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 her felt like justice. Why should

insisted on an apology, and she had no choice. Her eyelashes

gave her a dismissive

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

lying on the couch in the break room

like a broken string of pearls, soaking the pillow beneath

vanished, along with the trending topics and the hateful comments. Everything had

to someone about damage control, and

issue had been resolved, and

Amara knew Finnian hadn't done it for her; he did it for the reputation of the Everly family. Even though the article

like the storm had passed. But what about her suffering?

had been the instigator, causing trouble over a perceived rivalry for Finnian's attention,