A False Heiress's Guide to Love and Power

In the Morton family, her three older brothers never dared speak to her that way, even raising their voices a little made them worry that they’d frighten her.

If she had to go back to the Tate family… No. Absolutely not!

By the end of the day, Ileana was utterly exhausted, and Max’s attitude toward Alessia only made her more anxious. She refused to endure a life where she was unwanted and penniless.

No one in the Morton family could find out about this–never!

Ileana hurried away, and only when she reached the foot of the hill did she suddenly remember something. She dug into her pocket, pulled out a photo and a note, didn’t even glance at them, and tore them to shreds before tossing them in the trash.

The feeling of being watched faded at last. Alessia looked back–no one there. Someone had trailed her all day, only to do nothing?

“What’s wrong?” Max asked.

“Nothing.” Alessia replied, passing her violin case to Max, who slung it over his shoulder without complaint.

get all those bruises again? Is your boyfriend taking you out brawling instead

it feels to get beaten

the other win. As they walked, Max glanced at her,

Ileana began insisting on all sorts of things to satisfy her vanity and fill

finances had taken a turn for the worse, and they couldn’t afford to send her anymore. The uneasiness she’d tried to bury resurfaced with a

held -m. Distracted by the dream of getting into the academy, she barely prepared for hic. entrance exams, and in the end, it was only thanks to

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managed to

for two years bubbled up again; it was as if she needed to compare herself to someone else to feel

was still alone–no chauffeur, always coming and going from those

that, Ileana finally felt a little better. That’s right–even if the Morton family was down on its luck, things were still better than Alessia’s life! No way was

years passed. When the Morton family finally lost everything and moved into a cramped apartment building,