Reborn Heiress: My Ruthless Tycoon’s Revenge

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ing in the dirty puddle. A manicured fingernail traced the

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creen in front of Athena's dying eyes. The brightness

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ning in blood. She wanted to scream, to claw at th

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in the mirror was a stranger's. Heavy, dark eyeliner smeared around her eyes. Pale, ghostly foundation

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throat again, phantom blood mixing with real n

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ent to the back of the closet, pushing past the black rags she had worn for months, and pulled o

t up. It fit

. Downstairs, a wail ec

theatrical grief. "She's in such a state. Her min

at her stepmother. Gilda was dabbing at dry eyes wit

cked on the hardwo

in her throat. She stared at the clean face, the w

st Gilda, snatching the handle of

said, her voice devoid of infl

of the Madden residence. The sun hit h

aned against the hood, checking his watch with a sneer. He

herself before he could move. She opened t

window and looked th

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