[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son":3,"chapter-reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-215":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Reincarnated As The Villainess's Son",{"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},1366114,1806,"Chapter 215  Breaking Relations [1]","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-215",215,"\u003Cp>My own coughing sound woke me up from a deep slumber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darkness covered my every sense, as I barely had the strength to even move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take it easy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone's gentle hand helped me lift my torso before I moved slightly to lay my back against something soft, which I assumed to be a bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My eyes fluttered open gently as I looked up at the plain white ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gentle light illuminated the room, the irritating beeping sound echoing in my ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Az.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the voice, I turned to look to my side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could see quite a number of people standing there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you feeling alright?\" Christina asked with a light smile, sitting on the chair beside the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My gaze remained on her as I gently nodded, then moved my gaze past her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Avril and Shyamal stood close to the wall while Ashlyn stood just behind Christina, looking at me with mixed emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...How long?\" I asked, shifting my gaze back to Christina. \"...For how long was I asleep?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina drew in a deep breath as she slowly replied, \"...Twenty-four days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gently nodded my head in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was expecting worse—maybe a month or two—and after how much my body was stressed, it's already a miracle that I woke up early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glanced back at Christina; one of her hands was bandaged, and a sling supported it, the strap wrapped around her shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is your hand alright?\" I asked, looking at her broken arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry about it,\" she replied, her voice soothing. \"I will be fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slowly nodded my head in reply as I took deep breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heartbeat hammered in my ears and a sickening feeling gripped my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though I didn't have the will to hear it, I steeled my heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Parting my lips, I whispered softly, \"...Any news about O-Oliver?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina looked at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She parted her lips a few times to reply, but each time, nothing came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finally got a hold of herself as she replied, \"...He is missing... even though it's been weeks, we haven't found his body yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Why?\" I softly asked, looking at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...The island sank,\" she replied, her hand stretching, placing it above mine. \"Lad—Esmeray saved everyone who was alive but didn't bother with the dead ones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I see,\" I whispered weakly, feeling the strength leaving my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaning my body further, I let myself be a little more comfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What about Aaliyah?\" I mumbled as I gently closed my eyes. \"...Any news about her dead body?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...No,\" Christina replied, her voice echoing in my head. \"...There are no signs of her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned quiet as I slowly nodded my head in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too many things happened in a short span of time, and honestly, I can't even think properly now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Maybe I was just trying to run away from reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But either way, I chose to remain quiet for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Azariah.\" I heard the voice of my sister echoing in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't respond and kept my mouth shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Althea visited you a few times,\" she said, her voice sniffling as if she was holding back her tears. \"...She said a lot of things... bad things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her sister died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was understandable, her outrage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So even though—.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...She said something about you dying early.\" My eyes snapped open as I turned to look at her. \"...She said you won't live for long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sighed softly as I rubbed my temples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't want this to happen, never.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening my eyes, I turned toward the table beside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching closer, I picked up the glass filled with water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as I brought it close, the water spilled on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before I knew it, the glass was slammed against the wall, scattering into pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all flinched at my behavior, but I couldn't care less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you guys leave,\" I whispered before they could say anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Azariah—.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not asking, Avril,\" I cut in again, closing my eyes once more. \"...Leave, all of you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Az...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I swear if you guys don't go out, I will leave myself,\" I snapped as I heard Ashlyn's voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A silence lingered within the room as they stood in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of footsteps echoed as they moved out one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now only two people remained in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Christina—.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not asking anything,\" she whispered, tightening her grip on my hand, her voice pleading, \"...Please, just let me be by your side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lay motionless in response, too tired to argue. Too tired to push her away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just let her, beside me like she wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....Lauryn wanted to see you,\" Christina said quietly, making me gently open my eyes. \"...She wanted to talk with you one last—.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" I interjected, moving my torso to make my legs hang from the side of the bed. \"...Let her rot her whole life; I don't care.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I see,\" Christina replied, nodding her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't say a word, nor did she try to judge or correct me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....You do remember Aunt Belly, right?\" I asked softly as I looked at her, partially expecting her to say no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I do,\" but she nodded in agreement. \"...I remember her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Then it wasn't entirely fake, huh?\" I mumbled to myself as I placed both my hands on the bed. \"...It was just my memories.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina just looked at me for a long while before she softly asked, \"...What did she do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What didn't she do?\" I replied with a soft chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She killed my childhood,\" I wishpered as I moved my legs to the ground. \"...That bitch placed my it below her feet and crushed it, killing my childhood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I twisted my leg on the ground like squashing an insect as I smiled, \"...She killed the happiness of a ten-year-old boy, making sure he had a lifetime of trauma.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...I was stupid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was stupid to believe that she actually loved me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My mind was fogged, and only when I got El's blessing did I actually notice it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Everything that happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything wrong that happened in my life was always somehow related to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashlyn's mother's death, the incident with Shane, my kidnapping, and the other things—she was there, and yet she never saved me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was nothing but a puppeteer, making sure that I walked, moved, and behaved in one specific way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps years of influence she had on me made me into the stupid boy who sold his soul to the devil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Are you alright?\" Christina's voice echoed, making me look up at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y-yeah,\" I replied, smiling a little, \"I'm fine... I'm always fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....Was my lie too obvious?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at me worriedly, her lips parting many times to say the right words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know, I was never meant to meet Ashlyn,\" I said with a chuckle, glancing around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...One day, Aunt Belly randomly took me out, and by some weird coincidence, I met her mother... She killed herself in front of me, leaving nothing but a note for her daughter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though I was five back then, I vividly remember that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I remember how scared and frightened I was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I still don't understand what actually happened that day, but it was anything but coincidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Same for Arianell,\" I continued as I thought about it. \"...She randomly took me to the royal palace, and I found a crying girl hiding in the corner... she encouraged me to help her...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My voice slowly trailed off as I thought deeply about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Ahh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That makes a lot of sense now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...A lot of sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A low sobbing sound brought my attention back as I looked at Christina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Why are you crying?\" I asked, frowning as tears kept streaming from her eyes. \"...I'm fine; don't cry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I'm sorry,\" she whispered as she slowly stood up from her seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you sorry for?\" I asked, looking up at her. \"...Nothing here is your fault...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My words slowly died down as she gently wrapped her hand around my head, bringing me closer to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...It's alright,\" she whispered between her sobbing, \"Everything will be alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I instinctively moved, my hands gently wrapping around her waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone in this world is selfish, Christy,\" I whispered weakly, pressing my head on her stomach, \"...Nobody actually cares about me, nobody.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, don't say stupid things, I'm here, remember?\" Her soothing voice echoed in my ears, melting me down. \"...I will never leave you, no matter what.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I don't want to go out,\" I mumbled, feeling my eyelids turning heavy, \"...Let me be here with you, please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can be here,\" she replied, her hand rubbing my head softly. \"...Stay here as long as you want; no one is going to disturb you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emotions, the tension in my body that had been building up for so long, slowly melted away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears trickled down my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cried, promising myself that this would be the last time I ever cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not in my entire life will I cry again.\u003C\u002Fp>",1515,"2026-06-05T21:29:08.031Z",1,"novelbin.me","eebc15f6c4a98c6e362fd4227febefad52cdf6baf6fe406c56d127742faf7f37","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-216","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-214",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-cover.jpg"]