Vanity Fair Novel Novels & Stories

“You don’t get to bargain with blood.” Vanessa’s expression softened, just for a second, into something eerily like regret. “You’re naive if you think people like me don’t understand the value of blood. I grew up in the same world. I know how ties work. I also know how to keep my hands clean.” “You let your hands be clean at the cost of others,” Zara said. “You got what you wanted and called it fate.”

The villainess. The plot of *The Prince's Rose* crashed over her. Prince Alexander, the golden-haired, stoic heir, destined to fall for Sophia Bellweather, the kind-hearted, orphaned daughter of a minor baron. And Lady Vivian? The Duke’s spoiled, ruthless daughter, obsessed with Alexander, engaged to him through political maneuvering. She would stop at nothing to eliminate Sophia – slander, sabotage, even attempted murder. Her actions would ultimately lead to her public disgrace, her engagement broken, her family ruined, and her exile to a desolate convent… before a mysterious, fatal "accident" befell her carriage on the journey. The readers had cheered at her downfall.

He quickly closed the gate back and moved closer to stand beside her as they both stared at the gate, And back to the house he just came out from, trying to match their thoughts on the cause of the problem. As Natasha looked at the boss’s beautiful mansion, she quickly forgot about the problem that happened a while ago. She was mesmerized by how tall and well constructed the building was. She remembered that she hadn’t taken her time to view the building. She opened her mouth wide in excitement, wondering how lucky their boss' wife is for living in a mansion like this. She wished the mansion belonged to Daniel. Daniel on the other hand went to return the bucket and the short towel he used to

Her eyes shifted to the bookshelf. Rows of titles. Business. Finance. A few novels she had never finished. She pulled one out at random. Flipped through it. No hollow cutout. No space. She slid it back. Too theatrical. Too predictable. Vivienne turned slowly. Her gaze landed on the vanity. She walked toward it. Sat down. Looked at her reflection. The same face she had worn all day. Soft. Recovered. Harmless. Her eyes held that expression for a second longer.

{Vanessa’s POV} Life had a cruel sense of humor. One week, I was folding dresses for women who would never remember my name, smiling politely while they complained about sizes and colors as if I were invisible. The next, I was standing at the gates of a mansion so big it made me feel like I had shrunk to the size of an ant. The iron gates rose like something out of a fairy tale—or a nightmare. Beyond them stretched long manicured lawns, fountains that sparkled beneath the sun, and a house so wide and tall it looked like it had swallowed the sky.

"Good night then." There was no reply. However, the both of them did not realize that this would be the last time in a long while that they would get a good night’s sleep, for in the wee hours of the morning, Lady Vanity had boasted a new headline. ’EMMELINE HAWTHORNE’S NUDES LEAKED! IS MATTEO MONTGOMERY’S MISTRESS RESPONSIBLE?’

If you’ll attend her show. Of course. Of course they’d figured it out. The narrative was already forming. I could see it: Billionaire CEO’s discarded wife rises from ashes to build fashion empire. The wronged woman. The phoenix. The revenge story everyone loved. And I’d be cast as the villain. The man who threw away a diamond to chase after glass. Another text. Vivian this time. **Vivian:** *Just saw something interesting. Call me.* I called. She answered immediately.

Vivian filled the car with meaningless chatter about parties, fashion events, celebrities, and social gossip as though nothing important had happened at all. Ruby simply stared out the car window quietly. The familiar streets of London blurred past her eyes while heaviness settled deeper inside her heart. Finally, the massive gates of the Vale mansion appeared. The place Ruby once considered home. As the car slowly entered the estate, she felt no warmth. The grand mansion stood beautifully beneath the evening sky exactly as she remembered with elegant fountains, trimmed gardens, and luxurious architecture. Yet now it looked unfamiliar like a stranger wearing the face of her memories The serv

That's in the past. But she couldn't help picking a book that dealt with finance. She touched the thick cover and breathed in its fragrance. She longed to to read the book, at least to kill time. She helped herself to one of the chairs and placed the thick book on the table. Soon she got so immersed in the book that she didn't even notice that Jack had been standing beside her for 3 minutes. Finally, he couldn't take it anymore and cleared his throat. There was no reaction from Vanessa as she was in deep thoughts. 'This book is really good. It's a pity... a pity that I...' she was dragged back to reality when Jack knocked on the table twice.