Chapter Fifty Nine

Maximillian The confession left me raw, stripped bare. My chest ached, my pride trembled on the edge of ruin.Edwina’s mouth fell open, her stare cutting through me like I’d just grown horns. And then—she laughed.Not just a chuckle. No, it was the kind of uncontrollable, rib-aching, tear-inducing laughter that made my face flush hot with humiliation. Her stupid friend Steven joined in, like it was the funniest thing he’d ever heard.The sound shredded me.“What? You like me? Are you insane?” she managed through her laughter, staring at me like I was an utter fool.Maybe I was. But I wasn’t going to lie. “Maybe. Maybe not,” I shot back, not giving her the satisfaction of watching me squirm. “I know what I’m feeling. It’s okay if you don’t like me back.”“Of course I don’t.” Her words were sharp, a blade twisting in the very spot I’d just opened up to her. “Just because I told you I was attracted to you doesn’t mean I actually like you. You’re handsome, I’ll give you that, but you’re

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Chapter Sixty

Edwina It had been two weeks since Justice confessed his feelings for me, and I still couldn’t wrap my head around it. Justice. The same guy who used to mock me, who once said I wasn’t his type because I looked too much like a boy—he liked me. Not just liked, but liked me very, very much.Every time I thought about it, my brain felt like it was short-circuiting. This was Justice we were talking about—the guy who looked like God had carved him from pure perfection. Honestly, if someone told me he was a fallen angel who’d lost his wings, I’d believe them without question, because that’s exactly how gorgeous he was. And yet, this impossible creature—with his rebel streak and that maddening smirk—had chosen to like me. Me.I knew Steven would have asked if I felt the same way had I not shut him down when I did. He always poked into matters that weren’t his business, and my feelings for Justice were definitely one of those things. But I didn’t want to open that door, not yet. My heart

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Chapter Sixty One

Edwina It wasn’t until three days later—after Steven returned from his business trip and heard from his father what had happened—that I finally knew the reason Mr. Matthias had let us go.The truth hit me like a punch in the gut. And it hurt. Hurt, because I kept replaying it in my head, thinking how it could all have been avoided if King Anthony hadn’t been such a jerk. Him… and Justice too, if I was being honest.I pressed my lips together bitterly. I couldn’t believe King Anthony had threatened Mr. Matthias with a citizen boycott just to force his hand into firing me and Justice. And why? Because Justice had the audacity—the courage—to say no to marrying his useless daughter. Who does that nowadays? Seriously. You don’t just bully someone into giving up their freedom. You don’t force someone to do something they don’t want to do. But of course, King Anthony always played by his own twisted rules.Deep down, I knew this wasn’t the end of it. If Justice didn’t give in, Anthony and

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Chapter Sixty Two

Edwina I had given Justice two days—two whole days—to crawl out of whatever dark hole of a mood he’d sunk into before bringing up the subject of him and Princess Miranda. I thought I was being patient. Generous, even. But things had gotten worse instead of better. People were beginning to treat us like outcasts, as though we were diseased. I had no idea what sort of rumours were spreading, but they were working, because at work that morning, a few customers flat-out refused to let me serve them.That stung more than I cared to admit. Their eyes had slid right over me, cold and dismissive, like I was nothing. Just a shadow. Just trash.Because of that, my sisters and I were told to go home early. Punished for something we didn’t even do. The injustice of it made my blood boil. My fists itched with the urge to smash something, but instead, I carried that anger home with me, straight to Justice. He was the cause of this mess, after all. And if it meant swallowing my pride to say it,

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Chapter Fifty Nine

Chapter Sixty

Chapter Sixty One

Chapter Sixty Two