BuzzNovelShe was led out by the guard, dazed and silent, and sat in front of the visitor's window. When she saw who was
waiting on the other side, her expression froze, then, for reasons she couldn't name, a surge of emotion broke
through her numbness.
“Fortune, you still care about me, don’t you? Fortune, Fortune-"
“Inmate 1123, calm down! Please, sit down!” The guard pressed her back into her chair. Ileana stilled, afraid that
if she lost control, this visit would be cut short, and
she might never see him again.
She picked up the receiver, eyes brimming with tears.
But Fortune, sitting across the glass, only looked at her with mockery and disdain.
“Miss Tate, how are you?”
That was the first thing Fortune had ever said to her, the day they met.
Back then, thanks to Max, the maids at hbullied her constantly. She'd escape to bars at night, sometimes
booking any hotel she could find just to avoid going home. It was during that messy, lonely tthat Fortune
had appeared. He seemed like destiny-a perfect fit in every way. Under his influence, she let herself go, living
lavishly, spending money like water, finally tasting what she thought was freedom.
The Tate family was still prosperous then. They might have abandoned her overseas, but they never skimped on
her allowance. She gave Fortune plenty of money, too-he found her suppliers, promised the money would come
back to her as Mrs. Thorne someday.
And then, just like that, Fortune vanished-along with her money. She couldn’t reach him. The people they knew
claimed they had no idea where he was. She spent months in a haze, anxious, fearing something terrible had
happened to him.
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It wasn’t until the Tate family summoned her hfor an arranged marriage that she saw Fortune again.
“Fortune...I know you still care about me...” After a month inside, Fortune was the first visitor she'd had.
Tears blurred Ileana’s vision. “I know you didn’t do those things. There must have been a mistake. You must have
your reasons. It’s okay-I forgive you. Wait for me. When | get out, let's go back to how things were, please?”
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“lleana, you really are ‘pure and innocent, aren’t you?”
The sudden shift in Fortune's voice stunned her. His words dripped with sarcasm, his eyes brimming with nothing
but contempt.
She clutched the receiver so hard her knuckles turned white, disbelief etched across her face. Her lips trembled,
desperate to speak, but no words cout.
“From the day | met you, you were already my prey. | did everything. Thanks to you, | made quite a profit. |
thought if | slipped something into your drink, | could keep you on a leash, but turns out, | never needed it. You
followedaround like a dog. all on your own...”
Each word landed like a slap, leaving Ileana reeling.
“I couldn’t help it. You're nothing but a spoiled heiress-empty, useless, with nothing to offer but cash. If you'd
had even a fraction of Alessia’s power, | wouldnt have had to hand you over to someone else.”
Illeana shook her head, murmuring, “No...no, that’s not true...”
“The Tate family...they won't let you get away with this...”
“The Tate family?” Fortune let out a bitter laugh, as if she'd told a joke.
“Newsflash: the Tate family is
bankrupt. They've already been
bought out, your peeve
left the gopgy cahdte all ties with
yu! The media's having a field day:
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lleana shot to her feet, clutching her
ears, muttering over and over. Her
whole body trerpbléd (eohtidliably,
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