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