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'm leaving, Norah," he whispers as he folds a shirt and stuffs it in the backpack.

"What?" I ask, not believing what he's saying. "Why?"

He shrugs, shoving another shirt into the backpack. "Why not? I'm not wanted here. You don't want me here, and I just don't feel like I belong. I don't belong." He zips up the main compartment of the backpack, which is full of clothes, and he opens the second pocket, starting to fill it with miscellaneous things that he had been given since we got her. "You know?" His eyebrows crease as he stops shoving things in the bag for a second. "Maybe you were right. Maybe I am better as a rogue." I open my mouth to say something, to speak my thoughts, but no words come out. I can't find the words to say and I'm afraid that if I speak the wrong ones, this whole situation will spiral downwards.

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