Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Stonor stumbled and collided with the sharp corner of the vanity.

She clenched her lips, already understanding the situation-just like in her past life, the same tricks Sophie had pulled on her were happening.

Seeing

Sophie's

's smug

gexpression, Eliza instantly realized she was about to fall into another one of her schemes.

Bending down to gather the scattered gown, Eliza said, with a calm facade. "Honestly, I don't understand. What did I do to upset you so much, Sophir? Why don't you enlighten me?"

Before Sophie could open her mouth, Dylan Stonor cut in, his voice sharp. "You know exactly what you've done!"

Eliza's eyes grew colder. She couldn't help but think-she hadn't realized it before, but now it was clear. Dylan was blind to the truth.

Right under his nose, he couldn't even see who the real culprit was and who was innocent.

Maybe, even if he could see, he'd still choose to believe whatever Sophie cold him.

Dylan shot Eliza a furious look, then turned to pat Sophie on the shoulder, comforting her in a voice that was almost too sweet, "Don't worry, Sphic, If something's wrong, just tell me. I'll make sure everything's set right

The closeness between them was almost suffocating, and Dylan didn't even try to hide it.

Sophie blinked her doe-like eyes, her voice trembling with faux distress, "Dylan, it hurts so much"

Sophie knew exactly how to push Dylan's buttons. She didn't need to say much- just a few words, and Dylan was already seeing red.

Sure enough, the second Dylan saw Sophie's pitiful expression, his temper flared, and he lost all reason,

after touching the gown, and

landed squarely on

make things right for Sophie, but it turns out you're just as nasty as I thought, messing with the gown like that!"

the sting, but she gritted her teeth, fury boiling inside her. 1 need

Here, no

out

matter what she did, everyone would take Sophie's side. Leaving the Stonor

her revenge.

she had to get through today's coming-of-age ceremony, because that marriage contract

for Dylan's threat to stop me from attending. Even if he's the second son of the

whole city of Hasen knew that today, the Duke's two daughters were holding their coming-of-age ceremony. If she skipped it,

would

of her thoughts, Eliza placed the gown on the table and said. "If you think there's something wrong with the gown, Dylan,

check it"

was done waiting time on

into her room, pulling our a simple

But if I find out you've messed with that gown, you're

Meanwhile, outside, Dylan was

out of her room, now

which had once been neatly folded, was now

through it, she was sure

the gown inside out, he

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Chapter 4

Could I have been

down the hallway. Both

her to wear such plain clothes, but with her stunning beauty, she radiated an otherworldly

jealousy. She hated Eliza's

made her

to scratch it off.

raised her gate and locked eyes with Sophie. Their stares

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