Fiona shook her head. Divine intervention wouldn’t save her now. If she hadn’t wished to see Leon once more, she wouldn’t have clung on.

“Truthfully, I genuinely Liked you. But I was blinded by wealth and stature. I’ve committed grave wrongs. I apologize.”

Following those few words, a retching sound escaped Fiona, and blood welled forth from her mouth.

Leon’s brow furrowed. He extracted a handkerchief and tenderly wiped the blood from her chin.

Fiona could sense the gentleness in his action.

He disregarded the dirt and didn’t find her repulsive. People often deemed him cold-hearted, but in truth, that was only the case with those he didn’t care for. For those he cherished, his tenderness knew no bounds.

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dripped with bitterness, her gaze a mixture of yearning. She longed to step into Aisha’s shoes, but fate had

just say what he thought she did? She

a mixture of surprise and disbelief. A shadow fell across

I deceived

strength, attempting a smile that

if you came, I’d confide a

Fiona understood who Leon was seeking all

into her childhood likeness, the truth dawned. Millie

I’m an impostor, and all of this is a plot. Driven by greed, I was a puppet manipulated

pupils abruptly dilated as she spotted Lois at the

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