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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'Daddy isn't here to protect you from me this time.

My blood ran cold after reading the note. I didn't know what to do. I couldn't move as I was frozen in place. I clutched the piece of paper in my hand, crushing it. I could feel it turning cold, freezing in my palm.

I let go of the note and it landed on the ground with a loud shatter. I was finally able to move and went to sit on the bed, hugging my legs that were against my chest. My heart felt as if it would beat out of my chest any minute now.

Someone knocked on the door. I jumped further back on the bed, freezing a section of the sheets under my hands.

"Rachel? It's Ace. Is something wrong? I heard something shatter." Ace said from behind the door.

"N-no." I could barely find words to say. "You can come in." I said. He opened the door and peeked his head in. He saw the shattered bits if the paper on the floor and walked in fully.

"What's that?" He asked, furrowing his eyebrows.

Chapter 24