Chapter 11

Raymond shook his head in disbelief. "I had no idea.""Of course, I knew you had nothing to do with this," I said. He perked up, as if a spark of hope in him had been reignited. But I didn't give him a chance."Yet you agreed to help her ruin me, didn't you?" I continued, shattering his hope. "You're just as shameless as she is!"Ignoring his pale expression, I added, "Cora's right. I just wanted to get back at her. Why should the victim have to live with their trauma for the rest of their lives while the bully thrives? "I want to take away everything that means something to her—her grades, her boyfriend, and her future. "Has it ever crossed her mind that every single injury she left on my body will serve as evidence for me to throw her in jail?"I sighed. "Raymond, I pity you. You're nothing but a tool I've used to get back at her."He'd been so protected that he couldn't even imagine the kind of abuse I'd been enduring. "Adeline, did you never have feelings for me?""

Chapter 12

After I became famous, I was still a star even at Lycanshire University. Not long after, my brothers who once kicked me out of the house suddenly showed up, hoping I'd come home with them. Mom, who'd vanished without a trace for years, also reached out to me, saying she wanted to introduce me to a suitable marriage prospect. Without thinking twice, I blocked them all. When I was struggling and desperate, they either abandoned me or trampled all over me. Now that I was doing well, it was absurd of them to think they could just slither their way back into my life.Did they really think I was some fool waiting to be used?Enraged, my brothers tried threatening me. "Send us money right now, or we'll go to the reporters and tell them how you turned your back on your family after becoming famous. Let's see how you'll sell your courses if your reputation is ruined!"But I wasn't afraid of their threats. Every one of them was rotten to the core. I warned them that if I so much a

Chapter 13

Ever since we parted at the hotel, it had been a year since I last saw Raymond. He still looked as dashing as ever, though he seemed slightly nervous. "Sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you," he said. "I just heard you'd be coming today, so I thought I'd come see you."His eyes, filled with longing, were glued to my face, as if he were trying to memorize my features. "Adeline, I've missed you. When we first separated, I thought time could heal everything. And that I'd still have the chance to get back together with you."Once, I even thought about using my father's power to force you into marriage. But how would that make me any different from Cora?"Seeing you becoming more radiant and liberated day by day, I finally realized you don't belong to me. You belong to yourself. "Someone like me isn't worth turning back to."While he was still wallowing in his sorrow, I handed him a card. "This is all you spent on me when we were still together."Back when I started dating him,

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Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13