Chapter 240

Valerio was standing before the mirror, brushing his hair, when he heard the sharp sound. His hands froze for a split second before he resumed, finishing with deliberate calm, his cold eyes fixed on his own reflection.

“Do you think of yourself as some kind of queen?” Valerio’s grandmother scolded in a sharp, cutting tone.

Chiara was still stunned from the slap, her hand pressed to her burning che