The Mocked Miss’s Hidden Crowns novel Chapter 1981

If she remembered correctly, the incident revolved around a middle-aged man with a physical defect.

To satisfy his twisted desires, he opened a sanatorium in Lamplighter Village.

Most of the residents came from all over the country, sent by their families to be "reformed" of their "bad habits."

On the surface, it was a treatment center. In reality, he tortured them for his own sick amusement.

It was a living hell.

In the end, right before the director was murdered, someone set the sanatorium ablaze.

Out of so many people, only two survived.

The one who left the deepest impression on her was Stella.

When Stella was rescued, her clothes were in tatters. Aside from her face, her entire body was covered in deep, jagged scars.

As the paramedics carried her away on a stretcher, blood dripped through the gaps...

The doctors on the scene had shaken their heads, declaring her beyond saving.

Yet, against all odds, she pulled through.

Because the incident happened in a remote village, it had been deliberately covered up. Very few people knew the truth.

"Heh."

Staring at the photo of the breathtakingly beautiful, innocent-looking girl, Veronica scoffed, a sneer of pure contempt escaping her lips.

Was this it?

She had expected the woman chosen by the Gates family to be some flawless, untainted treasure.

By the looks of it, the Gates family had no idea about her past.

Otherwise, with their status and prestige, they would never have accepted her.

Not to mention...

Roger was a notorious germaphobe who washed his hands half a dozen times just out of habit.

If his future wife had been brutalized and covered in shameful scars...

She didn't believe for a second that Roger could stomach it.

At that thought, the foul mood that had plagued Veronica for days instantly vanished.

If she couldn't have him, no one else would either.

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By evening, the sky had grown dark.

Stella dragged her heavy legs, walking slowly behind Roger.

The old injuries from years ago meant her feet would ache if she walked for too long.

"What's wrong?"

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