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CHAPTER 15

Author: Angela Ray
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-25 10:53:17

Serena's POV

For hours, the mansion stayed silent. The weight of humiliation hung in the air like fog that refused to lift. I couldn’t eat, couldn’t even look at myself in the mirror. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the picture, my eyes filled with tears, frozen on a thousand screens.

But what hurt more than the shame was the mockery that followed. Strangers turned my pain into jokes. Reporters called it proof of guilt. And Vanessa… she didn’t even need to say anything. Her silence was louder than any word.

By the next morning, the comments had only grown worse. I sat by the window, the light dull and grey, when Adrian walked into my room. His voice was calm but clipped. “I just contacted the PR team, they said we should stay quiet for now. It’ll fade.”

I slowly shook my head. "No, it won't. Not this time."

He frowned. “Serena—”

“I’m sick of hiding,” I said, my voice steadier than I expected. “Every time I stay silent, she wins. Every lie she spreads turns into truth
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