Becoming the Villain’s Family - Chapter 315
Chapter 315
Vincent covered his mouth as he recalled his interactions with the baby. Her feelings towards him were positive, but she found his loud chatter, sparkling blond hair, and jewelry too dazzling and visually overwhelming.
“So it’s because I shine too much…”
He had a feeling that Elaina treated him a bit bluntly, but he hadn’t expected that reason. This was a challenge Vincent had to face.
“So, it seems she prefers the more modest Winter to my natural beauty.”
“…”
“Should I cover my face with soot since I can’t change how I was born?”
“…”
Aria watched the two uncles discussing Elaina and shook her head in disbelief.
Such a troublesome child.
Similarly, Luca, who was standing with his arms crossed and leaning slightly, smiled radiantly when his eyes met with Elaina’s. Although his appearance was as glamorous and sparkling as Vincent’s, Elaina’s reaction was markedly different.
“Lukka!”
The baby called out his name clearly and stretched out her arms, asking to be held.
“It seems Elaina prefers me, regardless of how much you two argue.”
With a sly remark, Luca scooped up Elaina with a victorious smile and walked away gracefully.
In conclusion, the vacation with Lloyd turned into a mess.
Aria spent most of her time worrying about him and then feeling relieved when issues were resolved, barely considering it a holiday.
But once she found some peace of mind, she started to regret the missed vacation.
‘Human feelings are indeed fickle.’
As a sacred nation, there were many tourist spots she wanted to visit while they were there.
Although Lloyd usually tried to spend time with his family, he was still the master of a grand duchy. Additionally, his duties had been paralyzed for a while due to his loss of memory.
She had expected Lloyd to be overwhelmingly busy to the point of not having even a moment to spare…
“You two go on the holiday without worrying about anything.”
“What?”
Vincent practically shoved them out the door.
‘Wait, is this deja vu?’
It seems like a deja vu that last vacation was also rushed due to Vincent’s suggestion.
Aria regretted having to return immediately after arriving in Garcia. However, Aria always maintained a clear distinction between personal and professional responsibilities.
“What are you saying? Should I just leave you to handle all the work?”
“Yes, please.”
Adding ‘please’ to his request? Has he become such a workaholic that he’s driven himself crazy? Or is he just desperate to spend more time with Elaina by taking on a mountain of work by himself?
“Do you have some sort of illness?”
Within the Valentine family, Vincent’s obsessive behaviors were often referred to as ‘black-hair disease’ because after hearing from Elaina that his blond hair hurt her eyes, he repeatedly contemplated dying his hair black, like other Valentines—though he never actually did it.
His rationale was that his blond hair was his perfect state, and any alteration would mar his beauty.
Why bother asking if he’s not going to change it?
Aria could see why Elaina seemed to get annoyed with Vincent on sight.
“Is it ‘work disease’ this time?”
“No, it’s not.”
As Aria stared at him trying to understand his intentions, Vincent subtly pointed at Lloyd and whispered.
“It might actually be helpful if Brother is away for a while.”
Surprisingly, it wasn’t because of his workaholism or Elaina—it was because of Lloyd?
Aria turned to look at Lloyd.
He was frowning heavily, rotating a candy in his mouth and tapping nervously on the desk. His heavily shadowed eyes and irritable demeanor seemed to be suffering from severe withdrawal symptoms.
Seeing him like that, Aria could guess why Vincent was behaving this way.
“Because of the memories of a past life?”
“Don’t even mention it. He’s been worse than the former Grand Duke.”
Worse than Tristan?
Aria recalled similar statements from the servants.
“For instance, if there were dissenters in Garcias. Normally, he would cleanly eliminate only the instigators and resolve the situation quite well.”
While he was no saint, his choices could indeed be seen as relatively prudent.
Lloyd always maintained a moderate line with Aria—neither too cruel nor too merciful.
Aria nodded, patiently waiting for the continuation.
“Now he wants to completely eradicate the dissenters. It’s like he’s ready to unleash a massacre at the slightest provocation. You know what I mean?”
“Right…”
Aria understood all too well. She remembered how Lloyd had not only exterminated all life forms in the palace for her revenge but had also destroyed the world.
“What was he like in his past life to end up like this…”
Vincent shuddered, closing his eyes and shaking his head. Lately, he had been avoiding Lloyd as if he was a monster.
Aria felt the need to explain on behalf of Lloyd, sensing Vincent’s reaction was perhaps too severe.
“No, he wasn’t quite like that in his past life.”
“What? You shouldn’t cover your husband’s past too much, it might spoil him.”
“No, really….. It wasn’t like that.”
Aria insisted, although ultimately Lloyd had indeed fallen into that point.
In his past life, Lloyd had lived a life of self-destruction, but not being excessively cruel to others. It was only at the last moment that he had exploded.
“It was a buildup of repression that finally burst.”
“Are you saying that the burst led to the destruction of the world?”
“Given the power he held, he had to keep everything suppressed. It became a disease.”
It’s difficult for the first time, then it becomes easier the second time around.
Having unleashed his fury once without restraint, Lloyd could no longer control himself thereafter.
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