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.

the truth you bear subject

L A ‘s L I

truths. “Desist from this interrogation. My past missteps have rendered

sight seemed to underscore the

unspoken queries Lingering, Millie pivoted,

mirror reflecting the turmoil within her. Beneath the scars and shadows, gratitude had taken root, acknowledging the compassionate heart that

you be willing to extend a gesture of aid? I have no

of her vying for Lois’ partner. This action

cash within.

eyes welled with reddened emotions. Silent as the night, Millie departed without uttering

followed Millie’s retreating figure. Memories of Leon’s outstretched hand played in her mind, eliciting

gesture stemmed from a belief that she held a place within his heart. His act of kindness concealed a lingering ache, revealing his heart’s unhealed

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