[{"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-83":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},1491679,1939,"Chapter 83: Painful Truth","born-into-villain-s-family-i-have-a-200-rebate-s-chapter-83",83,"\u003Cp>\"Aurora, what do you think? Why is Emily so good to us? Ah! How I wish I could jump into her mind and see what she is thinking.\" Olivia sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After chattering for a while, she left for a lunch break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurora heaved a sigh of relief, knowing that Emily was doing her work properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After lunch break, Olivia taught Aurora some math.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maths that had seemed boring to Aurora a few months ago now seemed very interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What she feared the most was now...silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At night, Adriana took the night shift and caressed Aurora’s cheeks,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aurora, you asked me what I was hiding, right? I will tell you the truth. But not now. I will tell you when you wake up. You must be wondering why, right? Honestly, I am a coward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have seen in the movies and novels that the most loving and caring character after going in coma, gets to know all the secret and...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A water droplet landed on Aurora’s cheek, and her heart skipped a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, she felt her heart heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana’s voice was filled with raw pain. It was as if she was holding onto something that was hurting her a lot, but she couldn’t say it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’My intuition was correct...eldest sister was indeed hiding something.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And Aurora...I will ask the mother to bring Alex home. I...I will compromise. So please don’t hate your eldest sister.\" Adriana continued softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breathing was slow, and a faint sound of sobs escaped her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear that the decision of bringing Alex to their home hurt her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurora felt as if someone had inserted a knife in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know, Aurora, I hate Alex. The big secret that I am hiding was indirectly related to him. He wasn’t the culprit...but he was the character because of whom I have to suffer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he is innocent, I couldn’t bring myself to like him. Do you know why? Because I have visited library in which mom was working.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toward the end, Adriana’s voice was filled with bitter sarcasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t tell you about the incident that ruined my life, but...I can definitely tell you about the little secret Mother has been hiding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She never mentioned Alex to us, but you know why she doesn’t get promoted or transferred to some other libraries, even though she has excellent bookkeeping skills?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is because of that, Alex! That Alex visits the library, and she, to see him every day, refused the promotion or transfer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t she selfish? She knew about our financial situation! She knew we needed more money. By just nodding her head, she could have solved so many of our problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she didn’t! You know? Because she loved Alex more than us. To the point that she could let us suffer just to have a glimpse of that Alex!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you proposed to bring him back, I thought you pitied him, and hence, I was so agitated. And in my agitation, I said nonsense stuff. I am sorry, Auro. I am truly sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears slid down Adriana’s cheeks and landed on Aurora’s bare cheeks, leading to a burning sensation in Aurora’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she understood why Adriana opposed so much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana was envious of Alex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While she shoulder the responsibility to get praised by Mary, Alex simply existed, yet he was cherished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurora’s heart ached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Eldest sister... so that’s why you hate him so much.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there was something else that made Aurora’s heart ache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way Adriana addresses her,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Auro’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the nickname Adriana had given her when she was 10. It was something that only cheerful 15-year-old Adriana used to call her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now the broken 18-year-old Adriana was calling her the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something inside Aurora broke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana’s voice trembled as she continued,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wanted to be the perfect daughter. I thought if I worked harder, if I excelled more, Mother would look at me the way she looked at Alex.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She laughed bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But no matter how hard I tried, it was never enough. She still refused every opportunity for a better life because of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I— I was too much of a coward to say anything. I pretended not to see it, convinced myself that she loved us all the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes I even thought of telling you all the truth...but I couldn’t bear to see you heartbroken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am telling you this now...because I don’t want to be misunderstood anymore. Auro, if possible, forget whatever I said. I wish to remain the only one who remembers this betrayal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that...you all can blame me for being selfish, and I can hate mother to my heart’s content.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurora wanted to tell Adriana that she was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That their mother loved them just as much. That Mary had never intended to make Adriana feel that way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because deep down, Aurora knew that Adriana’s pain was real. And so was the facts said by Adriana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana took a shaky breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know, I told myself I would never let him step into this house. That I would never acknowledge him. But if bringing him home makes you happy... then I’ll compromise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wiped her tears away harshly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, Auro, you better wake up soon, alright? Otherwise, I might regret this decision.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana held Aurora’s hand with a bittersweet smile, her eyes turning red as she said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am proud to raise you, Auro. You understood my pain when no one did. Thank you so much, sweetheart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A light kiss landed on Aurora’s forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A kiss that made Aurora want to wake up and hug Adriana and tell her that Adriana wasn’t alone and Aurora was with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she couldn’t move at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Life was truly unpredictable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurora had an entire month to hug everyone. But in the end she only remembered to hug Lucas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wished to go back in time and hug Adriana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room was silent except for the occasional sniffles that Adriana tried to suppress.\u003C\u002Fp>",1007,"2026-06-06T04:03:40.622Z",1,"novelbin.me","cbc2aba53f19912bf0498bcedde9baf36cc1115c4681e86fbecda7f11d32dc9b","born-into-villain-s-family-i-have-a-200-rebate-s-chapter-84","born-into-villain-s-family-i-have-a-200-rebate-s-chapter-411",614,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fborn-into-villain-s-family-i-have-a-200-rebate-s-cover.jpg"]