[{"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-245":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},1491880,1939,"Chapter 245: Apologize","born-into-villain-s-family-i-have-a-200-rebate-s-chapter-245",245,"\u003Cp>Then stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was staring. The whole room was so quiet, it made her ears ring. Her cheeks burned bright red as she finally whispered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...No. I didn’t tell her. I... I never said it out loud.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of whispers spread across the room like ripples in water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So Olivia didn’t even know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why did Moana yell like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s so unfair to Olivia...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some people looked straight at Moana now, their faces scrunched up in confusion and annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s just jealous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seriously, how can Olivia be blamed for something she didn’t know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If she never said anything, then it’s not Olivia’s fault.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moana’s jaw tightened. Her face turned red with anger and embarrassment. But she wasn’t ready to lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stepped forward again and said loudly, \"There’s no way Olivia didn’t notice! I mean—she’s Eleanor’s best friend! Are you telling me she didn’t notice how Eleanor looked at Leo? How she smiled when he walked by? How can a best friend not know?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone went quiet again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The question kind of made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People looked at each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Eleanor looked up, unsure what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Olivia?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just gave a small smile... and asked calmly, \"Okay then, Moana. If you think best friends always know who the other likes—then tell me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moana blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia’s eyes stayed calm but sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me who I like.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moana froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I—uh—I don’t know,\" she stammered. \"I’m not your best friend! How would I know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia nodded. \"Exactly. You’re not my best friend. And even you don’t know who I like.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Olivia turned to Eleanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eleanor,\" she said gently. \"Do you know who I like?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleanor looked startled. \"W-What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re my best friend,\" Olivia said softly. \"So tell me. Who’s the guy I’ve had a crush on for the last month? The one I told you about... more than five times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleanor’s eyes darted left and right. \"I... I thought... you said you weren’t into anyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia gave a small laugh. \"That’s not true. I told you. I like someone. He’s from a class I just joined—art theory, remember?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gasps rose from the crowd again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some students leaned in. \"Wait... she told Eleanor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So Olivia has a crush too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She literally said it more than five times?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia sighed. \"Yes. I even described how he always doodles in the corner of his notes. And how he lent me his charcoal pencils. And how he smells like fresh laundry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleanor’s eyes widened. She remembered—now she remembered. Olivia had said all that. But back then, she didn’t think it was serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia turned back to the crowd. \"If Eleanor—my best friend—could forget who I like... then how could I know she likes Leo if she never even said it once?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room went silent again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the silence felt heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone clapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Olivia’s right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, that makes total sense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’d feel bad too if I was blamed like that...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I would’ve cried already if I were her!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More students started nodding and whispering in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moana’s face crumpled in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to Eleanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well? Are you seriously not gonna say anything?! You’re just gonna let everyone side with her now?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleanor stood still. She looked around, saw all the eyes on her, and saw that the tide had turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swallowed hard... then walked forward, eyes watery, lips trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hugged Olivia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sorry,\" Eleanor whispered loudly enough for everyone to hear. \"I didn’t mean it like that. I was never calling you a fake friend. I promise! It’s all... It’s all just a big misunderstanding!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gasps rang out again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moana’s eyes widened. \"Eleanor?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleanor kept her pitiful expression on as she clung to Olivia’s arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was just confused,\" she added. \"Please don’t be mad. Moana was just trying to stand up for me... but she got too emotional. That’s all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, everyone looked at Moana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked like she’d just been pushed off a cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-Wait, what? Eleanor! You—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one was listening anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone in the crowd muttered, \"She caused all that drama for nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She was just trying to stir things up...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She should apologize to Olivia.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia didn’t say anything. She just stood there, letting Eleanor hug her, her face unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moana opened her mouth to shout something again, but before she could speak—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleanor gently held up her hand and said softly, \"Moana, don’t apologize.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does she mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleanor turned slowly toward the group, her eyes looking all sad and pitiful, like she was about to cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It wasn’t Moana’s fault,\" she said in a trembling voice. \"It was mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If I ask Moana to apologize now, she will realize that I was using her all along. I have already lost this round, If I lose my pawn too... it would be too much loss.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked down at the floor, her voice getting quieter and shakier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I told Moana that I liked Leo. I told her how I felt... and then, when she saw what happened just now, she thought Olivia had done it on purpose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She only misunderstood,\" Eleanor whispered, her hands twisting in front of her. \"She just wanted to protect me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some students looked at each other and frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But still,\" a boy from the crowd said, \"if it was a misunderstanding, shouldn’t you apologize to Olivia?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah,\" a girl added. \"Olivia didn’t even know, and now her name is being dragged through the mud. That’s not fair.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleanor flinched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers clenched, and for a second, her eyes flashed with something cold—something sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she quickly lowered her head, hiding her face as she spoke silently in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Make me faint instead. I’m not going to humiliate myself in front of everyone like this.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as she faints, everyone will think that Olivia was going too far by presurrizeing her best friend to the point that she fainted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Understood. Executing now.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Eleanor lifted her head and turned toward Olivia, ready to fake a humble bow—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her knees suddenly wobbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body tilted forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with a soft gasp—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleanor collapsed right onto the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ELEANOR!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several students screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A girl ran forward. \"She fainted!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quick! Someone check her pulse!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another student knelt down beside her and pressed two fingers to Eleanor’s wrist. \"She’s breathing! Her heart’s beating—but she’s out cold!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe she fainted from stress or something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or maybe from embarrassment...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no—she looked really pale even before that!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyways... it was a bit too much for Olivia to punish Eleanor by making her kneel..\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room turned into a whirlwind of worried voices and fast-moving feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the middle of all the chaos...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia stood still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked down at Eleanor, her expression unreadable, calm—almost too calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she took a deep breath and stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s my best friend,\" Olivia said clearly, her voice soft but firm. \"I’ll take care of her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned and looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Olivia, are you sure?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She just fainted in front of everyone...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She put you in this mess, and now you’re helping her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Olivia didn’t answer them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just knelt down, carefully slipped her arms under Eleanor’s back and legs, and picked her up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room went quiet again as everyone watched Olivia carry Eleanor toward the infirmary, her face calm as ever, but her eyes... cold and unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind them, students whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s still helping her after all that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Olivia’s too nice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s a real friend, that’s for sure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleanor, who heard their words, rolled her eyes. Olivia was too smart. If Olivia had acted even a bit panicked or had lost her composure, everyone would feel that Olivia was unreliable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, now that Olivia had taken the initiative to help Eleanor, she had transformed into a gentle and kind best friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s alright. I am not at a loss anyway. I didn’t have to apologize at all, and even Moana will not feel she has been used. Not to mention, now everyone might even feel some pity for me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course! Here’s the continuation of your story in middle school-friendly English, with tension, drama, and a hint of humor:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Olivia reached the infirmary, carrying Eleanor in her arms like she was light as a feather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nurse looked up from her desk in surprise. \"Oh dear! What happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia gently laid Eleanor down on one of the beds and brushed the hair out of her face. Her voice was calm and polite as always.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She fainted,\" Olivia said softly. \"From stress, I think. Could you please give her something to help her calm down? Maybe... an injection?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleanor, who had been pretending to be unconscious the whole time, felt her heart jump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Injection?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nurse stood and walked over quickly. \"Ah, yes. I have just the thing. It’s a small shot—goes in the arm. It’ll help with nerves and fatigue. Good idea, Olivia. Her blood pressure must’ve dropped.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1507,"2026-06-06T04:03:40.623Z",1,"novelbin.me","25bf75eec597bd0c12ecbcdd79142253672e4eee1e061d5146d5809f23290aec","born-into-villain-s-family-i-have-a-200-rebate-s-chapter-246","born-into-villain-s-family-i-have-a-200-rebate-s-chapter-244",614,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fborn-into-villain-s-family-i-have-a-200-rebate-s-cover.jpg"]