The Ruined Bride of Velvet Nights by Brick Moving Ant

Chapter 23

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  • Lysander couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off about the “reborn” Ophelia. A subtle but persistent distance separated them.

  • Her mannerisms, appearance, and voice nearly matched his memories perfectly, yet something felt

  • wrong.

  • Too perfect, too polished–like a program running flawlessly, but lacking the truly spark of life.

  • Lysander shook his head. Perhaps he was just imagining things.

  • As they strolled hand–in–hand through Columbia University’s campus, Lysander guided Celeste along the tree–lined paths.

  • They strolled past the historic buildings, pausing in front of the Hall of Distinguished Alumni.

  • Lysander’s portrait immediately caught Celeste’s attention, but what truly captivated her was Navier’s photograph beside his.

  • ‘Navier was brilliant in her own right‘, Celeste thought, ‘yet devoting to this man dimmed her light simply by existing. She deserved better than that fate.”

  • ‘Leaving Lysander was the wisest decision Navier had ever made. Away from his shadow, she could truly shine brighter.‘

  • After lingering on Navier’s photograph, Celeste finally tore her gaze away and offered insincere

  • praise.

  • “You were so impressive, Lysander!”

  • “If I hadn’t gotten sick back then, maybe… maybe my picture would be up here next to yours.”

  • head in fabricated

  • mood, Lysander immediately pulled out his

  • president.

  • to want to finish your studies, I’ll arrange for

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  • if you want your name on this wall, all

  • looked up at him with manufactured

  • still go to college?”

  • she lowered her head

  • know… I’m living in someone

  • fair. Even if I ever made it onto

  • let her voice tremble, just a little.

  • After much struggle, I was reborn in this

  • and jumped into the river, which give me a chance to take over.”

  • you couldn’t accept it. But I wanted to be

  • want to have

  • deliberately mixed truth with

  • Lysander’s

  • let him discover more than she intended.

  • find that the old Celeste and the current one

  • than undermining her

  • anticipated, Lysander’s suspicions largely dissolved after hearing her explanation.

  • for her only deepened.

  • in. You’re still Ophelia to me. All that matters is having you by

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