Avalondra

Annie Chu suddenly announced to her three daughters that she would remarry.

The three daughters took it as a bad thing, since all men who tried to marry their mother either had life-threatening accidents or died directly.

Due to their three consecutive father’s deaths, their family was called a cursed family. No one said it out loud in front of their faces though, unless they wanted to suffer the wrath of this powerful and cursed family.


However, because of this, her three beautiful daughters from three different fathers grew up with a rather distorted worldview and tastes.

Her eldest, Jang Shin Ye, who preferred to be called by her English name Alliana, was hatefully touted by many women as…

A bitch, a slut, a witch, a succubus. She was a villainous woman that was easy to hate.

Alliana, the subject of such criticism, simply gave it a shrug, because she knew it herself that she was not a good person.

Until one day, a man came to the creepy Chu mansion.

** excerpt**

Alliana wearing a sexy and almost transparent lingerie leaned on the railings and looked downstairs. 

"Are you our new father?" Her seductive eyes looked up and down the tall and handsome man who appeared to be in his late twenties. 

The man furrowed his brows at her revealing clothes and looked away.

"No, I am running an errand for my brother."

After leaving the gifts and the bouquet of roses for his brother's stepdaughters on the table, the man turned around to leave.

"Hold on."

Alliana came down the stairs and stared at the handsome man with appreciation openly.

"You look nice. Would you like to spend the night with me?"

The man's face turned inky dark.

"Miss, do you flirt with any man you see?"

Alliana blinked innocently. Her playful smile was still on her face.

"No, it depends on the face."

The man smirked.

"What a coincidence. Same here. I flirt back ‘depending on the face’." He then turned around and left decisively.

"..."

Alliana was stunned. So she was not pretty enough for his taste?

The woman whom the rest of the womenfolk considered as a villainess suddenly laughed loudly.

How amusing. A man actually refused her.

Her eyes flashed mischievously. Her inner bitch was coming out. She was turned on.

It seemed like she found her next victim.

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This is one of the series I am working on. But you can read it as a stand-off. 

Please check out my other novel as well:

*To Love You Again
*Liam Drelavine: No Regrets!

The Cursed Family: The Villainous Daughter

On the way to the restaurant for lunch, Assistant Yuan began talking about what he had found out about the CEO of SanJin company so far.


"The female chairman has a bad reputation within the company. She is called a temptress, devil, and an evil witch. Actually, the list goes on. But because of fear, none of them disobeyed her orders or talked freely in front of her."


The image of a woman's back pouring coffee on her employees appeared in Javier's mind again. 


Even though he did not see her face completely, he could tell that she was a beautiful woman. However, she truly did have a bad and nasty temper.


Assistant Yuan continued to explain. "It is rare for her to be late in meetings, and if she did, she would set a private appointment with those clients personally as an apology."


Javier watched the cars that they passed by. "A private meeting? What kind?"


"According to the report, it is just a simple meal."


"Their ego is satisfied with just a single meal?"


"Yes." Assistant Yuan nodded. "Ms. Jang Shin Ye, known as Alliana Chu, is a charming woman. Many men will flock to her with just a flick of her finger. They are willing to line up just so they can take her...down."


'Take her to bed', Assistant Yuan wanted to say. But of course he sensibly avoided these vulgar words in front of his superior.


Nonetheless, Javier understood. However, he was not interested. 


He commented casually. "Men line up for her? I think those words are exaggerated. No one can be that beautiful." 


At this time, an image suddenly appeared in his mind.


Under the dim yellow lighting, a beautiful face that was half hidden in the darkness could light up the surroundings with her faint smile. Although that smile made him feel on guard, it was no doubt a beauty that could topple cities.


It must have been the lights and the atmosphere that made Javier think of that crazy woman as someone with otherworldly beauty.


"It is true, sir. I also have a picture of her here. Do you want to see it?"


Javier pushed away that beautiful image while shaking his head. "Don't bother. I am not interested."


In a Michelin restaurant, a soothing violin tune was playing in the air. It was accompanied by the faint and soft sounds of utensils hitting porcelain plates.


A waiter with a tray of food and beverage served a single man in one of the round tables with partition screens.


Javier thanked the waiter and reached for the glass of water. The freshly cooked medium rare steak made Javier feel hungry.


"Cough." Javier lightly coughed to cover the sound of his stomach grumbling. 


Fortunately, the next table was a bit far and no one seemed to hear it.


The growling of his stomach was just a natural reaction of a body who did not eat breakfast. Especially for a healthy adult man like him.


It was a good thing that his assistant and guard chose another place to eat near this restaurant. 


After the appetizer, Javier began to slice the meat with the knife. The juicy and tender steak meat in his mouth did justice for the price that the company paid for a single meal. 


The satisfaction from the delicious taste of food made Javier smile. 


His smile was a lot softer than when he was smiling at someone.


He took a glass of red grape wine and sipped lightly, savoring the taste.


'Ha~ Wine at lunch. This is truly a bliss.'


This one hour meal break was Javier's only time for heaven. This was why he loved to dine alone the most.


While relishing his meal, a shadow loomed over him.


Noticing it, Javier looked up while expecting the waiter. However, he almost choked on the food he was chewing when he saw a woman's face smiling beautifully at him up close.


A beauty that could topple cities?