[{"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-3":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},1365696,1806,"Chapter 3: Azariah Noah Aljanah [1]","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-3",3,"\u003Cp>[First Person POV: Inder]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt a strange sensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My head spun like crazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My vision blurred as I found it hard to even concentrate on what's ahead of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My left cheek felt numb, and a stinging pain shot through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was painful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huff...Huff..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body felt encaged as if I were bound by something, and every single breath of mine was shallow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ba-dum Ba-dum\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beating of my heart sounded so loud that its echo reverberated in my brain like roaring drums.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain in my cheeks continued to intensify as my disoriented senses started to come back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Where was I?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thought came to my mind as my brain started to work slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Yeah, I was with Delilah.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, my last memories also started to come back as I remembered that I 'accidentally' fell from the terrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'She must be worried about me.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart throbbed in pain as the thought of her worrying about my well-being crossed my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Where is she?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring all the pain, my shallow breath, and my throbbing heart, I forcefully tried to concentrate, looking for anyone around me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was difficult, like someone had put sand in my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was having a hard time even trying to open them, but I ignored the difficulty as I looked in front of me with groggy eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'huh?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confusion overwhelmed my mind as I looked at the woman who stood in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a black ball gown dress, she looked extremely beautiful, while her long platinum straight hair fell gracefully, reaching her waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gray eyes looked coldly at me, without a hint of familiarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'W-what?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again, my mind twisted in confusion as the woman raised her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crisp and sharp sound resonated throughout the place as the woman slapped my left cheek, increasing the pain that I was already feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Urgh..'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tried to groan in pain, but nothing came out of my mouth, as if my mouth was sealed by something or like someone had sewn it shut—it refused to open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when I tried to move my body, it refused to budge from its place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In panic, I tried to look around the place, but only my eyes moved while the rest of my body remained still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room looked luxurious, filled with lots of expensive items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Priceless works of art lined the walls, and a plush armchair with a similar table in design caught my eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My confusion soon turned into fear as I realized I was in a completely different place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'WHERE THE HELL AM I?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to scream. I wanted to move. But my body refused to respond as I sat in the same place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another crisp and sharp sound resonated within the room as the woman slapped me again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now my cheeks felt like they were burning; even the numbness that I felt before wasn't able to completely subdue the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Why are you slapping me!?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An intense sense of humiliation and anger washed over me, but more than that, I felt uneasiness about being confined in a way that I couldn't even move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again, she slapped me, but this time my head moved; the force behind her slap was so hard that my face twisted towards the right side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The inner skin of my cheeks broke as blood began to gush out from them, the warm blood filling my mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though I couldn't taste the blood, I felt its warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know why you are being slapped, Azariah?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mature and beautiful voice filled my ears as the woman started to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lifted my gaze and looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lifeless gray eyes looked coldly at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Azariah?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon her words registered in my mind, and confusion followed suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What are you saying?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tried to talk, but my mouth refused to open up, as if it were bound, and I wasn't able to say anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you to behave yourself at the party, didn't I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She continued to speak, but my mind remained fixed on the name she spoke of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Urgh..'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of cartilage being torn apart filled the air as my brain registered intense pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tried to look down, but my head remained fixed in one place as the intense pain from the end of my ribs continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at me when I am talking, Azariah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman said, forcing me to look at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gulping down the blood that had built up in my mouth, I faced her. Now, I didn't try to look away from her, staring right into her lifeless eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What was your reason for your unsightly behavior in front of the princess?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked, her lifeless eyes fixed on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even though I wanted to reply, even though I wanted to curse her, I couldn't; my mouth remained shut, betraying my every command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Urgh...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even though you know you will get punished, why do you not listen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked as she forcefully placed her hand on my burning left cheek; her hand felt soft yet cold, touching my cheek roughly, bringing intense pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don't you behave like your mother wants you to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked in a cold voice as she continued to rub my cheek, knowing full well that it would hurt me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it really that hard to behave yourself? Is it really that hard?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She forcefully rubbed my cheeks, and even though the feeling of the pain started to numb again, the blood that gushed out of it soon started to fill my mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want you to properly apologize to the princess when you meet her next time, do you understand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Retracting her hand, she said it with a tone that didn't sound like she wanted to hear a no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With difficulty, I nodded my head as I looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, she walked back towards the door, and, opening it, she moved out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gasp...Gasp...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as she left the room, my body started to move again, and I immediately fell on my knees, right beside the bed I was sitting on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cough...Cough...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coughing, I let out the blood that was filling my mouth as it started to spread on the carpet and soak it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain in my ribs, the shallow breathing, the throbbing heart— all of them assaulted my body simultaneously as I felt an intense urge to throw up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where am I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grabbing the sides of my ribs that stung even from touching a little, I whispered, and a voice that didn't belong to me left my mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"WHERE AM I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1111,"2026-06-05T21:29:07.751Z",1,"novelbin.me","69588b5781407b40d72f4c724fb89e59a65cd035b78b242b22de2e12c2642eee","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-4","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-2",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-cover.jpg"]