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.

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missteps have rendered me defenseless, unable

to underscore the weight of Fiona’s downfall, her former arrogance now

unspoken queries Lingering, Millie pivoted,

encountered Fiona’s gaze, a mirror reflecting the turmoil within her. Beneath the scars and shadows, gratitude

be willing to extend a gesture

upon her, a consequence of her vying for Lois’ partner. This action had

over all the cash within. “Thank you. Millie, you possess

welled with reddened emotions. Silent as the night, Millie departed

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

within her that his gesture stemmed from a belief that she held a place within his heart. His act of kindness concealed a

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