Chapter 23: Seat

"That was it," Olivia said nonchalantly. "Now go and sleep."

Aurora stared at the injury mark and asked,

"But? Why did no one believe you? Why did Siya not stand up for you?"

Olivia laughed bitterly, her eyes turning moist as she ruffled Aurora's hair and explained,

"Because Aurora, they consisted of a variety of people. Some were dumb and fell for Natasha's trick, some were smart but didn't see the need to stand up, some were going with the flow, some were cowards, some didn't care, and some cared but didn't have enough courage to stand for me."

She looked at the sky and smiled,

"Do you know how I felt at that time? I wanted every one of them to suffer. So what if I wore a knockoff? Did I commit a crime?

They said I was insulting the real designer by wearing knockoffs, but did I? You know why knockoffs were made in the first place?