[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-born-into-villain-s-family-i-have-a-200-rebate-s":3,"chapter-born-into-villain-s-family-i-have-a-200-rebate-s-born-into-villain-s-family-i-have-a-200-rebate-s-chapter-175":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Born Into Villain's Family: I Have a 200\\% Rebate System",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1491496,1939,"Chapter 175: $50,000","born-into-villain-s-family-i-have-a-200-rebate-s-chapter-175",175,"\u003Cp>\"I need to check if some chats and a voice recording are real or fake,\" Adriana said, handing over her phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man nodded and sat down in front of a big computer. He connected her phone with a cable and clicked around quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana waited nervously, chewing the edge of her lip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After about 30 minutes, the man turned to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These are real,\" he said. \"The messages weren’t edited. The voice recording has no cuts or changes either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana felt like she had been punched in the stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything Adeline said was real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stepped outside the shop, the sunlight too bright for her teary eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaned against a wall and hugged herself. Her chest felt tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could I have been so stupid? she thought. I loved a monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Adriana wasn’t the kind of person to just sit and cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pulled out her phone again and called a private investigator she had once worked with on a story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Kang,\" she said, her voice firm but tired, \"I need your help. I need you to investigate a man named Henry. I want to know everything. Bank records, his past, his family... especially what happened between him and a girl named Adeline.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The investigator agreed, and they set a meeting for later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Adriana was about to head home, her phone rang again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The caller ID showed Henry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana stared at it. Her finger hovered over the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should I answer? she thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, she pressed the green button and lifted the phone to her ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t Henry’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a girl. Her voice was soft, weak, and choked with tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this... Adriana?\" the girl asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes?\" Adriana said carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m Lucy... Henry’s sister.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana’s stomach dropped. Something felt wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy’s voice trembled as she said, \"Please... can you come? Henry is in the hospital. He... he might not make it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana’s eyes widened. \"What do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy sniffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last night... Adeline attacked him. When she found out he didn’t break up with you, she went mad. My brother... he’s badly hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We don’t even have enough money for his treatment. Please, you were close to him... Can you come see him? Maybe for the last time...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana stood frozen on the sidewalk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adeline attacked Henry?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That didn’t make sense. She had seen Adeline—beaten, bruised, barely able to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something wasn’t right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Adriana didn’t say anything about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just asked in a calm voice, \"Which hospital is he in?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy gave her the name. Adriana ended the call and looked up at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.......................................\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hospital room was quiet, with sunlight peeking through the white curtains. The TV in the corner was turned off, and the smell of disinfectant filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the hospital bed, Henry sat up comfortably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was peeling an orange and popping pieces into his mouth like he was on vacation, not in the hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His right arm was wrapped in a thick white cast—but it looked a little too clean, too perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting nearby, Lucy was biting her nails nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did she agree to come?\" Henry asked with a lazy smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy nodded slowly. \"Yeah. She asked for the hospital name. She’s probably on her way now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry grinned and tossed an orange peel into the trash can by the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perfect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the door opened, and a man in a white coat walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was young, around Henry’s age. He looked more like a college student than a real doctor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yo, Dr. Chen,\" Henry called out casually, \"you remember the plan, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Chen glanced at Lucy and gave a small nod. He closed the door behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I remember. I say he needs surgery. Real bad. $50,000, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry smiled and held up a finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not just that. Make it sound scary. Use big words. Something like—’internal bleeding,’ or ’spinal fracture,’ or something. Make her panic. Got it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Chen rolled his eyes but nodded. \"Fine. What if she asks for proof? Or like... a receipt or a second opinion?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then just act confused. Say you mixed me up with another Henry. There’s gotta be at least three Henrys in this place. Play dumb. You’re good at that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Chen frowned. \"Not funny.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m serious. If she sends the money, we split it. Seventy for me, thirty for you. Easy deal. We just need to get her to believe I’m dying or something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy looked uncomfortable. She stared at her hands and didn’t say anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry looked at her and smiled sweetly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, don’t worry, Lucy. Once I get the money, I will buy the three bags you were eyeing for so long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hesitation on Lucy’s face vanished, and she smiled,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright. I will give my best performance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry leaned back against the pillows, looking relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now we wait,\" he said. \"She’ll be here soon. Time to put on my best dying-man face.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana walked quickly down the hospital hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she reached the room number Lucy had given her, she paused outside the door and took a deep breath. Then, slowly, she opened it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry was lying on the bed, his arm in a thick cast, and Lucy was sitting beside him. They both looked up as she walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Adriana!\" Lucy jumped up and ran to her. Her eyes were red like she had been crying all night. She grabbed Adriana’s hands tightly. \"Thank you for coming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana looked over at Henry, who was now lying very still, like he were in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What... happened?\" Adriana asked, her voice quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy sniffled and wiped her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was Adeline... last night. She found out Henry didn’t break up with you. She got mad—really mad. She came with her bodyguards.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana blinked. \"Bodyguards?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Lucy nodded. \"They dragged Henry out of the apartment. I tried to stop them, but they pushed me too. Then... they beat him up. Badly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1005,"2026-06-06T04:03:40.623Z",1,"novelbin.me","fd96a15e706cc44066a1c0f9f5aa7d9d40d4fb67ee840437462859a352057de1","born-into-villain-s-family-i-have-a-200-rebate-s-chapter-176","born-into-villain-s-family-i-have-a-200-rebate-s-chapter-174",614,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fborn-into-villain-s-family-i-have-a-200-rebate-s-cover.jpg"]