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 only legitimate heiress of the Walker family. However, the presence of this illegitimate daughter had somewhat

to her in many 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,

fact that Roza had a troublesome mother, who was a

the Sully family of North

it felt as if her feet were

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 fluttering

the Walker family was like the clock striking midnight, cruelly reminding her that

she hoped he could be matched with a better girl-someone whose background, family, and past weren't as

there's something, we can talk about it after I finish," Roza said stiffly, her voice low and

nearby, she couldn't afford to openly quarrel with Regina and

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

and lifeless

anger, but now that she finally saw the person she had been

it? You're no longer the little girl who used to cling to the Walker family, always trying to please us,"

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