The Ruined Bride of Velvet Nights by Brick Moving Ant

Chapter 6

By the time paramedics arrived, Lysander had already passed out.

A paramedic turned to Navier. “Ma’am, are you riding with him?”

Navier shook her head, her voice eerily calm. “No need.”

She didn’t go to the hospital or concern herself with Lysander’s injuries. Instead, she quietly packed all her belongings.

Then she went to Lakeside Villa.

Celeste opened the door.

In that moment, Navier was stunned speechless.

The girl before her wore a white dress, her hair slightly curled, her gaze soft and warm–almost identical to Ophelia in her memories.

“Navier, I think I’ve got it down.” Celeste said with a soft smile.

Navier nodded, a hint of satisfaction in her voice. “You’re getting there. But there’s one last thing–your eyes and the way you speak.”

“Ophelia came from wealth. She never looked at people timidly or cautiously–you need to be more confident. And her voice was soft and delicate, connected to her physical weakness and frequent

illness…”

For the next three days, Navier stayed at Lakeside Villa, coaching Celeste in detail.

memorize all of Ophelia’s preferences.

Ophelia, she passed

when you’re with Lysander, you can ask for money, for power, but never ask for his heart. That only ever belonged to Ophelia. No matter how perfectly you mimic her, you’ll never actually

her.”

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I only want a stable life–I

her a reassuring smile. “After I’m gone, that face of

forever. You’ll never have

you again.”

as Navier was about to leave, her phone rang–a

and distant. “I’ve bought a new mansion. Move all of Ophelia’s things there and set up a memorial room for her. I expect

nothing but arranged everything

house was fully arranged. For the first time in a long

served food onto her plate.

nauseous and rushed to the bathroom

When she returned, he

Drink this milk

her gaze falling on the fine sediment at

during each of her previous pregnancies, he would unusually offer her

that’s when he’d administered