What Axel did left the assistant stunned. His aloof and indifferent attitude made her truly believe that he was just an ordinary customer coming to pick up his clothes.

"Wendy, what are you staring at? Your eyes are glued to him." Regina forcefully pulled Wendy aside.

"Mom! Look at that man... He's so handsome! I've never seen anyone with such a magnificent face!" Wendy exclaimed with innocent excitement.

"Alright, alright. You're the daughter of a wealthy family. Don't act like you've never seen men. Even the most handsome man has only two legs," Regina scolded softly, but she couldn't help glancing at Axel out of the corner of her eye.

He seemed vaguely familiar to her. Besides, she felt his gaze on them was cold and intense, sending a shiver down her spine.

Just as the assistant fretted over how to get rid of these two nuisances, a crisp and sharp sound of high heels echoed from the stairs.

"Are you two done causing trouble?!"

Axel turned toward the voice and saw Roza standing not far away, her complexion pale.

"Mom, that wretched girl is here!" Wendy's eyes brimmed with disgust and hatred upon seeing her stepsister, Roza.

the presence of this illegitimate daughter had somewhat affected her status in

ways. Besides being pretty, Roza was also talented and accomplished. From a young age, she excelled in both character and academics. When she grew up, she

Roza had a troublesome mother, who was

daughter to be married into the Sully family of North City

it felt as if her feet were laden with

tall, and with strikingly attractive features. No matter how many times she saw him, he always made her heart flutter. But that's all it could ever be-a

like the clock striking midnight, cruelly

he could be matched with a better girl-someone whose background, family, and past weren't as disgraceful and messy as hers. Regina's gaze

can talk about it after I finish," Roza said stiffly, her voice low and

couldn't afford to openly quarrel with Regina and

she wouldn't be able to hold her head up in front of him or her mentor. She had struggled with all her might to rise from the bottom to her current position. She didn't want to revert to her old self and

and lifeless eyes but remained

saw the person she had been looking for, she erupted like an unclogged, centuries-old toilet, spewing

has grown along with your temper, hasn't it? You're no longer the little girl who used to cling to the

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