Chapter 10 - Vanessa's Last WeaponVanessa refused to surrender quietly.
She hired lawyers.
She challenged the inheritance.
She claimed Elena had manipulated the family.
She even attempted to question the authenticity of Isabelle's letters.
But every attack collapsed.
Then Vanessa made her final mistake.
She accused Elena publicly of orchestrating the entire scandal.
Elena appeared before reporters.
She could have destroyed Vanessa.
Instead, she said:
"I don't want her life."
The reporters fell silent.
"I don't want her humiliation."
She looked directly into the cameras.
"I only want what was taken from my mother and me."
That statement changed public opinion.
Elena was no longer seen as the angry maid who slapped an arrogant woman.
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She became something else.
A survivor.
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Chapter 11 - The Return of the Laurent NameElena moved into the Laurent estate.
Chapter 12 - The Portrait in the HallOne evening, Elena discovered an old portrait hidden behind a tapestry.
Chapter 13 - The ApologyVanessa eventually asked to see Elena.
Chapter 14 - The FoundationMonths passed.
Chapter 15 - The Empty ChairOne year after the ballroom incident, Elena returned to the same gala.
Chapter 16 - The Last SecretThat night, Elena found an envelope waiting in her study.
