Chapter 4: System Online — Villain Protocol Initiated
A faint ding sliced through the silence, just above his vision.
It wasn’t a sound in the air—it was in his mind, crisp and electronic, like an alert on a high-end trading app. Before him, floating at a perfectly arrogant forty-five-degree angle, hovered a translucent blue screen. Stylish. Smooth. Frighteningly well-branded.
[CORPORATE VILLAIN EXPANSION SYSTEM: BOOTING...]
Class Registered: "Villain Father (Cursed)"
Profile Integrity: 92% – Alignment Confirmed
Primary Directive: DESTABILIZE FATED PLOTLINE.
Secondary Directive: GROW CORNELIUS HOLDINGS TO CITY-LEADING STATUS.
Welcome, Vincent Cornelius. Let’s ruin a future.
Vincent stared at the text, calm as a glacier.
Inside? He was mentally clearing his calendar for the next decade.
"Of course this damn life has a price," he murmured under his breath.
Another ping.