[{"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-25":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},1873807,2480,"Chapter 25 -: 24 Can I meet her?","villainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-chapter-25",25,"\u003Cp>Julius felt his stomach drop like a stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That voice, sharp, icy, and way too familiar, cut right through the noisy training hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned slowly. There she was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosalina stood just a few steps behind him, arms crossed, looking calm on the outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her eyebrows were twitching like crazy, her eyes had that dangerous sparkle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kind that said: \"You are in so much trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my,\" Rosalina said sweetly, tilting her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t know you had a fiancée already, Julius.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius swallowed so hard it hurt. He took one tiny step back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Oh crap, oh crap, oh crap,’ his brain screamed. ’I messed up big time.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He forced a shaky smile. \"Rose, wait, it’s not what you think! Really!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosalina lifted one hand, palm out, stopping him mid-sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It looks like you were having lots of fun,\" she said, voice still calm but dripping with frost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry I interrupted. My mistake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned on her heel and started walking away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius’s heart basically fell out of his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No no no no—’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just barely convinced her to go on a date with him. One tiny misunderstanding and poof, gone. Ruined. Done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait! Rose, please!\" He hurried after her, face pale as paper. \"Listen to me! I’m not that kind of guy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosalina didn’t even slow down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius kept talking fast, almost tripping over his own feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I may not be good by nature, okay? But when it comes to character, I’m way better than anyone else here! I swear!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he meant it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since he met Rosalina, no other girl even existed in his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not one glance. Not one thought. He was completely hooked on her, and proud of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the \"hero\" of the novel had a giant harem, but Julius? Nah. Rose was all he wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosalina finally stopped. She let out a loud snort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you forget we’re supposed to be enemies?\" she said without turning around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she started walking again, faster this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But while she walked, she secretly sent a transmission straight into Seraphina’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Seraphina, right?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seraphina, who had been watching the whole drama with wide eyes, answered quickly in her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sounded calm, but there was a tiny bit of sadness in her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosalina’s next words came through cold and clear, like a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[He is mine. So stay away from him. And whoever sent you here? Once I’m finished dealing with my mess, I will have a nice long talk with them. Keep your distance from what belongs to me.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seraphina let out a soft sigh inside her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I’m really sorry, Lady Rosalina. I didn’t know you two were... together.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosalina didn’t reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just kept walking toward the edge of the training grounds, black sparks flickering faintly around her fingertips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius, still chasing her, had no idea about the secret mind conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just knew one thing: if he didn’t fix this right now, he might never get another chance with his Rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rose! Come on!\" he called, voice cracking a little. \"At least let me explain properly! Please?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What explanation?’ she shouted at herself in her mind, fists clenched so tight her nails dug into her palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’First you show up with that little girl hanging on you, calling you \"Papa this, Papa that\" like it’s normal!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Then the angel straight-up says a guy your age can’t have a kid who’s already four or five years old.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I thought about it... and yeah, it makes sense. But then you go all soft and sweet with her, smiling, talking gently, like she’s the most precious thing in the world.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And me? Where do I fit in all this? Do you really expect me to believe you’re innocent?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Damn you, Julius.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If I wasn’t born to that wrinkled old fart of a father, I would have dragged you behind the arena and beaten the crap out of you already.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’d make you regret ever looking at another girl.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to scream it all out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to spin around, grab him by the collar, and zap him with just enough black lightning to make his hair stand up for a week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not here. Not now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not with hundreds of students watching, not with her stupid \"enemies\" cover to keep up, not with her position in the succession race hanging by a thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One wrong move and her father would hear about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One rumor and she’d be kicked out of the family line forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she kept walking. Fast. Angry. Miserable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And now I’ve threatened that blonde girl too,’ she thought bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Seraphina’s probably shaking in her shoes. Great. Now I have to fix that mess before she runs crying to someone and spills everything. My life is so pathetic right now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finally slowed down near a shadowed corner of the wall, away from the main crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius caught up, breathing hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rose... please,\" he said softly. \"Just hear me out. Five minutes. That’s all I’m asking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosalina stood there with her back still to him, arms crossed tight. Her mind was racing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If I stop now and walk away... do I even have the right to ask him anything?’ she thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What excuse would I give if someone saw us talking like this? \"Oh, just enemies chatting about murder plans\"? Yeah, right.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bit her lip. Hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Julius finally let out a huge sigh of relief. He thought she was at least listening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not me, Rose! I swear!\" he said quickly, words tumbling out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My mom sent Seraphina here to ’help’ with studies or whatever. Mom has no clue I’m already... you know... booked.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Totally taken. I’ll talk to her the second I get home and explain about you. Promise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped a little closer, voice dropping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know our families hate each other. The Hayes clan and your side have been at each other’s throats forever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But I’m their only son. Once I convince Mom, Dad won’t say a word. He’s not like those other clan heads with ten wives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s only ever loved one woman, my mom, and honestly? He’s a little scared of her too. So yeah... Mom says yes, and it’s done. No one else gets a vote.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grinned a tiny bit, trying to lighten things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And if the clan elders try to make trouble? Pfft. Let them. I don’t care.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If they push too hard, I’ll remind them exactly who they’re dealing with. One quick... demonstration... and they’ll shut up forever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath, feeling lighter now that he’d said it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosalina stayed quiet for a long moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she slowly turned halfway, still not fully facing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She cleared her throat. \"Ahem...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well,\" she said, trying to sound cold and unbothered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t really care what you do. Go ahead. Live your life. We’re enemies anyway. One day we’ll probably try to kill each other. That’s how it is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even as she said it, a warm wave of relief washed over her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her shoulders relaxed just a tiny bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius shook his head fast. \"I would never, Rose. Never. If anyone ever tried to make me hurt you, even a little, I will kill them first, including their family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered that awful moment back in his old life, sitting in front of his computer screen, reading the Chapter where she died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart had shattered. No way. No way in hell would he ever let that happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosalina let out a small huff, almost a laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve become a total simp, Julius,\" she said. But her voice wasn’t sharp anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a soft, hidden warmth in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused, then added, \"But... I came over here for a reason. Not just to yell at you about the blonde girl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius perked up instantly. \"What is it? Anything, Rose. Just say the word. I’ll do it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosalina took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked down at her boots for a second, cheeks turning the tiniest bit pink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve... always liked cute things,\" she said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since I was little. Really cute things. And most of all... kids around four or five years old. They’re just... so small and squishy and innocent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She struggled for the next words, fiddling with the edge of her sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saw her today. That little girl. In the carriage with you when I was walking in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finally looked up at him, eyes big and strangely shy for someone so scary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I... meet her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1433,"2026-06-10T05:56:21.839Z",1,"novelbin.me","df380cd3a99e7362308a5141eb703a4ec50bd42de5500ad855cdb6b430c50d4e","villainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-chapter-26","villainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-chapter-24",220,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fvillainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-cover.jpg"]