Fated Villain
Copyright© 2026 by Traverse
Chapter 10: A Bountiful Reward
Lucas looked toward Rose with unease, only to see her curl her lips and gaze at him with a doting expression, like an elder watching a mischievous child.
“Are you done yelling? Got it out of your system? Can we continue our engagement ceremony now?”
Lucas: “...”
[Continue? Seriously? You actually want to get engaged to me? Are you out of your mind? I’ve got nothing to offer and I’m just some perverted guy who stares at your photo every night doing disgusting things. What could you possibly want from me?!]
The guests gasped when they heard Rose’s words.
Even the slowest among them realized something.
Rose wasn’t acting. She wasn’t being forced. She genuinely wanted to marry Lucas.
James, afraid something else might go wrong, quickly urged the officiant to continue the process.
The officiant steadied the guests, then awkwardly proceeded as if nothing had happened.
For the remainder of the ceremony, Lucas felt like he was in a dream.
He had actually gotten engaged.
And to the female lead who was supposed to be the first of the male lead’s harem!
Originally, just touching Rose would’ve gotten his arms broken by the male lead and left him with nothing.
Now he had put a huge green hat on the male lead’s head and walked away with the bride. Would the male lead dig up the graves of all his ancestors for revenge?
But at this point, there was no going back.
The engagement banquet wrapped up in a daze.
James smiled so wide his teeth vanished. He patted Lucas’s shoulder.
“From now on, Rose is your responsibility. Don’t let me down, son-in-law.”
Lucas forced a laugh. “Don’t worry, Father-in-law. I’ll treat her well for the rest of my life!”
He then turned to Rose with a bitter look. There wasn’t even a trace of love in his eyes, only deep frustration.
[What kind of dumb female lead are you? Ditching the male lead to marry some loser villain? Did you forget your brain at home this morning?]
Rose pretended not to hear his inner rant. She took his arm, stood on tiptoe, and kissed his cheek, then leaned close to whisper in his ear.
“Lucas, you’re my fiancé now. If I catch you drinking coffee with another woman at home again, I won’t let it slide.”
Was she talking about that incident with Sylvia?
[Thanks for the reminder, but Sylvia’s also one of David’s women. Just stealing you from him is already enough for him to crush me. If I take her too, he’d skin me alive.]
Hearing this, Rose finally relaxed.
“Thanks to Uncle Grey, the White Group is back on its feet. There’s still a lot to do at the company. I’ll head back first.”
Lucas nodded eagerly. “Go ahead, go ahead!”
Rose found his eagerness to get rid of her amusing. “How about dinner together tonight?”
“Uh, tonight I...”
Lucas instinctively tried to refuse, but Rose helpfully reminded him, “You’re in love with me, right? Refusing my dinner invitation doesn’t make sense, does it?”
Lucas nearly cried. “I’ll pick you up at the office tonight.”
Rose smiled. That’s more like it.
After finally seeing the White family off, Lucas felt completely drained.
He flopped onto the couch at home and stared at the ceiling in a daze.
The plot had gone so off course. How was he supposed to act from now on?
Was he really going to marry Rose, have kids, and live happily ever after?
[Congratulations, host, for completing the second round of villain plot. Character integrity score: 100. Rewards have been distributed. Please check!]
The system’s voice suddenly rang in his mind. Lucas sat up immediately.
What?
Character integrity score: 100?
Nothing broke? No points deducted? And still got a perfect score?
Lucas sat stunned for a long while before he gradually understood.
So no matter how much the male and female leads deviated from the script, as long as he stuck to his villain role, he could still get the rewards?
Amazing!
From now on, the heroine could self-destruct however she liked. It had nothing to do with him. He just needed to play the lovesick lackey to Rose and the roadblock to the male lead perfectly.
All of a sudden, Lucas felt incredibly enlightened. No worries at all.
He immediately checked the rewards.
The rewards for climax scenes were far better than for regular scenes.
At 60 points: 8 attribute points.
At 80 points: +10 to wound recovery speed.
At 100 points: two ancient martial arts techniques.
And an additional climax reward: a Resurrection Pill that could bring someone back to life.
So many rewards. It was glorious!
Lucas quickly used the attribute points.
Last time, just five points had made his senses sharper and body stronger.
This time with eight more, a powerful energy surged from his dantian throughout his entire body. He felt light as a feather, and when he punched the air, the resulting swish confirmed his strength.
As for the healing buff, it wasn’t immediately noticeable.
But since he already had one stack, adding ten more points would definitely make recovery even faster.
Then he studied the two new martial arts techniques.
Last time, he chose “Legendary Light-Footwork Technique” for escaping danger. Now that his physique had improved, it was time for something more practical.
He skipped swords and blades. Carrying those around in modern times just made you look like an idiot.
Focusing on unarmed combat seemed more practical.
Among the countless techniques, Lucas picked Wudang’s classic “Eight Trigram Dragon Palm” and “Chain-Link Phantom Leg.”
The former emphasized softness overcoming strength. The latter focused on blinding speed.
Neither required raw power, making them perfect for his current physique.
He carefully stored away the Resurrection Pill. That thing could save his life one day.
Just as he finished organizing his rewards, his phone rang.
He picked it up and saw that the call was from Sylvia. His brow furrowed.
Why was she calling out of the blue?
He hesitated for a while before answering. “Hello? I’m engaged now. It’s not really appropriate to talk to other women. I’ll hang up—”
“David is investigating you.”
That one sentence made Lucas freeze mid-hang-up.
He swallowed hard. “How do you know that?”
Sylvia reclined by the rooftop pool, gazing out at the entire city of Su. A sharp smile tugged at her lips.
“The person doing his legwork is a friend of mine. She came to me asking questions about you. I didn’t tell her anything. Instead, I called to warn you. Lucas, how’s that for loyalty?”
To be honest, pretty loyal.
But the more loyal she was, the more he needed to stay away.
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