Chapter 2

All the hotel rooms looked exactly the same.

I didn’t know where Julian’s people had put Caleb, so I had to search room by room.

Knocking, accidentally walking in, apologizing.

My steps were hurried, my eyes red-rimmed, but I couldn't stop. I was terrified of being too late.

Until I inadvertently stumbled into a room that wasn’t properly closed.

The sound of running water came from the bathroom. I crept closer, pushing open the slightly ajar door, and saw Caleb, disheveled, soaking in the bathtub. He was safe for now.

I let out a long sigh of relief, then turned to close the door. As I did, I caught sight of a girl in the hallway, backing out of another room.

She was muttering to herself, as if talking to someone invisible.

“System, didn’t you say the male lead was spiked and locked up nearby? I’ve knocked on so many wrong doors, if I make another mistake, security will come kick me out!”

“Did someone get to him first? No way! If I can’t win him over, how am I supposed to go home?”

My gaze fixed on the girl walking towards me.

Seraphina. The female lead of this story.

The one I, trapped in this book, could never defeat no matter how hard I tried.

The one who would save Caleb, exposing his obsessive true nature and making him love her to death.

She had appeared.

No one would guess that Seraphina, fragile like a delicate white flower on the outside, was far more cunning and ruthless than any villainess like me, known for my wicked ways.

The biggest difference between us was that she excelled at hiding her true self from Caleb.

While I just kept stirring up trouble.

Initially, Seraphina approached Caleb to complete a System mission.

But then she gradually tasted the benefits of having the System and the opulent life Caleb provided. She decisively gave up the chance to return to her original world, choosing to stay and spend her life with him.

At that time, there was one major obstacle standing between them.

Me.

So Seraphina targeted me, suppressing me at every turn.

We fought tooth and nail.

Ultimately, I was brutally defeated.

I, Anya, the adopted daughter of the Lu family, because of my endless misdeeds, was erased from existence by the System.

No, I won’t be erased.

And I won’t let my brother fall in love with anyone else.

Since I’m destined to be the villainess in this book, then let me be a wicked person one more time.

*Knock, knock, knock…*

The door was knocked.

I opened it, calmly meeting the gaze of the girl standing before me.

Seraphina. She didn't know me yet.

“Can I help you?”

“Uh… is this your room?” Seraphina’s eyes darted past me, boldly exploring the gap beside me, fixated on the bathroom.

But I had already closed the door tightly.

I smiled faintly. “Of course. Who are you looking for?”

“Oh, my bad, I must have gotten the wrong room.” Seraphina stuck out her tongue and quickly walked away. From behind, she seemed to still be complaining to her System.

My smile flattened. I quickly closed the door and called the front desk.

I told them there was a suspicious girl in the hallway, knocking on doors everywhere, and that she might be a dangerous person. I hoped they would take it seriously.

After hanging up, I sat by the bed in a daze for a while. Suddenly, I heard the sound of a heavy thud from the bathroom. I rushed in.

“Caleb…”