Chapter 3: The First Move on the Chessboard

The Ashbourne estate was a fortress of polished stone and prettier lies.

Caelan stepped out of his carriage, draped in obsidian velvet and disdain. His eyes sparkled with amusement as he approached the gilded doors, where Liora waited.

She looked exactly like the novel described:

Cascading auburn curls, a delicate smile, and the soul of a viper.

> So this is the woman who destroyed my life in the last timeline… cute.

“Lord Veritas,” Liora said sweetly, her voice like sugar dissolving in poison. “To what do I owe the honor?”

Caelan (smiling thinly): “Oh, you’ll find I’m full of surprises. I figured it’s time we became friends.”

Her lashes fluttered.

> “Friends?” she echoed.

Caelan: “Enemies are so exhausting, don’t you think? Always plotting. Always watching their backs.”

He leaned in.

Caelan (low voice): “Wouldn’t you rather be on the winning side this time, Liora?”

Liora tilted her head, intrigued.

> He’s not the same. Last time, he was arrogant and loud. This time… calculating.

> Dangerous.

> "They loved the old me because he was quiet and broken. This version bites back." <

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That Evening – At the Royal Gala

Liora was whispering to a noble when Caelan caught her eye.

He lifted a glass and mouthed, “Careful.”

She stiffened.

Her plan to frame him for leaking state secrets — already underway — suddenly felt exposed.

Back in the shadows, Caelan whispered to himself:

> “You turned Aeron against me. You poisoned everything.”

> “But I know your script now, Liora. And I’m burning every page.”

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Mini Flashback – The Past Timeline

Liora had fed Aeron forged letters claiming Caelan was colluding with the enemy.

She sobbed, lied, and cried into Aeron’s arms.

And Aeron, blinded by duty and guilt, believed her.

Caelan had died without even defending himself.

> “Not this time,” Caelan murmured, gripping the edge of the balcony.

> “You’ll see, Aeron. I’m not your villain anymore.”

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> "They believe the one who cries loudest... not the one left bleeding."

> “Even if I rewrite everything… will you still choose her over me?”

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> They say the villain never survives.

But when Caelan Veritas opens his eyes again, he’s determined to rewrite his own story.

In a world of gold-plated lies and scripted tragedies, he was the villian who loved too hard—and died too easily.

Now, reincarnated into the role he once played, he watches the golden hero Aeron Vale stand in his place. The charming manipulator C aelan faces a new script—a web of deceit spun by a white-lotus villainess, false rumors engineered for control, and a hero broken by trust.

Caelan doesn’t want redemption. He wants revenge.

But as old wounds begin to bleed and their shared past flickers to life, he realizes the real story isn’t about misery—it’s about love.

In a world that tried to kill him, can he find the courage to love again—even if the only man who mattered almost broke him?

To Rewrite a Villain’s Fate—where enemies find passion, villains find redemption, and every ending is worth fighting for.

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