Bella's POV
My words sliced through Genevieve's false facade like a razor.
Since Roland's fall from grace, Genevieve demanded everyone address her as a Fairfax in public.
Inside our family, she banned any mention of her birth name - even the staff couldn't carry her maiden name.
I couldn't wrap my head around it. Though my grandfather faced conviction, the king had clearly stated Genevieve would remain untouched.
'Why does she want to sever every connection with them?' I wondered. 'My heart breaks for Grandfather.
When Genevieve joined the Fairfax family, Grandfather arranged the most lavish wedding gifts for her.
Though I never saw that legendary ceremony firsthand, I'd heard every tale from the estate staff and glimpsed the riches in her private vault.
'Grandfather adored her completely.
Yet she never gave him a second thought - her coldness runs bone-deep.'
Genevieve crumbled under the humiliation. Her carefully maintained facade cracked with raw panic.
