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CHAPTER 12: TURNING THE TABLES
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REBORN: MARRIED TO A MYSTERIOUS CEO CHAPTER 12: TURNING THE TABLES
The drawing room froze into a suffocating standstill. The stepmother’s sharp intake of breath caught violently in her throat, while the triumphant smirk on Sera’s lips instantly vanished, hardening into a petrified mask.The leather whip in Robert Vance’s hand hung suspended in midair. Beneath the brilliant glare of the crystal chandelier, the dark, menacing eyes of the patriarch bored into the face of his illegitimate daughter—the girl he had always dismissed as a dull, obedient pawn, easily manipulated and effortlessly broken.Yet in the depths of Evelyn’s eyes, there was not a single flicker of fear. Gone, too, was any trace of the choked-back anguish she had displayed just seconds ago. Rather than bowing her head to endure the punishment, she slowly raised her chin, her gaze locking onto Robert with a glacial, lethal calm. The absolute stillness in her posture was so striking that it brought the seasoned businessman’s breathing to an abrupt halt. The fingers wrapped around the whi
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The clock struck ten. Inside the sprawling Vance manor, the crystal European chandeliers blazed with light, casting a brilliant glow over a drawing room suffocating with tension.Robert sat squarely in the center of the leather sofa, his expression as dark and stagnant as deep water. His fingers tapped a steady, rhythmic pattern against the mahogany armrest—each dull clack... clack... sounding like the deliberate countdown of a death sentence. Beside him, his second wife repeatedly wrung her hands, her chest heaving with sharp, agitated breaths. Meanwhile, Sera lounged comfortably in her armchair, legs crossed, casually swinging the embellished toe of her black velvet mule. She took a dainty sip of chamomile tea, a razor-sharp smirk curling the corner of her lips.Every pair of eyes in the room was locked onto the double oak front doors, left heavy and half-ajar.For hours, the room had been locked in this primed, motionless hostility, waiting for a single shadow to cross the threshol
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The door to VIP Room 88 clicked open precisely at nine-thirty in the evening, bringing an end to Evelyn’s thirteen hours of forced solitude.While the Grand Restaurant was slowly winding down for the night, draped in a warm, tranquil amber glow, the woman who stepped out of that room radiated an energy that defied every expectation of utter exhaustion.For thirteen unbroken hours since nine o'clock that morning, she hadn't once crossed the threshold. Not a single complaint had passed her lips; her entire universe had been compressed within those four luxurious yet suffocating walls. Had the Vance family or any of society’s elite been present, they would have already prepared their barbed jests for a fiancé left behind in utter humiliation. Yet, her expression now was completely serene, a subtle, unfathomable smile lingering at the corners of her lips.Those thirteen hours had not been wasted in the least.At lunch, when the waiter presented the menu, she had casually ordered the most
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Reading the look on her face and the way her lips were moving, Evelyn preempted the outburst before it could slip out. Fearing that a public spectacle would complicate her plans, she had no patience to trade insults. A beat faster, her voice rang out cold, sharp, and absolute:"Where is security? Since when does the Grand allow uninvited riffraff to storm a VIP suite, harass guests, and cause a major disturbance while you stand around letting them bark like stray dogs? Drag these two unauthorized outsiders out of here immediately."In a heartbeat, three tall, impeccably uniformed security guards pushed through the curious crowd and marched directly into the suite. Their faces like stone, they planted themselves in the doorway, blocking the exit and giving a curt, uncompromising gesture. "I must ask you both to leave immediately, before we are forced to use physical measures."Sera refused to back down. Her eyes flared with furious indignation as she thrashed against the restraint, scr
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The moment Sera's fingers twitched, Evelyn was already a step ahead. Her eyes flashed, and her hand shot out to grab a porcelain dinner plate from the table, hoisting it vertically like a shield.Thud! Crash!The freezing, amber liquid struck the center of the plate, repelled by the sudden barrier. The entire splash of red wine rebounded straight onto Sera's heavily made-up face and the skirt of her expensive silk evening gown."Ahhh!"Sera shrieked, staggering backward a few steps. Wine dripped relentlessly from her forehead to her chin, instantly dissolving her foundation into muddy streaks. Her bouncy, curled locks clung heavily to her elegant neck. She looked down in sheer horror at her drenched, pitiful state before slowly lifting her gaze.Meeting her eyes was Evelyn's completely unbothered expression, a cool, half-mocking smile playing on her lips. Screaming bloody murder, Sera lunged forward, brandishing the long-stemmed wine glass still clutched in her hand."You bitch! I'll
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"Young Master, regarding your 11:00 AM schedule today: you have an appointment with Miss Vance in VIP Room 88 at Grand Restaurant to evaluate her suitability as the eldest daughter-in-law, as per the Old Madam's explicit request."In the lavish, dark-toned dressing room of the main manor, the elderly butler bowed respectfully, delivering the message with utmost caution.The man seated in the jet-black titanium alloy wheelchair did not so much as spare him a glance. Long, slender fingers nonchalantly adjusted the deep blue sapphire cufflinks on the pristine cuff of his dress shirt. The dark, frigid, and commanding aura emanating from him turned the air icy, making the room suffocatingly tense.His gaze swept over the thin file resting on the corner of the table—a brief, bulleted summary outlining her background from the scheming Vance family. Without a single ripple of emotion, he cold-bloodedly tossed the document straight into the trash, treating it like a piece of worthless garbage.
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