bracelet onto Chloe's wrist, and he also saw the genuine, unfeigned shock on her face, along with her instinctive attempt to pull her hand away. That was not

from the hallway outside. The cold and malicious e

tigate Ava Caldwell thoroughly. School records, financial status, social con

impostor was gradually becoming a

of it resting against her wrist made it difficult for her to breathe. She wrapped

remaining as quiet as a shadow. During the day, she spent nearly all of her tim

ld often say with a smile as she patted her hand. "Now al

a smile. Those words landed in her heart only t

to the Montgomery Estate, what awai

ld be "forgotten." The hot water in her bathroom would mysteriously "malfunction." Even the fe

ed all of i

ry bread and some cheese from the pantry to fill her stomach. On cold nights, she wou

eyes, her silence meant

r who remained hidden behind the surveillanc

nitor. Beside the enormous island counter, she sat quietly eating a slice of cold toas

ight caused a tightnes

one inside a palace that rejected

sorrowful girl-so completely different from the image of a villain he had formed in his m

till wear an expression like that

eanor's patience was

t left. It was as if no amount of torment could force h

. Create a small accident, or perhaps a fright. Something like falling down the stairs.

cious understanding flickering within

, knew nothing a

he estate. The long hours of traveling back and forth and the exhaustion left every pa

on memory, she pushed open

d, she stopped de

anding in front of the master b

was

claimed to b