Isabella’s POVThe morning after the gala, the world had turned into a courtroom. My name was everywhere—trending, dissected, glorified, doubted. Headlines screamed “Heiress Reborn,” “The Fire That Lied,” “Marisol Abram's Return Shakes Empire.” Every channel replayed when I stood beneath the lights and spoke my truth.But inside, there was no chaos. Only stillness.For years, I’d lived as a shadow—nameless, forgotten, rewritten by others. Now my face, my name, and my voice were out there. Irrevocable. Terrifying and freeing all at once. I could never disappear again.Mia hovered near the couch, restless hands around her mug. “You should eat something,” she murmured for the fifth time.“I will,” I said, though we both knew I wouldn’t.She turned up the muted TV. “He’s already spoken,” she said quietly. “Your uncle called you a liar… said you faked everything for attention.”I felt the words, not as surprise but as confirmation. “Of course he did.”Mia hesitated. “They’re calling it dama
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