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Chapter 357: He was Joseph Felix
She paused, then looked up at Claire Donovan, raising her wine glass slightly, “Care for a drink?”
Claire shook her head, remaining silent and observant.
Mia Ashworth took a deep breath, raised her glass to her lips, and downed the entire content. She drank so hastily that the wine choked her, spilling out as she coughed violently, covering her mouth.
with her hand. Claire, slightly furrowing her brow, offered her a tissue.
Mia took the tissue, wiping her mouth awkwardly before finally ceasing her cough. She took another deep breath and looked up at Claire, ready to speak.
“Claire Donovan, I didn’t know your mother well, only Joseph Felix.”
Claire nodded but didn’t respond, simply listening.
Mia’s eyes revealed deep sorrow, her entire demeanor clouded with melancholy. “I was quite popular at
school, with many boys liking me. Yet, I didn’t fancy any of them.”
She smiled with a hint of pride but underlying loneliness. “During a school performance, some girls.
envious of my talent, secretly cut my dance dress. It wasn’t noticeable at first, but during my
performance, the cuts tore open, exposing me in front of everyone.”
“The entire school laughed at me. The girls mocked me, and the boys looked at me with ill intentions.
I was embarrassed and humiliated. Just then, a boy jumped on stage, took off his shirt, and wrapped
it around me, shielding me from that disgraceful scene. He became my savior, like a prince from fairy
tales, deeply entering my heart.”
Mia looked at Claire, her voice tinged with self–mockery, “He was Joseph Felix.”
Claire had guessed as much, so her expression remained unchanged, silently watching Mia.
Mia let out a soft laugh. “I never imagined I’d be talking about those days with Winona Summers”
daughter. Is this fate or karma?”
Claire’s lips curled into a sardonic smile, finally speaking, “Whether it’s karma depends on what you
did back then. Mia Ashworth, your story isn’t enough for me to return the Tears of the Rose to you.”
“I know.” Mia picked up the wine bottle, refilled her glass, and drained it in one gulp.
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Setting the glass down with a crisp sound, she continued, “That’s when I fell for Joseph Felix. He
was kind to me, and I mistook his friendliness for love. But when I saw Winona Summers coming to find him at school, I realized his affection was just friendship, and all his tenderness was reserved for
that woman, Winona Summers!”
Mia Ashworth’s eyes suddenly brimmed with intense hatred, a destructive force that seemed capable of
annihilating everything, enveloping her in its dark embrace. Her face contorted into a snarl as she
continued. “Back then, he wasn’t known as Joseph Felix, but Joseph Summers. His friends said Winon
Summers was his sister, but as a woman, how could I not see the love he had for her? It’s laughable!
Joseph Felix, an adopted son of the Summers, actually fell in love with his supposed sister, Winonal
Summers!”
Her hands clenched tightly, veins bulging in anger. “I couldn’t accept it, I couldn’t stand it. So, I
went to the Summers, planning to marry him with the influence and dowry of an Ashworth. I thought
Master Summers wouldn’t refuse. But just as I spoke of marrying Joseph Summers with a lavish dowry.
he came out holding Winona Summers‘ hand, declaring to Master Summers that in this life, he would
only love and marry one person Winona Summers!”
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Claire Donovan watched Mia’s maniacal laughter, her brows knitting together in concern. She could
feel Mia’s obsession with Joseph Felix bordering on insanity. It was pitiful.All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.
“Master Summers was furious, slapping Joseph across the face, and declared he could never marry Winona
That day, I left, feeling vindicated yet frustrated, knowing that I still had a chance. So I
continued to associate with Joseph, pretending nothing had happened.”
“It was strange. Joseph never mentioned that day again and treated me the same as before. I was elated thinking I was special to him. Then one day, he came to me, asking for help. He claimed he was the illegitimate son of the Felix family, wanting to return to the Felix and reclaim what was his.
Naively, I used the Ashworth connections to assist him.”
Claire Donovan listened, her frown deepening. Mia was certainly deranged, but Joseph Felix… he was no better. Knowing Mia’s feelings, he didn’t dispel her fantasies; instead, he gave her hope again.
Mia held her face in her hands, her eyes shining brighter, but her twisted expression made her look. terrifying. “I helped him a lot, nearly securing his place in the Felix tamily when he suddenly asked. me to stop. I didn’t understand. I confronted him, asking why he would give up now. He just laughed. saying Master Summers had agreed to let him marry Winona Summers, and whether he returned to th
Felix no longer mattered. I was driven mad!”
Mia’s eyes widened, her hands gripping the wine bottle tightly, bloodshot eves reflecting her rage.
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Mia held her face in her hands, her eyes shining brighter, but her twisted expression made her look terrifying. “I helped him a lot, nearly securing his place in the Felix family when he suddenly asked me to stop. I didn’t understand. I confronted him, asking why he would give up now. He just laughed, saying Master Summers had agreed to let him marry Winona Summers, and whether he returned to th Felix no longer mattered. I was driven mad!”
Mia’s eyes
widened, her hands gripping the wine bottle tightly, bloodshot eyes reflecting her rage. “I thought he liked me, that he would be with me once he returned to the Felix. I never expected everything he did was for Winona Summers! That despicable woman! I hated her, I hated her so much So, I accepted Benjamin Lyons‘ proposal, thinking Joseph would be heartbroken, regretful, and suddenly realize he loved me, but he didn’t!”