Villain Chapter 14

Chapter 14.

Den Frow 2fbe0872da gritted his 09fbe2850a teeth and 25d3d2cc36 shoved me 1e7b229f3a into the 82df9e141e passenger seat.59b4bfdfc10fb939

His face 5282e671df was slightly 3755ac385b flushed as 7e83b06906 he sat d5d0a87ea9 in the 2656fc7eb8 driver’s seat, 4affd84f77 breathing heavily.7c36f1f82c6ee8c1

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Why is 801da97079 he blushing? He’s not the type 662644a4cf to get embarrassed over b8b0dbed9a something like this. After fastening 8d54394886 my seatbelt, 90312e295c I lifted cc7a0395ce my skirt.623cd47f669b63fd

“Is this your 0854ee3de7 thing? A sexy secretary?”e8d5b6885e65d129

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“Put your skirt down.”ad11e86a406c9842

“You’re turned on, aren’t 39fed9b388 you? That’s why you’re freaking 0b86f51673 out. I didn’t know 7db5c80f1c suits were your 03cdd11018 kink. You should’ve told me 51d2acff59 earlier.”6ba01a7a5867154c

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I grinned 5f68913bd5 and crossed f6483764e9 my legs. So much fa481f7237 for playing 5339e8f276 nice today.f220d9c52059b986

But it was 33daead8bd hard to hold fe86c7d9f4 back. I had cccbaa1624 too much 43ec52815b pent-up resentment 2746c5bad0 toward him.2dc229c35fe3f57c

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And honestly, e048b834e9 teasing Den 2addbf1df1 Frow had f718baeb8f become second eaf8aa17a2 nature by 83f6183608 now.c296163438a0c868

Mockery and bf5ed47ca0 mischief were 006fd9778a practically virtues 01841bb024 for a c03fc17286 villain. I used to 57cc6df586 give him hell, 2da557c7dc wagging my tongue 07b687ee1e like a pro, ab15099c6e just like my a93436b7d0 seniors taught me.33facdcaa9bf86e2

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After doing that 915012827e for so long, 364f6fc5ec it just came 8c4ae2949d out of me 840674af86 like a reflex.7f059644594a5afa

“Chichi. Last warning. Put your c7108dc7a0 skirt down.”a7278b8313662398

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His voice dropped.ad2a0eb6be2ced70

Any more of this 19979cf729 and I’d earn another 1d0ebaf81c demerit. I wiped 0645c0121d the smile 3b34014e7e off my 9142de866d face and 4ea935e272 pulled my 52c1c1d188 skirt back e1f375be87 down.7d1d02bfd18e2b90

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“You’re no fun. Can’t even take d2c5f940fb a little joke.”4fef40fb85c246b1

He stared ahead, frowning 4422e0bd5f deeply, and ignored me. His ears were 6c661f7b06 red like candy, 486f36dcf7 yet he still b5fc5842dd pretended to be 403f582417 unaffected.922643a7ab0cb8ab

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I lost d8a4b87828 interest quickly 7539d491da and turned 852d50fc2e my gaze b118369f74 elsewhere.d14a03d3d5195020

The roads were clear 461aa62a92 in the early morning, a5884ca843 and I spotted a 19c9baaadf few joggers passing by 067d127fc7 in the park.998a7d63d4e32866

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I rested my elbow 72150ab5ba on the window, chin bdfb27d760 in hand, letting the 4fbe9d175b breeze hit my face. The morning 5fbf32e45e air was d5be4b5049 crisp and f380484465 refreshing.4c7d2cf74a241856

“Mmm, waking up early 19a0106249 isn’t so bad.”5b0d959d3e24abaa

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I stretched 02756d5817 out my 07eecf7dc5 arms in acd501d3b7 front of 8645885014 me.13b493d2e2ecb7d5

It felt 5abadd1f77 like the 63f0a1a908 day was fe99704e8f off to 043d8d0af5 a healthy, 21e49e58e3 wholesome start, 35f6eee4f8 something completely df096ea5bf foreign to 1e79555be4 me.a1fd7bc8838ad0f4

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I’d barely held a 7de14d93bc normal job, and early cb889f89fd mornings were a rarity. No wonder it felt c0734627d6 so unfamiliar.1ff0ee260705a745

“Oh! Look at 9f85daa762 that dog! Ha! It’s getting b83f3cda3d dragged along c2d908cac1 by its 0a70aeb94c owner. Guess it really 74dd920326 doesn’t want to ccbec08aaf go for a e938cf1403 walk.”b8ef67fd10127b1e

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A chubby, lazy-looking 420249745e dog was being 1bc4566237 tugged along unwillingly be9eb6f1e0 on the trail. Den glanced at d8994e2a29 it and let 2a19d12ebe out a small a8c0268271 laugh.6c873f308cd9faa4

“Yeah, looks just like 7557d7df3c you.”5ef5659dfca3469d

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“Like me? I’m not that d94a720338 fat.”d3cea0e39827f0d3

“Your behavior is f8e34ab396 the same. Lazy as hell.”5141030a35499b96

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So he has b762c0e441 to insult me 373b607f38 to feel better 6186c969d3 about himself, huh?794877224bb963c7

“Then the owner must d4c82bd5b1 be you. Spoiling the dog with a6b2e59c16 treats and then scolding 8011264c93 it for getting fat. What a mean b228dedd29 owner.”448d51b85bb10d08

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“I gave it treats because it was adorable. I didn’t think it’d get lazy and fat.”741d9a3481afffc8

“No, that’s e1804b1723 just self-indulgence. That’s not love. You ruined da7f4f1cd3 it with 06c708ec30 your own 640e6e3b5b hands, and 56e2a8ac29 now that c17cefb2aa it’s too cfcc6aaade much to 4b63f3a202 handle, you b6cf4b5e80 blame it.”8ec85d74fc57794d

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Silence fell after e90d0c4f79 I spit it 5e23c24ba7 all out.cd7d83e1e86ddc67

Veins bulged on 30e2082977 the back of af9f185889 Den’s hand gripping 4825c2abf1 the steering wheel, 0d65ff1ef7 and my eyes aeb1288100 narrowed as I a8b5035b83 glared out the 394295a5d3 window.ce60f9e73b8d9234

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When I first fell e34d26c390 in love with Den, 53b231c79a he accepted everything about 22879aa014 me.4723d0367dab18a2

My wild personality, e3d6b5074c my drinking habits, 6c74ff6a7f my financial chaos, a0a6d3ee3f my messy lifestyle. He embraced 0a3ff53f85 it all.05159b3b26a984bc

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So I didn’t b094d7efb2 realize anything was 6b462fa263 wrong. I thought, “He’s 5606586f4a fine with it. It’s okay.”dd5d8c1029335cf5

I believed Den 3bcfe0f8d9 would love me 91b28b2946 no matter who b147e494f6 I was or 109258f204 how I behaved.6a54ddfc59a4a033

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But then he 2e71f771ea started to change. Nagging, getting angry, c8a5aabddb trying to fix 2d6e3bad22 me. Like I 8feb5deec0 was some 43ba5ec289 hopeless screw-up.d0fbd49fd207a746

It caught me 6fbee639a4 off guard. I felt so 039313b028 hurt and confused, 9f55b6c705 like I’d been 080b2a7aeb abandoned by my bb73e74f4c parents all over ee05ebae58 again.81e6d06df27fb643

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Even though I knew f913a8d0b3 I was the problem, 74bd8aa66e I just couldn’t accept f08cee458d being called out for a389f407bd it. I was a d469883ea4 fool.4b3e896b311d3a64

If you love ed15ebb73e someone, shouldn’t you 0b84ee598e understand them? You said 7611c83c02 it was 28d25ff2e1 okay at 044fa91e96 first. You said you loved 24060d9acf all of me.69feb119b06f37a1

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…Guess I 8d1c84f66e really am 060d57748a the problem. I’m the one 0fbde13a28 who made you 96c3a3ae58 angry.f58ec474a8de1da1

Am I cb35a016a9 so awful 55a14506fc now that 43d31f912a just seeing 5e4edc596f me pisses 73c688b7a5 you off? You’ll give 32dc0eee26 up soon, 77dd4beffd won’t you? Like everyone else did.7800f18883e15b4f

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Den blamed me. I blamed Den.27222bcf1f244958

But that 6bf264553b was all c303e85520 in the 36f2cd9acf past. No point digging up 069854310e those ugly feelings again.9e08ee7a19a9a96d

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I swallowed the bitterness 5f8c5385a0 and opened my mouth.a474ad6bd1df504d

“You’re right. That damn mutt’s the 8b01d9b472 problem. Eating everything 1ea1e75dfa it’s given, 07412673a9 getting all 8d54009102 fat and 78dce3a8b8 lazy, then 9e8b78ce67 blaming the 55702b4755 owner when f57a7861e3 the food 5374f33360 suddenly stops. Doesn’t even e515fd44b6 know how 379fd8cba6 to be a913a6c3b9 grateful. Damn mutt. Doesn’t deserve love.”ca4a2a16430501e9

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The past 6d68983090 was already 4cc28dfb3e a wreck. There was no use e16d056a6f pointing fingers anymore.943da20c487445fb

Let’s just blame the 481c661adb stupid mutt. The world always 715656da4a punishes the dumber d362030b69 one, anyway.4f20494cbe9b7c4c

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Den was 311fee87c4 quiet for a0181ca023 a while. Then his lips 21ad9b3a8e moved.ff5d827569c04357

He sighed, 606c090a08 rubbing the 8e14ee9d54 back of 1ea903cff4 his neck, 13538f2467 and finally 33ff2a683f spoke.e8d25a64a32ec17c

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“The problem 51671fbfc6 was… you 26989b9194 were too 1729bc7298 damn cute. Even though d273eaf2f3 I knew 2267e83d65 I was 02cf26122f spoiling you, f67f913540 I kept 04d6e6b751 giving in. I didn’t realize ba087d7f17 that too much a72ab14d4a love could be f88972730f poisonous.”6e6ff63e22fdf375

If being too d58f46226f cute is the d82e9b001e problem, then who’s db45567b5e really at fault? The dog, or e50da2fe1e the owner? Who’s to blame?b83892f514c3b10b

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I didn’t 5d5b1fc6cc fully understand f6b22b6d72 what Den ea22b67639 meant, but f24e0036ea I didn’t 11272e847c ask for 57f445f8d6 clarification either.16b0edbd146dd5fb

I didn’t ab1dd86ffe want to e26cdc5f47 keep thinking 159a64129d about it.e911fb4249554ff6

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Whether it’s 9765aefe36 the dog’s cc18865996 fault or 473e0d6066 the owner’s, 1b9b3bf363 what does 89790b28a0 it matter?66e95916700a21f8

The dog’s already gotten b2c5a58aee fat like a pig, 69aab3d2d4 and the owner, now 69caec97c6 disgusted by the fat 23d051a754 dog, has started mistreating 4ca39f1f2f it. That once loving relationship 4ff747f607 was already over.e9ee6fa969571a43

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If the dog stays 37c618ec3a like that, the owner b17d8f325c will eventually abandon it f3f5a2f99e on the side of 1a9d50f60b the road.dbbd028e64e95635

Whether the 0bd19b7b31 abandoned dog 3cb0bd9ea1 waits endlessly d9ccb09e3e for its a79d278511 owner or 1c6f1e23ad ends up 99473b77a7 roadkill, the 5787a5b7fc owner won’t b7c0421424 care. Since their dd404419c0 love and 24402f88c7 affection have d024cd421b already run a0d822758c dry.afd0030aee40d67c

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Then they’ll go 07326fc5e6 out and bring b901844427 home a new, 2dc0ef5f51 cute, lovable puppy. A new 0f821c68fe love begins.1295795ff537a9ab

The so-called love 74fcd8e5db people say about.1b29b9939465f522

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Emma hadn’t 286109e66a arrived at 01442cf594 the office e7db013bbd yet.ac65cb8c7fd3a412

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Instead, she called d33b00e290 the secretary’s office aadaf82b6a and explained what 8725c0631a I needed to b07ab4526a do.f703b8e14274415d

After handing Den e9a570e88e his damned morning 2e0182dd73 coffee, I just e7a78b0d5f had to bring 7ffb3448af his tablet and ff435f7da3 notebook and accompany 09edf49320 him to the c5c526618b speech venue.5d8b92f9f9b9763a

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She reminded me to 9471f63068 guide him carefully, since fe32e8e6ee he’d be seated directly fe36f82e2e behind the party leader.ec5a7713e94c3fe9

If possible, I a743e318e8 should also help 0eabde7d85 identify key figures dc37c29a5d attending the speech 33ee0e8588 using the tablet, 409d6d6a80 but she ended 45d8857777 the call saying 54f7dd6744 that was probably 82f8403e22 asking too much.e59482c0526ec7f6

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I brewed an 2fb484b1eb espresso in the 8284f9ce9e coffee machine and e20a799304 mixed in an c529c8585e almond breeze.ed6db206be26e942

In TV f19b612596 dramas, people 84c9b1175f usually spit 6146baf3e4 in their 7de401ffa6 boss’s coffee. Should I try that 015470416c too? I seriously considered bfb905b2a4 it.903bc122b66f6e60

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I am 6e84fcb7f9 learning the d47ee19fea basic etiquette c220534388 of corporate eafdf73903 life, so a904e1aab1 I figured 1ef5a9e8cc I should f07383bf53 do what f066c000f8 everyone else d58994328d does. No helping it.f31ed7213a6fee1b

I was 08b49f19f5 starting to cc494ba789 feel confused 4507239198 about my a2478bc027 identity. I was becoming 6121ee0a8c too good of e42e3a4c41 an employee.4d6838418d6d50b9

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Like, scarily good.At this rate, I d8de737c3d might forget I’m a 71e63bb962 villain. That’s a problem.89872e405b4ff98b

“Den, here.”d1823142d730ab6f

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“What is this?”585c6ccf7223538a

“A latte 27193ff10d with almonds. You drink one every 77fb2451e2 morning, right?”a6d44db6ea523cd0

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Den looked up at 70101110a1 me in surprise. I guess he 840765e846 didn’t expect me a1093e48e7 to actually bring 58470fa805 him coffee. Without suspicion, he accepted 9f68090dc4 it and took a b0548764a0 sip.79b0be06a4aa676f

The crisp 0eeb0b3e2d suit, the a253796dca luxury watch, 9e93572eda and the 85d2b5a0e2 neatly knotted 3d0752525e tie all ee1d476f81 complemented his e44114850c handsome features. He looked like he’d 299df594db stepped out of a dedb0f2c74 magazine.fc060c24d38f4ab7

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“Taste good? Should I d11b2e964b make you 1d08a68e3b another?”04f466f9dc7eff34

“I’m good.”7aab037d01ee3551

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Guess he liked d583c56677 the taste of b9ac4c77b6 my spit. He waved ce72a83d7c me off f7f6386f00 like I d9b0d8472c could go.a25ba72c1b1dac76

As I headed back 69dda638c2 to the secretary’s office, 5cd3843fc8 I suddenly realized how a19bd15b81 pitiful office bosses must e4d983b50c be.35e4629735de476f

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Every morning, ec8819598d they go 7abec01460 through a 99df130f5d weird ritual 63e22b5337 of drinking 4b7f893a6a coffee possibly bf4b9b2a0c tainted by 14f27dcaad their subordinates’ 323c8caa37 saliva. If you’ve got a3b2cb4e7e a weak stomach, 86fc62491a maybe don’t aim e55affc401 to become management.3c627bf6aadca18c

After finishing his 8687bb8868 coffee, Den left 6fbce8e935 the office immediately.9c75ed5f9d719d2e

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“I’m heading to a d3167b5674 meeting. Stay put and don’t a2b778d68c sneak out just because 37e8a7bca0 you’re bored.”0f95b1bd2d2c3bb7

“Win big. Knock out 630660adfd anyone who 178060aa9e talks back.”bc2fd02c0ffce93b

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“It’s not 591e362f26 that kind e4fa0b35c7 of meeting.”ab489bbe8eee69ae

Apparently, other heroes would c78761b424 also be attending the 97ef72e09f speech today.b938b3e3573986d1

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So before 7438d3c7fb heading to 637d0f42cd the venue, 8d893d87bc they were 5a696fcaf4 holding a d41692ec24 meeting to c38c85e13d assign roles, 9e98c3d77a choose seating, 49b3af4516 and identify 7dbf1a6d04 VIPs who 63e2922df3 might need f142bd892f protection.14140d7e7b38471f

Of course, none of d4ad062ed7 that concerned me. I just collapsed ea19722ba2 onto the secretary 41bd164dae office couch and 8d79195b40 caught up on fe6adf88b8 sleep.1e08858b89fefcd9

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Den Frow 56e07c24c6 shook me a26b8af1ef awake later, 69f34ab99f suddenly and 940e092875 urgently.d313935bb4c67d0e

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“Get up! We have acbe116b62 to move 9cb7ab2a7f now.”88ff898caf26931e

“Ugh, already?”59574dc7b3e24e4c

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“A terrorist dd234e0d0e threat was f6e791dc7c just posted 9d7cb45ed2 online about 097ccd2cfe the speech feded241a3 venue.”e80b15ac20f07bb8

He’d only 4df731c8f6 left 20 becfe71112 minutes ago, a2afeee808 so I 5efce22cf2 wiped my 4a33d05710 mouth in fecae9551d confusion and 049ceea52b scrambled out 067faa7419 of the dc0ceb00a8 office.33f49388ebef028f

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What kind of meeting 51e1d0d2da ends that quickly? Do heroes not 9157f551fd throw chairs at c43df716af each other in 9aa16085fe meetings?856fd9596c3f7431

Whenever Clenner members e00f9493ec held meetings, it e6b3658218 always devolved into 8f7833f83a yelling and fistfights 34b080b4a5 that lasted half fbc0cdb077 the day.94752c936f029405

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Den looked tense d9bcddd56b as he prepared 7153a255af to deploy.bd59c50237b017a4

He strapped on 9dec6b3f71 a laser gun 872c639506 at his belt, abf0bf93e4 shoved handcuffs into 6016e1bfd9 his jacket, and f1306e2020 tossed a bulletproof fafa267d07 vest at me.13f7f67943967230

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“I have to wear 65551429b8 this?”338f61bebd7040dc

“Yeah.”7ab15105c217c14e

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If I could use 509c54f63e my psychic powers, I 22eaea7953 wouldn’t need a vest. But with the a34e67b349 suppressor on, I 1915fed654 was just a 3ceaa13bed normal human now.6327c563ec2d89f9

Still, this vest goes f8ac061403 under the shirt, right?f61961dae5551691

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I remembered how cops 0850d52108 on TV would fake ba12535936 being wounded, only to 290cb01e18 dramatically reveal their hidden 3853cd0ff1 vests like, “Ta-da! I was wearing one bfbddb76ab all along!”db482a7e2bbb5853

I took 2b5f6d2d94 off my a66a727726 shirt and dfbc32a930 threw the a6438c98c2 vest over 11e426ceb8 my underwear. Den caught sight eccfc0c165 of me and fc41e12ffd let out a cb0f9711f3 small groan.29b290496aaa53ae

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His lips twitched like f3bb9708b7 he had something to 5249cd591e say, but then he e5ec0fbd34 closed his eyes tightly e9cf217feb and pressed his fingers 9c18c777b2 to his forehead.b91c87a5a203fc16

Now what?2a4c984f2ed1baa3

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“What?”089fb5560b564bd0

“Don’t just undress anywhere, d37d5334d4 will you?”0c445f68a10d33ab

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