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What’s going on? Why does my wrist still hurt so much when there’s no redness or swe
doess or swelling? Lucia thought
Worned that Lucia might completely set Logan oft, Jenna grabbed her arm and pulled her upstairs to the art studio the poured a cup of hot wat handed it over. “Mrs. Lucia Winifred, what you just did
Before she could Erish her sentence, the cup hit the floor
Lucia refused to believe what was happening and deliberately tried to catch the cap with her injured hand. The moment she gripped it. through her wrist.
Jenna quickly started cleaning up the mess, but before she could put the dustpan away, Lucia grabbed her arm. “Mr. Lucia Winifred,
Lucia’s wrist had swollen bigger than an ankle,
Logan was walking by outside whan he heard the cap shatter. He pushed the door open and Lucia stumbled into him, nearly knocking lying! I really wasn’t lying. Look at my hand–Audrey did this to me,” she said.
Logan glanced down at her wrist. The anger that had started to fade came rushing back with full force. “You actually hurt yourself just to frame Audrey!
Lucia’s jaw dropped. She couldn’t speak for several moments. She thought, ‘Frame her? Hurt myself? My wrist really was injured by Audrey
“Why does Logan think I’m so despicable? I’ve lived with him for years, taking care of him wholeheartedly, and somehow I can’t compare to Audrey, who’s only been married to Yann for a few days?
Logan looked at her with complete disappointment. “When Talia’s lawsuit is settled, that’s when you can leave this house. Also, your allowance is cut off.” He turned and walked away without another word
Lucia’s legs gave out, and she collapsed onto the sola. When she tried to catch herself, her wrist flared with pain, making her cry out in agony.
“Mrs. Winifred?” Jenna rushed over and carefully cradled her hand. “Since Mr. Winifred doesn’t believe you, maybe you should try a different approach. Hurting yourself like this will only backfire.”
“I didn’t do this to myself” Lucia screamed. “Audrey hit me!”
How many times do I have t
do I have to explain before anyone would believe me? Lucia thought.
Jenna lowered her eyes, not daring to say more. But she couldn’t help thinking Lucia had done it to herself. After all, her hand had been fine when she went upstairs, and it was only after Jenna went to get the dustpan that the swelling appeared.
At Hillcrest Gardens, Audrey finished her evening routine and settled against Yann’s arm in bed, “Did your father give you a hard time?” she asked.
“A little.“Yann turned on his side, breathing in the faint scent of her body wash. Audrey raised her hand to stop his face from getting closer. to negotiation.”
fingertips to his nose
“it’s not about the lawsuit.” Yann wrapped three fingers around her slender wrist effortlessly and brought her finge
“I’m not open
Logan wanted to see Amelia. Right after their digice, he kept finding excuses to meet with her, and at first, Amelia would actually show up. But once she realized he never had any real business to discus, she started avoiding him altogether.
When Logan learned that Audrey and Amelia had a good relationship, he decided to ask Audrey to help arrange a meeting
“What’s the reason this time?” Audivy asked, playfully scratching the tip of Yann’s now..
“The wedding“Yann smirked.
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Logan wanted
d to discuss throwing Yann and Audrey a grand wedding ceremony. It would carve two purposes pubtly demonstrate the trad family’s acceptance of Audrey, and respond to all the social obligations they’d accumulated over the years.
“I’ll ask Ms. Smollett tomorrow then,” Audrey said.
Yann pecked her on the corner of her mouth, and Audrey immediately went into defense mode. “Not today I’m tired,” she said
With that, Audrey turned away to switch off the lights and wrapped herself tightly in the blanket like a burrito in the darkness, the could hear fann’s disappointed sigh, followed by him pulling both her and the blanket into his arms.
The next morning, Audrey was woken by a ringing phone. It wasn’t hers–it was Yarin’s,
After Yann listened to Freya’s report, his sleepy, husky voice instantly sharpened. “Got it,” he said curtly
Once he hung up, Audrey asked, “Something at the office?”
“Yeah” Yann kissed her forehead. “Go back to sleep. I need to handle this.” He rolled out of bed and quickly got ready, washing up and getting dressed
with efficient movements.
After Yann left, Audrey couldn’t fall back asleep. She had a feeling he was hiding something from her, so she got up as wel
The maid was surprised to see her leaving the bedroom so early in the morning. “Are you going out, Mrs. Winifred?”
“Not yet.” Audrey had changed into comfortable workout clothes and was exercising in the back garden.
At Darkshell International headquarters, an employee standing by the printer felt a chill sweep past from behind. When he turned around, he saw his boss‘ tall, imposing figure radiating anger.
on, all the senior staff know the CEO was in a foul mood that day. Unless it was absolutely necessary.
Word spread quickly through the office, and soon, everyone decided to stay out of his way.
In the executive office, Freya stood in front of her boss” desk, holding a tablet. “The story seems to have broken last night and spread online really fast. This morning, several media outlets called asking us to confirm whether it’s true or not”
The news about Audrey and Lucia being mother and daughter had been leaked.
Yann was already a high profile figure, and after he announced his marnage, many people were curious about his wife. But because he protected her so well, the public didn’t know much about Audrey’s background,
This time, whoever leaked the information had tapped into the wealthy socialites jealousy toward Audrey and started stirring up drama online.
The Cinderella–marrying Prince Charming story only appealed to other Cinderellas, but the actual “princesses who thought they had a shot at the prince found it completely beneath them.
Now they’d discovered that this lucky Cinderella was also divorced, which didn’t just upset the princesses–it also offended other so called Cinderellas who thought they were better than Audrey
“Why does Audrey get to have all the luck? they thought
After the online emotions reached a fever pitch, someone leaked that Audrey was actually the biological daughter of Yann’s stepmother. This revelation absolutely exploded across the internet
People started posting legal statutes showing that children from remarried couples technically have a quasi–bloo explicitly forbid such marriages, society generally didn’t support them due to meral and ethical concerns.
stianship, and
the las didn’t
Others questioned whether Audrey had been influenced by Lucia’s questionable values from a young age, suggesting she’d always wanted to climb the social ladder. They speculated that since she didn’t have access to other wealthy people, she shamelessly went after an instead
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A few people tried to defend Audrey, but their voices were quickly drowned out by any mots of endine i
Yann picked up his internal phone. “Come op hen
Wahin ten minutes, Joseph from the cybersecurity department arrived with his laptop in hand, tort car morning to track down the source of the leaked information from all the online chatter.
vetining from freya
Joseph placed his computer on Vann’s desk and pointed to several IP addresses on the screen. The rumors started spreading from the three lar last night around nine o’clock
*This IP was responsible for hiring trolls to stir up emotions in comment sections, this one coordinated with major blogger to buy itself content, and this iP. ”
Joseph paused, carefully watching Vann’s expression. “Tisis lact IP is from the Price family’s study. Someone was directi there all night long.”
A bloodthirsty smile tugged at Yann’s lips. So they want to play the hardball, he thought. They really didn’t take his warnings cenously at all.
“Suspend all collaborations with the Price family immediately.” Yann’s fingers drummed against the desktop white his eyes narrowed dangerously. “T want every piece of dirt you can find on Aaron Price.”
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