villain : starting with the heroine's sacrifice

fake villains only know how to threaten—like a nagging mother-in-law with no courage. They call themselves “villains”, yet they’re nothing but tools for the protagonist. But a true villain is different—cold, decisive, and unhesitating when it comes to eliminating obstacles. Before everything, he was Ciel, the most feared fugitive, a name that silenced worlds. Then he awakened in a new body: Valent Sullivan, a wealthy heir who, in the original story, was just a foolish young master destined to be crushed by Chu Fan, the “Son of Destiny”. The moment Ciel took over, he saw the truth: Adelia, his stepsister, had betrayed the family. She conspired with Chu Fan to kill Valent’s parents and steal the Sullivan fortune, leaving Valent to rot. Ciel smiled coldly. Adelia would be broken. Chu Fan’s luck would be devoured. And all the powerful women protecting the Child of Destiny—the tycoon’s daughter, the untouchable police beauty, the underworld queen, the icy CEO—would fall one by one.