What Axel did left the assistant stunned. His aloof and indifferent attitude made her truly believe that he was just an ordinary customer coming to pick up his clothes.

"Wendy, what are you staring at? Your eyes are glued to him." Regina forcefully pulled Wendy aside.

"Mom! Look at that man... He's so handsome! I've never seen anyone with such a magnificent face!" Wendy exclaimed with innocent excitement.

"Alright, alright. You're the daughter of a wealthy family. Don't act like you've never seen men. Even the most handsome man has only two legs," Regina scolded softly, but she couldn't help glancing at Axel out of the corner of her eye.

He seemed vaguely familiar to her. Besides, she felt his gaze on them was cold and intense, sending a shiver down her spine.

Just as the assistant fretted over how to get rid of these two nuisances, a crisp and sharp sound of high heels echoed from the stairs.

"Are you two done causing trouble?!"

Axel turned toward the voice and saw Roza standing not far away, her complexion pale.

"Mom, that wretched girl is here!" Wendy's eyes brimmed with disgust and hatred upon seeing her stepsister, Roza.

Originally, Wendy was the only legitimate heiress of the Walker family. However, the presence of this illegitimate daughter had somewhat affected her status in her father's eyes.

in many ways. Besides being pretty, Roza was also talented and accomplished. From a young age, she excelled in both

weren't for the fact that Roza had a troublesome mother, who was a murderer, perhaps her father would not treat her so indifferently

married into the Sully family

it felt as if her feet were laden

with strikingly attractive features. No matter how many times she saw him, he always made

was like the clock striking midnight, cruelly reminding her that Cinderella's dream

he could be matched with a better girl-someone whose background, family, and past weren't

there's something, we can talk about

Axel watching nearby, she couldn't afford to openly quarrel with Regina and

him or her mentor. She had struggled with all her might to rise from the bottom to her current position. She didn't want to revert to her old self and be looked down upon

dim and lifeless eyes but

anger, but now that she finally saw the person she had been looking for, she erupted like an unclogged, centuries-old toilet, spewing her foul

you're a renowned designer, your arrogance has grown along with your temper, hasn't it? You're no longer the little girl who used to cling

assistant may not recognize you and may have been negligent. But here, we treat everyone equally. There's no intention to make things difficult for you," Roza replied, her body feeling as if it

let's talk in my office," Roza

part of the Walker family. But your background is something you can't erase. No matter how high you fly, always remember that it

can actually understand you? Let me translate for you," Wendy said, her eyes

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