the Grand Ballroom
quet hall, all waiting for the bri
of place among the glittering crowd - two small-tow
an invitation,
s blocked the entr
er head, her face covered in dirt and bru
ly, "does the bride... a
epped back, their confidenc
m... of cou
rpe
would recognize
erupted inside her chest. Pain surged so violently s
. Her eyes, dark and veno
r froze. The killing intent in Harper's gaze made the
ation, and climbed onto the stage. Calmly, she picked up the
eep everyon
led throug
Reeves family's third branch... a
ng with this useless thing today? D
uest, every whisper of admiration had been hers alone. Just moments ago, she'd bee
the dirty, disheveled wo
it, Ha
ssion softening into false concern. "Harper, what happened t
- deliberate, poisonous,
n, blood-stained gown. The buttons were misaligned, the fabri
compassion. "Harper, don't be scared. If something reall
e, but her eyes gl
r gaze turned icy, slici
eager for me to h
m only worried about you. I know how much you love Theo Callahan. If it were
e - Theo
mouth, Harper's expression
cious golden boy? Please. To me, he'
f speaking from the heart. "Harper, this is your engagement banquet. I get it - you're embarrassed in front o
family's
se words to crush her over and over again
lly the crowd again. "Look around, Harper. All these powerful people c
were the elite of Belvia - busin
of the Gallagher family... and the groom himself hadn't even sh
idn't clear her name right now, she would end up exactly like in her past life:
and spoke into the microphone, her voice
e. The one who did this to
room erupte
g the Young Master of the Gal
gher family - Butler Lane - shot to his feet. H
at our Young Master hasn't even shown up today. H
elvia, he was a man people feared and res
breath, waiting to see how Harpe
ng glance and shot back, "Oh? Since when do newlyweds
sible to disprove - i
woman in an elegant gown rushed to
course - it was her aunt, Ama
What a
she stepped forward with a sm
careless with her words. She must've been fooling around somewhere and got herself
logetic, but the meaning underneath w
naturally to this m
what you're saying, Auntie... is that when the Young Ma
reversal hit her so hard
- she quickly softened her tone, pret
in love. I only meant that you should be careful with your words. Afte
ckground - lan
s when this woman used to sneer at her - callin
er old hatred
arly as glamorous as Phoebe's. I didn't get to choose my parents. But unlike her,
ld be proud though - even without giving birth, you still managed t
ballroom
is ad
't have c
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