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."

Finnian's long absences were mentioned either directly or subtly,

together tightly, deciding not to defend Finnian in front of

she stepped into the hallway to call Finnian, intending to tell him about the revoked divorce

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

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

"Hello, who's this?"

wasn't a spam call and answered. To her surprise, it was Liliana. "Ms. Sullivan, it's me. We met yesterday in front of CAVELLE at Luxora Square, do

other end was soft

and Liliana. She hesitated briefly before responding, "Ms. Porter, is there something

directly introduced herself, opting for

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

she indirectly masked her identity—not as an actress,

through Liliana's little tricks, though she didn't

“Finn mentioned you're at home now.

pale. So, Finnian and Liliana were close enough that he casually

was carrying Finnian's child, after all. With such an intimate bond, what couldn't