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.

Liliana, and slapping her felt like justice.

and she had no choice. Her eyelashes fluttered slightly as she forced out the

gave her a dismissive

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

drained, lying on the couch in the break room like someone wilting away, staring

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

and the hateful comments. Everything had been swept away

white walls. She remembered talking to someone about damage control, and

issue had been resolved, and it was obvious Finnian

though the article hadn't

had passed. But what

perceived rivalry for