Lahat ng Kabanata ng He Tried to Play the Villian: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 9

I looked at Landon Rivers, who was grimacing in pain, and drawled calmly, "I paid two million dollars to have a famous 3D pavement artist create this. It was supposed to give the place some class."Landon glared at me resentfully. A moment later, he seemed to make up his mind.Sure enough, he started yowling at the top of his lungs. "Louis, I know you don't want me at the engagement party, but you can't push me because of it!"A woman in a white evening gown rushed in just as those words fell from his lips. It was Julianne Brooks, a prominent heiress in Kingsbridge's high society.I frowned, wondering what she was doing here.Julianne immediately helped Landon to his feet. Then, she turned on me, hissing, "Landon's always been in poor health, but you pushed him anyway? How could you be so heartless?"Landon shot me a smug look, but his voice was meek and pitiful when he spoke. "Julianne, don't blame Louis. He just loves you too much. He's afraid I'll take you away from him…"Jul

I walked up to Logan, his face deathly pale. My lips curled into a cold smirk. "Dad, did you just accuse me of stealing money from you?"I pointed to the ownership chart on the big screen."Three years ago, one of your investment decisions went disastrously wrong, and it nearly cost you Rivers Group. I had to sell the two properties I owned and secure venture capital to cover the losses you incurred."In exchange, both of you signed an agreement that you're voluntarily transferring 90% of your shares to me. In other words, Rivers Group is now mine and mine alone. The company is mine. Naturally, so is the profit I've earned from it."Logan's lips trembled. "How dare you put all this up there! Do you have no shame?"I scoffed at him. "Did you give a damn about me when you publicly condemned me for stealing from you?"I didn't bother waiting for them to recover as I switched to the next slide. It showed a list of expense records."These are your spending records from the past six m

The room went dead silent.Clara's voice turned low and serious as she whipped around to face her daughter. "When did this happen?"Julianne looked a little embarrassed, but she still gazed at Landon with a lovestruck smile. "It's been almost two months. The doctor said the pregnancy isn't stable, so I have to avoid stress."Landon finally snapped out of his daze, his face lighting up with sheer delight.He was still a little stunned, but he quickly recovered and clasped Julianne's hand. "Julianne, really? I'm so happy!"Julianne turned to me with a smug smile. "Louis, Grandpa might've been fooled by your facade, but now that I'm carrying Landon's child? Well, let's see what he has to say!"I met her taunt with a cold stare.I didn't love Julianne. To me, this engagement was nothing more than an obligation. Nevertheless, that didn't mean I would let her trample all over my dignity.Two months pregnant?Hah! That was when George had just announced our engagement.She'd been st

I couldn't help but burst into laughter at the smug look on his face.Landon was so ridiculously stupid that it was funny, piteously so.Then, he reached for my hand as he plastered a fake smile across his face. "Louis, I was the one at fault in the past. Let me offer you a toast. Please, just let Julianne and me be together!"I instinctively took half a step back from his outstretched hand. "Don't touch me. You're disgusting."That half-step gave Landon exactly what he needed.A flash of malice crossed his eyes. Then, he suddenly threw himself backward as if I'd shoved him."Ah! My leg!" Landon collapsed onto the floor with a shrill cry, his face contorted in pain."Louis! I know you don't like me, but how could you push me?" He cried out as though he'd suffered some terrible injustice.Julianne rushed over and shoved me aside. "Louis! If anything happens to Landon, I'll make you pay with your life!"I staggered several steps from the force of the shove. However, Clara's shar

Joanna and Clara finally broke apart at the sound of the horrified screams around them.Charles became panicked, sweat pouring down his face.The banquet hall descended into chaos, lasting til the wail of an ambulance siren cut through the noise.Paramedics rushed in with stretchers and hurried the unconscious George and Landon, who was writhing in agony, out of the hall.Julianne stood frozen, staring at the wreckage around her as if her soul had been sucked out of her body.It wasn't until the police pulled out a pair of handcuffs and snapped the cold metal around her wrists that she snapped back to reality."Ms. Brooks, you're under arrest for assault. You're coming with us.""No! That's not what happened…"Julianne struggled frantically, her fear finally sinking in now that reality had caught up with her.She looked at me and pleaded through her tears, "Louis! Help me! I'm your fiancée! You're the eldest son of the Rivers family. You can do something, can't you? I know I w