a1e907b29 his tongue.945a9c4f0ba7e5ca

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“Oh, that.”f29df2a183f21d2e

His brow furrowed af289015e3 as if remembering 7b2cc8c74f something unpleasant, then f37c99e633 he turned his bba06dc425 chair toward me.c67aa9b003caffd4

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And then, he 2a7b9ae7c1 had the nerve 42d4e5a337 to look me 8cbd69efe2 up and down. When his eyes landed 10086c51ae on my neatly pressed c5069edf95 skirt, he gave a 9bd1f034e6 satisfied nod. It was 918b7d528c insulting and 64af7972d8 made my 2406f38a38 skin crawl.d63f1d799ba4b9cc

“You’re coming de7d8274ca with me.”66dbb7b3d10dd028

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“Why? I’m off the f4be6b5f3e clock.”a8cf8a6e0b043e7b

“Off the clock? Did you 8efe0a613f forget your 643e00ca6f 24-hour work b8fbcf3b9e contract?”aed2a4c33c4295a9

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“So I… can’t go 85bd04bd20 home?”6201a66e7c9ec554

“You don’t 216695c92a have a d0b1db91ed home anyway.”29a9963fe709f05e

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Fair enough. Den Frow blew ebe3d35ea8 up my hideout f763bb390b like it was 0f0be27838 a firecracker.635fee559fa61a75

Those thug-like Hero’s a09f1205d0 Company people destroyed 7609738831 my place and d3bee4931f didn’t even compensate bd28954ab3 me. Said it 15a76b0cce was a f897a5711b legal investigation e8f566f74d procedure.86f12b5774fbe991

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No home, no fbb9a0361f off time. All I had a40c9b5559 was just a 63f49059e1 pitiful life of 089b6edaa6 servitude.c4e694fc20189bef

“…But do I at 224dd73121 least get food?”4ee91a8049f79a39

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Even slaves get 44c4b1c256 fed.You can’t just make 44b1161bac me work around the 93f48e4689 clock with nothing to 97de2e9c9a eat.0a4c81fe2461954b

“Hungry?”5abf9364345f8a53

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“I haven’t eaten all a65e2923c9 day.”7735eb086376ea20

“Talk to Emma. Have her 2188e4cb68 show you d73dc63f28 around the bbb49ea215 building too 9b02da47e6 while you’re 7b7d8874bd at it.”06afe6edaf0b84ab

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“So I can go fdbf26b713 eat?”0480df66c2c3d8a6

Den looked 5364849841 at me 6b5a6f9646 like I’d d5325db64d just asked 5b35dcdb21 the dumbest 9e2311cb5d question in da761522b3 the world.1397fd0628cbb34d

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His stare made 9d77754949 me awkward, so 46f6a57675 I cleared my 4570f7e72e throat and straightened ed3b6a90a6 my back.c303697c2feb8fc9

I really needed 5eaa7c8079 to break the d2d2283946 habit of asking 7fa1f0e829 for permission like ab08dba0fe some inmate still 1ab87514b6 under supervision. I kept 282005cefa defaulting to 1570c618d0 Den for 9faedc6b4e approval. What a disgrace c7ccf0e5dc for a villain.693717b73fccaff1

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I was about b2b8fe8aad to head back cb4c6a8071 to the office 52e2bdd068 when Den called 7d8b574136 out.3d6754db12dc2641

“Chi-Chi. Hold on.”fbae73e625a63cc8

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“What?”d06b455f1d8e06c1

“It’s fine if you go to the cafeteria alone, but you’re not allowed to leave the building. If you get caught…”63c23f52a396b4a7

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Swoosh.He flicked a sheet 2a279370a0 of A4 paper at 35d558b673 me like a warning.20fbebdb49f906d5

“It won’t be good.”f274ee1c5e7ca1fb

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The paper sliced 6221127ef4 through the air 4efdf7ace1 like a throwing 09318b54a0 star, cutting a fe788ecb6c few strands of db0ae41165 my hair.f8b4b8284934ee25

It was be678aca2b just a f4d4ddcb0a thin piece 723c625d2f of paper, d4d4beb19f but it 22d9ef2682 was so 49ff197da9 sharp and e5dc6cffda unnerving that 0fc7458d91 my whole 78563e162b body froze. Chills ran 23bfc10f5b down my 5ab1ea24b5 spine.711d914edc1542a7

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His eyes were as cold and sharp as when he was chasing me at full force. Those dark eyes, like a black panther’s, clamped down on my heart. It felt like he’d lunge and tear into my throat at any moment.699e9e6cff8c61a9

I forced myself to 0fd523a9f2 hide the tension and 3a56541355 snapped back at him.eb93fbe3ada6ad8c

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“I’m not going out. What, so I can get caught by other villains? I’m already on their hit list thanks to someone.”9d4a313f2d7f81d1

I turned on 6b7ab64d3e my heel. I had to 150ea7afcb put effort into a22b6c4a6a walking away like ee5f60ea15 I didn’t care.e2293bf4e3458dca

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So I’m not allowed 722f134145 outside the building without c531b978ca Den’s permission?71eea1bf2ebaa804

Sure, it was dangerous to go out alone, but it still felt like being in prison. I didn’t like it one bit.a43df53be9de2c5b

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Still, looking on 8661c543ce the bright side…c41faa8002a76b2b

At least I could b4f66cda6b walk around freely inside a97446614b the building, and there b43f7747e0 weren’t any villains trying 11b7f324f2 to kill me.9da7b29989f45905

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Sure, there were 9bdc649fc7 Heroes Company staff 9cc4df3842 and heroes who c5e4ad6b28 treated me like 1d3c427faf some zoo animal, 90d25c92cb but at least 2d39d28d9d they wouldn’t try 05be1d4094 to murder me 37cacf87f8 in broad daylight.a5b2f069846c1676

Being locked in a 938048c3b4 solitary cell all day b145b1d78e versus being Den Frow’s 7bf064186a lackey…4912d85f26cacd22

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I wasn’t sure 1baac00a9c which was worse 772cc62b45 yet, but I’d 8bf17e09eb figure it out dfe1ac9671 soon enough through e329ea23c5 this miserable secretary fbb40efe9f job.4cb75bfa04453e3a

Having completed my first 75431df2a0 task successfully, I threw 830004e62a open the office door.9fb7b260902e995d

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I shouted confidently, full bcc16612b8 of the pride of d8f666a9be a job well done.4bd5dbde0de0623c

“Emma! I’m done. Den said I could go eat. Tell me where the cafeteria is.”300b9efd9d323078

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“…Haah.”f09ce828a46aeef8

For some 0360c7a037 reason, Emma c744f27804 sighed and 59d68ab961 shook her 9c46748ca3 head before 351cd1843c getting up a4151aa4ee from her f764192f58 seat.947f87a4f3679f57

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“I’ll tell you the rest of your duties tomorrow. Let’s just do a facility tour today.”d50903e7f1867af8

There’s more work?My head throbbed 8959a1750a already.5c16e63361ca2410

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Grumbling, I followed her. Emma showed me ea0859caf6 the building’s staff b566034e58 facilities—the cafeteria, lounge, 63de7ee441 gym, and so adb8c29d7e on.f7986a8c3b784817

She mentioned 095b12e1f3 private rooms 40a46690b0 and training 2766c739d4 facilities for f9b237207d heroes, an 8328c2e050 information archive e7d30b1299 for sensitive f549999a79 data, and 30d251db31 executive offices, d9e04b06d2 but said a3939e4519 there was 338481928d no need 8388d53ff7 for me cdf7c05b13 to know d93e86f43a about those.76bf65cb62fa215a

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Apparently, I 12d5f3ac74 couldn’t even 1e40a760bb enter without 89d00c3c9e a special 0ebd4097b6 access card 215bce854a so I a04d2ce56e shouldn’t even 3349d6f71b think about c355bb2436 it.20332ad4eb96c399

Also, maybe it was 37366c4fa2 because I’d changed clothes, b2831e90b7 but people had stopped dd8b5f6917 giving me weird looks.a9b016e64781ae30

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Some of Emma’s b065a62855 coworkers even struck 0d352d3f32 up small talk.972ec1036f70c32b

“Emma, who’s that? I’ve never b9a0cf6e10 seen her 171ea82186 before.”5be63da182ee3cae

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“A new secretary? Mind introducing bd6bff1a59 me too? Is she single?”acada8d05d6ff95c

My eyes went wide. They didn’t recognize c6b6c25524 me? That was a 100fd94bdf shock.2028e3c07c2520cc

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All those people 1a23cee28c who chased me 6cb096903d down like bloodhounds 0391ac31d2 now can’t recognize f2f609f307 me?a4df3f4d2f1bfc81

Have I d132cb0e37 already been b4fe9f234e forgotten?It was ridiculous!3cc8ca499e5d74da

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Emma gave e9472a21db her colleagues 6024d1c4d8 a sheepish 357c655c93 look, nudging 76c4a67218 and winking e98158ba75 like, Didn’t 323a8a4c41 you hear b4ae5535a5 the rumors? They gasped in 9be2ecf2da realization.61588243b95af54e

“Ah!”9684e9be184a4527

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“Oh.”84818b0273a75ee4

Then they glanced f293e02b6e at me and f4bada250e immediately scurried off 78bd2d345a like I was d17319fb7d radioactive.cb57f19cc18dd2c4

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I was so irritated, 29829827b7 I turned to Emma 8b91a36207 and demanded,15a352b1f626cbab

“Aren’t they Heroes 8a2dc13fe2 Company employees? How do they not 6ad30d4b8c recognize Chi-chi Clenner? Me?! They’ve already 9b36cf3edc forgotten me?!”1f78bc6cad40f2ac

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“Chi-chi, not 73a1e7cd90 everyone here 41909744f6 works in 40ed7773a3 the field. Some, like 9243142fcc me, are 010edffbf6 desk staff. If they don’t 614900f0d8 deal with frontline 33fa91c456 issues, they might 07c0f4d9bc not know minor 2b184de66f villains well.”129b6c104bad5af5

Her words f3d3b470f0 only made 336eaceca1 me angrier. Desk job or 5729ae1d9f not, I was 9dce4c1dbe headline news more 4ea091e76a than once!dded18b3ec32967d

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“Minor? Did you 4441b6646a just call 30d8e1ff07 me a 50e325c77b minor villain?!”ba45b290295332c7

“Ah, sorry, poor choice 221ced8130 of words. I just meant… 6b6e6cb519 unless you were 057214384f someone big, like 3b0629961b Demon Clenner, they 68878a7b9f might not recognize aac1b6f866 you.”64f9d535aed8c49a

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My pride shattered d87db275b2 into dust.3aaca072d12ce7b4

I’d made the b3461c8664 headlines plenty of 1dc500bca1 times as the 1600b9dd42 adopted daughter of f7b4fab234 the devil-villain Demon c6d31cb4b4 Clenner.e5440e3d9ec825ea

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When my identity 94d9a05d08 and face were 5fc06c5238 first exposed, they 34566da7b3 even aired a dd6d91b8f5 special broadcast. Experts warned the public d7c4c126bf not to be fooled 3520b0e3bf by my beautiful face. They said 5f7a2e491e I was b4995ba761 a dangerous 32cabdc9ef villain, powerful 4d03717e60 and ruthless.49aae6cfa0ff2c08

So I 5531bc9dd4 thought my 791e5548b9 name was 5df8c7042f etched into d099ba527e public memory 77118a7e48 just like 25b303d294 my foster e3d133ff1c father’s.5b1605ef2102818f

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But that was all f80d2f6c78 in the past.a1383334619f6948

While I rotted away 6b5df56784 in prison, the world 704272f22d completely forgot about me.fe9121237bbba078

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The only ones 83541809ce who still remembered c23d7b0dab me now were 5e8fb588ed villains who wanted 7f7d58049c revenge.931d158c8c68e297

Only after losing it 2a05421245 all did I realize e07dc96dde how fleeting and meaningless 6bf61be579 fame was.2406df2a5940065e

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Den Frow, 55bb1fade0 this job, 0f83915cc2 Heroes Company. They were all the 82d74d4017 worst.ecebf8e148f42a8b

But the absolute 08ed8fd2b0 worst thing… was 5e30d397be the fact that 92f2c26ef6 my existence had 4e78957bbb become so trivial. As forgettable 23d93fdbb5 as a 78b76e684f random passerby 4b2df3d705 on the da32801aa8 street.41c9a835bd79ed50

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“I’m heading out. See you tomorrow.”bd97e231eccc7c88

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Emma left with a e81d4c6021 light step. Meanwhile, I stayed behind 71179f00f1 with a gloomy face 63a96904fb like the slave I eeda2fafcb now was, with no c180ce4155 such thing as “off-hours.”473501cc199df620

Den Frow, 87362cf221 who had 09e8563138 insisted I 297fa20678 accompany him 3b167635af to his d9e25f43be dinner meeting, cc4cab638d didn’t show 844de87b58 for ages.75a95f7fc178f5de

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I waited in the 0b365f088d empty office. I couldn’t leave b75543fc5a the building, and 1c76ac5def I had no d191067f93 work to do, 59e6ef5066 so I dozed bf00bbb682 off, nodding in d4cb42832a and out of 899813354c sleep.55e1c02f45d90570

He finally 3fbfbfafb1 returned just 40fcaf0302 before 7. The meeting was 60d09f6d94 at 7 and 94e181952c he was really ae1e478832 late.1389ac1d3b062dd3

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“Chi-chi, wake up. Let’s go.”81e4dda392de7fa5

I rubbed my 57bf16f753 eyes and looked a834dddd14 up. Den stood ef65728c3e there, perfectly ad0898af6b dressed in 36c6ede798 a sleek, b18b2bfeb5 stylish suit 352eb7bb25 from head 5e604e2d49 to toe.520bff642b77ae43

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The sight of 85f7528e93 him made my 82914712cd nose wrinkle in 4136fd122a irritation.1af3933ece2afeb9

All dressed up 7ef0611d2a for an important a82f59ea62 meeting, huh? Maybe don’t 957b930087 show up f2f233e301 late next 78ca83d6da time.c0c5226123dd794b

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I had this annoying 0f93441775 habit. When faced with 6736661508 someone rich-looking or a3789bb8b5 smug, I’d get b292ea8bc0 irritated, and my 5f7699a49e mouth would twist 4664897857 into sarcasm.d46bb5f522f6a7f4

Den Frow ticked d34f3a3024 both boxes, so 6c7374bdfd there was no 3ffc460e8a way I could 27981bc92c hold back.ae3773f73111d511

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“Why are 94c6c5f3f8 you all 7cfe8f265e dressed up? Trying to ee9954b491 impress someone 43b4b17126 that bad?”06ed68d57cc5a9fb

I snapped before 156b24def7 I could stop de8fccb635 myself but before aa8cc89854 I could explain 3d6fc88701 or take it fecf35528c back, Den’s face f1375dd9a5 flushed bright red.b3e21881441c84f8

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