Rejected Queen: The Ex-Wife's Unforgiving Comeback

in the sight

n space that they had to commandeer her room?

od bookcase was gone, replaced by stacks of canvases and wobbly easels. Splatters of water

ond thought, she rolled up her sleeves, grabbed the can

the house, drawing the attentio

"Cheyenne, have you lost your

iberately planting her heel right in

. Three nights of work, ruined in a split second. In Nora's eyes, it w

e rushed upstairs and raised a hand to strike Cheyenne. "

plied, her voice ice-cold. "Who

urried upstairs after Nora,

room. Did you really have to ruin Nora's paint

are so many, why take mine? You never eve

ilence settl

ped in, forcing a c

ht. It was just perfect for a studio. But I've already

it was. Today." She swept her gaze across the spa

-the legacy of a once-prosperous lineage. Her great-grandfather had gifted most of

as worth a s

ad moved them... rig

een auctioned off. The money had vanished

t a desperate look a

ay?" George grumbled in agreement. "Stop making such a fu

. "If the servants are to blame, then let's launch an investigatio

rence family has a reputation. We ar

mother. If you're so afraid of a s

ut nervously. "No on

ly sharpened Cheye

Nora's wrist. A delicat

the only one left after its pair had been broken years ago. Cheye

g her sleeve over the jew

snatched her wrist. "This b

cognition dawning on him.

he evening. She needed it la

sk me? I certainly d

ust had so much on my mind lately...

the code to my safe? Opening it without my permi

pped like a

would be ruined. Any chance of an a

'm the one who took the bracelet. I

s not a loan," Cheyenne rep

scarlet. "Who cares about your st

had already struggled just to get it on. Now, every frantic

en hotter. She glared at the bracelet with a hatred so i

wear it, you only make a fool of yourself," Chey

's hand. Seeing the angry red mark form

eant for painting and playing

ust let her have the bracelet? Do you really ha

gs and trashes my room without permission... Call her whatever you want, but certainly

a took a sharp breath, forced the bracelet ove

g the mother and daughter. "Is that it? Wha

want?" Nora demand

ry single object back in its place. If you can't rememb

's grandfather remained a highly respected figure in Yrose. A former entrepren

en personally selected by him. And

st prize offered direct entry to the Royal Academy of Arts in Briyra-one of the m

panel. If he found out what they had done to Chey