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Chapter 865

All her life, Victoria had carried herself with grace and poise. She never stooped to playing the victim, nor did she pretend to be fragile to win sympathy.

In everyone’s eyes, she was always the dazzling goddess, untouchable and unshaken, as though nothing in the world could bring her down.

When had anyone ever seen her so vulnerable?

Richard and Rick, along with Lex and Cole, all instinctively wore the same pained expression. Even Johanna’s face betrayed a flicker of guilt and remorse.

At that moment, Victoria’s lashes trembled. Slowly, she opened her

eyes.

Richard, Rick, Lex, and Cole surged forward at once, shoving Sharon aside the instant she drew near.

“Victoria, are you alright?”

The force of the push sent Sharon staggering, nearly to the ground. 1

But just as she faltered, a slender, pale hand caught her in time.

She turned her head and found it was Thomas.

“Thank you,” she murmured.

withdrew his hand almost immediately, his gaze avoiding hers. He remained silent, his manner far colder and more distant

that moment, Sharon felt another gaze fixed on her. She followed

something had developed between Thomas and Johanna, and

in the worried faces surrounding her. Her voice

don’t need to

“How can you say that? Your hand was nearly destroyed! You play the violin, you paint, you

had always lived a

touched her.

pale lips curved into a faint,

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painting or violin, aside from some

softened, unable to

Then Lex stepped forward.

you

threw the acid? What did they look like? Don’t

I’ll

he spoke, his gaze lingered meaningfully on

Her face remained impassive.

was heavily disguised. I couldn’t see their

have anyone