[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-villainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each":3,"chapter-villainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-villainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-chapter-18":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Villainess X Villain: They are obsessed with each other!",{"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},1873796,2480,"Chapter 18 -: 17 Rosel Augustus Hayes!","villainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-chapter-18",18,"\u003Cp>After Alfred left, Julius tightened his grip on the man’s throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where did you find the girl?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were bright red from pure rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gahh—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man struggled. Spit dripped from his mouth. His eyes rolled back from the pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius clicked his tongue and threw the man hard to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cough! Cough! Cough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man coughed hard. Blood mixed with spit came out of his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears streamed from his wide eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait... sir, please... let me explain...\" he begged. He dragged his body backward across the dirty floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius took one step forward. Two white circles appeared in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chik!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s eyes went huge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AHHHHHH!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He screamed as loud as he could. Both his hands slowly fell off his arms. They dropped to the ground with wet thuds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius stepped closer. He stood right over the man and looked down. His face was cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the man like he was nothing more than an insect he could step on anytime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me where you found this girl,\" Julius said again. His voice was quiet. But it carried death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man whimpered on the floor, shaking, bleeding, broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood poured from the stumps where his hands used to be. The man sobbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m s-sorry... we didn’t find this girl anywhere...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snot ran down his face and mixed with tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She was born here. From a female slave...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice shook. His whole body trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her mother died right after giving birth to her...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius stared down at him. He didn’t blink once. His red eyes burned with killing intent, and something else. Confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius could tell the man was telling the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, in this moment, with death so close, the man couldn’t lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words came out too fast. Too broken. Too real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is her father?\" Julius asked. His voice was low and flat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man didn’t even wait to breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear choked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her father... he was also a slave. Very beautiful. Already sold long ago...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swallowed hard. Blood and spit dripped from his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But we thought... his child would be even more beautiful. So we forced him. Made him accept a woman as wife.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After she got pregnant... we sold him again. Not long after, he died. Abuse from his new owner.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s eyes were wide with terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up at Julius like he was staring at death itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please... that’s all I know... please...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius stayed silent. He didn’t move. The black aura around him grew thicker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air felt heavier. Colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little girl’s soft voice suddenly came from the cell behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ron... don’t be scared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was still talking to her doll. Smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like nothing terrible was happening just a few steps away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius’s shoulders tensed. His fists clenched so hard his knuckles turned white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t understand why he felt this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such deep affection. For a girl he had never met. Not even once in his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the original novel, she was called the Daughter of Destiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could see the paths of fate. She helped the hero many times. She blocked Julius’s all-seeing eyes again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why he wanted her. He thought he would steal her and Use her power for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Julius saw her face, something broke inside him. An ache exploded in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same sharp pain he felt in his past life, when he watched his parents die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind went blank. Her small face hurt him more than anything else in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than betrayal. More than death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haa...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a slow, heavy sigh to clear his mind. Then he started walking toward the cell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand. A purple circle appeared in front of his palm. He whispered one word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Weight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron bars twisted and snapped like dry twigs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole cell door broke apart and fell to the ground in pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little girl stared up at him. Her pink eyes went wide. Full of curiosity. No fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just pure, innocent wonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tilted her head slightly. Still holding her torn doll tight against her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius stood there. Looking down at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His red eyes slowly faded back to gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the pain in his chest stayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius let out a slow breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His red eyes softened. The killing intent faded. Only gentleness remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bent down slowly. Kneeled on one knee in front of the broken cell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The floor was cold and dirty, but he didn’t care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come here,\" he said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl hesitated. She looked at him with big eyes. Then she took one small step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then another. And another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stopped right in front of him. She was so thin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barely taller than his chest even while he knelt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From her small round face, she looked only four or five years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius gave her a gentle smile. The kind he only used when he was with Rosalina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out slowly. His fingers, still stained with a little blood, carefully brushed the dust from her dirty cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is your name, child...?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was quiet. Warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl shook her head. Small and slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t have one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius’s smile stayed, but something deep in his eyes ached again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at her for a long moment. Like he was seeing something no one else could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius looked at her with soft eyes. \"I will give you one. Is that okay?\" he said gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After his parents died, he had only used this warm, careful tone with one person: Rosalina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he was using it again. With this tiny girl he had just met. It wasn’t an act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a trick to make her feel special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was real. Genuine care from deep inside his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl’s eyes went wide. Her small mouth opened a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then her whole face brightened like the sun had just come out inside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?\" she asked. Her voice was soft, but full of sparkling happiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It trembled with excitement. A tiny smile grew bigger and bigger until it covered her dirty cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clutched her torn doll tighter, but not from fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From pure joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her thin shoulders relaxed. Her pink eyes sparkled like they hadn’t in years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took one small hop forward, closer to him, like she couldn’t wait another second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes... really,\" Julius answered. His own smile grew a little wider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just seeing her happy made the ache in his chest feel... lighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl bounced once on her toes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her happiness was so bright it almost hurt to look at.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius looked into her sparkling pink eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand moved gently to the top of her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rubbed her soft, messy pink hair with care, like she was made of glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From today onwards, you are Rosel Augustus Hayes,\" he said. His voice was quiet, but firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are hereby recognized as a member of my family. You shall bear my name and possess the same rights and authority as I do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled. A real smile, small, but full of something deep and protective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kind of smile he thought he had forgotten how to make.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he leaned forward. His arms slid carefully around her tiny body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted her up slowly. She was so light, too light for a child her age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cradled her against his chest. One hand supported her back. The other rested under her thin legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosel blinked once. Then twice. Her small hands clutched his shirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First hesitant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then tighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like she was afraid he might disappear if she let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ro...sel?\" she whispered. She tested the name on her tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice trembled with wonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rosel Augustus Hayes...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1318,"2026-06-10T05:56:21.839Z",1,"novelbin.me","07d856b41674e4b012053a71fb2c6880b45f48e2141b0bfe29887d5691ae0066","villainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-chapter-217","villainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-chapter-216",220,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fvillainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-cover.jpg"]