[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-my-mother-is-the-villain":3,"chapter-my-mother-is-the-villain-my-mother-is-the-villain-chapter-52":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","My Mother is the Villain",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1163302,1508,"Chapter 52: Relationship","my-mother-is-the-villain-chapter-52",52,"\u003Cp>\"What do you mean I can’t come here?\" Victor remained calm despite being drenched by the rain, his clothes completely soaked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After everything you’ve done?\" Lily shouted again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What have I done? I merely removed an agreement arranged by the older generation.\" Victor shook his head and stepped into the pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily wanted to stop him, but there had been no such order from Alexandra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t respond when he questioned her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, she couldn’t stop Victor either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone grew restless as Victor entered the pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After breaking off the engagement, why would he still come to see Alexandra?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he reached the second floor, Victor saw the woman sitting by the window, her gaze distant and empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor sat in front of her, but she still didn’t look at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you been crying?\" Victor asked with a faintly teasing expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why have you come back here, Young Master Russell?\" she finally looked at him and asked in a formal tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you see me as a woman to be toyed with, then yes—I’ve been toyed with by you. I hope you’re satisfied now. Please stop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you really feel that hurt?\" Victor tried to touch her face, but her hand swiftly blocked his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master Russell, please behave properly,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you don’t want to be touched anymore? You used to enjoy it quite a lot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alexandra responded by forcefully pushing his hand away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Victor hadn’t steadied himself, both he and his chair would have fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was clearly very strong as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor stood up, then suddenly pulled her into his arms. She was too surprised to stop him in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing?\" she tried to push him away, but physically, Victor had the advantage—unless she used her full power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you just sulking, or do you truly not want me anymore?\" Victor asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who was the one who threw away that promise?\" Alexandra replied coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did want to get rid of it. Who would’ve thought Lady Jade Sovereign would give me a chance to receive her guidance if I did? How could I refuse?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you trying to say?\" Alexandra seemed confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What I mean is—don’t you want a real relationship?\" Victor gently touched her face this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not because of an engagement arranged by our parents, but because you and I genuinely like each other. If we say we like each other, then who could claim I was being unfair or forcing you into something you didn’t want? Of course... it all depends on you—whether you truly like me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying that, Victor leaned in and kissed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no rejection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t resist, and his explanation had already calmed her emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end... she still wanted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Victor still needed her—whether for desire or for his future plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though shy at first, Alexandra slowly responded, her hand hesitantly resting against his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor wrapped an arm around her waist and carried her up to the third floor—to a spacious bedroom with a large, soft bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor pushed the woman onto the bed, pinned her down, and undressed her again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t take long before her moans echoed beautifully, growing louder as time went on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew what was happening inside the quiet pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pavilion itself was Alexandra’s private treasure, left behind by her father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even someone like Lady Jade Sovereign couldn’t peer inside or break through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a high-level defensive artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, many students grew curious about what Victor was doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t mind standing in the rain just to wait for him to come out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Lily was confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood on the first floor, staring at the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hour passed—Victor still hadn’t come down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt the urge to go up, but didn’t dare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hours—still nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, everything inside had already settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor lay on the bed, holding Alexandra as she buried her face in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t seem to want to speak—perhaps out of embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all her anger, she had fallen back into his arms so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t know whether this was another one of Victor’s games, but somehow, she had lost all reason—no longer caring even if she was being played.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor wanted to ask about a place to train the Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing that she remained silent, he decided to sleep first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By morning, Victor finally left the pavilion, already dressed in fresh clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily, who had been picking fruit, quickly returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You—!\" she pointed at him with a trembling hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Victor couldn’t be bothered to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news spread like wildfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone soon learned that Victor had spent the night in Alexandra’s pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it just on the first floor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a normal meeting between fellow students?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one believed that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Lily had been going in and out anxiously the whole time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That alone made it clear—no one else had been inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boy, what exactly did you just do?\" Lady Jade Sovereign suddenly appeared in front of Victor not long after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did I just do?\" Victor pretended to be confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn’t you already break off your engagement with Alexandra? Why did you still go to her residence?\" she demanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should know this—the Holy Light Sect has already formalized your claim. There’s no longer any bond between you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does not having an engagement mean I can’t meet Alexandra?\" Victor replied calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That wasn’t part of our agreement, was it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if we actually like each other?\" Victor asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s impossible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s the truth. Alexandra didn’t reject me. Without an arranged engagement, she accepted me of her own will. We’ve started a genuine relationship—without arrangement or coercion from anyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor didn’t bother hiding it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding students gasped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Jade Sovereign’s face turned red with anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at Victor sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lady, unless you intend to ruin your reputation by breaking your promise?\" Victor smiled before continuing on his way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to focus on understanding the Emotion Eater Technique as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>",1015,"2026-06-03T12:49:08.526Z","2026-06-03T12:49:16.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","afd205faadee4de612422ad717332468e8001d141e8fdc8c875f4e254a938b1f","my-mother-is-the-villain-chapter-53","my-mother-is-the-villain-chapter-51",74,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmy-mother-is-the-villain-cover.jpg"]