I, the Villain, Want to Save Myself, But the Yandere Heroines Disagree - Chapter 61

After Louis finished his outburst, the room fell silent.

Then, Celineina stepped forward and looked at Louis.

Her eyes welled with tears, and her body trembled with anger.

“Father, since you already know, why don’t you ask me why I’m doing this?”

“You’ve treated me like a commodity my entire life. No matter how hard I try, in your eyes, I’m just a woman—always inferior to my two brothers!”

“No matter how useless they are, no matter how little they contribute to the development of the trading company, just because they’re your sons, they’re always better in your eyes! And I? I’m just your daughter!”

“I don’t want to marry him!” Celineina pointed at Donny, her voice rising. “Yes, he’s the eldest son of the Florence family, but what else is he?!”

“Do you value his character? His abilities?!”

“No, you only care about Giovanni, the Duke of Napolis, and the Napolis Duchy behind him!”

“My happiness as your daughter means nothing to you!”

After finishing her tirade, she turned and stormed out of the banquet hall, her anger palpable.

Louis stood rooted in place, too furious to speak.

There’s a saying that family scandals shouldn’t be aired in public, but Celineina had just laid bare all the family’s dirty laundry.

Louis didn’t feel a shred of guilt for Celineina’s accusations. On the contrary, if she returned, he’d probably slap her twice to remind her who raised her and gave her everything she has.

“President Louis,” Orson said, looking at him. “I understand that male inheritance is still the norm these days, but there are precedents for female inheritance.”

“Sometimes, you should take a step back and look. Your daughter is truly exceptional.” With that, Orson also turned and left the banquet.

Watching the two of them leave, Louis’s anger boiled over. He hurled his wine glass to the ground, shattering it.

“Father, please calm down,” Mark and Lawrence hurriedly stepped forward to support him. “Little sister was just acting impulsively. She’ll come back.”

“Even if she does, it’s useless!” Louis spat, his voice filled with rage. “I raised her, gave her an education, fed her, and clothed her, only for her to talk back to me like this?! She’s never earned a single coin on her own! The biggest failure of my life is raising such an ungrateful wretch!”

“Uncle Louis, please don’t be angry,” Donny stepped forward, trying to console him. “You work so hard for the business every day. Your health is what’s most important.”

“Oh, thank you.” Seeing Donny’s considerate demeanor, Louis’s anger subsided a bit. “Young Master Donny, don’t take Celineina’s words to heart. Don’t worry; no matter what, I’ll make sure she ends up with you.”

“With your word, Uncle, I feel reassured,” Donny said with a smile. “The banquet is still ongoing. Perhaps you should freshen up and mingle with the guests.”

“Mm.” Louis nodded. “You’re so thoughtful, Young Master Donny.”

He then glanced at Mark and Lawrence.

“You two should learn from Young Master Donny. Stop picking up bad habits and start following his good examples.”

“Yes, Father.” The two brothers nodded respectfully.

They knew their place. While they might lack Celineina’s intelligence and talent, they understood the importance of obedience. As long as they continued to follow their father’s orders, they had a chance of inheriting his position.

Though they secretly looked down on Donny, they still put on a facade of admiration, which Donny found quite satisfying.

—

The latter half of the banquet concluded in a subdued atmosphere. After such a public conflict, it was hard for everyone to simply move on and forget.

Once the banquet ended, Louis summoned his two sons to a private room.

“Father, you called for us?” Mark asked.

“Mm.” Louis nodded before speaking. “When you return, cut off all trade relations between your branches and Antica.”

“Father… isn’t that a bit extreme?!” Lawrence exclaimed in shock. “Even if Celineina made a mistake, doing this will also hurt our other branches in the short term.”

“The impact on you will be minimal because you can still trade with other branches. But for Celineina, it will cut her off entirely.”

“Father, I understand your anger, but are you sure about this? The Antica branch is still part of the Silver Moon Trading Company. Isn’t this a bit too reckless?” Mark said, his tone filled with concern.

“Are you the president, or am I?!” Louis slammed the table in anger. “When I tell you to do something, you do it! Or are you going to follow your sister’s example and talk back to me, Mark?!”

“No, no.” Mark quickly shook his head. “Whatever you say, Father, we’ll follow.”

Lawrence, watching Mark grovel, lowered his head and smirked quietly.

“That’s more like it!” Louis said. “The Silver Moon Trading Company was built from the ground up by me and your grandfather. If Celineina thinks she’s so capable, let’s see how she manages under these conditions!”

With that, Louis waved them off, signaling that they could leave.

Mark and Lawrence exited the room.

—

“You found something funny just now, didn’t you?” Mark suddenly said.

“Huh? No,” Lawrence replied, startled.

“Then why were you smiling?”

“I wasn’t smiling…”

Mark grabbed Lawrence by the collar and raised a fist, ready to strike. But before he could, Donny’s voice interrupted them.

“What are you two doing?”

Donny approached, stepping between them and pulling them apart.

“As brothers, shouldn’t you be getting along?”

“Hmph.” Mark snorted and turned away.

“Young Master Donny, you must’ve been upset about what happened today,” Lawrence said, wisely changing the subject. “Father just called us into a meeting. Don’t you want to know what it was about?”

“Oh? Do tell.”

Lawrence then relayed everything Louis had said.

“To be honest, Father’s actions seem irrational. We’ve never seen him make such a self-destructive decision before.”

Donny nodded thoughtfully.

“What a ruthless father, to treat his own daughter this way.”

Then, he changed his tone and said,
“In that case, do you two know how to win Uncle’s favor?”

Hearing this, even Mark turned his head, looking at Donny with curiosity.

“Think about it—Uncle Louis is angry with Celineina right now, isn’t he?”

“So, if someone were to make Celineina’s business unable to continue, don’t you think Uncle Louis would be pleased?”

Hearing this, Mark and Lawrence immediately understood.

“You call Father ruthless, Young Master Donny, but it seems you’re no better—suggesting we go after your future wife.”

“Haha, it’s mutual.”

The three of them then burst into laughter.