Mockery Turned Majesty: Her Rise After Divorce

ena Bailey walked into the Bailey Group headqua

only Sanguinaria intercepted from a black-market auction in Suspainia on the other side of the world

ed by brutal migraines, and this tonic was the

n, Rena caught sight of Jase passi

who had always held

world was sh

right, sugary laugh slipped from Elyse as she took the envelope, then she shot

the thermos in Rena's hands for a second before drif

th even more satisfaction. She turned the invitation ove

nvited to a conference like this. I can't believe you'd put this much thought into me. You e

rpri

in cold disbelief. The whole scene was

le purpose-to bring her and her mother, Clar

behalf, yet somehow it had turned into a th

ase. Right when her research had been on the brink of a breakthrough, someone had sabotaged everyt

more than a homemaker who could cook. Yet inside the rough basement lab hidden beneath the villa, she had spent endless sleeples

passed the International Medical Associat

me. More than that, it was a chance to give the people suff

er eyes on the envelope in Elys

behind Jase, wearing a fragile, aggrieved expression. "R

remarked, "Rena, it's wasted on y

e sound, "Wasted on me? Since when did you star

exactly do you think belongs to you? Ms. Marshall just returned from overseas and is getting a doctorate from a prestigious university. Giving that invitation to her

Brett's words clearly a little too harsh f

fting around the kitchen, cooking meals and waiting for his approval. The idea tha

prop she had somehow acquired from somewhere, a

ctorate. She needs a way into the medical world. With this chance, she'll be able to meet the top experts from around the globe

sharp enough to make

ingers slowly clen

Nothing more than an ornament at his side, a woman so insignificant

os onto the desk. The lid bounced loose and

already belongs to me-my name is right there. But you chose t

re ahead of you, getting your hands on an invitation like this should've been effortless, shouldn't it? So why

red almost at once. "Jase, I swear I didn't mean anything by it. I honestly had

elope toward Rena with trembling finger

her hand t

ips could brush the edge

ping straight into

ed envelope was drenched in tonic

er her mouth. "Oh no! I'm really sorry. It just s

und in her head. Her mother had once said to her, "Rena, I ho

en her moth

ovements, Rena lowered

a brief look at the invitation. He had meant to take the invitation from her later, but now that it was rui

refully dabbed at the s

g came

o her palm. The sharp edges bit into her skin, and that small,

's gaze with a calm, unwavering look. "My father is returning from overseas tomorrow. Yo

as the final chance she