Chapter 54 No More Obeying
Later that evening, a Powell family butler rushed over and whispered something to Jackson. His expression changed instantly—brows furrowing as he gave the butler a sharp, decisive look. Then, without missing a beat, he turned back to the crowd with a smooth, practiced smile, like nothing had happened.
Twelve-year-old Yunice followed behind the butler as he hurried out of the ballroom. She quietly overheard him telling a maid to lock up the back courtyard—someone had jumped. They couldn’t let the news get out and ruin Mr. Paul’s birthday party.
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Chapter 1 Third Year in the Psychiatric Hospital Chapter 2 No Identity Chapter 3 Payback Chapter 4 Taking Her Place Chapter 5 He's A Cripple Chapter 6 Where Is The Wound? Show Me! Chapter 7 She Still Didn't Speak Up Chapter 8 Taking Without Asking Is Stealing Chapter 9 He Got Rejected by Yunice Chapter 10 I Can No Longer Call You Brother Chapter 11 Get Out Of This House Chapter 12 The Two Families Discuss The Annulment Chapter 13 He Is Wyatt Cooper Chapter 14 No Grudges, Why Is He After Me? appChapter 15 Your Fiancée Sure Knows a Lot appChapter 16 How to Get the Bracelet Back? appChapter 17 This Is My Life-Saving Medicine appChapter 18 From Now On, She Lived for Herself! appChapter 19 A Bloodsucking Leech appChapter 20 Surrounded and Ambushed appChapter 21 Meeting Wyatt appChapter 22 Identify Ingredients by Smell appChapter 23 Siding With Wyatt appChapter 24 Licorice Root appChapter 25 Remembering Her Father appChapter 26 Indifference appChapter 27 Arranged Marriage appChapter 28 Online Insults appChapter 29 Surgical Malpractice appChapter 30 Exchanging Identities? appChapter 31 The Line Between Blood and Love appChapter 32 The Unwanted Savior appChapter 33 Strangers and Misunderstandings appChapter 34 Unwelcome and Unwanted appChapter 35 The Price of a Name appChapter 36 Up in Flames appChapter 37 No Room for Sympathy appChapter 38 Poisoned Gifts appChapter 39 The Stakes Are Bloody appChapter 40 A Dangerous Hand appChapter 41 The Price of Following appChapter 42 Unwanted Daughter appChapter 43 Passcode appChapter 44 The Gamble appChapter 45 No Turning Back appChapter 46 Burnt Bridges appChapter 47 Lines Crossed appChapter 48 The Ugly Truth appChapter 49 Misunderstood appChapter 50 A Clean Break appChapter 51 Cracks in the Surface appChapter 52 Shadows at the Window appChapter 53 Cold Eyes appChapter 54 No More Obeying appChapter 55 A Favor for Owen appChapter 56 The Decision appChapter 57 Breaking Point appChapter 58 The Line He Crossed appChapter 59 Power Over Pride appChapter 60 Price of Defiance appChapter 61 The Cane appChapter 62 No Longer Jackson’s Pawn appChapter 63 Old Debts appChapter 64 Nothing Left to Give appChapter 65 The Bitter Joke appChapter 66 The Scarf and The Trap appChapter 67 The Failed Wedding Registration appChapter 68 The Unexpected Proposal appChapter 69 The Missing Bride appChapter 70 The Captive's Gambit appChapter 71 The Doctor's Gambit appChapter 72 The Broken Heir appChapter 73 The Broken Heir's Reckoning appChapter 74 A Scar Beneath The Scarf appChapter 75 Pain Is Real appChapter 76 Love Means Nothing Here appChapter 77 The Sister You Failed to Protect appChapter 78 Pain That Cannot Be Healed appChapter 79 Schemes After Schemes appChapter 80 Beloved appChapter 81 The Warmth That Burns appChapter 82 Stolen Years, Stolen Name appChapter 83 The Bride Switch appChapter 84 No Deal appChapter 85 No Hope for Rescue appChapter 86 Not Your Sister appChapter 87 Forced to Choose appChapter 88 The Man She Was Forced to Marry appChapter 89 The Perfect Lie appChapter 90 The Knife at Her Face appChapter 91 Poison, Performance, and Pretending appChapter 92 Claimed appChapter 93 The Wrong Target appChapter 94 She Asked for It appChapter 95 The Owen Who Died appChapter 96 Dragged Through the Dirt appChapter 97 Blood Runs Cold appChapter 98 The Cut That Didn't Land appChapter 99 Human Pyramid appChapter 100 Crushing Weight appChapter 101 Becoming Even More Evil appChapter 102 A New Identity appChapter 103 Repaying Debts appChapter 104 Too Late to Make Amends appChapter 105 Things That Can't Be Replaced appChapter 106 Lose Face to Have an Ex Like You appChapter 107 Knowledge Is Power appChapter 108 An Unexpected Visitor appChapter 109 Karma Always Comes Around appChapter 110 One Person Can’t Sit at Two Tables appChapter 111 No ID appChapter 112 Unlucky Ones appChapter 113 The Mistress and the Side Chick appChapter 114 Trusting A Quack? appChapter 115 Wedding Invitation appChapter 116 The Wrong Hands appChapter 117 A Test of Nerves appChapter 118 Invitation Without a Name appChapter 119 The Bride Without a Name appChapter 120 Wrapped in Plastic and Panic appChapter 121 appChapter 122 Nothing Left to Hold On To appChapter 123 The Breaking Point appChapter 124 All Ties Severed appChapter 125 No One to Protect but Herself appChapter 126 The Leverage appChapter 127 Blood and Ghosts appChapter 128 The Living and the Dead appChapter 129 Dead Man’s Silence appChapter 130 Stop Talking, Run! appChapter 131 The Midnight Confrontation appChapter 132 Going Separate Ways appChapter 133 A Wound Between Mother and Son appChapter 134 Uninvited Guest with Gifts appChapter 135 The Bracelet That Wouldn't Come Off appChapter 136 Stolen Things and Stolen Identity appChapter 137 Taking Back What Belongs To Her appChapter 138 Who Really Owns the Bracelet appChapter 139 The Lie Everyone Chose to Believe appChapter 140 The Price of a Jadeite Bracelet appChapter 141 Shattered appChapter 142 Begging Won’t Fix It appChapter 143 One Load After Another appChapter 144 Change, Please appChapter 145 It’s About to Drop appChapter 146 Elsie Plays Possum Again appChapter 147 Stabs and Wins as Usual appChapter 148 Nothing Left to Say appChapter 149 All Roads Lead Back appChapter 150 Don’t Go Begging appChapter 151 Who's Sleeping in Wyatt's Bed? appChapter 152 She Called Me What Now appChapter 153 My Needle My Rules appChapter 154 Parrot Attack appChapter 155 Birds of a Feather appChapter 156 The Family Table appChapter 157 Torn Between Loyalty appChapter 158 At the Table appChapter 159 Crossing the Line appChapter 160 Scorched Earth appChapter 161 Nothing Left to Hold Onto appChapter 162 No Room to Breathe appChapter 163 Red Flags and Redder Lies appChapter 164 Bitter Medicine appChapter 165 That’s a Whole Lie appChapter 166 A Slap in the Face appChapter 167 The Day Paul Forgot to Man Up appChapter 168 No Room for Sand appChapter 169 The One Who Stayed Quiet appChapter 170 A Name to Be Tarnished appChapter 171 Scapegoat in Scarlet appChapter 172 Staged Guilt appChapter 173 You Chose the Wrong Pawn appChapter 174 Punishment Delivered appChapter 175 The Gaze of the Powerful appChapter 176 Playing with Fire appChapter 177 Moss Died and So Did the Vibe appChapter 178 Did You Just Say I Killed Moss? appChapter 179 Still Blocking for Elsiey appChapter 180 I Never Forgot appChapter 181 No Mercy appChapter 182 Shattered Pride appChapter 183 Too Late to Leave appChapter 184 The Familiar Taste of Home appChapter 185 This Isn’t That Kind of Asylum appChapter 186 The Secret Exposed appChapter 187 The Scapegoat appChapter 188 Don’t Pretend It’s Charity appChapter 189 Play With Fire appChapter 190 Swear on Her Life appChapter 191 Old Enemies, New Trouble appChapter 192 Massages and Misfires appChapter 193 Lines, Lies, and Unwanted Ties appChapter 194 Scent of Distrust appChapter 195 The Game Table Test appChapter 196 Break Shot Showdown appChapter 197 The Perfect Shot appChapter 198 A Familiar Face appChapter 199 Her Father's Brother appChapter 200 All Tied In appChapter 201 The Ginseng appChapter 202 It Fits So It’s Mine appChapter 203 You Call That Custom appChapter 204 The Powder Room Trap appChapter 205 Who’s Really Pulling the Strings appChapter 206 Dead Man Walking appChapter 207 She’s Not Yours Unless Carl Says So appChapter 208 Smile for the Fall Sweetheart appChapter 209 The Real Show Begins appChapter 210 She’s Crying Again appChapter 211 The Real Show Begins appChapter 212 Poison in Disguise appChapter 213 Caught Red-Handed appChapter 214 Whose Name Is It, Really? appChapter 215 Old Scores, New Wounds appChapter 216 appChapter 217 appChapter 218 appChapter 219 appChapter 220 appChapter 221 She Was Not a Burden appChapter 222 She Was Reckless appChapter 223 The Bad News appChapter 224 Where Did She Go? appChapter 225 Yunice Is Dead appChapter 226 I Should Be Crying appChapter 227 I Went for You appChapter 228 You Are Quite Loyal appChapter 229 You Are Getting Married Soon appChapter 230 His Self-Control appChapter 231 Kick First Ask Never appChapter 232 That Wasn’t a Smile appChapter 233 A Ring to the Trash appChapter 234 Apologize or Bleed appChapter 235 Who Lit the Fire appChapter 236 No One Prepared Me appChapter 237 A Family of My Own appChapter 238 Hidden Truths and Empty Graves appChapter 239 The Dead Don’t Shop for Diamonds appChapter 240 A Ring, A Mask, A Game appChapter 241 Light the Flame appChapter 242 You Think You're Yunice? appChapter 243 A Room That Wasn’t Hers to Take appChapter 244 Whose Name Is It Anyway appChapter 245 The Real Power Play appChapter 246 The Line He’ll Cross appChapter 247 The Weight of a Name appChapter 248 A Name for Sale appChapter 249 Blood, Boundaries, and a Broken Name appChapter 250 The Night Before appChapter 251 Festive Silverburgh City appChapter 252 Danger Lurking Beneath appChapter 253 The Bride Has Returned appChapter 254 Resentment appChapter 255 The Bride Went Missing appChapter 256 Trouble Behind the Wedding appChapter 257 A Wedding in Shambles appChapter 258 Ticking Clock appChapter 259 Back Just in Time appChapter 260 The Ring Behind Her Back appChapter 261 Into the Gutter appChapter 262 Found in the Gutter appChapter 263 Scars Behind the Screen appChapter 264 Wake-Up Medicine appChapter 265 The Meeting That Went to Hell appChapter 266 Unmasked appChapter 267 Too Much, Too Fast appChapter 268 Nightmares appChapter 269 appChapter 270 Not the Same Yunice appChapter 271 No Deal, No Fear appChapter 272 Keep It, I Don't Want It appChapter 273 Checkmate appChapter 274 Don't Make Me Call My Husband appChapter 275 Say Goodbye, Oscar appChapter 276 Scam or Charity? appChapter 277 Sell The Watch appChapter 278 Crazy Girl appChapter 279 Can You Stand It? appChapter 280 Staged Performance appChapter 281 Almost Died appChapter 282 Yunice Orchestrated It appChapter 283 Lay Low appChapter 284 Not The First appChapter 285 Pawn Shop appChapter 286 Ungrateful! appChapter 287 Birthday Party appChapter 288 Adult Behavior appChapter 289 What A Curse appChapter 290 The Banquet appChapter 291 Trouble at the Banquet appChapter 292 Silent Understanding appChapter 293 Unspoken Boundaries appChapter 294 Laughter Between the Lines appChapter 295 Closer Than Expected appChapter 296 Not That Easy appChapter 297 Crossed Lines appChapter 298 Stranger at the Door appChapter 299 Turning Point appChapter 300 What Lies Beneath appChapter 301 The Simp appChapter 302 The Birthday That Finally Came appChapter 303 Too Late for Regret appChapter 304 No Brother Here appChapter 305 The Sky She Deserves appChapter 306 Too Late to Turn Back appChapter 307 Unwanted Debts appChapter 308 The Gift on Her Terms appChapter 309 The Threshold appChapter 310 The Game She Plays appChapter 311 The Price of Memory appChapter 312 Digging for Gold appChapter 313 The Gate That Didn’t Open appChapter 314 The Woman He Backed appChapter 315 Leverage and Leverage appChapter 316 Two Choices appChapter 317 Just Like We Were appChapter 318 A Slap That Shattered More Than Pride appChapter 319 The Real Price of a Slap appChapter 320 The Face That Couldn’t Be Ignored appChapter 321 Whose Dignity Was It, Really? appChapter 322 A Split Beyond Repair appChapter 323 The Cost of Vanity appChapter 324 Nothing Left to Lose appChapter 325 What Goes Around appChapter 326 The Seed of Ambition appChapter 327 Framed appChapter 328 A Calm Storm appChapter 329 The Wrong Kind of Spotlight appChapter 330 Behind Closed Doors appChapter 331 You’re Too Nice-Looking to Scare Anyone appChapter 332 The One Who Can’t Stand to Lose appChapter 333 Honor Student appChapter 334 The Gambler appChapter 335 Witch Hunt appChapter 336 Public Trial appChapter 337 No Way Out appChapter 338 Trial by Fire appChapter 339 The Trial appChapter 340 No Room for Doubt appChapter 341 A Rotten Bargain appChapter 342 A Face Behind the Mask appChapter 343 Not That Simple appChapter 344 Too Cheap to Ask For appChapter 345 Who’s the Joke On Now? appChapter 346 The Price of Blood appChapter 347 No Rest for the Dead appChapter 348 The Meaning Behind the Scarf appChapter 349 Loaded appChapter 350 Triggered appChapter 351 Where the Bullet Lands appChapter 352 The Substitute appChapter 353 Torn Between Two Devils appChapter 354 Leverage and Lies appChapter 355 The Price of Blindness appChapter 356 Smoke and Strings appChapter 357 Trapped from All Sides appChapter 358 Scandal on the Brink appChapter 359 Smoke and Schemes appChapter 360 Blame and Blood appChapter 361 Torn Open appChapter 362 Who Really Stands With Me appChapter 363 Blood and Blame appChapter 364 Truth Carved in Flesh appChapter 365 Brother in Name Only appChapter 366 A Misguided Loyalty appChapter 367 The Knife That Changed Everything appChapter 368 Hidden Moves appChapter 369 Blood for Blood appChapter 370 An Unwanted Distance appChapter 371 Sealed Off appChapter 372 Fighting Back appChapter 373 A Brewing Storm appChapter 374 Fire Beneath the Surface appChapter 375 Scandals and Secrets appChapter 376 Falling Pieces appChapter 377 Brewing Revenge appChapter 378 Whips and Retribution appChapter 379 Evidence in Hand appChapter 380 The Tide Turns appChapter 381 A Hidden Storm appChapter 382 Seeds of Deception appChapter 383 : A Masked Truth appChapter 384 A Dangerous Game appChapter 385 A World Apart appChapter 386 Blocked at the Door appChapter 387 Contamination app
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