Chapter 12 - THE REBORN ALLIANCE
The rain washed the soot from their faces as they hid in an alleyway nearby.
They watched from afar as fire trucks arrived at the burning warehouse,
their sirens wailing loudly.
"We cannot go back to the mansion,"
Victoria decided,
her voice filled with newfound strength.
"Arthur will have guards watching the estate to see if we survived."
"We need a safe place to hide and plan our next move,"
Clara agreed,
holding the shivering Lily close to her.
"I know a place,"
Clara suggested after a moment of quiet thought.
"My apartment in the lower district."
"Nobody from high society knows where it is."
They walked through the rain,
avoiding the main streets to remain unseen by Arthur's spies.
Clara's apartment was small and humble,
a sharp contrast to the luxury Victoria was used to.
But to Victoria,
it felt like the safest place on earth at that moment.
They wrapped Lily in warm blankets and gave her hot food from the kitchen.
The young girl finally stopped crying,
her eyes filled with gratitude for her saviors.
"Thank you for saving me,"
Lily murmured softly before drifting off to sleep on the small sofa.
Victoria sat at the kitchen table,
staring at her hands,
which were bruised and cut.
"We have to strike back,
Clara,"
Victoria said,
her eyes flashing with dangerous intent.
"Arthur thinks I am dead."
"We can use that to our advantage."
"How?"
Clara asked,
sitting opposite her with keen interest.
"He will try to claim the inheritance at the emergency board meeting tomorrow,"
Victoria explained.
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"I am going to attend that meeting."
"And I am going to reveal his crimes to the entire world."
