He Hired Thousands to Stage an Entire Scheme, Just to Force Me to Kill Him

Synopsis

Chloe, a legendary vampire hunter, is a half-vampire. As she grows older, her vampire genes are gradually overpowering her human genes. Not wanting to turn into a monster, she begs her partner, Howard, to put her out of her misery. Howard, who has long been in love with Chloe, does not want her to die. He sets up a scheme. She altered Chloe’s memories, making her believe she was the daughter of Paul, a seasoned card counter who had retired to a small town. Paul, in an effort to save the town from being turned into an airport site, participated in Howard’s gambling scheme. He failed. Paul became the town’s pariah. To clear her father’s name, Chloe stepped in to finish the gamble on his behalf, and although she ultimately won, However, Howard used contract fraud to ensure that Paul’s house would not be demolished—but the rest of the townspeople were not to be spared. At the same time, Howard spread false rumors that Paul’s family was actually in cahoots with him. This instantly inflamed the townspeople’s anger. Paul was killed on the spot by the enraged townspeople. Chloe was desperate; in self-defense, she killed the villagers who were attacking her. But this also fully activated her vampire bloodline. In a fit of madness, Chloe killed a small portion of the townspeople, while the majority were eliminated by troops sent by Howard to silence them. Chloe came to her senses, and Howard’s brother, Claude, appeared to tell her that the entire town had been made up of extras. It was all done to turn Chloe into a vampire willing to drink blood. Faced with Howard’s betrayal, Chloe headed straight to New York, intending to kill him. Ultimately, Howard revealed that he was a True Ancestor, and that only Chloe—as a 100% pure-blooded vampire—could kill him and take his place as a True Ancestor who does not feed on humans. With the truth laid bare, Chloe could only marvel, amid shock and remorse, at how far Howard had gone for her.