Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 8

Amara's eyes widened in disbelief.

Kevin had revoked her divorce agreement? That was quite the shocker! And in this day and age, why the bias against celebrities? They earned good money, after all.

"Grandpa, please, don't do this.”

She approached him, saying, “Finnian and I should have informed you before deciding on the divorce. It was our fault, but we've thought this through. We're just not meant to be together.”

Saying that, she lowered her head, feeling a bit embarrassed. The truth was, she and Finnian weren't incompatible—they had never even lived together.

In the three years they had been married, Finnian hadn't come home once, leaving her to live alone in the mansion. She had become the butt of jokes among the high society circles in Wye.

Kevin knew all too well about her plight, and his tone softened as he took her hand.

"Ama, it's Finn who's let you down. These three years have been tough on you, I know."

absences were mentioned either directly or subtly,

in front of Kevin like she

fill, she stepped into the hallway to call Finnian, intending to

times and receiving no answer, she had no idea what Finnian

to speak with Kevin again to make it clear she truly really didn't want to stay with Finnian. Just then, she received a call from

"Hello, who's this?"

was from Wye, so she figured it wasn't a spam call and answered. To her surprise, it

end was soft and

people in front of CAVELLE-Finnian and Liliana. She hesitated briefly before responding, "Ms. Porter, is

directly introduced herself, opting for

doing this: referring to Amara as "Ms. Sullivan" without stating her own name established a subtle power play, as if she held

she indirectly masked her identity—not

screenwriter, Amara had a knack for understanding conversational psychology and saw through Liliana's little tricks, though she didn't let it show. She directly asked what

said, “Finn mentioned you're at home

turning a bit pale. So, Finnian and Liliana were close enough that he casually shared

child, after all. With such an