Chapter 79
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Her rival is jealous of her
The news reached our heroine like a distant echo from her past life. Her former rival, once a thorn in her side during their high society days, was now trapped in an abusive arranged marriage. The irony of the situation wasn't lost on her; while she had found freedom and reinvention in the vibrant world of Prohibition America, her rival remained shackled to the very conventions she had escaped.
For a moment, a flicker of sympathy crossed her mind. She remembered the suffocating expectations, the rigid rules, and the constant pressure to conform that had driven her to flee. But then, memories of past rivalries and slights resurfaced, tempering her empathy with a hint of schadenfreude.
She sat in her favorite speakeasy, sipping a perfectly mixed cocktail, pondering the twists of fate that had led them both to such different destinies. The smoky atmosphere and the sultry jazz playing in the background seemed to underscore the vast gulf between her new life and the one she'd left behind.
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