Rebirth of the Deadly Beauty

Chapter 4

Much to Yvonne's surprise, she was wrong. Vincent, who stood at the door and had been about to leave, was stunned.

He looked up at Yolanda and trembled as he exclaimed, "No! She's absolutely right. What she said is true!"

Vincent hurried back into the study and stopped in front of the image of the painting. His lips quivered as he said, "This is only a replica. She's right about that. Who else in this world but Jess Harrington could create such astounding artwork? "It's a shame that she retired from the artistic world two years ago and only left behind three priceless art pieces. But... How did you come to know of the great Ms. Harrington?"

Yvonne was rendered speechless by this. She clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her palms. Even Diana couldn't help looking at Yolanda in bewilderment. Yolanda gave Vincent a deadpan look before she turned toward the door. She opened it and disappeared around the corner as she answered, "Because I'm her."

The words echoed through the room. She said she was Jess Harrington!

Diana and the others scoffed at this. "You're out of your mind. I thought you brushed up on your knowledge after you were invited to the art exhibition, but you're just delusional! How dare you claim yourself to be a renowned artist?

"I'd be happy enough if you were half as brilliant as Yvonne and stopped with that delinquent nonsense that would land you in the juvenile detention center. But unfortunately, you've proven yourself to be nothing more than an embarrassment!"

It was true that Yolanda had not been half as brilliant as Yvonne in the past, but she was different now. If Yolanda chose to be her brilliant self, she would be peerless.

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on the computer. All she had to do now was purge

typed out a long series of codes. The computer screen flashed as the page refreshed and

beeps and pop-ups appeared. "Hacking the bank system... Please key in the

the encryption had been decoded. "Decoding successful. Please

a name that

the computer declared via pop-up,

she muttered, "Sorry, Rowan." She drew a line at stealing from the bank, but with her accounts frozen by Nydia, she had no choice but to borrow money from her brother. Meanwhile, in a skyscraper in Cryebia, four young men in their

playful smile tugging on his lips as he said coldly, "Isaac's right. If Nydia hadn't gone on the mission in Yulie's stead, Yulie

Yulia's body had just been recovered from the ruins. After several tests and verifications done by the coroner, was confirmed that the

"She was lucky to survive this time, but she might not be so lucky the next time. Countless people in this world are hoping she'd perish. "But... For some reason, I keep feeling like Yulia isn't quite herself today. She

"I have to agree with you, Caleb. She seemed different to me, too. But her looks and behavior are

eyes, and his gaze shone pensively as he said, "It's just a feeling. I can't help but feel like I'd stake my life to protect her when I see her. Perhaps she's just imposing in a way that makes one grovel at her feet." Still, despite the identical traits she shared with Yulia, be it her voice, looks, lifestyle habits, capabilities, or memories, Caleb Hoffman couldn't help feeling as if his

it was broken suddenly

the screen, and his eyes widened in disbelief like he had just read something he couldn't comprehend. "What the hell? How is this even possible?" His

the message for a long while before he finally looked up. He was still bewildered when

a million dollars, so what's the big-wait, did you just say a