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REBIRTH.

Penulis: Berry Joel
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-06-15 06:11:23

VICTORIA POV.

I smashed the glass with everything in me. The mirror shattered into pieces, raining like sharp stars across the floor. My reflection—her reflection—Liz’s reflection—splintered into fragments, and I finally saw what I truly was—a lie.

I stood there, panting hard, rage clawing up my throat like fire. The person in that mirror wasn’t me. It was the maid. That imposter. That lowly, pitiful girl in an apron. How could I have been her? How did they let me be her?

I gripped my head and screamed.

I dropped to the floor and wept, loud, bitter sobs that broke straight from my gut. How could they? How could all of them lie to me? My family. The ones I trusted. The ones who should have looked for me, should have protected me.

It felt like God was punishing me for every wrong I had ever done.

“But did I deserve this much?” I cried out, curling into myself. “Arrrrrghh!”

Then—knocks. Rapid, nervous.

“Ma’am! Are you okay? Please open up!”

I looked at the door, fury in my veins. I didn
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