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CHAPTER 98: ENVY

Author: Lizzy Fash
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-19 20:25:36

CILIA

The air in the hall had been oppressive. Not because of the gowns perfumed with perfume or the expensive cigars suspended in the air—but because of her...Rebel.

Sitting there in that black and gold gown, as if the whole bloody world belonged to her. Matching with Daniel—my Daniel. My teeth clenched behind my dutiful smile. She hadn't even chosen that gown herself; I knew. The smug little Catya had done it for her. Nevertheless, Rebel sat there lapping up attention she didn't deserve. And Daniel… oh Daniel, he hadn't even realised how much it seared me to see him with someone who isn't me.

I clutched the wineglass tightly, the stem creaking so hard between my fingers it was a wonder it didn't snap. My father, Sir William Junior, bent close.

"Smile, Cilia," he panted. "We don't give them the joy to witness us break and sweat."

I smiled. My lips curved into a smile, but the fire inside me was another thing altogether, as it burnt all the more fiercely.

When my father finally got up
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