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The opulent restroom of the Cantonese restaurant felt colder once Bluebelle and Yvonne Blue had exited. Chloe Bishop stood alone, staring at her reflection in the gilded mirror. Her complexion was pale, the stress of the morning etching faint lines of exhaustion around her eyes.

Bluebelle’s parting shot echoed in her mind: “To Xavier and that boy, you will always be an outsider