Within a week, the scandal of Mary giving birth overseas faded quickly.

During that time, Starlight Entertainment's new faces took advantage of the situation, grabbing the spotlight and building up a fresh wave of buzz.

Mary's personal drama did impact Starlight's reputation, but the newcomers' momentum all but neutralized it.

Starlight Entertainment remained securely in the industry's top ten.

Since that day, Ferdinand hadn't made another appearance.

Briony assumed he'd be staying in Nortia for a while, what with Mary's pregnancy and everything.

***

By mid-February, the snow in Northborough had finally stopped.

The weather was still bitterly cold.

After work one day, Briony received a text from Mary.

Mary: [Briony, I'm back in the country. Can we meet?]

Briony was caught off guard.

Why would Mary risk flying back while pregnant?

Briony: [If this is about terminating your contract, you can just talk to Bill directly.]

and honestly, I probably won't ever

Mary's mother's funeral?

bit about Mary's

grown up in a poor rural

village was steeped in old-fashioned

to be sacrificed for the

ever escaped was her mother's

Mary a visa and a plane

get her daughter out of that backward, suffocating place. She wanted Mary to have a chance at her own

throwing all her hard-won freedom and career

said there's nothing more dangerous than a woman blinded by

saw Mary these days, she couldn't help but

the end, she decided to

morning, Blair drove

"Has anyone ever told you that you look a lot like

do you think I look

"My late husband."

Blair fell silent.

mask, I didn't really get a good look. Why don't you take

have scars. I'm not comfortable showing my face

going up to see a friend. Wait for me here and take your time to prepare yourself. By the time I'm

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