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


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

eyes and whispered right in her face, “Once 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.

I let go.

out and she collapsed onto

looked at me in horror, then said nothing. Without a word, she suddenly shifted

was going to her mother for

sudden whiff of food stopped me. I hadn’t eaten much at the Miguel manor, and after everything last

the kitchen.

I found two maids prepping

I said, leaning against the doorframe. The maids stared at me in shock as I gave my order. “Make something and bring it to

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care what their reaction was. I turned and


after 1 left, the two

Th Pearls

thinks she’s the young lady now? Just toss her

to see if

room, I stared at myself in the mirror, feeling…

still such a fresh, delicate age. Even with thick bangs nearly covering half my face, I

back into a high ponytail, exposing

the mirror–so completely transformed–I smiled.

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