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Three years ago, one of the most powerful families in Cheshire, the Sutton family, fell apart overnight. Kenny Sutton and Sapphire Lloyd died in a car accident, leaving behind only their recently grown daughter. The will vanished without a trace. And that only daughter was struck mute from the shock. At least, that was what everyone believed. That poor daughter was me, Bella Sutton. Preston Gray, a close friend of my parents, took me in and raised me at the Gray residence. No one knew I was faking it. Well, no one except Ronald Hayes. But it didn't really matter that he knew. For three years, I played the role of a silent girl. Then one day, I spoke after years of silence. Before anyone even had time to process it, the rumors spread across the whole of Cheshire. Bella Sutton was nothing but trouble dressed up as innocence. A supposedly mute girl who had somehow caught the attention of the Gray family's youngest son, earned the protection of Ronald, the Hayes family's right-hand man, and even drew the interest of his older brother. Even the Gale family heir had stepped in on her behalf. And on top of that, people said I was ungrateful. The Gray family took me in when I had nothing. And I repaid them by watching everything fall apart overnight. Yes. That was right. I had a talent for destruction. So to everyone hiding in the shadows, watch closely. The real show was just beginning.