Too Late: The Masked Heiress Returns

Chapter 8

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d the crowd. Jenna stood frozen, her fa

aded, rushing forward to play the

and back, cradling her wrist and whimpering a

d Noah Beaumont. Noah, a Hollywood heartthrob whose presence caused a ripple of exci

voice low and furious. "You've made your point. Now

his stony silence a clea

nched into a dramatic, sob-filled account of

y cement his support for her, turned to the man stand

for everyone to hear. "This is Mr. Alexander. The Alexander. I flew him in from P

living legend in the fashion world, an artist who only worked with

t delight. This was Noah's ultimate gift, a public declaration t

cerning, swept past the preening Victoria. They moved over the crowd, searching, un

exander's face. It was the look of a master craftsm

stretched hand, he walk

smile froze on his face. Wyatt frowned,

moiselle," he said, his voice a rich, cultured baritone. "Would you do m

d into the stunned

f the ball, the guest of honor, the beautiful Victoria Beaumo

ia's face. It was a humiliati

ture had just backfired in the most spectacular

. Then, she understood. A true artist sees beyond the surface. He didn't see

irs of shocked, jealous, and con

uld be all mi

after you" gesture, and together, they turned to leave for the makeshif

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Annabell Seto Romance

“Chloe Beaumont's adopted sister, Victoria, handed her a glass of champagne with a sweet smile right before the violent car crash. Victoria and Chloe's fiancé, Asher, left her in the freezing rain with broken ribs and a dislocated arm, certain she would die. When Chloe dragged her bleeding, mud-caked body back to the estate three days later, her family didn't offer a shred of comfort. Instead, Victoria squeezed out fake tears, claiming Chloe had gone insane. "Mother! Chloe came back and started saying these crazy things, and then she attacked me!" Her stepmother slapped her, her brothers called her a disgrace, and her father coldly watched as they accused Chloe of faking her horrific wounds for attention. They even conspired to marry her off to a dying, reclusive heir just to clear the path for Victoria's grand engagement. Looking at their disgusted faces, Chloe's usually warm eyes turned to ice. She finally understood that her own family never cared if she lived or died; they only wanted her out of the way. But she wasn't the weak, naive girl they thought they had broken. Using her hidden skills, Chloe meticulously painted a grotesque, permanent-looking burn scar across her cheek. She picked the lock of her bedroom door and headed straight for Victoria and Asher's lavish engagement party. If they wanted to treat her like a ruined monster, she would use that mask to tear their perfect, glittering world to shreds.”