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.

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

apology, and she had no choice. Her eyelashes fluttered slightly

a dismissive

crucial scene

she felt completely drained, lying on the couch in the break room like someone wilting away, staring at the ceiling

of pearls, soaking the pillow beneath her. After a long while, Amara sat up and glanced at

the trending topics and the hateful comments. Everything had been swept away as if the whole

pristine white walls. She remembered talking to someone about damage control, and they had mentioned that it

the issue had been resolved, and

though the article hadn't mentioned them directly, the risk of exposure was too high, so Finnian

the storm had passed. But what about her suffering? Who would make it right for

a perceived