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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"These ladies are my friends. They'll help you get ready." I turned and saw them sming at me. I smiled back before turning back towards Andrew.

"You didn't have to get me the dress. You don't have to get your friends to help me either. I could've done all this myself," I said, making him frown.

"You don't want to go with me, do you?"

"No!" I realized I said that too loud and lowered my voice. "I mean, no. That's not what I said. I want to go with you. It's just that you didn't have to take the extra step. I would've said yes with just a simple invitation."

He nodded. "Yeah, I could've just asked you, but I wanted to give you something." He said. He checked his watch that was placed on his wrist. "I'll leave you to get ready. The ceremony starts in two hours." I nodded. Andrew shot me a smile before leaving and I closed the door behind him.

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