The Unlikely Imprint of the Villainess and the Male Lead - Chapter 5
Chapter 5
Translator: Yonnee
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He possessed a magical artifact that allowed him to return to his bedroom within a designated radius whenever he stayed in the capital—a testament to his immense wealth.
This enchanted item, prized for its exorbitant value that only the richest could afford, could only be activated by Richt’s mana. Thus, the only possible way to enter his bedroom was with his permission.
In other words, the one who had brought Luciana into his bedroom was none other than Richt himself.
‘I… willingly spent the night with a woman?’
Though it was undeniable, Richt clenched his fists tightly, unable to accept it. The more he chewed over the revealed truth, the more dazed he felt, as if struck on the back of the head with a hammer.
“……”
Luciana watched Richt’s expression grow darker by the second, swallowing dryly.
‘So quick to assume I was a depraved person. Is he finally regaining his senses?’
While it was a relief that Richt’s aggressiveness had subsided, Luciana’s worries remained. The unchangeable fact was that she, the villainess of the novel, had spent the night with the male lead.
‘Do you even know how hard I’ve tried to live differently from the original story?’
Her silent scream was filled with indescribable frustration.
Luciana Leslie. A lovely young lady with fluffy pink hair and amber eyes that complemented her well. Coming from a respectable family and being the youngest child, the original Luciana had been a bit spoiled.
The catalyst for Luciana’s descent into villainy was none other than the exceptionally outstanding male lead. She fell head over heels for Richt at first sight.
‘The male lead didn’t even glance at the female lead at first, but eventually, he falls in love—that was the main plot of the original story.’
Luciana recalled that novel, which she had read a very long time ago. True to his impenetrable personality, Richt experienced a strong phase of denial.
During that time, both Luciana and the female lead, Deborah, were nothing more than annoying women to Richt. However, like clothes getting soaked in a drizzle, he gradually fell for Deborah’s charm, while Luciana, consumed by jealousy as she watched Richt grow fond of Deborah, became self-destructively obsessed.
Yet Luciana wasn’t a cunning villain. True to her character as a spoiled brat, she used rather childish and foolish methods to torment Deborah.
Naturally, such pathetic harassment didn’t sit well with the male lead. Richt grew increasingly hostile towards Luciana.
‘The villain’s lonely end. But that was only if the original story was followed.’
Luciana refused to be ridiculed in high society, bring disgrace to her parents, and tarnish the family’s long-standing reputation.
Even though she wasn’t the female lead, Luciana was just as beautiful as Deborah and came from a prosperous household.
Unlike her circumstances in her past life, she was born with everything she could wish for this time. So why choose a thorny path? As soon as she realized she was reborn as Luciana after dying in an accident, she vowed not to follow the original story’s path.
Even when she happened to see Richt’s portrait or catch sight of his sculpted figure from afar, she didn’t bat an eye. He was already destined for someone else.
She never had any desire to get involved with the male lead in her life.
‘There were so many men at the ball that night. Why did it have to be Richt?’
The saying that alcohol is the enemy seems to be true.
Alcohol can make you forget even your parents, so did it make her foolishly unable to recognize Richt’s face?
‘Around this time, the male lead should be experiencing a strong phase of denial.’
From the snowy winter through the gentle arrival of spring, Richt was destined to fall in love passionately with the female lead as summer approached.
‘Could it be… this happened because the female lead is still pursuing him single-mindedly?’
Though the assumption seemed plausible, the confusion remained.
Even if he was in denial and didn’t fully understand his own heart, could he really have spent the night with a woman he’d never spoken to?
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