Chapter 152

Gideon didn't realize that Yvette had slipped into the banquet hall entrance at some point, unnoticed amidst the laughter and clinking glasses.

Meanwhile, her eyes fell on him with a smoldering intensity.

Following Gideon's line of sight, Yvette's gaze landed on Calliope. Surrounded by a crowd, she shone like a natural-born princess.

Even though the Jewell family treated her poorly, and Lisette had snatched away every ounce of affection, Calliope still dazzled like a princess people couldn't help but admire and envy.

The effortless grace that Calliope exuded was something Yvette envied and despised. She loathed this version of Calliope, wishing to snatch away everything she had and destroy her.

Every glance at Calliope was a painful reminder of Yvette's past, crawling out from a mire of filth, while Calliope was born into royalty.

Why did she deserve this happiness?

win over Gideon? Why did Eamon favor her, willing to offer shares to help her marry Gideon? And when her marriage to Gideon fell through, why could she move on to someone even more influential like Silas? On Yvette's birthday, she sat alone in her dingy, ramshackle apartment. Only when she pleaded for attention did

elite, accepting their gifts with poise. She appeared to

sense of inferiority, worlds apart from them. She struggled to even exchange pleasantries, and to them, she

Calliope was intense. She despised her for being so

she deserve

with envy,

She vowed to herself that she'd bring Calliope down one

was a threat

didn't

pulled out her phone and, with narrowed

Lisette, a slight smile playing

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