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 know that you didn't just do that," I seethed and with the back of my hand, I wiped my mouth.

"So that's it?" He completely ignored my previous statement. He didn't try to get back up, knowing that with all the anger coursing through my veins at the moment, I would easily push him back down. "You're not even going to give me a chance to fix this?"

"You thought a kiss would fix this?" I answered with another question.

"No, of course not, but it was worth a try." He shrugged, a smirk tugging on his lips. As quick as it came, it was gone and he grew serious. "So this is it? The friendship we've worked on for years is gone like that?" He snapped his fingers for effect. "Have I lost you forever?"

"Is everything alright?" I tensed when I felt Rowan place his hand on my shoulder. He eyed Evan --who was still on the ground-- and gave me a confused look. "What are you doing on the floor?"

I let out a long, weary sigh. "We're fine."

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