Under the Veil I Rule (Amara) novel Chapter 375

These past few days, Emma had been showing up on set almost daily. Each time, she made a beeline for Liliana, leading everyone to assume the two women had some sort of relationship.

But after overhearing her just now, people realized they’d gotten it all wrong. Emma wasn’t here for Liliana at all—she was actually Finnian’s mother?

Suddenly, the crew remembered that Twitter account that had caused a stir not long ago.

Someone claiming to be Finnian’s mother had gone online and publicly trashed Amara, even sparking a trending topic. The Everly family eventually stepped in and got the posts taken down, but the incident had left an impression.

So what was happening now? Why was Mr. Everly’s mother here in person, hurling even nastier insults at Amara?

All eyes turned to Amara, who stood frozen at the lounge doorway, her expression strained. Some people looked on with mocking amusement, others with a touch of pity.

Amara never expected Emma to air her grievances so publicly. The humiliation stung, but Emma was hardly coming off any better—after all, behaving like a spiteful shrew in front of a crowd was hardly dignified.

She found herself thinking again about how much Kevin Everly seemed to despise his own son and daughter-in-law. With family like this, maybe their unpopularity wasn’t so undeserved after all.

The room had fallen to an awkward, suffocating silence. Emma turned to glare at Amara, a cold, triumphant smile twisting her lips.

“You see?” she sneered. “I’ve exposed your shameless behavior for everyone to see. Don’t you dare show your face at the Everly house again—you’re not welcome, and frankly, no one wants you there.”

Emma’s contempt couldn’t have been clearer. Everyone stood rooted to the spot, trying to figure out what on earth was going on.

Almost instantly, the looks directed at Amara changed, curiosity and judgment flickering in people’s eyes.

Amara caught the shift in the air, her lips curling into a cold, wry smile.

Liliana’s words sounded considerate on the surface, but all she’d really done was highlight the fact that Amara still visited her ex-husband’s family, without so much as mentioning why. By omitting the reason, she’d planted a seed—making it easy for people to assume, just like Emma, that Amara was the kind of woman who couldn’t let go, who kept bothering her ex’s family and deserved to be disliked. Liliana’s manipulative finesse was impressive.

Too bad for her, Amara wasn’t about to let the lie slide. She stepped forward, lifting her chin.

“Liliana, you really are something. Maybe the others don’t know why I keep going to the Everly estate—but you do, don’t you?”