Chapter 17 No More Pretending

Aubrey’s POV

This was the real Bailey. The sweet, well–behaved image she showed others was nothing but an act.

I looked at her and smiled faintly. “Looks like you didn’t learn your lesson from last night.”

Pestis!

It would’ve been better if I hadn’t brought it up. The moment I did, Bailey’s whole body started shaking with rage!

She bared her wolf fangs and screamed at me, “You bitch! You really put on a good show! Those two guys were clearly bad news, and you expect me to believe nothing happened between you three after all that time?”

I raised an eyebrow and said slowly, “Now that you mention them… it’s funny, I didn’t even know them. We had no history, no conflict. So why would they come after me?” I smiled. “Maybe I should ask Madam Adelyn to put some pressure on them. See what they say. What do you think?”

Bailey’s face, already twisted with anger, instantly turned white.

She shouted, “You filthy wench! Haven’t you made enough of a disgrace of yourself?!”

Her eyes were wild with panic, even though her words were full of menace.

“I’m warning you–don’t run your mouth. Or I’ll make sure you regret it!”

“Make sure I regret it?”

her. Bailey instinctively backed away—but I grabbed her by


for me. Who knows what those two will confess to? Who knows who the real culprit is–the

truth comes out, I’ll ask her to punish that person properly. Maybe something like… chopping off her limbs and tying her to a stake. Then whipping her to death with a lash

I let go.

gave out and she collapsed onto

horror, then said nothing. Without a word, she suddenly shifted into her

she was going

room, but a sudden whiff of food stopped me. I hadn’t eaten much at the Miguel manor, and after everything last night and today, I was starving. I turned and headed

the kitchen.

enough, I found two maids prepping afternoon

the doorframe. The maids stared at me in shock as I gave

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their reaction was. I turned


didn’t know was that after 1 left, the

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of them, the older one, spat and said, “She really thinks she’s the young lady now? Just toss her some leftover noodles from lunch and splash some soy

wanted to see if they really had the

my room, I stared at myself in

thick bangs

reached up and pushed all my hair back into a high ponytail, exposing

girl in the mirror–so completely transformed–I smiled. I actually thought

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