A Beauty With Multiple Masks

Yvette hadn’t even seen the slap coming until she felt it on her. Once again, she found herself on the floor, seeing stars from the sheer force of the slap.

As soon as she got back to her senses, Yvette realized there was blood trickling from her mouth

To her horror, on top of the pain on her face, she could also feel a tooth coming loose.

Yvette grimaced as she clutched her face, staring in utter disbelief at the person who had just slapped her.

“Dad?”

Am / seeing things?

Dad loves me the most, so why would he be so heavy–handed on me?

Alas, there was no denying that Russell had indeed slapped his daughter.

Mason quickly made his way toward Yvette and tried to help her up.

However, before he could even reach his

hand out, Yvette had unceremoniously kicked him away.

Don’t touch

that it seemed as if she

with enemies, there was no need to harbor that

Mason whispered, sadness flitting across his

Mason’s gaze as she continued to stare blankly at her

a mixture of shame and anger before turning to his housekeepers. “Take her back to her room and

her head frantically. “I’m sorry, Dad! I was wrong.

two of Russell’s bodyguards had already

dragged her back upstairs. No matter how hard she

gradually faded into the distance, and silence once again filled the

some of the guests went up to comfort Russell before bidding

out as he thanked his guests and had his housekeepers

the first guest had left, the others soon

handful of

“I’ll be going now. Well, I hope you won’t be too sad. Yvette is still young, and mistakes are inevitable. With the right guidance, I’m sure

with weary sadness on his

like having a stepmother. I spoiled her out of love, and look what good that did her.

beckoned for his housekeeper to pass