Csille squints her eyes and looks at Rufus. "Will this really work?"

Rufus looks at her and shrugs his shoulders. "If you don't want to believe me, then it's okay for me. Just prepare for your visit to Ruler Laird."

Csille pouts at Rufus and stares at the table full of things that Rufus said will help me faking my fever.

I raise a heating pad and look at Rufus. "What will I do with the heating pad?"

Rufus shakes his head. "You're good at sneaking out but doesn't even know how to fake a fever?" He walks towards me and takes the heating pad from my hand. "We will use this to make yourself warm. So when someone comes here and checks your temperature, they will see that you're hot. By that, they wouldn't doubt you."

I smirk at Rufus's idea. He's really a master when it comes to this. "You really know how these things work. It proves how you often pretend to have a fever." I tease him.

Rufus just winks at me. He then takes the bowl full of chilies.

I immediately frown when I realized what's inside the bowl. I don't think I'll like what will he said next.

"You need to eat this."

I frown and repeatedly shake my head. "Why do I need to eat that? I don't want to eat that."

Rufus sigh. "You do know that the warmth brought by the heating pad wouldn't last long, right? These chilies will help you to naturally raise your temperature."

I shake my head and look at the chilies with disgust. Not that I hate chilies, but I'm really not into it. "Can I skip that? Do you have any other options rather than this? I cannot do this, Rufus," I pout at him.

However, Rufus remains pokerface and shakes his head. "If you want to avoid Prince Fraser for today, then you need to eat all of this. Or you rather accompany Prince Fraser and Sir Farren tonight? Your choice Csille. Not mine."

I sigh. Do I have any other choice? I forcefully nod my head even though I don't want to. For the sake of avoiding Prince Fraser, I do things I didn't even want to do.

Why does the Villainess always suffer?

Rufus puts the bowl of chilies and takes thick pair of clothes, long sleeves, and a pajama. He then takes two thick blankets.

I frown. "What will I do with that?"

Rufus rolls his eyes at me. "You'll wear this set of clothes, and for the blanket, you'll need to cover yourself with these after you wear that set of clothes."

I stare at Rufus with wide eyes. The temperature in the Saiven Kingdom is high, and he expects me to wear that? Does he want me to have a heat stroke?

"You want me to wear that? With the temperature in the Saiven Kingdom? Are you planning to kill me, Rufus?"

Rufus looks at me. "Do you think I have the courage to kill the fiancée of Prince Fraser? I'm not suicidal. Give me a break. Also, I don't have the blood of a criminal okay?" Rufus puts the blankets and the set of clothes on the table. He the cross his arms at me. "Do you want to continue this or not?"

I immediately nod my head. "Of course, I want to. I don't want to see Prince Fraser...for now," I whispered the last words.

Although I'm in pain just by thinking Prince Fraser will spend his time with Princess Paislee, but I have no choice. Even if it's hurt like I am dying, I need to bear this. This is the price I need to pay for ruining the relationship between the male lead and the female lead.

Rufus looks at me and shakes his head. "I really don't understand why you are doing this. Look at you. You're in pain too. You're just putting Fraser and you in pain."

I sigh. "What do I need to do first?"

Rufus sigh and takes a bowl of chilies. He then hands it to me. "Here, eat all of these."

I sigh and look at the chilies on the bowl. "All of these? Can I eat only half of it? I don't think. Can bear to eat all of the chilies. I don't like chilies."

I can eat almost anything, not just chilies. I'm really not good at this. I cannot eat too spicy foods.

Rufus frown and looks at me like I just said something wrong. I frown. What did I say something?

"Csille, what are you saying? You love spicy food, remember? You can eat all of this and wouldn't complain. Have you forgotten about the dare you made before," Rufus said while squinting his eyes at me. It's as if he's reading me.

Holy moly! I tried to recall from the real Csille the memories what Rufus is saying. And true to his words, Csille has once done a dare. She also ate a bowlful of chilies without even complaining.

How can I explain this to Rufus? I cannot tell him I am another spirit residing inside Csille's body. Although he is my friend, I doubt if he will side me with this. What will I tell him?

"Is it because Prince Fraser doesn't like spicy foods? That's why you didn't like chilies now?" Rufus asks with a smirk.

I frown. Prince Fraser hates spicy foods? But as far as I remember, Prince Fraser loves to eat spicy foods. What is Rufus saying? Is he suspicious of me?

I laugh at Rufus. "What are you saying? We both know that Prince Fraser loves spicy foods. Also, I didn't say I hate spicy foods. I am only saying I hate chilies. Remember the dare? After eating those many chilies, I feel vomiting every time I'll eat chilies afterward. But I'll see. I hope I won't vomit."

Rufus sigh. "You didn't tell me about that. Are you okay? Maybe we should skip the chilies."

I shake my head at Rufus. "You said I need to eat chilies to increase my temperature naturally, right? It's better to eat this, so even if the heating pad won't work, I still have a fallback."

Rufus looks at me hesitantly. "Are you sure? What if you feel vomiting again?"

I smile at Rufus. "Wouldn't that better? The more sick I am, the better. So Prince Fraser won't force me to accompany him and Sir Farren."

I take the bowl of chilies and gulp. What happens, it'll happen. I take a few chilies and put them into my mouth. I almost cried in tears when I tasted the spiciness of the chilies.

All I did was for the sake of matchmaking the male lead and the female lead. I hope everything I did will pay off in the ending. Prince Fraser and Princess Paislee definitely need to end up together.

Rufus hands me a glass full of milk. He probably sees how red I am now. Damn, these chilies are really spicy.

I swallow the chilies in one gulp and take the milk, but I froze in the spot when I realized that the spiciness I feel is bearable.

Eh? In the real world, I couldn't even eat one chili because I couldn't take how spicy it is. But now, I already ate five chilies in one go, but I find it bearable? How is that possible? Is it because I am inside Csille's body?

"Are you okay?" Rufus asked worriedly. "Maybe you should skip the chilies. Your face is already red now. I think that's enough."

I wave my hand at him. I cannot. I cannot let Prince Fraser see that I am only making an excuse to avoid him. So, I need to do this to make sure that Prince Fraser wouldn't doubt me.

I take another five chilies and put them inside my mouth. And just like before, I didn't feel spiciness from the chilies.

I look at the chilies and smile happily. So, this is how it feels eating chilies?

"Csille, are you sure you are okay? Here," he pushes the glass of milk in front of me. "Drink this first. So, you won't feel vomiting."

I shake my head and swallow the chilies in my mouth. "I'm okay. I'll just drink that later. Can you stop worrying? You sound like my mom now." I chuckled.

Rufus scratches his nape and shakes his head. "I'm already worried for you, but here you are, laughing at me. You really hurt my feelings, purplany."

I laugh at Rufus' cute remarks. If I would choose between Prince Fraser and Rufus, I would choose Rufus.

Rufus is easier to be with it. Unlike Prince Fraser that I need to watch every step I make because he always sees everything I do. I also feel much comfortable with Rufus, unlike when I am with Fraser. I always feel anxious when I am with him.

"Okay, okay. I won't tease you anymore, okay? Just let me eat these chilies. So, we can continue to the next step."

I take the remaining chilies in the bowl and eat it all. I could feel the spiciness in my mouth now, but it's still bearable though.

After swallowing everything, I feel like vomiting. Rufus immediately hands me the glass of milk. "Here, drink this."

I take the glass in drink the milk in one gulp. Although it's great that I could eat chilies without worries now, but it doesn't feel good eating a bowl of chilies. Who even does that?

I put the glass down and look at Rufus. "What's next?"

Rufus looks at me before he sighs. "Are you okay? Don't you want to take a break first?"

I look at the clock and point my fingers at it. "I don't have time for a break Rufus. Look at the clock. It's already four in the afternoon now. Prince Fraser would knock on my door to eat dinner and to remind me to prepare for our visit to Ruler Laird. If I rest, I would definitely not have enough time to make myself look like I have a fever.

Rufus sigh and hands me the set of clothes. "Here, wear this and lay on the bed. Make sure to cover yourself with the two blankets. I'll be preparing the heating pad for now. I'll come back later. I need to make sure that no one sees me."

I nod my head at him. I walk towards him and holds his hands. "Rufus, thank you very much. You don't know how much this helps me."

Rufus just smiles at me and gently messes my hair. "Why are you saying thank you? You're my friend. Of course, I will help you. Go, change your clothes now. I'll prepare the heating pad now."

I nodded my head at him and went straight to the bathroom, and change into a thick set of clothes. While Rufus went out to prepare the heating pad.

I sigh and look to the mirror and smile bitterly at my own reflection. "All you do to save all these people in this world." I take a deep breath and look at myself. "Csille, just bear with this a little. It will surely pay off in the end. Yeah," I chuckled. "It will surely pay off. Prince Fraser will be with Princess Paislee while Csille, the Villainess, will be all alone. Hated by anyone. What a great ending."

I shake my head and wash my face. "Ysavel! This is what you have written for the Villainess. Remember, Csille will ruin the relationship of Prince Fraser and Princess Paislee. So, why are you pitying the Villainess? It's the price she needs to pay for all the bad things she has done to the male lead and the female lead. What ending do you want for the Villainess? That she will end up with the male lead? You must be insane to think like that, Ysavel! The Virtouse already said that Csille will always be the Villainess, and I cannot change that. So, snap out of it, Ysavel!"

I sigh and nod my head at my reflection before going out of the bathroom.