The Villainess

Chapter 9

"Father. Are things at your work okay?" I sipped on my juice and shot a questioning face at him. He turned to me as he put down his tablet.

His hands went to my left and cupped it.

"Sweety, I am not doing anything bad. Business is doing massively well too so you and your brother will never need to worry about any expenses." He shared. I squinted my eyes and tried to pry his soul out, hmm is he telling the truth? Will this family avoid the foreseen downfall?

"Are you really sure? Are you friends with everyone and have they been nice to you?" I asked once more not really giving up that easily. I don't want this family to be bankrupt, having money is very convenient!

Father closed his eyes and muttered something but I couldn't really comprehend. I felt his grasp tightened as he shook it gently.

"Yes. I am sure sweety." He assured and he slowly let go of my hand. I nodded and went back to sipping my blueberry with lemon slice juice.

We are in our garden since it's a weekend and me and brother don't have any classes as well as mother and father are just at home not doing anything in particular. Brother is currently just reading his biology book for his exam on Monday and I have no exam so I am just taking my time to relax some more.

"Honey, Emma actually invited us to their house. You are going with me, your brother will stay since it's a play date." My eyes immediately turned to mother. She was looking over some fashion magazine as she nonchalantly scheduled me on a playdate! I placed my cup down to the table.

"I don't wanna go to Sehun's! I just want to stay at home!" I refuse to go on another playdate with Sehun! I already went there last week and the week before that! It's not that it's not fun playing with him but I am a woman and not a child! I can't really immensely enjoy playing with a kid! I am not that type of woman.

I felt a cold gaze as mother's eyes gaze on mine. She lowered her magazine and focused on me.

"This can't be negotiated." She paused as she picked up reading her magazine. "You are coming with me." She added.

"But."

"Non negotiable." Finality is evident on her words.

My shoulders dropped, it felt like my arms could eventually reach the floor at its state. It's like my soul just got sold to a devil before I even knew it.

In my peripheral vision I saw my brother smirk and sarcastically said.

"Wow, a playdate. What a lucky girl."

I wanted to pick up my cup and throw all it's content to his head! How heartless is this brother of mine?! I looked at father, pleading with my eyes.

"I want to stay with father all day." I said with a purposely sweet voice. Father shifter his eyes to mom then to me and he smiled.

My lips curved upwards, thinking that maybe father would reason out with mother.

"Look at you sweety, already packed with playdates." My smile froze as I heard the strong breeze pass by me. Ugh, my heart. Nobody in this house can ever try to defy mother or it shall be death knocking on your doorsteps.

Stressed, I picked up my cup and gulped the entire thing down, the ice cold sensation ran through my throat in a flash and I felt a weird sensation coming after.

Brain freeze!

NEVER try to gulp half a cup of ice cold juice ever! I reminded myself as my eyes started to wander on the amount of cold beverages and ice cream prepared on our play pen.

"Sejeong, let's eat." A little voice invited me over. I nodded and sat in front of him as he is prying to open the ice cream lid infront of us.

"This is your favorite, dark chocolate with minced strawberries." I gulped. He successfully managed to open the lid and a beautiful dark colored ice cream with pink strawberry bits on top was presented.

I think I'm in love.

In a rush I got a hold of a spoon and dug my way into the chocolate goodness. Ugh, so soft! How can food be this beautiful?

After scooping a spoonful of it I stuffed my mouth and just went out of my mind. I was actually on a diet program headed by me but I guess this shall be my cheat day! I have already forbid myself to eat two packs of ramen on midnight and I am doing so well no since I only ate one ramen now!

"You eat so deliciously." I swallowed the ice cream and went back to get more.

"What do you mean?" I asked as I flew another spoonful to my mouth. He just smiled and ate half a spoon of ice cream and shook his head.

"It's just that you really enjoy eating alot." He said. I stopped chewing. I enjoy eating?! Is he calling me fat?! I even controlled my eating these past few days and now he is calling me fat?! He did not say it directly but if you are a woman you know how to decipher these word games he is playing.

I put down my spoon angrily as I turned my head away from him.

How dare he invite me over to play and eat just to call me fat?! This is unacceptable!

"What's wrong? Why did you stop eating?" Hmp! He surely has the nerve to ask me and I am the one that's wrong here?

"I am not eating anymore!" I moved away from the table and just made myself busy looking at the toys we just played.

"Was it not delicious?" It was, I wanted to answer but I chose not to.

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SEJEONG isn't answering me anymore. She is just staring at some toys on our play pen. Her cheeks are puffed out as her hands are crossed against her chest.

Was the food not up to her taste anymore? No that couldn't be it, she was just eating with gusto earlier.

Was it because I said she ate a lot? Could that be it? Right, Sejeong has been watching out her belly weight these past few months. Not everyone can notice her belly growing but I can tell even just the smallest change. It really isn't troubling me that she is gaining weight, what's wrong is that she is eating a portion smaller than her usual. She is starving herself to get rid of her belly fats.

She is sensitive to weight gain and I just said she ate a lot. I wanted to smack my face right now! How could I have said that in front of her as she was eating?!

"Sejeong, you are getting thinner so maybe you should eat more these days right?" Please let this work.

I saw her right ear twitch as she faked a small cough.

"Thinner?" She gulped and finally met my eyes. "I'm getting thinner?" She asked.

She did not lose a lot of weight, just a little but that is thinner right?

"Yeah! So I think that you should really eat more to balance it all out." I said. After a few seconds, I saw her nodding and turned to face me.

"Fine! Since I am losing some weight already I should eat this since it would also be wasteful." I nodded in agreement. She picked up her spoon and continued scooping a mountain of ice cream and stuffing them in her mouth again.

After she was beginning to pick of her pace in eating, I could finally see her soft bright smile.

There you go, my beautiful Sejeong is here.