my father's house, he c
a, my marriage to Jasper isn't working. I'll only be able to live a bett
n't hide the flicke
ther would care more about my
"Marrying him was the best thing that could've happened to you! And now, you
e last shred of hope
er give you in the divorce?" Alexander d
d, even a small portion could be worth millions. If
eplied coldly, sh
ander roared. Enraged, he knocked the water cup aside,
uck my body hard, and instantly,
endured the pain, holding back the
tepping between us, her voice sharp. "Why c
me. "A daughter like this-what good is
m his hand, pulling him away.
, but Charlotte quickly followed, grabbing my arm. "Don't lea
shook my head. "No need. I'l
can't let you go alone.
She fetched a first-aid kit and began tending to my wo
on me, her stepdaughter, she always maintained a flawless facade.
his, I felt a mix of gratitude
e a bath and rest, assuring me that Alex
ve, but Charlotte ins
t, I was alon
, and the sadness and despair that had be
he despised me. And now, my fat
left in this wor
in my knees, chok
ried it might be work-related, so I
ntertainmen
affectionately with popular actress Aurora Lancaster, followed by a
I turned off my phone and bu
ended on a sour note, and I stormed off to my room, barely touc
owls. Maybe because I had eaten something, I began to feel drowsy from exhaustion. Ch
ely felt someone lift me up. My body
, my eyelids felt too heavy to lift. Waves of heat
opped, and I was laid
ling, I gathered the little strength I had left. I opened
amilia
my balance, and as soon as my feet touched the floor, they gave way
elf to endure the sensati
room clicked open, and a
nized him. It was Maximus, the man who had harassed me before
gh it had been weighed down with lead. I struggled, but before
he spun me around and
ou for so long," Maximus murmured, l