Semua Bab A Whole New World: Bab 151 - Bab 160

I swallowed hard. "Today, at that party... I stood in front of reporters talking about how we had trust and loyalty. And it hit me. I wasn’t being loyal by hiding this from you. I was trying to protect you, but I realize now I was only protecting myself. I was scared of what you’d think. Of losing y

Her eyes flicked from me to Essence and back to me. “Is there… a problem, Lucian?” she asked, voice as sugary as ever. “You told me to come back, remember?” I laughed—not from amusement, but from the bitter realization that I had once trusted this woman. “That was before I realized you were a gr

ESSENCE As I stood in front of my adoptive father’s house, I couldn't help but smirk. It was one of those villain origin moments—except I wasn’t the villain. I was just a well-dressed, revenge-seeking queen, ready to hand out a plate of poetic justice. I looked damn good doing it too. I was w

Yvonne’s smirk had evaporated by now. She looked like she wanted to crawl inside her own bones. “I was disappointed when I watched the footage. I can play it for you if you want to confirm my words.” I said, locking eyes with her. “Even I didn’t expect it to be that bad. The whole stunt in the bat

Before I could step back, he reached out and brushed my hair off my shoulder, his fingers warm but unwelcome. “Your marriage will continue to be successful,” he said, happily. “No matter what people like Yvonne try to do to ruin it, it will never work.” I forced a smile, swallowing the urge to r