The Villainess Rewrites Her Story

the entire plot o

e story, while my obsessive brother, with who

nattainable, and went to extremes, hur

my brother, and I realize

my brother to drink a

wineglass in my hand s

ion went unnoticed, except by Bruce Clayton

hment, yet his voice dripped wit

ttered, my gaze locking onto the man wh

ng me, fresh from the hospital, to entertain client

ream left me unable to find

e the restroom," I muttered, my

Bruce replied, his expression u

y and walked slowl

sed, I bolted upstairs

omething utt

Caiden Payne the d

as he looked at me, aski

ying if he refused, I

my own safety lef

d resist my s

ass and drank

h his earlobe, telling him he was such a goo

grew even

simply disl

s well-behaved, the pride

raveled did I learn he

d Bruce and I were s

lingly pla

s mind clouding. Bruce had someone take Caiden to a

Caiden call my na

I'm in pain...

ng as I clung to Bruce, ea

e cheap

see I was just one of Bruce's insi

ther, whose brilliance he couldn't ignore a

was Caiden's

oms all look

s men had taken Caiden, so

arging in,

es red, but I couldn't stop,

ed into an un

rept closer, pushed the slightly open door, and saw Ca

he door and caught a glimpse of a girl ba

elf, as if talking t

and locked up nearby? I've knocked on so many wr

they? No way! If I can't win him ov

as I watched th

ton, the sto

in this book, could

shed his obsessive nature, and

was

gile as a daisy, was far more cunnin

us was that she hid her

d, kept making mist

oached Caiden to compl

vish life Caiden offered, she abandoned her chance to r

stacle between

me, suppressing m

cely, but I lo

of the Payne family, was erased by t

used to b

my brother fall f

llain of this story, then I wo

rbell b

met the eyes of the

idn't kno

I hel

n's eyes darted past me, pr

lready lock

. "Yes. Who are

her tongue and hurried off, muttering

r and called t

cking on doors in the hallway, u

e bed, lost in thought. A lou

inside. "

t of the tub, only to collapse

n, to drug Caiden an

videos, then lead others to "accidentally" wi

Caiden's inventions, no one would work with his

arly suc

h her system, ch

om the room, and helped him through

d, and Rosalyn and C

n't let anyone els

rewrite

character, I refused

his arm, trying to pull him up, but my strength f

dshot eyes wet as they fixed on me, his vo

me? If you don't wan

s carried a ch

betrayed a re

rt cle

his man who loved me so dearly for s

You're my most important b

was overlooked by the Paynes, who wanted

away for work, Caiden raised me, co

pad, blushing as he followed inst

o close I couldn't bear anyone sp

resent Caiden's attention, his involveme

e, just like my sudden obsession

never m

s path, made me hate Caiden, and t

d at my words, show

deceive him before, coaxing him softly to show me his pr

s launched one a

ccusations of plagiarism that nearl

n now suffered, largely

u." Caiden's breathing grew rapid, his face flushed a

otent, and Caiden had rea

uldn't wait

phone, loud banging

ere? Open the door! If

s Ros

guided by her system to

vantage, mere securi

ed a towel to wrap around his soaked, near

see my brother l

to open

bbed my ar

were pain

e. "Are you le

d was s

ons were i

tly how to

than

to his cool lips. "Caiden, I'll never

d to flicker

, then relea

lyn, I was on the phone with a

way under her force, I c

ire extinguisher mid-swing, freezi

oning from food. Can an ambulance arrive in te

y brother? He accidentally got food poisoning. Can you help me ge

didn't

ession s

t what she

figure out what

ng lashes trembling. His furrowed brow held a fragile beauty, as the book de

ks for granted, thinking he

him in my arms, my quiet h

culously go

fool would

ickly pulled him back, flashing her a subtle, provocative sm

gaze gre

the heroine f

imbed in, then turned to Rosalyn, who was about to follow. "Thanks for

opened h

e found my b

ower suddenly caring

to process, ignoring he

d the do

plained Caiden's cond

rank an unk

g and rushed him to the

r, he was wheeled

he hospital shop to buy a clean

standing by his bed, slowly le

!" I sh

, her face flashing

edside, glaring a

kiss him

, leaning in with concern. "Caiden, are you okay? When you called me, I r

ed at me

e knew I was responsi

roz

alyn knew

t, his poisoning was

coul

my thoughts. "I'm fine now. Thank

glad you're okay." R

neasy. Was the plot still barr

om saving Caiden with her body,

eply to call her for hel

d it-I wa

u two know

aiden's gaze settled on me, his eyes bre

med to be ac

n's company as a partner when thei

home, treated like a future da

g, would be kicked out, reduced to a path

ifyi

ose everything an

cheming, there had

"The poisoning was a mistake. I'll tak

me, his response flat, hi

asked me to stay while he set

ay home, showing no sign o

made me mo

eart. After what I did to him, he

t, I crac

when he was upset, he didn't, which

pped out to grab some take

d oysters, roasted e

was into

ome, eager

iving room lights went dark.

tall figure loomed in the darkn

s Cai

e familiar scent of th

mpossibl

d my waist, locking

s he pl

of capti

h my mind. I swallowed har

anger. "Where were you? Off to see Bruce again,

t his belt and b

longer restrain his p

Just as I

up?" I raised my bound han