Chapter 22

A week later, countless eyes fell on me as I got out of the Rolls Royce, dressed in a tube top, floor-length rose gold dress and a platinum mask with luminous pearl butterfly wings on my face.

I ignored the stunned admiration of those present and slowly raised my head. My gaze swept the place I had not seen for a week, my lips curled into a smile.

I handed the invitation to the bellboy at the entrance, and he led me into Alpha Michael’s manor.

Tonight was the Luna Masquerade Ball. Enzo told me that Michael would be announcing the union and marriage between his daughter, Melissa, and Enzo tonight.

With my appearance, this announcement would be more dramatic for sure tonight. I have never held my head up this high, not have I examined those in power this closely, because I had always been a poor, pathetic, lowly, and dirty slave to them. So, I could feel nothing but irony as I watched one man after another hand me their business card and give me fawning smiles. It was even more ironic when I caught sight of the white fence that I had painted was now tipped over and destroyed by the storm. Casually picking up a glass of wine, I stood in a dark corner to survey all the men and women who passed by me. All of them had masks on their faces, and it was difficult to tell everyone apart. However, I was still able to recognize Melissa right away.

She was wearing a fluffy, pink layered dress, and a white mask adorned with diamonds. She stood in the crowd, looking like a “doll” that she had described to me previously.

my eyes. She really is a little princess. The spotlight follows her wherever she

I sipped on my red wine, trying to shove down the suffocating feeling in my heart. “What are you looking at?” A low voice whispered in my ear. I looked up to find Enzo standing beside me, studying me. “You look lovely today,” he said. Enzo also looked very handsome

a brief moment of surprise, I replied, “You should

said as he chuckled softly. “But I’m indeed accompanying my fiancée right now. It’s a pity she’s ruthless and has

as her

as if he was indeed sad and hard-done-by. I could never resist when he had such an expression, so I could only lower my head and not say anything. “You’re ignoring me again,” Enzo muttered. “I’m afraid that someone would see,” I

refute that. Enzo sighed in my ear. “Can’t you tell that

 

course I could. The way he spoke sounded like

didn’t agree to be with me either, right? I’m no different than them, then.” He was acting like a discarded lap dog, honestly. I couldn’t help but say, “You’re not the same as them.” But as I said that, fireworks suddenly exploded in the sky, drowning out my already faint voice. After the bout of fireworks, Enzo leaned closer and asked, “What did you say just now?” I opened my

Enzo looked confused.

main characters of this ball. So, after reminding me not to drink too much, Enzo ‘walked back into the sea of people. Alpha Michael went up the steps, holding a glass of champagne as he turned around to

a little more brightened than I remembered. If there had been anyone in this family that I still held expectations for, it would be Alpha Michael. Compared to Ellen and Melissa, he was my closest relative after all. Even though he hadn’t cared about me in the past nineteen years, he also hadn’t gone out of his way to make my life miserable. I always thought that he might have feelings of family love towards me deep down, but now it seems that it was just wishful thinking on my part. He seemed indifferent to the news of my death. This realization burned away the last vestiges of any attachment

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