The icy water was poured over the woman’s head, waking her from her faint on the floor. She opened her eyes, and the light from the chandelier on the ceiling dazzled her vision. Who would have thought, upon lowering her head, she would see a figure that nearly stopped her heart? "You—" Panic and fear alternated in the woman’s eyes, "Mrs. Lowell, I seem to have not offended you, what is the reason for this?" The Black Rose leaned lazily on a soft stool, hearing the woman’s words, she sneered, then raised her hand to remove the black gauze hat from her head. "Jade Shepherd, take a good look, who am I?" Without the cover of the hat, the woman’s delicate and beautiful face was reflected in Jade Shepherd’s eyes, hurting her eyes. Isn’t it Ann Vaughn? Who else could it be?! "How can it be you?!" Jade Shepherd shivered coldly, looking at Ann Vaughn in a black dress, her gaze was both shocked and angry, "You clearly—" "Were knocked unconscious and thrown into the sea by your people, right?" Ann Vaughn played with the hat with her fingertips, her red lips smiling deeply, "Jade Shepherd, did you really think I would jump into your trap without any defenses?" Jade Shepherd had thought that Ann Vaughn might be prepared, even taking multiple precautions to deal with her, all to deliver a fatal blow! But Jade Shepherd never expected that Ann Vaughn would disguise herself as The Black Rose, swaying boldly right under her nose! Check latest chapters at 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝕟𝕖𝕥 She was actually played by this bitch! Jade Shepherd’s eyes were about to burst, she lunged at Ann Vaughn, wanting to strangle her here. Ann Vaughn lifted her slender leg, her black high heels stepped on Jade Shepherd, making her unable to move. "Little bitch!" The plan failed, Jade Shepherd knew there was no more chance to act against Ann Vaughn, all her hatred wished to be vented out, "Don’t think you’ve won! If The Black Rose herself knows you pretended to be her, you’ll be no different!" "Really?" Ann Vaughn rested her chin on her hand, watching Jade Shepherd’s hideous state, she laughed lightly, "You probably don’t know, do you, who your people threw into the sea?" Jade Shepherd’s breathing paused, what did this bitch mean? At this moment, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open. A figure, soaked to the skin, with clothes clinging tight, walked in from outside. She was holding a tall man effortlessly, and after walking in, she casually threw him aside like garbage. The man happened to crash onto Jade Shepherd, nearly knocking her out on the spot. "Hell, this bastard almost got me killed." "Ann Vaughn" coldly looked at the man and Jade Shepherd, her bloodthirsty gaze made everyone’s heart shiver. "Rose, are you alright?" Ann Vaughn picked up a dry towel to wipe her hair, holding her wrist to check her pulse. With barely any breath left, Jade Shepherd heard Ann Vaughn’s address and abruptly raised her head to look at the woman who looked exactly like Ann Vaughn. Could it be that she is... "Ann Vaughn," no, actually The Black Rose herself shook the water off her short hair effortlessly and tore off the mask on her face, revealing a countenance that would make any three-year-old cry. Not that she was ugly, she was beautiful, yet beautifully intimidating, a scar snaking from her right eye to below her cheek, inexplicably menacing, making anyone afraid to glance twice. This was why when Ann Vaughn disguised as her, she tilted her hat to cover her right eye to avoid being found out with no scars on her face. Jade Shepherd jumped at the sight of her face, turning her head nearly vomiting. Rose Rhodes had long become used to the looks of aversion and terror from others, and before the hostility in her heart could rise, it was softened by the worry in Ann Vaughn’s eyes. She leaned against Ann Vaughn, looking weak. "Annie, my chest feels tight, my hands are sore, I feel so uncomfortable I could barely speak." The man who was brutally beaten after being fished out by Rose Rhodes heard this: "..." In such cold weather, jumping into the sea was torture, so when Rose said it Ann believed her. Ann Vaughn felt guilty, if she had known Jade Shepherd actually intended to throw her into the sea, she would never have agreed to Rose Rhodes impersonating her for this act. "Hey, I was teasing you, how come you’re feeling sorry?" Rose Rhodes hugged Ann Vaughn and rubbed herself against her, "That water was cold, good thing it wasn’t you who jumped in, otherwise I’d feel heartache." Ann Vaughn’s hair was disheveled from her rub, hearing this she smiled helplessly. Knowing Rose Rhodes for so many years, she was used to her frequent teasing ways. "By the way, Annie," Rose Rhodes suddenly looked at Jade Shepherd and the man, squinted her right eye, "these two you’ve tied up, it’s a hassle for you to deal with them. My garden is missing some things, why not hand them over to me." "Then I’ll trouble you, Rose." Ann Vaughn of course knew that Rose Rhodes’s way of dealing with people was anything but kind. But she wasn’t one to return kindness when people bullied her in such a way. Suddenly, Jade Shepherd screamed in terror, "No—Ann Vaughn, you can’t hand me over to this woman! Do you know who she is, if I’m in her hands, I won’t survive!" "You can’t hand me over, you can’t—" The piercing scream echoed in her ears, making Ann Vaughn’s brows furrow slightly. She stopped Rose Rhodes from acting and squatted down, her clear eyes coldly watching Jade Shepherd. "Do you remember how I pleaded with you when you wanted to take my heart all those years ago?" "In the first year, every night I dreamed about my heart being cut out." Ann Vaughn’s red lips curled into a cold smile, "Jade Shepherd, you always say I owe you, owe the Vaughn Family, but have you ever thought that what you owe me cannot be repaid even in the next life." Rose Rhodes gradually knitted her brows, looking at Jade Shepherd with increasing coldness. "Aren’t you alive now?!" Jade Shepherd’s eyes turned red, glaring at her, "If we harmed you back then, would you still be living well now?! Ann Vaughn, one should not be ungrateful!" Chewing over these four words, Ann Vaughn felt it hard to swallow. She no longer wished to waste her breath on Jade Shepherd, standing up. "Let me see," Rose Rhodes smiled as she grabbed Jade Shepherd’s hair, yanked fiercely and pulled her close, whispered, "sending you as fertilizer would dirty my garden." Jade Shepherd’s scalp hurt as she was pulled, showing terror, seeing Rose Rhodes’s rakshasa-like face up close, she feared Ann Vaughn as much as she hated her. "Take them away." Rose Rhodes released Jade Shepherd’s hair, calling out to the door. People immediately came in to take Jade Shepherd and the man lying on the floor away. "Ann Vaughn, don’t think you’ve won!" Jade Shepherd turned her head, glaring at Ann Vaughn with venomous eyes, "You won’t meet a good end, you definitely won’t meet a good end—"