Next Man, Better Plan novel Chapter 173

At first, Victoria thought Stephanie just wanted a sidekick, like the rich girls in TV shows. But she soon realized that wasn't it at all.

Stephanie was genuinely good to her. She was cheerful and bright, excelled in her studies, and was beautiful with a kind personality. She was perfect.

None of it was an act. Stephanie was like a pristine canvas painted in brilliant colors, so beautiful she practically glowed.

Late at night, Victoria would lie awake and wonder how someone could exist without a single flaw.

And then, a wicked thought began to take root in her mind—she wanted to be the one to destroy that beautiful canvas, to stain it, to see if Stephanie would break and become just like her once she had lost everything.

So, she started getting closer to Quennel, doing everything she could to catch his eye.

Quennel was the most outstanding man in Veridian and Stephanie’s fiancé. They seemed so perfect together. If she could steal him away, she would tear the first hole in Stephanie’s perfect world.

When Quennel began choosing her over Stephanie, again and again, Victoria felt a long-lost sense of validation.

See? She, Victoria, was desirable too. She wasn't any less than Stephanie; she just hadn't been born into the right family.

Victoria thought she had won when Quennel was willing to defy his family for her sake.

Over time, she even fell in love with him. He was flawless—his looks, his charisma, his talent.

But now, she was back to having nothing. How could this be? She had worked so hard to escape that village. How could she be sent back, her life reset to zero, all because of a single word from Stephanie?

It was she who had clawed her way out. Now, seeing Stephanie at the party, dressed like a princess, a toxic mix of inferiority and jealousy churned inside her.

Her eyes turned red. “Stephanie, sending me back to that village is a death sentence.”

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