Fated Villain
Copyright© 2026 by Traverse
Chapter 2: Two Heroines Against One Villain
Just as Yelena was completely stunned by Lucas’s inner thoughts, her phone rang.
“Hello? Dad, yes, I’m with Rose. Alright, I’ll head over now.”
After hanging up, she frowned slightly and said, “Rose, my dad needs me for something. Let’s go in together.”
Rose nodded and deliberately walked to one side of Lucas.
She hadn’t expected this little bastard to know so much about her, and now even about Yelena as well.
Let’s see if she could coax a bit more out of him.
Then she’d find a chance to remind her best friend just how dangerous that male lead really was.
But what she didn’t know was that whatever she could hear, Yelena could hear just the same.
So Yelena silently moved to Lucas’s other side, trying to probe as well.
“Does Young Master Grey have any close friends in the Miller family? I can ask someone to keep you company later.”
He seemed to know far too much about the Miller family.
Maybe someone from the inside was leaking information to him.
Lucas answered absentmindedly, “I don’t know anyone. Not a single one.”
[I’m just one of the villains in the novel, and only the villain in Rose’s storyline at that. If I knew anyone in yours, that’d be a real ghost story.]
[The villain for your line is someone else, a fool named Louis Johnson. He’ll show up soon.]
[Also, could you two just stay away from me? I’m trying to keep a low profile. Walking beside Rose is already eye-catching enough, and now you’re both tagging along.]
It’s not that he didn’t want to walk with two beauties.
It was just that too many people were watching.
And their discussions weren’t even subtle. He couldn’t ignore them if he tried.
“Hey, isn’t that Lucas, the Grey family’s infamous good-for-nothing? Walking beside Goddess White, and her bodyguards didn’t throw him out?”
“Haven’t you heard? The guy threw himself down the White family’s stairs just to latch onto her. Scared her parents so much they’ve been apologizing at the Grey house every day since.”
“Tch. What a dog. He’s willing to lose all dignity to chase the goddess. But why is Goddess Miller with him too?”
“Goddess Miller and Goddess White are best friends. She’s probably worried that guy might take advantage of White, so she’s secretly protecting her.”
“Yeah, that must be it. Only explanation.”
Lucas nearly rolled his eyes right out of his skull.
[Protect what? I was dragged here by your goddess, alright?]
[Take advantage? Even if you gave me a hundred million, I wouldn’t touch her finger.]
What?
Yelena’s eyes widened in surprise.
So it wasn’t that he was pestering Rose, but rather that Rose had invited him?
And from the way he was thinking, he actually seemed repulsed by Rose?
That’s too strange.
She glanced at Rose, only to find her gaze icy cold, with a faint anger beginning to smolder.
As the three walked into the hotel, an elderly man hurried over. “Miss, you’ve finally arrived. The master is waiting for you.”
After greeting Rose with a nod, he led Yelena away.
As soon as she left, Lucas let out a sigh of relief.
[Finally got rid of that walking disaster.]
Turning his head, he met Rose’s frosty gaze.
[Very good, that look suits you. Keep it up. Remember your ice-cold goddess persona. Don’t talk to me.]
Hmph.
Rose pressed her lips together, clearly displeased.
What did he mean by not even touching her for a hundred million?
She didn’t believe it for a second.
A surge of stubbornness rose in her, and she deliberately grabbed his wrist. “I’m tired. Let’s sit over there.”
With that, she led him toward the sofa area, hand still on his wrist.
This move didn’t just shock Lucas. The men who had been secretly watching them were practically fuming with jealousy.
“Fuck! Goddess White actually took that guy’s hand!”
“I must be seeing things. She has a cleanliness obsession. She won’t even touch people through clothes. And now she’s touching her number one most hated simp?”
“No way. Bro, I’m about to mentally collapse. Don’t tell me this loser simped his way into having it all!”
All around, the men looked at Lucas with envy and hatred.
But what they didn’t know was that Lucas wasn’t enjoying this at all. In fact, he felt like he was sitting on needles, choking on fishbones, and about to cry.
[Please, miss, stop ruining me. Even if nothing happens between us tonight, you’re still the male lead’s childhood sweetheart. If he sees this, he might just target me right away.]
[Sure, I want to act as a villain, but I don’t want to get beaten for no reason.]
[If I’m remembering right, the male lead enters like a god of war. Crushing people is like slicing vegetables for him.]
Seeing how terrified Lucas was, Rose finally felt a little better.
She let go of his wrist and curved her lips smugly.
Little liar. Let’s see if you dare badmouth me in your heart again.
Childhood sweetheart?
She didn’t have one. If she had to name someone, it would be David Fox from the Fox family.
But seven years ago, the Fox family was wiped out.
David disappeared without a trace and hasn’t been heard from since.
It couldn’t be him.
While she searched her memories for clues, Lucas suddenly clutched his stomach.
“Ow, my stomach hurts. Maybe the wound reopened. Rose, can I go back to the hospital to rest?”
[I’ve got a bad feeling about staying here. Better to leave this cursed place and stay far away from the male lead.]
Rose glanced at him coldly. “But your wound isn’t on your stomach. It’s on your chest.”
“Uh...”
Lucas was at a loss for words and was just about to make up something else when Yelena walked back toward them.
[No, please! Why are you coming back?]
[Your male lead is about to arrive. He’ll be stopped and humiliated by the guards, waiting for you to show up and help him save face by firing them. Could you go find him already and stop bothering me?]
Lucas wanted to cry.
He mentally reviewed the plot while helplessly watching Yelena approach.
She really was the female lead the male lead spent the most time chasing.
Her presence was like spring flowers blooming—comfortable and soothing.
Her every movement was filled with elegance, her gentle eyes revealing wisdom and tenderness that most women couldn’t compare to.
But Lucas had no time to admire her beauty or grace.
Because she had walked right up to him, gracefully lifted her skirt, and sat down beside him.
[The sky is falling.]
[If the male lead walks in now and sees both his soulmate and his childhood sweetheart sitting on either side of me, I’ll be promoted straight to the top of his hit list.]
At that thought, Lucas shot to his feet.
“I—”
He was just about to escape using the classic bathroom excuse when a waiter suddenly rushed over.
“Miss! Someone is trying to force their way into the banquet, claiming to be your friend. Should we let him in?”
Lucas’s eyes widened instantly.
[He’s here! That’s definitely the male lead!]
David is here?
The moment Yelena heard the news, she immediately grew nervous.
But it was not because of David himself. Instead, her concern lay in this: if he truly clashed with the security guards, or if he ended up provoking Zeke, then that would confirm everything Lucas had been thinking.
It would also mean that David was not the person she had believed him to be. Perhaps even the antidote he gave her father had ulterior motives behind it.
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