Recognition dawned as she locked eyes with Millie, fear and a swirl of emotions dancing across her features.

“Do not draw near. The realms of my misery are vast enough. Permit me my escape.”

Millie remained resolute, her voice a blend of gentleness and unwavering resolve. “Please, reveal what brought about this disfigurement.”

A persistent intuition told Millie that there was a puppeteer orchestrating Fiona’s fate. Could it be that her mission’s failure resulted in her unseen puppet master punishing her with this disfigurement? In the realm of a woman’s life, marring her face proved to be a devastating blow.

Fiona murmured, “It was an inadvertent scalding, an accident.”

She existed as an insignificant entity, powerless against the might of the Rayne family. ALL she could do was internalize her struggles.

truth you bear subject you to

E L A ‘s L I B

conveyed the gravity of concealed truths. “Desist from this interrogation. My past missteps have rendered

the alley’s mossy corner. The sight seemed to

unspoken queries Lingering, Millie pivoted, ready to

the scars and

willing to extend a gesture of

all the gifts Leon had bestowed upon her, a consequence of her vying for Lois’ partner.

wallet and handed over all the cash within. “Thank you. Millie, you possess a kind heart,

the money, Fiona’s eyes welled with reddened emotions. Silent as the night,

Fiona’s gaze followed Millie’s retreating figure. Memories of Leon’s outstretched hand played in her

she held a place within his heart. His act of kindness concealed a lingering ache, revealing his

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