[{"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-541":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},1491926,1939,"Chapter 541: Bouquet","born-into-villain-s-family-i-have-a-200-rebate-s-chapter-541",541,"\u003Cp>He exhaled slowly, as if letting go of something heavy that had burdened him for years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as if nothing unusual had happened, he asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you want for breakfast? I’ll make it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurora stared at him for a moment, puzzled by the sudden domestic energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want avocado toast,\" she replied immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The one you ordered last time. And that strange waffle with the side sauce that made it taste so good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theodore chuckled faintly. \"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked toward the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurora watched him go, still confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What exactly happened to him this morning?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She almost called him back to ask, but then waved the thought away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Whatever it is... he looks lighter.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away, Eleanor sat inside her own house, waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She kept asking the system again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Has Theodore seen the visions by now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system replied calmly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[All real plot have already been transmitted. He should have experienced them.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slow smile formed on Eleanor’s lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’ll come,\" she murmured. \"He’ll definitely come to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the day passed. No one came. The next day passed. Still nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the third day, frustration began to gnaw at her composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, she noticed a discussion trending in Theodore’s fan club online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone had posted a message saying that Theodore had sent out a very cryptic gift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is he hinting at some kind of secret love that he has?\" the fan wondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleanor’s heart skipped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She immediately opened the post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The image loaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the moment she saw it, her heartbeat turned erratic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The message read:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For my beloved woman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alongside it were four bouquets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She recognized them instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the original storyline, Theodore had once given her four different bouquets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was a Polaroid bouquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was a silk rose bouquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was a chocolate bouquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the last was a real flower bouquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, he had explained each one to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With the Polaroid bouquet,\" he had said, \"I want to create more memories with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With the silk roses, I want you to know my love will never wither.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With the chocolate bouquet, I want to bring sweetness into your life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And with these real roses... I want you to know my feelings are sincere.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleanor stared at the image, her breath uneven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she suddenly realized... That gift had not been sent to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleanor stared at the photograph so intently that her vision began to blur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She waited for those bouquets to arrive, her fingers gripping the edge of the table until her knuckles turned white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A day passed. Nothing happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, her rage burst free. She shot to her feet, the chair screeching harshly against the marble floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of broken system are you?\" Her voice echoed off the walls, sharp and hysterical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You promised me results, yet I am standing here like a fool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the mechanical voice resounded in her mind, calm and detached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Theodore did not send those bouquet to you. The system does not know the reason. According to the established plot, they should have been redirected to you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleanor let out a bitter laugh that tasted metallic in her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment she had bound herself to this thing, she had become nothing but a unfortunate person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had promised her that as long as she suffered, she would gain immense wealth and influence. It had sworn that she would obtain anything she desired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet here she was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Struggling to even gain the attention of the boy she loved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pressed her palms against her temples. ’This is ridiculous. This is not how it was supposed to go.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am tired,\" she muttered hoarsely, her voice trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am very tired of this entire thing. He does not even look at me properly anymore. Tell me honestly, can you even control anything? Or was there never a novel to begin with?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp chime pierced her ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Warning. The host is attempting to challenge the authority of the system.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleanor chuckled, though there was no humor in it. \"Authority?\" Her laughter turned brittle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For me to challenge your authority, you should at least have some. You cannot even control the plot brewing right under your nose. You are nothing but a broken system.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence answered her once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then suddenly, a violent current surged through her body. It was as if thousands of needles stabbed into her nerves at once. Her muscles locked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smell of something burnt filled her nostrils, and she realized with horror that it was the faint scent of her own skin singeing under invisible punishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widened. She could not even scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The host is overreaching,] the system stated calmly, almost kindly. [There are elements beyond control. For the recent mishaps, compensation will be issued.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time the voice finished speaking, Eleanor had already collapsed onto the cold floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The marble pressed cruelly against her cheek, stealing away what little warmth she had left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She forced out a resentful whisper. \"What use is compensation? Do you even understand the situation I am living in?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her nails scraped weakly against the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have no talent. I have no money. I was expelled from the university even after my name was re-enrolled. Everyone hates me. No one wants to be my friend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears slipped down the sides of her face, soaking into her hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The so-called male lead is nothing but a bastard who cannot even control his own mind. He lingers around Olivia and still dares to claim that he loves me. And Theodore...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice cracked at the name. \"Theodore was supposed to belong to me, yet now he acts as if I am a stranger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her chest heaved violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do not want to be Eleanor anymore,\" she cried out, her voice raw and broken. \"I do not want to be the female lead. I quit. I do not want this role.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint hum vibrated through her skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Binding cannot be undone,] the system responded in an emotionless tone. [The contract will terminate only upon the host achieving a suitable happy ending.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleanor sobbed harder at that moment because she finally understood something chilling. This was not a miraculous opportunity. It was horror disguised as fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would not release her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would drag her through every plotline, every humiliation, every heartbreak, and she would be the one who bled for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of helplessness washed over her so fiercely that her breathing stuttered. The ceiling above her spun. The edges of her vision darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as consciousness slipped away, her mind screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why did I end up as Eleanor? If I had been given a choice, I would never have chosen this. Eleanor is too pitiful.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the original novel, from one perspective, Eleanor gained almost nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been bullied since childhood. Even after befriending Olivia, she never dimmed her own shine. She had endured quietly, stubbornly protecting her fragile pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very end, she was meant to marry the love of her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before that chance could truly bloom, she had been imprisoned by Theodore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She failed to see how desperately Theodore had tried to protect her. She rejected his help and turned back to Mateo, becoming a substitute in his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mateo had mistreated her again and again, trampling over her dignity while she clung to the illusion that she could change him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theodore had warned her countless times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Matteo is not right for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the real Eleanor never listened. She believed love could reform cruelty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Olivia arrived, Matteo’s mistreatment only intensified. Eleanor developed an illness from years of emotional torment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Mateo realize his mistakes and attempt to change. By that point, it felt less like love and more like guilt clawing at his conscience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that truly happiness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did Eleanor genuinely love Matteo enough to return to someone who would continue to trample her pride?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What a mess,’ she thought faintly. ’If only I had transmigrated as Olivia instead.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As her eyes finally closed, another warning rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If the host’s emotional fluctuation exceeds the physical threshold, the body will not withstand the strain.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away from this suffocating chaos, Theodore felt something entirely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the strange dream he had experienced, he realized what truly mattered in his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps fame had once dazzled him. Perhaps money had tempted him. But in his previous life, what he lacked most was family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he had one. He would not waste it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out his phone and contacted each family member, asking softly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When are you free? I would like us to spend some time together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of them were busy. Only Aurora, Olivia, and Adriana were available.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that thought, he smiled faintly. ’Then I will start with my sisters.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A memory surfaced in his mind, the bouquet he had once given Eleanor in another lifetime. He stared at the screen for a long moment before making new choices.\u003C\u002Fp>",1511,"2026-06-06T04:03:49.636Z",1,"novelbin.me","1f10880ca2139da65c0550e3128250a29786bfccc34f44dd4c22c9c8a359ddc1","born-into-villain-s-family-i-have-a-200-rebate-s-chapter-542","born-into-villain-s-family-i-have-a-200-rebate-s-chapter-540",614,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fborn-into-villain-s-family-i-have-a-200-rebate-s-cover.jpg"]