The Jilted Stray Is A Zillionaire Heiress

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extended her right foot and deliberately hooked the toe of

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st off the edge of the rug. The impac

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a half-step back and covering her mouth wi

marched down, her silk morning robe billowing behind her. Her face twi

ie said, squeezing a fake tear from the corner of h

stiletto piercing the center of a tarot card. She snatched t

n pieces directly

scraped across Eloise's cheek. A thi

es remained fixed on Brenda, cold and entirely devoid

attle the crystal chandelier. "The board agreed. You are mentally unstable. A complet

ck-and-white uniforms stood whispering. Their eyes darte

methyst crystals one by one, feeling the cold, grounding weight of the stones against her

nd pulled out a crumpled twenty-dollar bill. She tossed

call a cab to the psychiatric ward. I

spine perfectly straight. She shifted her gaze to Kylie,

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mile vanished, replaced by a flush

Kylie spat. "You're j

aggressively at the screen. "That's it. I'm calling the commun

call button, a massive crash

ently shoved open from the outside,

rand foyer, kicking up the scattered tarot cards,

low. Sweat poured down his forehead, soaking the collar of his expensive dress