In public, she was the noble daughter of the Muller family and the enviable young mistress of the Carrell family. But behind the scenes, she was a poor maid who had to wear a mask all day long and struggled for her livelihood.

Due to a conspiracy, she was forced to marry Ralph Carrell, son of the most powerful family in Northfield, in the name of Rayna Muller.

After the wedding, Ralph doted on her.

When Rayna showed up and claimed the place, she shed all her glory and left. She thought she would never see Ralph again, but Ralph took her into his arms and said, "Mrs. Carrell, you are not running away from me."

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I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding in. I looked around to find everyone looking at me with shocked looks.

My father walked up to me and embraced me in a hug. "I'm so so sorry Rachel. I don't know what I would have done if I he managed to do it." I hugged him back as tears started flowing.

"What if my powers didn't work when it happened? I would be-e d-dead," My voice cracked at the end. He hugged me tighter and rubbed my back as I started sobbing.

"Its alright," He said in a soothing voice. That automatically made me calm down. I let go of my father as I saw someone breaking through the crowd. When they immerged, I noticed it way Raelyn. She ran right over to me and embraced me in a hug. She pulled away after a couple seconds.

Raelyn grabbed my face with her two hands. "Are you alright? Did that bastard hurt you?" She asked, concern etched into her voice. I just shook my head.

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