Becoming the Villain’s Family - Chapter 323
Chapter 323
Aria added her thoughts hesitantly, though she herself wasn’t very familiar with the robustness typical of the Valentines and the Grand Duchy standards. As she was an outsider from the border.
“Our young Miss is so frail, it worries me.”
“Indeed, for a direct Valentine descendant.”
“It must be the influence of Young Madam, who is notably weak among those from the outside, causing us quite a bit of concern.”
“We should ensure she takes her children’s vitamins.”
“We might need to consult a doctor…”
The employees said so and led Aria to wonder, ‘Is that so?’ and got swept by the atmosphere.
She would have sternly dismissed such exaggerations if it were about herself. but when it came to her only daughter, she worried that her child might indeed be weak like her.
In the end, raised in such overprotective conditions, Elaina grew up completely unaware of her own strength.
“Ella is weak, so Brother will teach you how to fight.”
“Uung.”
“When grabbing hair, it’s not just about grabbing it. Especially with children who have soft hair, it just slips through. Grab both sides tightly and twist it around like you’re wringing it. That way, you can rip it out from the roots.”
“Rip?”
“Yes, rip it out.”
That’s right. I am weak, so I need to learn thoroughly!
Elaina studied diligently, preparing for any threats that might come one day. Luca had always emphasized the danger of kidnapping because of Valentine’s valuable status.
Of course, nobody had dared to challenge his claim that there was no one bold enough to kidnap a Valentine child.
‘Now’s the time!’
Elaina felt it instinctively. Now was the moment to use the self-defense techniques her brother had taught her.
“Aaah! Let go! Aaaaah!”
Brian screamed wildly, but Elaina acted as she had been taught.
She yanked hard, tearing out a clump of his hair.
Brian screamed piercingly.
He touched his head in shock, realizing a patch was missing, and then shook uncontrollably with rage.
“You crazy kid! Are you out of your mind?”
Furious, Brian gripped the iron bars tightly.
And as if he intended to exact revenge in kind, he reached out his hand without hesitation.
Brian managed to grab Elaina’s hair, but as she swiftly ducked away, the smooth strands slipped right through his fingers.
“Hiick! Slippery little eel!”
Elaina quickly retreated to a spot beyond Brian’s reach.
Frustrated, he shook the iron bars violently, as if he might charge at her at any moment.
‘You stupid?’
She watched the boy thrashing around like a mad gorilla.
All he had to do was use a key to open the cage and drag her out.
It seemed he was so angry, it had clouded his rational judgment.
“Aren’t you coming here?”
Elaina had always thought she would be terrified if she faced a threat, just as Luca had warned her.
But when the moment actually came, it wasn’t as bad as she had anticipated.
Instead…
Elaina, not knowing the word ‘pathetic,’ simply tilted her head in puzzlement.
She was weak, and technically a captive, yet there she was.
“I’ll kill you! Come here right now!”
Brian, fuming, reached his hand through the bars again.
Elaina pressed her back against the wall and rummaged through her pocket.
She pulled out a sizeable pink diamond.
“What, what’s that?”
Taken aback by the sudden appearance of a jewel that could blind someone with its brilliance, Brian stuttered.
Being born the son of a wealthy merchant, he was accustomed to possessing valuable items, but even he could see this was extraordinary.
“Why do you have that? Did you steal it?”
“I brought… give Brian…”
Elaina murmured with a defeated look.
Regardless, Brian swallowed hard, fixating on the pink diamond.
Even if it were fake, the craftsmanship was so delicate it seemed touched by a master’s hand, not to mention its enormous size.
Even a fake would undoubtedly be worth a lot.
“Here.”
Elaina, clutching the jewel tightly, extended it as if offering it to him.
Forgetting he had just had his hair painfully yanked out, Brian stared at it, mesmerized.
Blinded by greed, he was momentarily distracted by the jewel, and in that instant, Elaina, still gripping the gem, threw a punch.
“When throwing a punch, it’s good to hold something in your hand, like a small stone. It strengthens your grip. Want to practice with me?”
“Hah!”
“…You’re not kidding, right? It’s not even tickling.”
“Hah hah!”
“Don’t go easy because I’m your brother. Hit me with all your might.”
“Aahh!”
“Haa… I’m worried, our Ella. Your punch is like a feather.”
Due to the height difference, she couldn’t hit his face and aimed precisely at his solar plexus.
Her legs were too short and she’s not confident to kick at vital points.
“Kuohk…!”
She really hadn’t expected much. When Elaina had tried punching Luca as a test, he had just stared blankly and asked if she had actually hit him.
But Brian’s reaction was the exact opposite.
He crumpled to the ground, even vomiting from the shock.
Elaina alternated her gaze between Brian crawling on the floor and her own fist.
“Huh, uh…”
Despite writhing in pain from the blow to his solar plexus, Brian couldn’t believe what had just happened.
Me, hit? My father has never even hit me.
By such a small, inarticulate toddler? And while trapped in a cage?
It was unbelievable.
Experiencing such pain for the first time, he felt like he was dying, tears and snot uncontrollable.
At the same time, the embarrassment of being knocked down in one hit by a five-year-old was maddening.
“You, you, just you wait.”
No matter how wicked he tried to be, he was only ten years old.
Brian completely abandoned any grown-up pretense at the unexpected turn of events.
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