Aria’s POV“Mother.”Vivienne, who had been silent until then, suddenly spoke, her voice trembling.She walked toward Sophia, tears falling from her eyes.Sophia turned to look at her, and for a moment, the hatred in her expression softened.“Vivienne…”“No,” Vivienne shook her head, stopping a few steps away from her. “I don't believe you.”Sophia's brows furrowed.“What?”“I don't believe what you've been saying,” Vivienne wiped her cheeks, but the tears kept coming. “You're telling me that I'm Beatrice's daughter? That the woman who raised me, the woman I've called ‘Mother’ all my life, isn't my real mother?”Her voice cracked.“How am I supposed to believe that?”Sophia stared at her, saying nothing.Vivienne let out a shaky laugh and shook her head again.“No. It doesn't make sense. If I really am Beatrice's daughter, why would you raise me with so much love?”She pressed a hand against her chest.“You knew who I was, didn't you? You knew I was your enemy's child. You knew my exi
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