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Chapter 61 - Stage Presence 11*

"Absolutely not!"

Duchess Evangeline Stone slammed her teacup onto its saucer with enough force to crack the delicate porcelain. Tea spilled over the edges, staining the crisp white tablecloth.

"I've made my decision," Talia said, back straight as a sword. "I'm performing in the play with the current cast."

"Have you lost your mind? That fertility-cursed commoner will have her lips on yours!"

"It's called acting, Mother."

"It's called disgrace!"

The duchess's personal quarters at Rosevale Academy were lavish by any standard. Plush carpets, gilded mirrors, a four-poster bed larger than most student dormitories.

But right now, all of it just felt suffocating. 

"House Stone has maintained its dignity for centuries," Evangeline continued, pacing in front of the window. "And you would throw it away for what? A school performance?"

"For my commitment," Talia countered. "For my word. Which you taught me was sacrosanct."

Her mother froze.

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