Villain Chapter 8

Chapter 8.

Den was leisurely sipping 9a3c919350 his coffee, browsing through 7e88bb4b01 articles about himself.a62b9f987407b1bf

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Even after 252a65bacc scrolling endlessly, aa16b804f8 the articles 1662cb1881 about Den c49dda54ee just kept 5540566b8e coming.8caa48551ca5f607

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A full-blown celebrity. Must be 97938c5716 nice, that 4efe64137f jerk.7ce42c5ff609c661

Den Frow had always be6fa7acd3 been fairly popular, thanks 331c8a017a to his exceptional looks 90d91f7aeb and strong abilities.c5ebd4207d1c3eca

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But he’d never 387baded7c made any notable aba5eb6ed6 achievements, so he 82bcfe2e02 was stuck as 57899cbb94 a “next-gen hero” 5b12aa3e8e type that only 5851b6565a women’s magazines cared 4290a5b6ec about.c1305fb81138e46f

His stock 5e93492fac skyrocketed exactly 2301908f7d one year 0a6b58f969 ago.84f9f431a28a8708

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That’s when I faf7867fbc leaked top-secret information ae514c987c about Clenner’s “A-1 ce392b77f3 Project” to him.30d07e170c68aafa

He was hounding bb8382b82b me more obsessively a5d314eeef than a stalker, 28198f716a so I tossed f17928c9c7 him some juicy 6dd6f867b3 intel just to 8fcd1ee4fb get rid of d39abab87a him…e6fbc1aca070b58a

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And that ungrateful b33a36e9e3 hero went and 5526c9c98a caught me too.3c1c8d9350518ca1

He owes his big 6c1aae6ddf break to me! He became a 0d16163208 hotshot hero thanks af3411d639 to me! And he de1a0bb7df doesn’t even e639bb4e36 know how 7628bbbc8f to say 2c804706e8 thank you!467da6590d087f9f

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He wrecked 58b5fba8c4 my plan 19648ee68b to betray f9c9e466d5 Clenner and d1e1e08f5b disappear from dbe0bc00c0 the city 5d5f328e99 forever. And now he’s out 2059fa1a69 here thriving on his fd4b82db84 own?Makes me sick to 5abb20a346 my stomach.5bef060f6d478786

“Den Frow.”63736664611474da

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His name came out 7a11610c45 cold and stiff from 2b8173b83f the bile rising in dfb1206c95 my throat. I wanted 17511a81d5 to smack a2dce422b4 that perfectly 36914afc00 round, smug c31a958fa1 back of 2ad0b3ede7 his head.9ee4fffebeb2b104

“What?”e281eb59215e4454

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Den didn’t even turn 81d85cbb78 around. He just ab6e59c643 flicked an 2ab474c7b5 eyebrow. Unbelievably arrogant.0040f44bbca40073

He used to 2c33a939f0 burn up with e672c7c8b7 obsession every time 3bef4f712c he saw me, e82ff75fb8 like he couldn’t 40f854171f stand not catching ccfe553ecf me.b4bb105d5d8e9704

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Now he was 804f795a82 all calm and 950020de7c collected. Like I dfa7a22e17 was a 759721951a villain he’d a0c3450ebc already conquered.895647d5db8216d2

I barely held back a6a84d887f the rage surging up a686702352 my neck and read 6ef9cb94cb the schedule off the b30b84f0d6 tablet.05a81b486eb46abd

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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.”f6ee28fd66353e21

My eyes lit 28dfb210fb up while I 925738a788 was briefing him.1fc464224ff2b02b

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So someone actually 80f97d1ab5 published a story dd54f7cf73 calling him out 501fc5d4f1 for excessive force? What a righteous 4edc29c628 journalist.f96bc35d1232542f

If I 7a0434efe4 ever meet 89bfd1b772 that reporter, 8d4a667ee3 I’ve got 5e5234e602 a tip 059d43f436 of my 85fec8d8ce own to e5f29d1ba1 share.375de36e5464d8c7

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I’ve got 7b1611ed2b plenty to 51115bf0d1 say about 0ca49667ea the real 167884ed8e Den Frow 92dd6310be is a 7c7a314858 shameless man 20c19553f3 who fractured 25ab874430 the ribs 352c72c0af and toe 8e5cade395 of a 5c33816d4b well-meaning whistleblower 25e03afb2c villain.24ecf483d677dcb6

Den tilted his head 087be8eea5 and clicked his tongue.2024b2d6845e46c2

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“Oh, that.”0e40ee6f9c051eef

His brow furrowed 8bb3f670a4 as if remembering 303c491e6d something unpleasant, then d8657a13ea he turned his 6aa4a359cd chair toward me.3c04216d8895d09f

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And then, he had b79e4e47e3 the nerve to look d72a1daf66 me up and down. When his eyes 986773ed76 landed on my 3610b842c8 neatly pressed skirt, b36a4045c0 he gave a d4ea39a640 satisfied nod. It was 0b60a4d600 insulting and 32a3c6a55f made my a3d9f2fbfb skin crawl.9ab183395fc56165

“You’re coming c6fb9956e5 with me.”8c79aeafbe965b73

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“Why? I’m off the clock.”5064692334e482bd

“Off the clock? Did you forget your e4adfac63c 24-hour work contract?”01269f3e9171142c

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“So I… can’t go 6b58c78b81 home?”fc852932bb0c441e

“You don’t have a 021792d898 home anyway.”85ee08c985451677

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Fair enough. Den Frow 0a177f7e8b blew up 9aa6bbf20f my hideout 10805e9ada like it da5ac0d78f was a 2850be6152 firecracker.ba9fd9b6e70117df

Those thug-like Hero’s Company b5a160bc64 people destroyed my place cf4da0faf4 and didn’t even compensate bff4a09f67 me. Said it was a a5fa7f5156 legal investigation procedure.8b8c7d74d07e713f

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No home, 763535cdce no off e510828241 time. All I had was 90a0d3f471 just a pitiful life 3f7804291c of servitude.f0c67f34248ecee7

“…But do I at 3022e6a11a least get food?”4ba811806b96cc18

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Even slaves 7ca1c9afb3 get fed.You can’t just make 691855f47d me work around the 125ca2a303 clock with nothing to e62f796e53 eat.52f211a644f5ba55

“Hungry?”895d77fbf5ca29d4

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“I haven’t 29d1794c0b eaten all f449ba03b8 day.”88e200ed85a89673

“Talk to Emma. Have her show you 7d060474a3 around the building too 82be98a61e while you’re at it.”ed0531e5bd71b469

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“So I can go 8dc5b21980 eat?”5ffd32d1d9f98610

Den looked at me cd0406a269 like I’d just asked d570cc2f8a the dumbest question in 0e0e423e23 the world.3d60fc01535f9a8f

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His stare made me 4d3802ddea awkward, so I cleared dbaf0df942 my throat and straightened 6544c0699b my back.a62f9c75635f95c5

I really needed 9fcae3a5d3 to break the 07ab59f8c2 habit of asking a12b3afb05 for permission like 69b9e6ded0 some inmate still 9486424eeb under supervision. I kept 343b8248be defaulting to 9b8f3164b1 Den for 1221dc851a approval. What a ab0b14dda7 disgrace for 507c7e15ed a villain.3f201b8ddc991c2c

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I was about to e6ec862675 head back to the e6bf9d6c7a office when Den called 468d9a50ef out.3d3fa8e52867053b

“Chi-Chi. Hold on.”0fc5b9c8922bb81d

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“What?”915c5148eba425c1

“It’s fine if you go to the cafeteria alone, but you’re not allowed to leave the building. If you get caught…”4038b53c8add626f

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Swoosh.He flicked 247a37916b a sheet c680cf90ed of A4 6fa8bab9de paper at fa858344bd me like 7ffcecf331 a warning.1784074ca545cdc6

“It won’t be good.”28d343cbddc2fb80

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The paper sliced through 6920e0281f the air like a eb57f63e46 throwing star, cutting a f368590a96 few strands of my 0cdc3f7ddf hair.34c16b8778e8aa98

It was just a a23e17d578 thin piece of paper, c5b603f1cd but it was so 8de07ac742 sharp and unnerving that cebe5cdb90 my whole body froze. Chills ran 290db2b579 down my 0744d69f00 spine.f28137c1eca837c1

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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.357149fea7b9c5a8

I forced 7825eebbba myself to 2ff9409bf7 hide the 8726243f56 tension and bf300eed56 snapped back 96dba773d7 at him.5f872170cc628e4a

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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.”ce1cf951fec48c44

I turned on 1f53071915 my heel. I had 550af2a237 to put 51abebc408 effort into cdbd8ef700 walking away bcd6c32f1c like I 7e3d54647f didn’t care.7a14dd62e90d9797

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So I’m 08c63190f8 not allowed 29890a0fb2 outside the 2d31a6ea07 building without e33c7c8df4 Den’s permission?a36d7d38169fb8ee

Sure, it was dangerous to go out alone, but it still felt like being in prison. I didn’t like it one bit.839fd07f8b644104

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Still, looking on a23fdc5905 the bright side…095c68ba038efa97

At least I could 9a0ebcbc4c walk around freely inside 1066d314ee the building, and there 896ae431b4 weren’t any villains trying b59d8db57d to kill me.2be55f777c401183

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Sure, there were 962171862f Heroes Company staff 81bcbaa6e1 and heroes who a36a9eb928 treated me like 560c0a486e some zoo animal, b1f88a5a72 but at least 7f63eb2def they wouldn’t try 6bfe8c6c9f to murder me 8c8fc2c2b0 in broad daylight.06439b1641660942

Being locked 48a211d361 in a 624f3c221a solitary cell ecbeeaf2ba all day f9c523561e versus being 21b4a5a466 Den Frow’s eefdf95c3c lackey…9e79152e42518e91

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I wasn’t sure which 567474d7e5 was worse yet, but 804d951a4f I’d figure it out 38c990b590 soon enough through this 8f96abf8cb miserable secretary job.585087a1a151f553

Having completed my e7882aa70a first task successfully, 7d138dad9b I threw open a5b16720a1 the office door.8786e60ff4a1ee45

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I shouted beabd4ed7e confidently, full 4e440e526a of the 4802614558 pride of fc6030eb4b a job 830ef86d73 well done.1155507a502274ee

“Emma! I’m done. Den said I could go eat. Tell me where the cafeteria is.”f4fb427193ea4900

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“…Haah.”e6a0e0bac28127b4

For some reason, 02706e2a3c Emma sighed and 1ae72c8f9c shook her head b47227ed57 before getting up a5f30df75a from her seat.8917f9932d88b659

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“I’ll tell you the rest of your duties tomorrow. Let’s just do a facility tour today.”6795eb098c784704

There’s more work?My head throbbed already.78359a6f533127f1

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Grumbling, I 9b1f876990 followed her. Emma showed me the b621dfc8b0 building’s staff facilities—the cafeteria, 7f81078c47 lounge, gym, and so 07d3b5a007 on.4e6c1dcdab01736b

She mentioned private f79746d0eb rooms and training 1bffb36593 facilities for heroes, c62b9d6fa0 an information archive cf5305c069 for sensitive data, bdffc8834f and executive offices, 543cde9d62 but said there a30a2c8b16 was no need 3b903102ad for me to 9487c9cb2a know about those.2bf3ea47f53231fb

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Apparently, I couldn’t 208dd8decd even enter without adab31be30 a special access 3a43a5d3d4 card so I 54c3447899 shouldn’t even think b0ce9c74cd about it.5ed99b81e27d8466

Also, maybe 15a2ef9722 it was 1a7b34ca20 because I’d 354d8a0301 changed clothes, b337980f82 but people 99b5bf74f6 had stopped ddfa7f46c5 giving me 30052a7b4b weird looks.a65a92d7cda952ab

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Some of Emma’s c1c14d0219 coworkers even struck 16f3a0fde9 up small talk.4e24abebf2bb366d

“Emma, who’s that? I’ve never seen her 32b383aec2 before.”76f1fddf8c586f68

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“A new secretary? Mind introducing me too? Is she single?”3de1991a0bc7c2f6

My eyes 880fa139c5 went wide. They didn’t recognize 0c45ba443f me? That was a shock.235af0e8c3005848

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All those people 1a1254d5f0 who chased me c10e227956 down like bloodhounds e78352738e now can’t recognize fdda4be19b me?cf29648fbe1702e7

Have I 48bf52c6aa already been 0f8f5a5387 forgotten?It was ridiculous!8b109a7cbb2290dc

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Emma gave d8153a986e her colleagues 35776badec a sheepish 82dca13bc7 look, nudging a4c2900eef and winking 3d77200b72 like, Didn’t adde8b0a80 you hear 0eec52fc38 the rumors? They gasped in 3970dd0f2b realization.c35078d018c7a249

“Ah!”64ee333baaad131a

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“Oh.”1ba9339c83d75bc0

Then they glanced at 2e63e67526 me and immediately scurried 29dac80cec off like I was cf51ca8df5 radioactive.034a8a9d006eb5f1

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I was so c2585ed632 irritated, I turned 70e445ba16 to Emma and 0c2bfde5ee demanded,293098a0cdc9daaf

“Aren’t they Heroes 965407f1d3 Company employees? How do they d58b6bd7af not recognize Chi-chi 022595249f Clenner? Me?! They’ve already forgotten 89835dbed4 me?!”3699f1567fca5a36

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“Chi-chi, not 5b71e9f403 everyone here a13753d273 works in 40e43e8c20 the field. Some, like 98ff4aefb8 me, are a90c5088c0 desk staff. If they don’t deal 7f98c6e37b with frontline issues, they 6d4a04fd6f might not know minor f9fd0c29fb villains well.”b9e959b61a1485f3

Her words only 35f87bc505 made me angrier. Desk job or 5d90aed239 not, I was 02732feafa headline news more 0048a58932 than once!a105061acccb9d79

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“Minor? Did you just 5351c9a7f9 call me a 826c009f93 minor villain?!”4889254a96c89075

“Ah, sorry, poor choice fed7bc89ee of words. I just meant… unless c1cc67ad14 you were someone big, 5fd212c6cc like Demon Clenner, they 02ee78b183 might not recognize you.”1810e0d859193574

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My pride shattered 81049d6c92 into dust.fd1675132111aadc

I’d made d78a4236b1 the headlines 552fce97a7 plenty of 68295856a8 times as 0bbfd831ac the adopted 09c5b91c00 daughter of 0f9594eaa6 the devil-villain fac9445212 Demon Clenner.18b6162120325faf

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When my identity 5c08eb5023 and face were f3de30beb9 first exposed, they 61d1fe0e20 even aired a 1c2dc4ef04 special broadcast. Experts warned the public b5a68eea6b not to be fooled b12c915070 by my beautiful face. They said I was eabcda6eed a dangerous villain, powerful 2288fe52c3 and ruthless.8de7a72fd73add12

So I thought my 8cbbbd6673 name was etched into 4eb5d08c70 public memory just like 189d4a6961 my foster father’s.db6e959d2004508d

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But that 0ab4a0405e was all e3e2241d74 in the a7ea87aec4 past.ec48acc47dcbd608

While I rotted away df40ae4edd in prison, the world 9d0e04c8ee completely forgot about me.b4a361de0d1c0efc

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The only ones who 3e45152be9 still remembered me now 366aa147e8 were villains who wanted 98e11d587f revenge.2e2b83c860b40617

Only after 847c61457b losing it ae138d5463 all did 9885a2edbf I realize 1a298d9d4a how fleeting eb008e463e and meaningless 20de517c01 fame was.5978451942969dd0

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Den Frow, this 2a0b9cb171 job, Heroes Company. They were all 5f4cc63beb the worst.4b91f8e275e0ff5a

But the absolute worst 76db789e03 thing… was the fact f993462f0e that my existence had b63a314666 become so trivial. As forgettable as f45277300b a random passerby e9ce3c7c53 on the street.7b66c941af2136a2

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“I’m heading out. See you tomorrow.”98902c5d343fab2d

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Emma left b4473a8c49 with a 793c6b0d55 light step. Meanwhile, I 7d80bf87e3 stayed behind f7734b79fc with a 9ce835cdb2 gloomy face 4099d14638 like the 50e44a9e2b slave I 205dbfd18b now was, c33c70631e with no bbb885d187 such thing a2636b42ea as “off-hours.”80c2e40469a55832

Den Frow, who 4a29a56036 had insisted I a896a26f21 accompany him to 12f1b52593 his dinner meeting, e5340d2bc9 didn’t show for d9587b73c8 ages.01aa7c1f7c57e95b

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I waited in the 13abf1ae0b empty office. I couldn’t leave 6d9eddfbe2 the building, and 5c762f174a I had no 9c824bc64e work to do, fad3451136 so I dozed 1afcc49283 off, nodding in 306b15f8ab and out of 3210d345ea sleep.0def9f216638c24e

He finally 755ca1406b returned just 3172ebeac0 before 7. The meeting was 608ab719aa at 7 and e69d6a7d95 he was really 3b4c7607fb late.5aee57788517586a

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“Chi-chi, wake up. Let’s go.”87e14bf9fedd3c59

I rubbed my aaa331360c eyes and looked 1b859d4b09 up. Den stood there, perfectly bc3bbb4fa6 dressed in a sleek, 8de83fcf7b stylish suit from head ba296e7bce to toe.485e0694e2227a56

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The sight e0dcb9f939 of him 129982bb9a made my ae4c4f0560 nose wrinkle 9945e34e2a in irritation.47c3f2b25e19f61d

All dressed b56eb8e7f4 up for 91e6acbebe an important dcb9b9efe4 meeting, huh? Maybe don’t 63c0f331b7 show up a331da3ecd late next e58b7b8e83 time.1ce440fd675ac23f

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I had 2749222ce4 this annoying 87b5de31a4 habit. When faced ad697f9d47 with someone 38176990fe rich-looking or 37073187ae smug, I’d 97b22e6fc3 get irritated, 916eced90c and my 698337dcd6 mouth would 90ea3bb63c twist into ce35ae6d8f sarcasm.19c57dd0faa2b964

Den Frow ticked 87e5d882a8 both boxes, so 5b1e6ed292 there was no 221eae936d way I could 2a525ea4a2 hold back.00cb25ca5b38e2ec

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“Why are you all c4eb217d2e dressed up? Trying to impress someone 613261f2f8 that bad?”3c59674d61abf1f2

I snapped 2453c92f3a before I 976aea8b67 could stop 0c0ac7e4b5 myself but b927362227 before I 16b812b11a could explain 8f41beed5f or take 7f8d77f7d3 it back, 18075c5ff3 Den’s face 502588606a flushed bright c468e226fa red.419c947b6af750de

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