A False Heiress's Guide to Love and Power

Chapter 375

Chapter 375

“Congratulations to our baby Queenie on a successful show!” Stella threw her arms around Queenie, grinning from ear to ear. Justin and Cole flanked the dressing room door, empty confetti poppers in hand, while Alessia appeared, walking over with a cake she must have prepared in

secret.

“You did great.” Alessia’s smile was gentle, her eyes full of pride.

She remembered the girl who once sat in a hospital room, staring out the window, sketching designs to pass the time. That girl had grown up-talented now, and more importantly, healthy.

Life was fragile. Alessia never made promises about forever. She just wanted to become strong enough to hold up an umbrella for her friends and family, to shield them however she could, so they could savor the present-free, happy, and unburdened.

Moments like this were enough. Everyone was healthy, everyone was chasing dreams down their own path, laughter and hope lighting up their

faces.

Almost as if he’d read her mind, Cole slipped over and wrapped Alessia in his arms, pressing a kiss to the top of her head, wordlessly making a promise only she could understand.

–

Back at the apartment, the only light came from the TV flickering in the dark.

beeped as

move, eyes glued to the

pitch

on the lights. I’m

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fall away from the switch, swapped his shoes for slippers, and wandered in, a bag dangling

“What’d you bring?”

Figured you

gotten the message while still on the road; by the time he wrapped up work, everything was already over. Instead of heading home to catch up on sleep, he grabbed some canned beer

them lived in apartments arranged

off-limits to paparazzi and overzealous fans, free for company

and shifted upright, leaving a spot open

ceremony. He dropped into the seat

Tristan a can.

even cold?” Tristan grumbled,

don’t need us trending on social media for the wrong reasons-‘Liam

sure have those clickbait headlines down,” Tristan muttered as

swig.

both sat in silence,

apart. Tristan seemed easygoing, but in reality, he kept to himself, barely interacting with anyone. If not for being Alessia’s brother, he