It was as if being born legitimate was her only advantage over Mabel Quinn, the only solace she had. Mabel was a love child, so she could internally consider Mabel to be a bastard whose parents were unknown.

But now, even this self-consolation was about to be stripped away from her.

Moreover, she had spoken quite a bit of gossip about Mabel within her circle. If Mabel returned to the Quinn Family, it would be akin to a slap in her own face.

But... how exactly could she stop it? Alessia Quinn was in a bind, especially after considering the fate of her own brother, Michael Quinn. Naturally, she didn’t dare to do anything herself.

Yet, even if she couldn’t act personally, she could still fan the flames, couldn’t she? As far as she knew, there was someone who hated Mabel just as much.

Still, she wondered if that person had the guts to do anything to Mabel, especially since Mabel was currently in Falling City, and today’s news reported that Mr. Kinston had gone to the border.

That is to say, Mr. Kinston was no longer in Falling City! 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Alessia Quinn once again began to calculate in her mind. Mabel, did you think you could just easily return to the Quinn Family? Dream on!

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Falling City

After Kyle Kinston left, the vast Kinston Family estate felt even emptier to Mabel Quinn.

Even though Kyle was gone, if she went out, there would still be bodyguards following her, ostensibly to protect her. To Mabel, however, this protection felt more like surveillance.

And Mr. Kang had another heartfelt conversation with her, basically advising her not to divorce Kyle Kinston. All she could tell Mr. Kang was, "There’s nothing going on between us now."

Mr. Kang was overjoyed, assuming that her previous mention of divorce was just a spat born of anger, and now that the anger had subsided, everything was fine.

Mabel knew Mr. Kang had misunderstood, but she couldn’t clarify it. All she could do now was make everyone around her let down their guard, only then could she have a chance to leave.

In the past couple of days, she wandered the streets like someone with nothing to do, like a regular tourist visiting the sights of Falling City, sampling the local cuisine, then shopping at malls.

The bank card Kyle gave her was finally put to good use. For the first time, Mabel swiped the card without restraint, completely indulging in a shopping spree.

The two bodyguards following her naturally became porters carrying her purchases.

As a result, in the past couple of days, Mabel’s bedroom had nearly turned into a hodgepodge of various items, with barely any room left to step.

Mr. Kang was considering setting up another room for Mabel, exclusively for storing her shopping items.

"I want to try out a gym tomorrow. It’s been a long time since I exercised, so I want to test one out, and if it’s good, I’ll get a membership," Mabel told Mr. Kang.

Naturally, Mr. Kang had no objections, as long as Mabel didn’t divorce Kyle Kinston. To him, everything else was fine.

When Mabel returned to her bedroom, she began preparing her things. Tomorrow, she planned to leave from here, and she needed to have everything ready.

In the past couple of days, she had withdrawn a few thousand dollars from the card Kyle gave her. She didn’t dare withdraw too much cash, for fear of arousing his suspicion since her card was a supplementary card. Kyle would receive text notifications of how much she withdrew and spent.