Under the Veil I Rule novel Chapter 44

Amara was at loss for words, stunned as she stared at Liliana.

She never intended to rewrite the script or use a stand-in just to humiliate Liliana. How could Liliana even think that? Was she brainless?

No, she wasn't. Liliana was sharp as a tack. She must have been so furious she couldn't help but lash out, or maybe she was just trying to get under Amara's skin. If that was the case, she’d succeeded.

Amara closed her eyes shortly; despite fury filled with her chest, she got ahold of herself. She knew getting worked up wouldn't solve anything. Ignoring Liliana, she left the room without another word.

Liliana didn’t bother to call after her. Before the slap mark on her cheek could fade, she snapped a carefully angled photo, capturing both her beauty and the pitiful bruise, and sent it to Finnian.

Her phone buzzed almost immediately with Finnian's name flashing on the screen. A small, satisfied smile crept onto Liliana's face.

Back in her own break room, Amara fought back tears but failed at the thought of her grievance.

She had been through a lot since young, faced plenty of scorn and derision, but even those people had their limits. They hadn't used such vile language to tear her down.

Yet, in the past couple of days, she had been bombarded with thousands of hateful comments online, including some particularly harsh slut-shaming remarks that left her deeply hurt.

She heard urgent knocks on the door "Amara!"

The door flew open, and there stood Finnian, his face a thundercloud as he stormed toward her.

Amara barely had time to wipe her tears before she saw him. His usually handsome face was dark with anger, a menacing air surrounding him, and she froze.