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Chapter 018

Author: Chelle
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-07 22:49:46

Lyriel stepped out of the car in front of the orphanage. She adjusted her mask and sunglasses, her chest tight, her hands cold.

Even after everything… coming back here still stirred something deep inside her.

It was the same place.

In her past life, she hadn't even known the full truth—only that she’d once seen a little girl here and liked her so much that, with barely a reason, she’d chosen her as her little bride on her wedding day.

Ava.

The child who had smiled so brightly in her white satin dress…only to later hand her poisoned water.

But was it really betrayal? Or just a child doing what her real mother told her to?

Lyriel walked slowly toward the familiar door, greeted the security guards and gave a small, apologetic cough.

“I’m so sorry, I caught a cold. That’s why the mask,” she said, her voice muffled. She offered a polite nod and a smile behind the mask.

They nodded back and let her in.

Her phone vibrated inside her purse, but she ignored it. This moment wasn’t for anyone el
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