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“Have someone cripple her legs,” Alexei said coldly.

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If Natasha couldn’t dance, then Alexei would make Olivia forget about ever performing on stage for the rest of her life.

The Clark family always prided themselves on Olivia’s dancing career. Alexei wanted to see what kind of faces they’d make when they saw Olivia crippled.

He wondered if they would be just as heartbroken as they were when Natasha was injured.

But Natasha shook her head. “Not yet.”

“You have a plan?” Alexei asked.

Natasha said, “Yeah. If she retires because of an injury, she’ll always be the untouchable goddess in everyone’s eyes.

“But I want to tear off her mask, crush her pride, and make her so disgraced that no one would even pity her.”

Natasha wanted to make everything she obtained through scheming slip through her fingers, right before her eyes, with no way to get it back.

“Destroy her from the inside, cut her down with a dull blade. That’s what you taught me,” Natasha said, winking mischievously.

Alexei smiled and ruffled her hair. “It’s your move now.”

After a pause, he added, “Shawn’s at your disposal.”

“Alexei,” Natasha said while throwing herself at him and wrapping her arms around him.

She rested her chin on his arm and looked up at him. “Do you want to see me dance?”

Maybe it was just the feeling of having someone believe in her completely that made Natasha suddenly feel a spark of excitement.

Back then, when she felt utterly hopeless, she’d even thought about never dancing again.

But as she slowly started down a new path, she learned to heal herself, bit by bit, over the

years.

No one cared about her. If she hadn’t found a way to pull herself out, she would’ve drowned in that pain for good.

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The peace

she felt now was only because she’d already survived the worst of it.

She realized that there was always more than one road in life.

Alexei looked at her little head resting on his arm and smiled.

He knew that she was fragile, but also tough.

“After we get back?” he asked.

Natasha thought for a moment and shook her head. “Maybe in a few days. I’m not ready yet.”

Her family didn’t have a dance studio, and she hadn’t brought any of her practice clothes or gear to the villa.

She felt a sudden surge of motivation. If she was going to dance in front of Alexei, she had to give it her best.

training of a pro anymore, so these

of teachers had

you say, I’ll be

from earlier in

a look at Alexei in the rearview mirror, surprised

his face.

lot more lately, and he seems so much easier to handle

ever dared

but

Natasha, Alexei had been spending more time there than at his own

usual, he found himself back

was already sulking. He couldn’t believe Alexei and Natasha were heading out to have fun and leaving

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Natasha said goodbye, he only showed her his grumpy back as he sat

they were both in such a good mood today, they took a detour to the mall on their way

playing with the little ball in his hand. “You’re really good

mock–serious tone in his voice, Natasha’s mind flashed and she

owner treats me so well. You treat me kindly, so I’ll return

her a half–smile. “You’ve got a

clueless look, pretending

by the time they finally walked through the door, it was already pretty

the door.

Michelle, whose legs had gone numb from squatting so long, suddenly brightened

‘Alexei!” she called out.

spotting Natasha, she quickly lowered

Natasha was stunned by how Michelle’s attitude did

had been frowning at the way she’d so casually called him Alexei, slowly let his

‘Michelle?” he asked.

his eyes

finally talked herself into moving on, felt like she’d just taken another arrow straight to

doesn’t remember

Alexei,

you doing

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the ground, her head hanging so low

her chest.

Natasha, who looked completely indifferent to her mumbled, “I came to apologize

presence,

and

closed her eyes and suddenly gave

sorry, Natasha. There was never any engagement between me and

or spoken to

so sincere and loud that Natasha almost thought she could hear

She glanced at Alexei.

then, Alexei finally started to piece together who Michelle

kid, Rhea had looked after him. As he got older, he’d

Michelle a lot, Michelle would often

they’d bump into

since he was a cool

overseas, she

and vengeance. He could not possibly notice a

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