Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 45

Amara glared at Liliana with a searing intensity of resentment.

Liliana stood beside Finnian, her face smug as she glanced back at Amara, knowing Finnian couldn't see her expression.

Finnian, for the moment, let the article issue slide as he turned to Liliana. The mark on her face from the slap had faded considerably, but the traces were still there.

His gaze shifted to Amara, and he spoke chilly, "Amara, if you hit someone, you need to apologize."

The coldness in his voice was unlike anything Amara had ever felt, not even when plunged into icy water. She instinctively wrapped her arms around her trembling shoulders.

to apologize. She'd been bullied by Liliana, and slapping

knew fighting Finnian on this was futile. He insisted on an apology, and she had no choice. Her eyelashes fluttered slightly as she forced

her a dismissive glance before

was eleven in the morning, and outside, a crucial scene was being filmed. Amara should have been there, observing

drained, lying on the couch in the break room like someone

streamed down her face like a broken string of pearls, soaking the pillow beneath her. After a long while, Amara sat up and glanced at

hateful comments. Everything had been swept away as

at the pristine white walls. She remembered talking to someone about damage

been resolved, and it was obvious Finnian

done it for her; he did it for the reputation of the Everly family. Even though the article hadn't mentioned them directly, the risk

now, it looked like the storm had passed. But what about her suffering?

Liliana had been the instigator, causing trouble over a perceived rivalry for